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Old 11-16-2004, 07:58 AM
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blue 89 chevy corisica (gave to sister)
Silver 96 Honda Accord (awesome car but some #@*!$ totalled it)
sh*t green 95 taurus (died, owning that car was hell)
blue 91 chevy corsica (1/4 million miles -still goin strong - kept it)
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Old 11-16-2004, 08:25 AM
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1998 Audi A4 1.8T.... Nice car but the engine couldn't handle the beating i gave.... so here i am with a 2004 Titanium Rx-8.... so much nicer
Old 11-18-2004, 10:41 PM
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My last car was a...

See if you can tell what it is. Hint McLaren
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Originally Posted by mxmedina
See if you can tell what it is. Hint McLaren
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Old 11-24-2004, 10:25 PM
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5 cars in 22 years
'71 VW Karmann Ghia - had a black fiberglass nose that tilted forward to get to the fuel filler.
'71 Volvo 142 - lowered, blacked-out chrome & cammed. Still slow as sh-t, awesome brakes.
'76 Mercury Capri - yellow/tan/sunroof. Loved that car.
'91 Ford Probe GT - 1st new car, turbo kicking in is way cool except in turns.
'04 RX-8 - I'm in lust! :D

^^^The McLaren looks like a Mercedes. (found it: Mercedes SLR McLaren)
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Old 11-25-2004, 12:16 PM
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I used to have a pearl white '96 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL. It was nice and speedy and had great responsiveness for front-wheel drive. Had to trade it in because it started leaking oil into the combustion chamber and screwing up the smog tests.

I love my RX-8, but I miss that car.
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Originally Posted by Speed-ER doc
Black 1996 Lexus SC400 (totalled)
Black 2001 Mazda Miata (traded for RX-8)
Black 2004 Mazda RX-8 6 speed GT (totalled)

Now driving Black 2004 Ford Mustang Cobra convertible :D


remind me not to ecer let you drive my car!
Old 11-25-2004, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rotten42
remind me not to ecer let you drive my car!
I'm just glad I didn't have the same fate in the Miata. I rolled the SC400, but the rear-ender in the RX-8 would have been bad too.
Old 11-30-2004, 07:20 AM
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1996 Honda Civic I-4
2002 Suzuki SV650s V-Twin
2002 Subaru WRX H-4 Boxer
M998 AMG HMMWV Diesel V8
2004 Mazda RX-8 Rotary
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Old 11-30-2004, 05:16 PM
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Wow, nice rides.

Does anyone that went from a WRX/STi or a Turbo'd vehicle ever yearn or wish they hadn't left their previous vehicle or is the 8 just so complete it has never crossed your mind?
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Originally Posted by AKS4
Wow, nice rides.

Does anyone that went from a WRX/STi or a Turbo'd vehicle ever yearn or wish they hadn't left their previous vehicle or is the 8 just so complete it has never crossed your mind?

I know of one person that went from a WRX to the RX-8 then turned around and got an STi because he missed his turbo and wanted more power, but I can't think of anyone that has given up an STi for an RX-8. There are some guys here that have gone from WRX to RX-8 so maybe they will chime in, so far all of them seem happy with the RX-8 and don't seem to have any regrets.
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Originally Posted by IkeWRX
There are some guys here that have gone from WRX to RX-8 so maybe they will chime in, so far all of them seem happy with the RX-8 and don't seem to have any regrets.
Ike based on this will you be joining us soon?
Old 12-01-2004, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by AKS4
Wow, nice rides.

Does anyone that went from a WRX/STi or a Turbo'd vehicle ever yearn or wish they hadn't left their previous vehicle or is the 8 just so complete it has never crossed your mind?
I do miss the turbo. Hence the one in my '8!
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04 Mazda 3 manual.........wanted more zoom - zoom!
Old 12-02-2004, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by truemagellen
Ike based on this will you be joining us soon?
Nope, but there may be an Evo or STi in my garage come spring, or lots more mods on my WRX :D
Old 12-20-2004, 03:55 PM
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1983 Monte Carlo SS.White/Blue with special SS seats. Which I kept and is now garaged for re-build.
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Previous car was a Dodge Mirada 1981, bought new in 1981 and sold it with 74000km when i bought the 8.
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In order of most recent:

'99 Volvo S80 - bought it with 25k miles, beautiful, refined, solid, luxurious, superb audio system, nice sounds from the inline-6, ultimately very boring.

'95 GMC Jimmy - sort of a temporary car, it was a hand me down from my father that I drove for 11 months. It sucked *****.

'99 Chevrolet Blazer - although not exactly sporting, I leased it and got it brand new. It was a beautiful truck that served its purpose (jamming friends in and going bar hopping). I was said to let it go and I should have bought the damn thing.

'95 Chevrolet Z-28 six-speed - my first car was a screamer! I absolutely loved this thing and it kind of defined me in high school and the next couple of years. Ultimately it got me into too much trouble, and I traded it in for my Blazer in 99. This car was a joy to drive as I'm sure you guys can agree... six speed Borg Warner tranny from a Viper, LT1 V8 from a Vette. It was very unrefined, but so is a sawed off shotgun. I had intake, exhaust, headers, Hypertech power programmer. Unlike our 8, these mods really delivered... I had about 350HP and 380FT-Lbs of torque. Black with tan cloth, no CD player! haha I used to spank everyone short of exotics! Sigh, the good old days...

Current: Black with Black/Chaparral six-speed! Loving it!
Old 12-20-2004, 06:07 PM
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2004 Saab Aero Wagon (2004-)
1997 Volvo 850 Wagon (1997-2004)
1994 Honda Prelude VTEC (1994-2004)
1989 Mazda MPV (1991-1997)
1986 Mazda 626 Turbo (1986-1994)
1972 Datsun 240Z (1972-1986)
1974 VW Rabbit (1974-1986)
1970 Saab 96 (1970-1974)
1968 Saab 96 (1969-1970)
1963 Dodge Dart (1966-1968)
1961 Volkwagen Beetle (1964-1966)
1959 MGB (1965-1974)
1954 Kaiser Special (1963-1965)*

* My first car in high school. Greatest feature was a back seat large enough for two teenagers to lie down. (It was a different era.)
Old 12-20-2004, 10:28 PM
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1996 Honda Civic 4-Door - 5 spd w/B&M short throw & poly bushing kit

No power but GREAT shifting
Old 12-20-2004, 10:33 PM
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didn't really have my own car till this 8.

but did drive a 1990 maxima SE
and then a 2001 BMW X5

bmw was fancy, but the rx8 is incredible :D
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92 Chevy Cavalier and 98 Ford Escort Zx2. Neither one anything special which makes the 8 all the more sweeter.
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1964 Corvair 2.7L, 95hp
1971 Mecury Capri 1.6L, 69hp
1972 Datsun 1200 1.2L, 71hp
1981 Dodge Aries 2.2L, 84hp (groan)
1985 Nissan Maxima 3.0L, 152hp
1985 Mazda RX-7 1.2L, ~110hp
1987 Nissan Maxima 3.0L, 157hp
1990 Nissan Pickup 2.4L, 134hp
1991 Ford Explorer 4.0L, 155hp
2002 Ford Explorer 4.0L, 210hp
2004 Mazda RX-8 1.3L, 238hp

I still own the 1990 Nissan pickup and 2002 Explorer. Since the pickup was my daily driver, I guess you could say that was my last vehicle before I bought the 8. Quite a change

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Old 12-21-2004, 11:29 AM
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1973 Camaro (78-91) Great Car. Wrecked
1976 Buick LeSabre (83-85) While restoring the Camaro. Sold
1980 RX-7 (91-99) Great Car. Rebuilt in 93. Sold
1989 Acura Integra (99-03) Drove the wheels off it. Sold.
1995 Pontiac Firebird (02- current) Mom's car, may she rest in peace.
2005 RX-8 (04- current) Now THIS is a car. Love it.


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