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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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Get an Auto, MT suck! OmG my hand and foot in traffic feels like its going to fall off!
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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Thanks for your replies again.
I would love to get an MT, but I have to get an AT since I’m paraplegic haha. There are equipment for us to drive MTs but they are too complex, too expensive and too automatics haha… it is much better to simply get an AT.
I think the RX-8 is the best option (even if it’s an AT). Great design, performance, sound, older years are really affordable, etc. But now I know that if I really want a RX-8 AT I would have to find a ’06 version. I hope to find something affordable or else I would have to look for another car.
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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yeah defiantly get an 06 or above
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM! Get an 06 model or newer if you're looking for either an AT or MT.
whats wrong with an 05? Never had problems
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by NaarLeven
Get an Auto, MT suck! OmG my hand and foot in traffic feels like its going to fall off!
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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06AT's are 6-spd, 6-ports. For the MTs, they revised some things like the PCV valve.
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Automatics are the **** , you dont even have to drive the car.You would never have to drive again , isn't that great? Why would you buy a sports car to drive it? Plus rx8's have a **** load of torque , by the time a manual transmission gets to shift you're already 4 gears ahead of him cause it shifts so fast. Lol go buy yourself a MT rx8 , unless you're an old man , or buying a sports car just for looks.
I dont know.
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 01:26 AM
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they do have cars that sense rain and the wipers turn on automatically like BMW's higher end cars do(i think its a waste of money but whatever...I personally can move a lever up or down to turn them on when i see my windshield getting wet but thats just me maybe some ppl can't)

Get outta here! Wipers that can sense water droplets?! What will they think of next? doors that will automatically lock itself? Or warning systems if you drift across lanes? Wow!!!
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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^ the sad part is, they already have all of that -_-
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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ei hows it going !! i got '04 rx8 AT, mods ar k&n cold air intake... im trying to get more HP , annoying question is should i get after market high flow cat converter or aftermarket cat back exHaust !?? holla asap .. tnx ..:D peace out to all 8's :D !!!
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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.......at least he searched?

Best way to get more HP -> Go buy an MT.

GL
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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ha ha i was wondering if this was a bump or another one of these threads...
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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Way to go bumpin a useless thread !!!!

Oh, if you have a K&N Typhoon intake it's not a cold air intake
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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After market CATS are illegal in California.

Cat Back will give you 4 hp.

Your better off with a Racing Beat intake.
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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You can also get a better fuel efficiency (an aspect of performance) with auto due to the difference in the final gear ratio, right?
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 03:56 AM
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You can also get a better fuel efficiency (an aspect of performance) with auto due to the difference in the final gear ratio, right?
Yes, but mostly in highway driving, as the torque converter only locks-up in the higher gears.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 02:31 PM
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I have an auto 2009 mazda rx8 and found the same one (color, model, mileage, everything) and was wondering what the cons are of the 2009 manual rx8! please help!
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 06:26 PM
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 04:50 PM
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Woah there! And i got mine 6 months ago and learned stick after and found the same one as mibe but its gonna cost me an extra 3,000+ that i dont have!
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 06:14 PM
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So why post about it ?
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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Last edited by RIWWP; Mar 10, 2013 at 11:26 PM.
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 06:40 PM
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I like how much you guys love to help a girl out! Ill ask people that dont have something up theirs
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by samikkaayy
I like how much you guys love to help a girl out! Ill ask people that dont have something up theirs
You should have mentioned you were a girl first.
We would have still asked you why you posted in a thread that has nothing to do with your financial situation.

Don't know why you think girls need to get special treatment, anyway.

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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Bladecutter
You should have mentioned you were a girl first.
We would have still asked you why you posted in a thread that has nothing to do with your financial situation.

Don't know why you think girls need to get special treatment, anyway.

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They shouldn't necessarily. You should treat everyone respectable. Warnings have been issued by two different Moderators and posts deleted.
https://www.rx8club.com/faq.php?faq=...q_user_conduct
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