1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS....my first car and I worked on it like it was the best car ever. Silly me.
Here's his last pic before being sold off

You got that right :D

 

1987 Mazda 626 there was a button in between main vents on dash that made the vents oscilate
1986 mazda rx7 my favorite car of all time. i bought it for 1200 bucks and drove the wheels off it. i like my eight but i think my old rx7 handled better
1999 ford contour, snowbeast on bad days in indiana here
1999 honda prelude, manumatic what a mistake
2004 wrx, neat car but still an econobox with a race car drive train
2004 rx8 not as fast as wrx, but handles way better, fits me better, sounds better, looks better, basically about everything is better.

 

95 - present
Merc 190E sedan (gone)
Mazda 323 Astina HB #1 (gone)
Mazda 323 Astina HB #2 (sleeping, ex-full show car, soon to be my drag car :D )
Honda Civic (everyone drives it )
Toyota SW20 MR2 Turbo (sold)
Audi TT (traded)
Mazda RX8
+ a couple of station wagon company cars
& Mazda 323 Astina HB #3 (coming soon, soon to become a full show car )

 

Dude you're hott. That Eclipse was awesome, that's why you won hottest wheels in '03. Pics do you no justice.


Anyway, I had a 98 Civic ::barf:: and before that a Chrysler LeBaron convertible..haha

 

First Car: 1981 Honda Accord Special Edition
Second: 1995 Ford Ranger, hated it, then wrecked it.
Third: 1983 Honda Prelude, a real beater, but better than the Ford
Fourth: 1992 Honda Accord Coupe
Fifth: 1997 Honda Prelude SH, awesome car, should have never sold it.
Sixth: 2003 Honda Accord Coupe, worst buy ever.
Seventh: 2004 Mazda RX-8, Made the jump, and I will never go back. :D


The '83 Prelude had no air, no heat, no stereo, crank windows that only worked sometimes, one headlight in the permanent up position, no trim panels on the body, rust, 3 wheel covers, but it was a lot of fun.

 

1967 Plymouth Fury III Convertable (318)
1974 Dodge Dart (Started as a 318... put in a 383)
1981 Subaru DL
1983 Subaru GL Wagon
1984 Subaru GL10
1983 Subaru GL
1989 Pontiac LeMans
1984 Nissan Maxima (Very Fun Car... 280Z Sedan before they went to the V6 Layout in '85)
1989 Toyota Corolla SR5
1995 Eagle Talon TSi
1999 Subaru 2.5RS
2002 Subaru WRX Wagon
2002 Chevy Tahoe*
2004 RX-8*
2005 Subaru Baja Turbo*

*Still Have. THe Tahoe is the tow vehicle for the 8. The Baja is the daily driver.

 

1) 1989 Ford tempo given to me for my last year of uni in 2003-2004. 300,000KM
2) RX-8

I had a nice jump in "classes" of cars. Tempo was leaking transmission fluid, oil, and steering fluid. We called it the "tempo of doom". But regardless I kinda liked the tempo! I could do whatever I wanted to it


MrJynx

 

1957 Impala ("borrowed" when my older Bro went to Nam)
1966 Mustang
1971 Torino GT (loved this one)
1977 Datsun 200SX
1981 Buick Skyhawk
1989 Cutlass
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse
2004 RX8

 

Fiat Uno - great to see a lot of Fiats around here! Had a 5-spd gearbox that felt like one big rubber hole, and a "special long-throw" 2ft long shifter part of the fun was desperately trying to find the right gear. Plus, it was the only car I've driven that when you took a bend, the four wheels stayed planted firmly on the road, but the body was at 45 degrees!

Rover 220 Turbo Coupe - fast in its day 0-60 in 6.5secs, bigger, heavier and not as competent as todays' coupes. RX8 makes this look and feel like a battleship.

Fiat Turbo Coupe - Where did they pull this one from??? Looked like a mini Ferrari, drove like a mini Ferrari, found out it was designed by Ferrari. Loved this car - and was the most beautiful looking car ever, until the RX8.

Explorer XLS - Competent

Currently own: see sig.

 

1980 RX-7, Totaled on the way to school
1990 Nissan Sentra, Put 140,000 miles on it and sold it
2003 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Auto, Sold after 2 years, hated the car.
2004 RX-8

 

Including RX8:

4 Japanese, 1 American, 1 German
3 FWD, 2 RWD, 1 AWD

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...807#post348807

 

1991 Nissan NX2000 (Fun to drive and good handling) 3 year ownership
1994 Ford Probe GT (Fun to drive, good handling, good looking, and punked by FORD) 4 year ownership

What a jump...

 

i am a little suprised there are not more people that have converted from RX-7 to RX-8. i mean dont get me wrong, its seems like us that have had RX-7's in the past, have had a couple/few, but there are a lot of first time rotary owners here!

anyways, its pretty cool seing how many and what typs of cars other people have.

 

Past cars:

1964 Backyard Spare Lumber Special
1965 Pontiac Tempest 215 Slant 6 - Sold
1971 Plymouth Duster 318 V8 - Totalled
1979 Triumph Spitfire 1.6 L - Sold
1983 Plymouth Sapporo 2.6 L - Towed away (POS! )
1990 Toyota Celica GT 2.0 L - Still chuggin'



Edit: rearranged oldest to newest.

 

Toys R US Red Plastic Peddle Car
1997 Acura Integra
2004 Mazda RX-8

Very clean Record!

Wayne

 

I think it is less of a transition from RX-7(s) to RX-8(s) as much as it is a love affair with rotary power.



and of course some of us grow up and have families... or course that was the reason the RX-8 came with four doors isn't it? :D (Mazda knew the marketing angle of this car since day 1)

 

- 2004 Mazda RX8 . . . . . . . . . . . . :D NOTHING COMPARES - My new love :D
- 2000 Nissan Maxima . . . . . . . . . Awesome car – still have
- 1996 Nissan Maxima . . . . . . . . . Awesome car – still have
- 1995 Nissan Altima . . . . . . . . . . Bla! – still have
- 1994 Toyota Pickup . . . . . . . . . . Workhorse – still have
- 1986 Nissan Maxima . . . . . . . . . Thought I was moving up to the big time
- 1986 Nissan 200SX Hatchback . . Automatic, way too slow but looked great
- 1982 Toyota Pickup Long Bed . . . Fine little PU
- 1976 Dodge Caravan . . . . . . . . . HippieMobile: carpeted walls, American Flag in ceiling
- 1975 Toyota Celica . . . . . . . . . . Still not like my first love
- 1974? Ford Pinto . . . . . . . . . . . . May sound stupid but this was a fine car, one of my best
- 1973 Toyota Celica . . . . . . . . . . Not as good as my first love
- 1972 Toyota Celica . . . . . . . . . . :D My first love
- 1968 VW Squareback Sedan . . . Hated the car… loved the sex

 

Forum newbie here.

1) 95 Grand Cherokee (sold)
2) 2000 Audi A4 2.8Q (sold)
3) 2003 Nissan Murano SL AWD (daily driver)
4) 2004 Mazda RX8 (weekend ride)

 

Short Record:

2000 Accent L .... Stripped down and cheap, no A/C, power nothing, 5-spd (only redeeming quality)... but I loved Maria and she got the works done on her... gave her/sold her to a freind.

2004 RX-8... awesome.

 

Wow lots of you go through cars like I go through mt dew! Here's my short list.

1. 1977 Ford County Squire station wagon 93-95 (huge ****, 460 big block) dad sold it to a demo derby, almost won but it went out of bounds! argh!

2. 1988 Chevy Celebrity 95-now (been a great car but aging, still strong but lots wrong with it which I'm not going to fix, will replace with a truck/SUV if the car ever will die!)

3. 2005 Mazda RX-8 now (very big upgrade from the two above!)

 

1979 Jeep Wagoner: I absolutely loved this car. Had a 360 v8, full time 4 wheel drive, and I could fit like 20 people in it. The truck had 300,000 miles on it before I had to lay it to rest, after the transmission went. Some day I will buy and restore one of these. No comparison to the 8 in onroad performance.

1989 Dodge Daytona: This car was a piece of crap. The engine blew a week after I got it. After I got a new engine installed the car ran well for about 3 years when it finally died again. If you ever doubt the power the 8 has just take one of these puppies for a spin.

1991 Oldsmobile Royal: The car was built for old people, but it could haul. Not my first choice in a auto but the acceleration would sink you into you seat. The only real issue I had was that the power windows kept breaking. I spent about 3 months driving with my Driver’s side window stuck down. This car would hang with the 8 off the line, but it was a boat.

THE 8: Best car yet!

 

Great read. Vote to merge the this thread with the "what was your previous car thread": https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...&page=11&pp=15

Started as only your previous car then turned into all cars. It just doesn't get as much attention in the automotive section.

There are a bunch on previous rotary owners on the other thread.

 

1984 Honda Accord - well over 400,000 miles on it (not sure because odometer eventually died). No AC, Would slow down...had to downshift...until it died for no apparent reason, ceiling foam flew in your eyes with windows down(had to wear sunglasses), heater threw a bunch of little foam ***** out at you every time it was turned on, cassette player quit working so I wore headphones instead, speedometer quit working, but sunroof and back windshieldwiper worked like a charm.
1991 Geo Storm - 145,000 miles (traded)
1998 Chevy S10 - 74,000 miles (traded for RX8)