From 350z to RX8
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From 350z to RX8
I just traded in my red 350z to a brand spanking new Gray RX8 GT . I'm happy with my decision but i must agree that my Z is one fast car but my new RX is a more complete car . I just said goobye to my friends at 350zmotoring.com and just signed in tonight on this forum and i must say that this one big community of 8's gear heads. 
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Congratulations on your purchase. I'm a new 8 owner, too, and have been very pleased with the car so far. It's very well-rounded: good power, great handling, comfortable, sophisticated, even practical for a sports car. You should love it.
You traded in a great car, too, but I think you'll find the 8 a lot more liveable on a day-to-day basis. And a LOT more comfortable.
You traded in a great car, too, but I think you'll find the 8 a lot more liveable on a day-to-day basis. And a LOT more comfortable.
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350z has a more macho feel due to its bull frog stance and deep sounding exhaust note, but it has a clanky shifter, unrefined ride, too simple looking interior no sunroof as an option, ride is too noisy even if you replace the tires, no back seat and the most i hate about my Z now is THERES TOO MANY Z ON THE ROAD NOW !!!! too many that it will be just like a honda civic that you see in every corner of the roads.
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One of the guys where I work bought a new Z about 2 days after I got the RX8. He prefers his Z over the 8 in part for the power and ear candy it makes at 5000+ RPM.
We get about the same fuel mileage, although I do a bit more highway then he does. The one thing he really doesn't like about the Z is the tiny cargo area. He and his wife are going to Colorado next week in his wife's Accord as her suitcase won't fit in the Z.
Persoanlly I see the Z as a Sports Car and the RX8 as a Touring Car. They both have their strengths and weaknesses, so it depends on one's lifestyle and needs.
We get about the same fuel mileage, although I do a bit more highway then he does. The one thing he really doesn't like about the Z is the tiny cargo area. He and his wife are going to Colorado next week in his wife's Accord as her suitcase won't fit in the Z.
Persoanlly I see the Z as a Sports Car and the RX8 as a Touring Car. They both have their strengths and weaknesses, so it depends on one's lifestyle and needs.
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Originally Posted by Ike
Heh, I need a link to your post on the Z forum... The people here are going to just love that you traded in a Z for the RX-8.
Oh, and welcome.
Oh, and welcome.
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well.. the nissan 350z was designed in california i believe.. so its meant to be muscle car.... except it has a french engine... lol Japenees name, Designed in the states.. and has a French engine... welcome!@
Originally Posted by rotor_head
I can say the the gas mileage on the z and 8 is almost the same, this is just my initial obsrervation coz i'm only getting 18mpg on mix driving.
beers
Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
so why does he have so many post?
he had a wrx before the evo.... how is it that you dont know this stuff...
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Originally Posted by Rinkadink
Ike just likes maintaining the size of his e-**** on RX-8 forums by putting others down or dishing out insults.
not really he has real ?s... unlike yours.... should i post you stupid ?s
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Originally Posted by Rinkadink
Ike just likes maintaining the size of his e-**** on RX-8 forums by putting others down or dishing out insults.
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Originally Posted by Rinkadink
Ike doesn't post any "stupid" questions about the RX-8 because he doesn't have one.
Originally Posted by Rinkadink
Ike doesn't post any "stupid" questions about the RX-8 because he doesn't have one.
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yea you got him on that one... ike did not ask any of those ?s
i bet he knows the answers to them all... as to saynotopistions.. sorry i got your little myforum banner gone.
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thanks for the list of my posts.
I search first before I post almost all the time. If I don't find enough information to thoroughly satisfy my question during the search and make a post.
You seem to forget that a good search depends on the right keywords. Sometimes the keywords I have in mind for my question may not match up and therefore I do not get the info I need.
Capiche?
I search first before I post almost all the time. If I don't find enough information to thoroughly satisfy my question during the search and make a post.
You seem to forget that a good search depends on the right keywords. Sometimes the keywords I have in mind for my question may not match up and therefore I do not get the info I need.
Capiche?