Dongwhi

I saw a few running around but haven't seen anyone in the forum that lives in Pittsburgh.

just curious...

mcballz13

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h0rde

i go to school at the university of pittsburgh so my 8 can be seen around Oakland at times.

pghRX8

hello hello......you may see me all over town if you get lucky

RPRLA

you might see me mostly on the east side of town, Monroeville, Level Green, Murrysville

My 8: 6MT Nordic Green, Black Leather GT, Appearance Package, NAV, Spoiler, 6CD

Dongwhi

I go to CMU so my 8 can be seen around oakland at times and also near downtown because I live there.

I think I saw hOrde's 8 going towards schenley park

and I think I saw pghRX8's 8 at shadyside.

Mine is a black w/ 6sp, gt package, appearance, and nav.

Maybe we could come together sometime?

pghRX8

Might not have been me over in Shadyside. i dont make it down there too often. I've only seen one other 8 since i got mine. It was a red one, on 376 a few months ago...loaded down with people. Looked like it had all the goodies. Mine is just a base model, i have clear corners, and got the windows tinted, but thats all so far. I was able to get S-plan pricing, sick deal out at Moon Twp mazda. Anybody else get theres out in moon?? Let me know if you guys are interested in meeting up sometime....after this damn ice storm gets out of the way of course.

-D

RPRLA

I got mine at Hamilton Mazda. I began at Moon but Hamilton beat them by a wide margin.....

pghRX8

I started calling dealerships way back in July. Nobody returned any of my calls except for moon. I decided to just stick with'em. S-Plan leaves little to negotiate anyway. Any of you guys have yours out this week??

h0rde

Might have been me, i took my roomates to monroeville one afternoon so there would have been 4 of us in it.

RPRLA

After everything I have read on this forum, my 8 stays in when it snows, however , I do drive it on just cold pavement , I have not experienced (so far, knock on wood) any problems with just plain cold weather that some say they have had with oem tires.........how about you guys???

pghRX8

I left mine in on monday, didnt want to chance it with the freezing rain. Everything that you have read on the board with regard to driving in the snow is absolutely true. If you are running the Potenza's don't even try it. I bought some Dunlop WinterSport M2 tires back in december, they are amazing. I didnt think it was going to be as big of a difference, but it really was. The 8 drives just a s good as a front wheel drive car with the proper tires.

Hey H0rde, you are a student at Pitt?? How bout tryin to score a recent alumni, and fellow 8 owner some hoops tickets???

-D

h0rde

haha i could help you out if possible, i'm not exactly sure how much easier it is for me to get them than it is you, but i'll find out. Oh and I have to tell you that you're an alumnus, not an alumni (i'm a classics major, latin is my thing!)

h0rde

as for the weather i do not drive the car when it's this gross out, since i don't know where I can find a nearby carwash. Since I'm just here for school I really don't drive much, I bring the car basically so I can go home whenever necessary.

pghRX8

Well i was an Info Sci major...so i don't go no need for any of them grammar or classics.....

Mine is a mess right now...i had to drive for half the day today to get out to Indiana PA for a client site...i cant even look at it right now....salt...dirt....its so sad. Spring can't get here soon enough.

It probably isnt any easier for you to get hoops tickets, i just thought i'd ask, theres always a chance that you, or a friend works in the ticket office. if you do hear anything though....let me know

RPRLA

where did you get your Dunlops? did you get new wheels???

needforspeed

I live in East of Pgh. It's good to hear someone from Pgh enjoying this vehicle although my does not come out to play until the weather clears. I do think we should flash our headlights when we cross paths.

Velocity RED, 6-speed GT package and spoiler.

pghRX8

I used to have a Jeep Wrangler....got the classy Jeep wave all the time, its a bit more subtle than the flashin the beams in traffic. i'll give a nod if i see any of you out there.

I got the dunlops from Tirerack.com. They are 225/40R18's. Sidewall is a bit smaller, but they do they have the same load rating as the stock Bridgestones so i just went with it.

I have em on the stock rims right now, i'm thinking about getting a new set of rims for the summer tires, its too much of a hassle to pay to get the tires swapped off the stock rims. I was looking at some 5Zigen wheels. Either MK-6, or Super Six in Hyperblack. Check em out on www.tires.com....let me know your thoughs, and what you think about hyperblack rims on a Titanium 8

-D

h0rde

hey does your car have black/red interior? I've seen a titanium 8 around a few times but not recently, on pitt's campus.

pghRX8

nope, i've just got the cloth interiror...even the cloth is nice in this car, best interior i've ever owned. I've had it down in oakland a few times though, my g/f is a student

-D

h0rde

ok cool, i'll keep a lookout. My car won't be out much at all until it warms up a bit and/or stops snowing.

JIM WV

Greetings from Wheeling, West-by-God. Not living in the 'burgh now, but grew up in the east suburbs. Just picked up our 8 last week, sunlight silver, 6MT and haven't seen another 8 on the road yet. Waited until a dry day to pick up the car, but it was tough just getting it into my garage (very slightly inclined kinda icy driveway).

h0rde

getting your 8 in the middle of winter, that sure sucks. I picked mine up in the beginning of september but had to come right to school, where i don't realy drive it. so this summer will be the first time (almost 8 months after i bought it) i'll actually be able to enjoy the thing.

MadMacz

I just got my RX-8 in december. Red, w/red and black interior, appearance pkg. Early Xmas present. Actually, I got it to replace my 91 miata after I hit a deer. I usually commute between pgh north hills and cranberry, but I do go downtown twice a week for school. Haven't seen too many RX-8s on the road, but with the weather the way it's been, I'm not too surprised.

MichRX7

Hey Pittsburgh RX8 owners. I just spoke to the West-Penn Rotary Club at their winter banquet about two weeks ago about attending this year's Rotary Revolution.

They have a great club, are very organized and do a lot of exciting events throughout the year. You can check out their website (and of course see the Revolution event on their calendar for April 30th - May 2nd) at:

http://westpenn.rx-7.org

Hope to see all of you Pittsburgh RX8 owners caravan out together!