2008 40th Anniversary
02-07-2009, 05:59 PM
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2008 40th Anniversary
So I wanted to get some of your thoughts on this. I just traded in my Touring 04 (VR) for a 40th Anniversary 2008 model. I'm paying basically 7k in addition to the trade. What do you guys think?
02-07-2009, 06:57 PM
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Far as looks go, I'd say the 40AE is the best looking RX8. Makes me wish I had waited a year. Now whether you think it was a good deal, that depends on what you got for the trade vs what you could have sold it for.
02-07-2009, 07:23 PM
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Coolness.. I love the car... I was looking at the R3 but they took 11k off the MSRP for the 40AE vs that + interest for a car that I didn't necessarily like the look of. It seems that they went overboard with the plastic trim on the 09s lol...
02-07-2009, 10:31 PM
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From the rest of the 04-08 series? Not really. You have the same upgrades that the 05 and 06 Shinkas have, just called 40th AE instead of Shinka, and only available in that interior/exterior color.
Gratz, sounds like a decent move.
Gratz, sounds like a decent move.
02-07-2009, 10:36 PM
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Well I just drove it home tonight. I will take some pics in the morning when I get home and post some them. I need to take the title back to the dealer with my down payment and take the old 8 so I can get my arc air diverter and mishimoto intake out. they get the old stockies lol. I was gonna try and take the borlas but they wouldn't let me. 
I still think I came out ahead. MSRP was 34k and they brought it down 11k total. Only has 59 miles on it. :P
Oh yeah and the Short Throw Shifter... Can't forget that lol...
I still think I came out ahead. MSRP was 34k and they brought it down 11k total. Only has 59 miles on it. :POh yeah and the Short Throw Shifter... Can't forget that lol...
02-08-2009, 06:53 AM
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what he said. I love my 40AE.
The only thing I don't like about it is that it is hard to picture external mods on it because it's a color you rarely find. I can't just hop on here and see what color rims look good on it as opposed to cars that are a more common color. But that's not really a car flaw, it's more of an imagination flaw on my part.
The only thing I don't like about it is that it is hard to picture external mods on it because it's a color you rarely find. I can't just hop on here and see what color rims look good on it as opposed to cars that are a more common color. But that's not really a car flaw, it's more of an imagination flaw on my part.
02-08-2009, 04:18 PM
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02-08-2009, 07:31 PM
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02-09-2009, 12:01 AM
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Well I like the peace of mind of being under warranty. Cars got enough power for what I'd want to do. Once it's payed off, I will most likely take it FI. I was the 2nd owner on my 04 so I didn't know if it was broken in properly...