Hey Guys, from ND, and Fargo/Moorhead area. We had a couple 40+ degree days. I decided since the roads cleared off I would get the rx8 out of storage. Of-course though, the day after I do this we got 3 inches of snow. I even double checked the weather to make sure we werent expecting any, but then again its ND.

 

Hmmm, haven't seen you post in here before (maybe i missed it), i will actually be in fargo come next fall. Should be a change of pace from little old dickinson, but can't say im excited about the yearly flooding that is tbe.

 

Ya, its been a long time since I have posted on here. I tried the Minnesota thread, but its too big. I like our ND thread better. Maybe we will have to meet up sometime when you come to town.

 

Ya i visit the MN thread occasionally, your better off here if you live in moorhead because its basically ND lol. I'll be driving through Fargo next weekend on the way to the sioux series (My brother goes to UND), Go Sioux! lol

 

You guys think the MN thread is big check out the NJ ones.. i'm not even sure where to start yet.. i miss our nice little ND thread.

Of course i could start with getting my 8 back.. some furry animal jumped out infront of me on tue i swerved to miss it.. missed it fine but some gravel on the black top spun my back end around and i went head first into a guard rail... completely destroyed the drivers side fender. I made it thorugh 3 ND/MN winter completely fine to come out here and get taken out by a rabbit. lol

 

hey guys!
i know this isnt the "proper" thread for this, but i figured id start here...
since summer is coming, who would like a full set of OEM size cooper zeon sport A/S tires with about 3.5k on them? im in fargo so you could PM and come check them out.

sold the 8, dont need the tires. am going to use the $ to fund my audio needs

 

Body Control Module went out on me over the winter....................... yea... in your face..... lol... have to find a way to get it to biz on a trailer or something.......

 

lol thats unfortunate... I absolutely hate the bismarck dealer, now a days i do my best to get to rapid city or fargo instead.

Also, saw another red one with dealer plates driving the other day, plus there is a yellow one at dan porter's.

 

Derf get your 8 fixed?

Also, just ordered a mazdaspeed bumper today... Gonna look siiiiiick.

 

due to get painted may 9th

 

I'm from Jamestown. Getting my first rx 8 next week!

 

alright lol someone speaks in here

Post some pics in here and just curious where did you pick it up from?

 

I'll post some picks next week. I got mine from a private seller. I had heard a lot about rotary motors so I decided to check it out and I loved it and the idea of it. Although I have to admit, it was a little hard to wrap my head around the fact that you are supposed to keep the rpms high haha. I pick it up next week on Thursday or Friday, depending on when it gets out of the bodyshop. It had a few scratches in the paint on the front bumper but other than that it's in great condition!

 

Well I hope I did this right, but here is the first picture of my RX 8. I named her Nevaeh, Heaven backwards :P She needs a wash but I've been too busy working

 

I was actually about to post that i saw a nordic green with rims on Friday in Jamestown haha... i was at Subway off the interstate on my way to a twins game. (not in the rx8 though)

 

I sold my 8 I loved her but she wasnt fast enough now I'm in a black speed 3

 

I looked at new speed 3's when i bought my rx8, nice cars, but rx8's are a little more fun imo. Straight line speed isnt what these are really about (as you probably know) so if thats what you were looking for you got the wrong car haha.

 

Haha yeah I was probably cruising around looking for a good race. So far no one wants to race me, it's a little disappointing, but I guess there is another rx8 in town. No one has seen it yet so it's most likely in storage still. If you are ever coming through again and spot me flag me down.

 

will do, no plans to head that direction for a little while now, just went to minneapolis twice in 2 weeks, one for twins game and the other time for frozen four so ive had my share of that drive east for awhile lol.

 

If u wanna race an 8 might as well give up lol there slow compared to anything turbod but ya they are fun there suspension is amazing but if I wanted to donuts I'd buy a old *** 1000 dollar pick up because the 8 is about as much fun as the oil u drop in it idk how often ur whipping shittys compared to driving straight but if that'd b
The case your going to loose alot of races ms3 is much more fun trust me driving the fastest production car Mazda makes is a blast

 

hmmmm, all i know is that hopping in my car, driving through the pass in montana is the most fun driving i have done in a very long time. I wouldnt be quick to say that the ms3 is faster in a straight line (it might be but not by much) but its brakes suck, handling sucks, and rx8 looks better (ms3 doesnt look too shaby either). However; it is more practical, better gas mileage, and i would say more reliable.

tbh im more about crusing then racing, the only time i let this car go is out where there are very few cars and fun curvy roads. Except i did have quite a bit of fun once on my way to Grand Forks North of casselton...

 

I know the 8 isn't the fastest, but when you live in a small town with guys who put body kits on anything from a beretta to a pos 1980's lemanse <spelling? Not a lot of people actually do anything engine wise to their car here. It's all about looks. Hell most of the teens around here buy a civic and spend money on making it look good and sound awful than making it faster, and they still try to race everyone. You'd be suprised and laugh at most of the god awful piles I've seen in this town. Besides, it's always fun to race every now and again, even if you do lose, atleast thats my opinion. I would love to do all sorts of stuff to the engine in the 8, but from the horror stories I've heard... I'd rather not have to pay for a brand new engine and start all over again.

 

Kaiser you don't really know what your talking about yes the rx8 is fun as **** but it's very slow now what that other guy said makes sense this car is one of the coolest cars I've seen and I am very proud to have owned one but if I'm buying a sports car I HAVE to be able to work on the engine without blowing it up and I have to be able to go very fast as for the suspension sucking no it is amazing idk how the brakes suck but ok

 

What I said may have came across a bit different then what i intended, I somewhat meant that the rx8 is considered a sports car (track-wise not speed) where as the MS3 is more considered a sporty FWD hatchback, not a sports car. I literally was flip flopping between it and the rx8 when i drove to Denver to pick up a car. Torque and hp MS3 is way better then the 8 And it has been 2 years since i was looking at them so they could easily be faster then i really remember, but other then that nothing really stands out on it. (interior is really nice in it imo too actually)

Sorry if i offended you in any way because that is not what i intended at all, I hope you have more enjoyment out of the ms3, and you should post some pics up in here.

edit: here is a good write-up that i read awhile ago

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/mazdaspeed3-vs-rx8-comparison-review-179928/

 

Good read Kai, thanks for posting it. I really wish Mazda could have done some mods to make the 8 touch the hp sooner before production, but I still love my car. Although, I can't help but to fear any problems with the car. Everything is so ******* expensive. Even the new tire sensor I just bought, it cost me 120$. I got a little scared because my low coolant light came on too, and yes I checked the level, but after reading I found a lot of people have the same problem, (light comes on when hitting high rpms but if you let them drop it turns off) I guess it's just a problem with the sensor itself? I'm still reading up on it though but 6 people have the same story as me and no problems so far.