Austin = RX8 city ??
09-18-2006, 11:54 AM
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Austin = RX8 city ??
Hi y'all.. 
I just moved here from CA and to my surprise, there are waaaay too many 8's on the road here! I love my car and one of things I liked in CA (Bay Area) was the uniqueness of my Winning Blue...
I will see 2 or 3 at most per week!
Now I live here... and to start of, the building I work in had already 5 RX8 parked outside!! If this wasn't enough somebody just got another one last week..a Shinka "burgundy"?
I drive and they are all over!! Needless to say my car is not as unique as it used to be... lol
Everyday I see 2 or 3, whites, yellows, reds, even 2 NICE WB live in the subdivision I live... then a neighbor moved in and guess what he had... a silver modded RX8!!
What gives? and I thought this weather was waaay too hot and humid for a rotary and this will indeed continue being unique here.. but boy.. was I wrong...
I was told... "you'll see more mustangs thane ever in TX".... well not really when I see so many RX8 on the road...
On the other hand, I barely see RX7s even 3rd generation RX7s while you see them all the time back in CA...
Oh well I guess I just have to "live" with this... ...
Carlos
I just moved here from CA and to my surprise, there are waaaay too many 8's on the road here! I love my car and one of things I liked in CA (Bay Area) was the uniqueness of my Winning Blue...
I will see 2 or 3 at most per week!
Now I live here... and to start of, the building I work in had already 5 RX8 parked outside!! If this wasn't enough somebody just got another one last week..a Shinka "burgundy"?
I drive and they are all over!! Needless to say my car is not as unique as it used to be... lol
Everyday I see 2 or 3, whites, yellows, reds, even 2 NICE WB live in the subdivision I live... then a neighbor moved in and guess what he had... a silver modded RX8!!
What gives? and I thought this weather was waaay too hot and humid for a rotary and this will indeed continue being unique here.. but boy.. was I wrong...
I was told... "you'll see more mustangs thane ever in TX".... well not really when I see so many RX8 on the road...
On the other hand, I barely see RX7s even 3rd generation RX7s while you see them all the time back in CA...
Oh well I guess I just have to "live" with this...
...Carlos
09-18-2006, 12:45 PM
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Come to the Quad-State 'Q next month and you'll see alot of 7's AND 8's.
https://www.rx8club.com/quad-state-rotary-bbq-116/%2A%2A-official-%2A%2A-quad-state-rotary-bbq-thread-95229/
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https://www.rx8club.com/quad-state-rotary-bbq-116/%2A%2A-official-%2A%2A-quad-state-rotary-bbq-thread-95229/
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09-18-2006, 01:17 PM
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yeah -- im in D/FW texas and see them occasionally. Saw a grey one at a light going under a bridge on Western Center and 35W(N).
On my trip home this weekend I saw two going the opposite way as me. I've always wanted to catch an RX8 on I-45 travelling the same direction as me and have all that wide open space to "play"
On my trip home this weekend I saw two going the opposite way as me. I've always wanted to catch an RX8 on I-45 travelling the same direction as me and have all that wide open space to "play"
09-18-2006, 11:27 PM
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I NEVER see yellows and the other8s I do see never wave back, but oh well. Should have come out Saturday to the Rudy's on 183/Duval, we had 8 vehicles (7s and 8s, and rotary powered older corolla showed up and I spoke to a guy with a rotary powered Opel GT!) at the show and got the club participation award. I got my car back today, so if you see a slammed yellow with chrome wheels/Mazdaspeed/thumping stereo that's me
09-19-2006, 03:38 AM
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Dude I am in south austin, and maybe I just drive and weird times but I hardly see RX-8's on the south side.... comparing the amount of RX-8s seen in california to austin.... maybe on the north side of town but aye dunno about that...
09-19-2006, 11:40 AM
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Funny on my way back home last night, I stopped at a light and there they were... 1 white next to me and a blue one behind me, just like mine!! 
I then decided to wave and see if these guys were cool..... NOTHING !!! 2 guys thinking they were walking on eggs with their egos the size of a Hummer!! I call this BS...
My car has all the MS goodies(spring/shocks, swaybars, strutbars, flywheel) except for the body panels.... and yes it's unique, it hugs curves and twisties like no other... lol lol
I will join the next RX meeting.
Carlos
I then decided to wave and see if these guys were cool..... NOTHING !!! 2 guys thinking they were walking on eggs with their egos the size of a Hummer!! I call this BS...
My car has all the MS goodies(spring/shocks, swaybars, strutbars, flywheel) except for the body panels.... and yes it's unique, it hugs curves and twisties like no other... lol lol
I will join the next RX meeting.
Carlos
09-19-2006, 12:01 PM
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I've seen a quite a few in the 3 days I've been up here. I'm actually parked across from one in the parking garage at work (White Pearl).
If you see a BB one with gold Volks thumping around the Northside of Austin, that'd be me!
If you see a BB one with gold Volks thumping around the Northside of Austin, that'd be me!
09-19-2006, 12:15 PM
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Try living in the sports car capital of the world... I see more RX8's in a week than Id ever care to tally up. You know what though? I have only seen ONE other 8 with a body kit, and thats Alex Cisnero's MB silver. Although the 8 isnt very "unique" in a place like Miami, my 8 is one of a kind around here, making it turn more heads than a porsche ever would.
Like Slims8 said, If you feel like your getting lost in the crowd, make your car stand out again by doing your own thing to it.
GL, and happy modding!
Like Slims8 said, If you feel like your getting lost in the crowd, make your car stand out again by doing your own thing to it.
GL, and happy modding!
09-19-2006, 12:29 PM
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Funny on my way back home last night, I stopped at a light and there they were... 1 white next to me and a blue one behind me, just like mine!!
I then decided to wave and see if these guys were cool..... NOTHING !!! 2 guys thinking they were walking on eggs with their egos the size of a Hummer!! I call this BS...
My car has all the MS goodies(spring/shocks, swaybars, strutbars, flywheel) except for the body panels.... and yes it's unique, it hugs curves and twisties like no other... lol lol
I will join the next RX meeting.
Carlos
I then decided to wave and see if these guys were cool..... NOTHING !!! 2 guys thinking they were walking on eggs with their egos the size of a Hummer!! I call this BS...
My car has all the MS goodies(spring/shocks, swaybars, strutbars, flywheel) except for the body panels.... and yes it's unique, it hugs curves and twisties like no other... lol lol
I will join the next RX meeting.
Carlos
09-19-2006, 01:27 PM
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I'll be rectifying that for you Canary when once I get fully moved to austin and have time to put on the MS kit. 
Of course I have to still join the Austin club but I'll do that at the next meet.
Of course I have to still join the Austin club but I'll do that at the next meet.
09-19-2006, 05:31 PM
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cool man, if you need directions to Rudy's for the meeting hit me up, its happens the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm, Rudy's is at Duval/183 on the feeder road, can't miss it
09-21-2006, 06:32 AM
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If you see me in my Red and wave, I'll wave back. :-)
I split my drive time in her with my truck. Days I have to stop at the ranch on the way home I take the truck. Something about the RX8 intermingled with Aberdeen Angus doesn't quite work.
I split my drive time in her with my truck. Days I have to stop at the ranch on the way home I take the truck. Something about the RX8 intermingled with Aberdeen Angus doesn't quite work.
(rofl)
09-21-2006, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by canaryrx8
the other8s I do see never wave back, but oh well.
I hate it when I greet fellow RXers and don't get any response.
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I agree I have waves at several 8's and even flashed my lights a couple times and get nothing most of the time. 
I did rev the engine for a TG in Dallas on my way to Zoom Zoom live this weekend and got a wave. 
I live in Round Rock and have seen a few 8s here as well.
I did rev the engine for a TG in Dallas on my way to Zoom Zoom live this weekend and got a wave. I live in Round Rock and have seen a few 8s here as well.
10-06-2006, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Chrisbert
If you see me in my Red and wave, I'll wave back. :-)
I split my drive time in her with my truck. Days I have to stop at the ranch on the way home I take the truck. Something about the RX8 intermingled with Aberdeen Angus doesn't quite work.
I split my drive time in her with my truck. Days I have to stop at the ranch on the way home I take the truck. Something about the RX8 intermingled with Aberdeen Angus doesn't quite work.
10-26-2006, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by CarAndDriver
A hick--that explains it.
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Nice I've finally found an austin thread. I'm new to the forum and have been poking around. Please let me know when the next meet is. I deffinately see quite a few 8's around here in south austin but I'm rockin that winning blue and I don't see other blue's very often. If you see a blue with limo tint and music bumpin it's me. Hope to get some black 19's soon so there will be no question. BTW has anyone replaced their CaT themselves yet??? Looking for someone around town with some experience.
