96 Trans-Am 5.7L V8
98 Ford Splash 4.0L V6
90 Miata (best car ever...........who cares about the size of the engine)

 

2003 jetta 1.8 turbo, I still think about her at night

 

I had a 2001 Orient Red Porsche 911 Carrera w/ factory stage 1 sports suspension, high gloss (their version of chrome) rims, & upgraded leather & upgraded stereo. Funny, but now with the upgrades to my RX8 suspension & brakes I think it corners and brakes just as well !

 

The ultimate compliment!

 

93 Rx-7> 00 Saab Viggen> 04 Chrysler Pacifica (don't ask)> 04 Velocity Red Rx-8

 

94 supra => 97 3000gt(vr4) => 00 s2000 => 04 rx-8(T-gray)

 

wat about morning? y u miss her at night..? did u do something funny in the car at night? :p

 

traded in a red 93 at corvette with borla and K&N. She was costing me too much money in maintenance and had a jumpy suspension and everything rattled. There is something to be said for 340ft lbs of torque from the factory. I think about her sometimes too.

 

1997 - Honda Civic VtiR (riced out)
1997 - Nissan 200SX (Silvia) (12.9sec 1/4)
2001 - Honda Civic GLi (shopping cart)
2002 - Honda Integra Type R (RSX) (rice riced even more)
2004 - Mazda RX8 (stylish)
2005 - Lotus Elise 111R (maybe? hardcore)

 

1st - 00 Plymouth Neon (never again will I buy a chrysler)
2nd - 00 Toyota Celica GT-S Auto (Injen CAI, TRD Exhaust)
3rd - see my sig

 

I traded a Red 2001 Mustang coupe. I've always been in love with the Rotary engine since my first car in 1973--a red RX3 coupe. I also grew up in Detroit where the Mach I and Shelby GT ruled Michigan Avenue on the weekends. I could hear Detroit dragway from my house in the downriver area. I really loved to drive my 'stang, sure it was only a coupe and was just an automatic, but it ran great, got decent gas mileage--like 26 mpg hwy and was fun to drive. I put 60,000 plus miles on it in 3 years. That car took really good care of me as I cruised at 80 mph in New York bound traffic, it did whatever I needed it to do, handled well and I really wish I hadn't had to trade. (insert sob here). I was looking for a good used '95 RX7 until the RX8 appeared. I actually got my first real look at the 8 at a car show at Stabler Arena near Allentown, PA and was hooked again! My 8 is my 4th Rotary. As my 2nd car I'd pick up a newer used Mustang in a heartbeat!

 

1992 Miata that I drove 12 years until I got an RX8.

 

RX8 is a big jump for me, I was driving a 2002 Ford Focus ZTS (sedan) Mach edition.

Not knocking the Focus, it was a nice little car. Not one problem the whole 36K miles I put on it.

 

Sweetness, I hope its not too late for a secondary question tacked on here, but any of you ever...eh, regret is too strong a word, but have you ever felt at times, "boy I loved that car, I should've......"? Yes, I know no one should ever do the "woulda shoulda coulda" but curious. Also, it seems quite the diverse gauntlet of vehicles here, although aside from a couple I haven't seen many make a jump from AWD to the 8. Do you all think that is a viable jump?

Thanks again, and since I haven't stated yet, my previous were:
86 626 -> 87 626 -> 91 626 -> 98 Dakota (never again) -> 00 Legacy -> 00 Audi -> 0? RX-8 (hopefully soonish and probably red)

 

I am in the process now of selling my 3rd gen RX-7, and that is a car that I love. So, I know I will go through some "withdrawals", but I am also confident in my decision that it is the right thing to do at this time.

I will always remember her fondly though!

 

1st - 2000 Honda Civic EX Coupe Auto
2nd - Current car

 

previous daily driver street car: 1994 probe GT. (still have it)

previous rotary: 84 gsl-se rx7

james

 

changed from a benz SLK, only 3 things i really miss, 1) the gas mileage (yes it was great!) 2) the auto dimming drivers door mirror and 3) the totally kewl convertible hardtop...if ONLY my RX8 had a hardtop convert...woooooooooo

 

I made the jump from my first car, a 2000 Ford Escort ZX2 Five-Speed. It had around 120 whp and was a little bit of fun for a 16 year old. My dad decided that i was ready and responsible so we went down to the dealer together, the Escort had 72,000 miles on it and i got $6,000 for it. I was decently happy with that, because it is about what it's worth. I picked up a 2004 Winning Blue RX-8 6-Speed and the rest is history!

 

I had a rx7 twin turbo, but my girlfriend crushed last summer, so i bought a new rotary engine to play with

 

That had to hurt!

 

1987 RX-7 GXL. Gotta love the rotaries!

 

I had an FD, before that 89 T2 (x2) ,95 Z28 w/ Lt1 , 87 T2,(x2) 86 base, 82 Rx-7 81 Rx7, big wankel fan, so I say get the 8, Its my favorite, only thing I miss is the boost, but hopefully that will be fixed soon,

 

Sold my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee to get a chunk of the down payment for my 8.

 

I've got a long vehicle history.. I had a '76 Trans Am 455 Turbo, '86 Ford Escort for my college days, '86 RX-7, '86 Mazda 323, '99 Civic, and now the '04 RX-8