What was your previous car?
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From: Montreal
1992 pontiac sunbird
2000 acura el premium (only available in canada) basicly a luxury version of the honda civic
2003 protege mazdaspeed titanium had a lot of issue with i sworn to myself i would never get a mazda off my life that was before i test drove an rx-8
2005 mazda rx-8 whitepearl.
2000 acura el premium (only available in canada) basicly a luxury version of the honda civic
2003 protege mazdaspeed titanium had a lot of issue with i sworn to myself i would never get a mazda off my life that was before i test drove an rx-8
2005 mazda rx-8 whitepearl.
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1. 1997 Honda Prelude Base with some upgraded suspension bits and "quality" I/H/E. I really liked that car. I would not have gotten rid of it except it was due for a clutch replacement and was burning oil. Its achiles heal was that it was FWD. So the RX-8 was the perfect replacement- RWD plus a bit more whizz-pow.
2. 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo. Pretty fast car in its day, but it was a bit of an uncivilized brute, especially because it had crappy tires by the time I got it.
2. 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo. Pretty fast car in its day, but it was a bit of an uncivilized brute, especially because it had crappy tires by the time I got it.
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1998 Buick Regal GS. I put over 60,000 miles on the Buick without any major problems. The car had several upgrades including the GMPP suspension, new ECU, 3.4" pulley, intake and exhaust. I ran a 14.1 @ 98.6 in the Buick on my first and only trip to the dragstrip.
I decided to go for the RX8 because I found one for a good deal and I was tired of the FWD / Automatic Buick. The RX8 is the exact opposite of the Buick as far as driving experience goes. I do sometimes miss the torque and fuel economy of the Buick though, plus the Regal was a total sleeper which was fun.
I decided to go for the RX8 because I found one for a good deal and I was tired of the FWD / Automatic Buick. The RX8 is the exact opposite of the Buick as far as driving experience goes. I do sometimes miss the torque and fuel economy of the Buick though, plus the Regal was a total sleeper which was fun.
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Originally Posted by AKS4
Hello all, well to sound cheesy, I am a first time poster, long time lurker (Guest) and recently this weekend found myself test driving a nice Red RX-8 6m. The Dealer was wanting ~$27 for it, had the Bose, sunroof, Xenons, etc... and fell in love. The disadvantage is I am currently in a 2000 S4. I am starting to here the whine/tea pot whistle in the mornings, and with my warranty about to expire I am debating biting the bullet and staying, or jumping to my dream of owning a Rotary powered Wankel machine.
I was curious what you current Owners of the RX-8's jumped from. I have searched and also read the what you all like, and that is very helpful, but curious if anyone has made a similar transition.
TIA. and LOOOOVVVEEEEE the RX-8
I was curious what you current Owners of the RX-8's jumped from. I have searched and also read the what you all like, and that is very helpful, but curious if anyone has made a similar transition.
TIA. and LOOOOVVVEEEEE the RX-8
Fun car but very expensive to own.
The 8 has less power but is fun to drive and grips the road much better.
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previous cars
1952 Chevy- sold
1955 Chevy 2 door sedan. Still have
1961 Chevy Impala. Died decause of a big F Tree
1964 Chevy SS Nice car, very fast. Sold when I went to Vietnan
1966 Pontiac Catalina 2 door. This was a smooooth ride
1971 Buick Regal. Hit by high school cheerleader on way to school. olds 98 beats 71 Regal every time
1978 Buick Regal sold
1978 Malibu Sold to guy who turnrd into a drag car
1976 Toyato Celica- Was made into autocross and corner taker car. Big Cam, Duel Webbers,dropped, lightened. wide tires and wheels
1973 Beetle. WAs a mixture of bug stuff. Pretty fast, disc brakes, dual carbs
1985 Cavalier- Crap Car Traded for 1988 Ciera. After that we got my inlaws 89 olds 98. He traded in 96. We still use this 98 and it is very dependible. It has about 142,000 miles on it. I have a 93 S15 Jimmy with about 120,000 miles on it.
We have a 95 Oldsmobile 98 that belonged to my inlaws. It only has 48,000 miles on it. There are a few others that don't run. Last but not least, my rx8 the most one enjoyed by me, and my wife is starting to like the evevning rides with roof back and the windows, I must say this is the most fun car I have ever had. Enough for now, did not mean to go this long. Have also been a few round track and drag cars included in the total.
1955 Chevy 2 door sedan. Still have
1961 Chevy Impala. Died decause of a big F Tree
1964 Chevy SS Nice car, very fast. Sold when I went to Vietnan
1966 Pontiac Catalina 2 door. This was a smooooth ride
1971 Buick Regal. Hit by high school cheerleader on way to school. olds 98 beats 71 Regal every time
1978 Buick Regal sold
1978 Malibu Sold to guy who turnrd into a drag car
1976 Toyato Celica- Was made into autocross and corner taker car. Big Cam, Duel Webbers,dropped, lightened. wide tires and wheels
1973 Beetle. WAs a mixture of bug stuff. Pretty fast, disc brakes, dual carbs
1985 Cavalier- Crap Car Traded for 1988 Ciera. After that we got my inlaws 89 olds 98. He traded in 96. We still use this 98 and it is very dependible. It has about 142,000 miles on it. I have a 93 S15 Jimmy with about 120,000 miles on it.
We have a 95 Oldsmobile 98 that belonged to my inlaws. It only has 48,000 miles on it. There are a few others that don't run. Last but not least, my rx8 the most one enjoyed by me, and my wife is starting to like the evevning rides with roof back and the windows, I must say this is the most fun car I have ever had. Enough for now, did not mean to go this long. Have also been a few round track and drag cars included in the total.
93 Nissan 240SX: beater car while I went back to school
93 Mazda RX-7: The begining of my love with the rotary. Still miss my FD!
91 Nissan 240SX: Almost identical to my second one, only in much better condition
84 Toyota Celica: My first "sports" car. Last year of the RWD Celica, I believe.
80 Toyota Corolla Wagon: Kind of a hand-me-down family car.
76 Honda Civic: My first car, and only FWD car I've owned.
93 Mazda RX-7: The begining of my love with the rotary. Still miss my FD!
91 Nissan 240SX: Almost identical to my second one, only in much better condition
84 Toyota Celica: My first "sports" car. Last year of the RWD Celica, I believe.
80 Toyota Corolla Wagon: Kind of a hand-me-down family car.
76 Honda Civic: My first car, and only FWD car I've owned.
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1983 Mazda GLC (awesome high school / college car... very reliable)
1992 Ford Escort GT (fun to drive - had the green alloy rims... LOL)
1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT (one of my favorites... put 111K miles on w/ no problems)
2001 Lincoln LS (sweet ride, but needed something a bit sportier. I miss the seat memory setting)
2004 Mazda RX-8 (I love it!)
1992 Ford Escort GT (fun to drive - had the green alloy rims... LOL)
1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT (one of my favorites... put 111K miles on w/ no problems)
2001 Lincoln LS (sweet ride, but needed something a bit sportier. I miss the seat memory setting)
2004 Mazda RX-8 (I love it!)
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Um.
Well I am a soon to be rx8 owner (hopefully). The car im upgrading from is a 1986 Volvo 240gl wagon 4 cylinder with 418,000 miles. The engine is all original, and to gain perfomace, I would shift it myself lol (yes its an automatic). The airconditioner sucks badly and it has some body damage from stupid people hitting me when I was stopped. LOL I was rear ended by a Tacoma and he smashed his front end, grill, upgraded sports lighting, and his bumper was messed up. My car had a small scratch on the thick plastic lined bumper. he was angry.
Well I am a soon to be rx8 owner (hopefully). The car im upgrading from is a 1986 Volvo 240gl wagon 4 cylinder with 418,000 miles. The engine is all original, and to gain perfomace, I would shift it myself lol (yes its an automatic). The airconditioner sucks badly and it has some body damage from stupid people hitting me when I was stopped. LOL I was rear ended by a Tacoma and he smashed his front end, grill, upgraded sports lighting, and his bumper was messed up. My car had a small scratch on the thick plastic lined bumper. he was angry.
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Ok in okinawa japan year
1991-92 89 Starlet Turbo.
1992-94 i was driving 86 AP GT Truneo trunk (got into drifting so i picked up this car for beginner, wish i woudl of got the toyota ke70 carina GTthough )
1994-98 FC 7 (since all my friends wanted a boost car to grad from 86 levin and trueno and Ke70, i got this car my first mazda, where all my other friend went with nissan s13
Move to US
98-2001 94 sentra (good car it was, i couldnt pic my self buying a civic or a integra or any ff car.
when i see the price for a 7 i almost had a heart attack. US vs JP is way different on price. so i had to find something to drive for the time being.)
2001-2004 97 m edtion miata which then i dropped a turbo in. ( Since i couldnt find me a rwd car that i like and i didnt want a s13 since im not a nissan fan i got this car. i miss that car
)
2004-now rx8
married wife in 2003 she was driving 92 turbo mr2 which got traded in for 2002 s2k.
1991-92 89 Starlet Turbo.
1992-94 i was driving 86 AP GT Truneo trunk (got into drifting so i picked up this car for beginner, wish i woudl of got the toyota ke70 carina GTthough )
1994-98 FC 7 (since all my friends wanted a boost car to grad from 86 levin and trueno and Ke70, i got this car my first mazda, where all my other friend went with nissan s13
Move to US
98-2001 94 sentra (good car it was, i couldnt pic my self buying a civic or a integra or any ff car.
when i see the price for a 7 i almost had a heart attack. US vs JP is way different on price. so i had to find something to drive for the time being.)
2001-2004 97 m edtion miata which then i dropped a turbo in. ( Since i couldnt find me a rwd car that i like and i didnt want a s13 since im not a nissan fan i got this car. i miss that car
)2004-now rx8
married wife in 2003 she was driving 92 turbo mr2 which got traded in for 2002 s2k.
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