What was your previous car?
RX8: God of Swiftness
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From: Carefree in the Arid Zone
What was your previous car?
I just Love posts like this because it gives me an excuse to list my long car history!
Most recently, I drove a 2006 Mazda6s Grand Sport. A nice medium red with black interior it looks even better with the Mazda front end mask and a dark window tint. Also, it is debadged and I replaced the whip antenna with the Sirius antenna included in the Mazda satellite radio kit after modifying it so the wire drops though the existing hole, and it looks better than OEM. My wife's sister is driving it now and is getting hooked on zoom-zoom.
Previous cars:
2004 Mazda MPV ES - Sunlight Silver and being driven by darling wife.
1996 MB C220 - Black w/ light blue interior. One time try at conspicuous consumption. Somewhat disappointing, traded for Mazda6s.
1989 Toyota V6 SR5 Pickup - beautiful medium red pearl and a better car than truck. Traded for Mazda MPV.
1988 Mazda 626 GT - Charcoal Black, an amazing road car and ahead of its time. Totalled by ex-wife, replaced by the C220.
1982 Mazda B2000 - another Sunlight Silver - small and slow but a real truck. Traded for the Toyota.
1979 Mazda 626 Coupe - light blue hardtop. As soon as it was paid off, I pulled the 4-cyl/auto and dropped in a ported 13b/manual with lots of Racing Beat goodies. What a sleeper!
1976 Mazda RX-4 Wagon - yellow with wood grain applique. A grocery-getter that was replaced by the much more economical B2000.
1973 RX-2 - light blue sedan bought slightly used in 1975 with a genuine Mazda racing stripe along the bottom of the doors: cool stuff at the time. This car was virtually transformed into a slalom car by some Racing Beat suspension pieces, wider wheels and stiff KYBs. Even more fun with RB intake & exhaust, it then became a cop magnet. Totalled after being wrapped around a tree alongside an icy road, replaced by the RX-4.
1970 Toyota Corona Mark II - my first car, bought as a dealer leftover in 1972. Not very reliable or fun to drive but a great car to be driving during the first great gas crisis. Sold for college tuition money.
As is usual for me, a whole lot more info than was asked for but like I said; I Love posts like this. All cars were purchased new except those noted.
BTW, my new RX-8 just turned 2500 miles and I already feel like keeping it forever. Of all the cars I've owned, I enjoy modifying and personalizing the Mazdas most. I think it is because they get closer to my heart and become like a member of the family.
Most recently, I drove a 2006 Mazda6s Grand Sport. A nice medium red with black interior it looks even better with the Mazda front end mask and a dark window tint. Also, it is debadged and I replaced the whip antenna with the Sirius antenna included in the Mazda satellite radio kit after modifying it so the wire drops though the existing hole, and it looks better than OEM. My wife's sister is driving it now and is getting hooked on zoom-zoom.
Previous cars:
2004 Mazda MPV ES - Sunlight Silver and being driven by darling wife.
1996 MB C220 - Black w/ light blue interior. One time try at conspicuous consumption. Somewhat disappointing, traded for Mazda6s.
1989 Toyota V6 SR5 Pickup - beautiful medium red pearl and a better car than truck. Traded for Mazda MPV.
1988 Mazda 626 GT - Charcoal Black, an amazing road car and ahead of its time. Totalled by ex-wife, replaced by the C220.
1982 Mazda B2000 - another Sunlight Silver - small and slow but a real truck. Traded for the Toyota.
1979 Mazda 626 Coupe - light blue hardtop. As soon as it was paid off, I pulled the 4-cyl/auto and dropped in a ported 13b/manual with lots of Racing Beat goodies. What a sleeper!
1976 Mazda RX-4 Wagon - yellow with wood grain applique. A grocery-getter that was replaced by the much more economical B2000.
1973 RX-2 - light blue sedan bought slightly used in 1975 with a genuine Mazda racing stripe along the bottom of the doors: cool stuff at the time. This car was virtually transformed into a slalom car by some Racing Beat suspension pieces, wider wheels and stiff KYBs. Even more fun with RB intake & exhaust, it then became a cop magnet. Totalled after being wrapped around a tree alongside an icy road, replaced by the RX-4.
1970 Toyota Corona Mark II - my first car, bought as a dealer leftover in 1972. Not very reliable or fun to drive but a great car to be driving during the first great gas crisis. Sold for college tuition money.
As is usual for me, a whole lot more info than was asked for but like I said; I Love posts like this. All cars were purchased new except those noted.
BTW, my new RX-8 just turned 2500 miles and I already feel like keeping it forever. Of all the cars I've owned, I enjoy modifying and personalizing the Mazdas most. I think it is because they get closer to my heart and become like a member of the family.
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From: New Orleans, LA - formerly El Segundo, CA
Previous car
1999 Ford Mustang Gt : Cobra R rims with Nitto 255/45/17 tires Bassani off road X-pipe, NO cats, Flowmaster american thunder 2-chamber mufflers, Steeda Tri-ax short throw shifter, Ford racing .373 gears, MAC cold air itake, & limo tint everywhere.
1964 chev belair-past
1971 mercury comet gt-past
1975 mercury monarch-past
1971 ford torino gt-past
1983 bronco 11-past
1986 tempo-past
1984 f150-past
1990 f150=past
1990 tempo-past
1993 protege=current
2002 tundra-past
1997 camry-current
2003 ranger-past
1990 miata-current
2004 rx8-current
plus assorted harleys-past
1971 mercury comet gt-past
1975 mercury monarch-past
1971 ford torino gt-past
1983 bronco 11-past
1986 tempo-past
1984 f150-past
1990 f150=past
1990 tempo-past
1993 protege=current
2002 tundra-past
1997 camry-current
2003 ranger-past
1990 miata-current
2004 rx8-current
plus assorted harleys-past
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From: Minneapolis, MN
Ah let's see:
Current:
2006 Vel. Red RX8 GT MTX
1994 Ford Probe GT, owned from 1996 to present - 12 years! Still got it-only 100K miles
Past:
2000 Mazda B2200 pickup - drove 2 yrs
1998 Mazda B2000 pickup - drove 2 yrs
1990 Pontiac Grand Prix (Never will I buy a Pontiac again) - drove 4 yrs
1986 Chevrolet Chevette - what a car! Drove for 3 yrs.
1984 VW Rabbit - junk, but it was free, used, from my parents
Current:
2006 Vel. Red RX8 GT MTX
1994 Ford Probe GT, owned from 1996 to present - 12 years! Still got it-only 100K miles
Past:
2000 Mazda B2200 pickup - drove 2 yrs
1998 Mazda B2000 pickup - drove 2 yrs
1990 Pontiac Grand Prix (Never will I buy a Pontiac again) - drove 4 yrs
1986 Chevrolet Chevette - what a car! Drove for 3 yrs.
1984 VW Rabbit - junk, but it was free, used, from my parents
Speed is all you FN NEED
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From: Atlanta, Georgia-USA
77 Mustang 2....yeah it looked like a freaking Pinto...but hey, first car
88 Celica GTS
87 RX-7 Turbo II......I was too young and dumb for that car....tore it up in a year, which brings me to the next car....
85 Volkswagen Quantum...that's the only thing I could find inwhich I could get insurance for
88 Saab 9000S, great car, until the dam thing started falling apart...then EVERYTHING FELL APART!!!!
95 Crysler Sebring...BIGGEST POS I EVER HAD!!!!!...yeah, this thing was WORSE than the Saab
00" Subi Legacy GT
04 Mazda 6i
04 Mitsu Eclipse gs (4 cyl)
OH HAPPY DAY.....04 RX-8
88 Celica GTS
87 RX-7 Turbo II......I was too young and dumb for that car....tore it up in a year, which brings me to the next car....
85 Volkswagen Quantum...that's the only thing I could find inwhich I could get insurance for
88 Saab 9000S, great car, until the dam thing started falling apart...then EVERYTHING FELL APART!!!!
95 Crysler Sebring...BIGGEST POS I EVER HAD!!!!!...yeah, this thing was WORSE than the Saab
00" Subi Legacy GT
04 Mazda 6i
04 Mitsu Eclipse gs (4 cyl)
OH HAPPY DAY.....04 RX-8
Call me ROTO BAGGINS
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From: The big OH yeah! (Cincinnati, OH)
1999 Ford Windstar SE - The Gold Nugget was a sweet ride, God rest her smutty soul.
Before that I had a 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix SE, and before that a 1994 Ford F-150.
Needless to say, I LOVE my 8 with every fiber of my being.
I will second Omega8's feelings - NEVER BUY A PONTIAC.
Before that I had a 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix SE, and before that a 1994 Ford F-150.
Needless to say, I LOVE my 8 with every fiber of my being.
I will second Omega8's feelings - NEVER BUY A PONTIAC.
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From: Coral Gables, FL
Let's see:
86 Cavalier Z24 (least reliable car ever made)
89 Eclipse
83 Trans Am (knight rider)
94 Probe GT
96 Mustang GT Convertible
91 Lotus Elan (cool as **** but too expensive to fix)
2000 Celica GT-S
2005 RX-8
86 Cavalier Z24 (least reliable car ever made)
89 Eclipse
83 Trans Am (knight rider)
94 Probe GT
96 Mustang GT Convertible
91 Lotus Elan (cool as **** but too expensive to fix)
2000 Celica GT-S
2005 RX-8
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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Florida
had a 94 chevy s10 4.3 V6 luxury sport power everything........but auto 
oh well now for the fun 04 mantis 8 (betsey's rx8 from mazsport team) nordic green GT, man trans, soon to have borla exhaust.......i loooooovvve it!!!!!!!!!!!
oh well now for the fun 04 mantis 8 (betsey's rx8 from mazsport team) nordic green GT, man trans, soon to have borla exhaust.......i loooooovvve it!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: Mississauga
My cars have always been manual....my first car was a 1988 Toyota Celica GT back in college which my dad taught me to drive in. Then I purchased a 1997 Acura Integra Anniversary Edition, then moved up to a 1999 Acura Integra Type-R, then a Mitsubishi Galant, then back down to a 1990 Acura Integra LS, and finally thanks to God, I'm the happy owner of a 2005 Mazda RX-8 GT!