Well....I just picked my new RX-8 up from the dealer about 4-hours ago (see sig. for details)!!! Of course, had to rush home, change cars to the SUV and pick up the kids cause of an emergency in the wife's family....but tomorrow I'm all over the road with it. I tell you - the ride home was AWESOME...had to work very hard to keep it under 7k RPM as per the dealer for the first 600 miles. LOVING this car. Sorry to see me SC430 go in trade....but this ride is SOOO much more fun.

Any other LI's out there? Love to hear your experiences. Thanks to all the great posts on the site...helped make my decision-making process very easy and very fast.

 

Well you are in good company. Where on long island do you live because I just saw a silver rx-8 at a burger king today. We should all meet up with each other now that its getting nicer out. If any of you want to meet up this weekend im/email me. Congradulations and start getting out on the road to enjoy it!. I know everyone else does.

-Rich

 

Hey Rich.....I'm in Fort Salonga.....and I'd love to get together at some point with all the Long Island-based RX-8 owners in the Club....this weekend won't work because of the holiday....but keep me informed!

- Adam

 

I'm in Deer Park - I'm constantly on Deer Park Avenue.

 

Close enough to me....maybe we can rally the other LI'ers for a get-together...

 

Roslyn, NY... Adam where are you?

 

Fort Salonga.....next to Northport.

 

I'm in Huntington. Nice choise of color Adamzeit.

 

There arent too many of us out there, correct me if Im wrong, Ive seen only 3 8's besides my own on the streets.... Thats a very small number, considering Ive been looking out for this car on the street since it was first released...

 

hmmm, I could have sworn that the manual said keep it under 6k rpm.

 

I've had it for 10 days and haven't not seen any other RX-8's on the road - but granted - I haven't left this part of Suffolk County with it yet either! The manual said 6k I believe - dealer told be 7k RPM....so I'm staying right in the middle.

 

hey everybody... im a longislander and future 8 owner. i wanted to tell you all about an awesome drive that i just found out about with my dad on a drive we recently took. jniamehr, you probably already know where this is. As you go down northern blvd past rallye motors, before the roslyn viaduct, make a right off the main road. Then make a right at the light at the bottom of the hill (its a left or a right). If you drive down that road for afew minutes theres an awesome s curve that really tests the car. later on, you can make a left at the first stop light (not stop sign, but the light). That takes you up a really awesome twisty road that is just a blast to drive up and down. And the best part, the police rarely go down there. Does anyone know any other great rides in the jericho / brookville area (<--me)?

 

YES!! I know what you are talking about... Its on the way to the JCC right? I did that in a test drive with the E320, I scared the **** out of the salesman.... Id love to see some cop free roads.... around us... nosub, where do you live?

 

Count me in as another new LI RX-8 owner by the end of this week. Purchased a Red 6MT GT.

 

WELL DONE "MultiSync" - welcome to the 'local club'.....!!! I hope to see you cranking around on the roads soon - stay in touch!

 

thers a few of us.. i am on LI
this is when we last meet up
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=22695

 

I've been on this board for awhile now but I've held off buying my car until after the winter was over. It's been rare to see an RX-8 in my normal commute which is from Port Jeff to Melville. Now that I own one, maybe that's a good thing! It would be nice to see a longer line-up of RX-8's at the next meet though.

 

Count me in.....just let me know when...

 

how does Sunday May 9th sound? too close too far?

@ eisenhower park.. we did this before and it turned out pretty kewl.

 

Sunday May 9th is Mother's Day mate....my wife would kill me if I tried to get out of the house....especially with a 2 & 3-year-old at home.....gotta "pick your battles" - right?

 

hhahaah forgot its mamas day... thanks for reminding..
how is may 23rd?

 

damn - I'm going to be away - but don't let that stop the rest of you....I can always hit the next get together....your call.

 

may 16th.. u seem one of the few interested i know RenisisRotary and Nova will come out

personally id prefer a sunday since i am retaking my bartending (its free im bored) class on saturdays for the next couple of weeks.

and
May 2nd Autox
May 15th Rev It up

 

Of course, I'll be there..just let me know when..and whoever mentioned that exit 63 meet..Im down for that too..my girl lives out by there..so I'm used to the drive..

 

jniamehr, im in brookville right down northern blvd and down 107 about 3/4 of a mile. i know some cop free roads in the area... pm me.


also... i dont have an 8 but id still like to know when the next meet will be.... of corse i dont have a license either so id have to work that out too.