Nope, I want a RX-8 :P

 

Ken, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's heard this.

You'd think RWD is a death sentence! How did we ever manage to stay alive this long?

 

Hell they make fwd cars
Thats new to me

 

you do realize you just failed, because he meant to put resemble.

let me break it down for you:
he used resemble, because that remark "resembles" his family car.

thanks for playing.

 

Can I play?

OP, I think this car would make a great car for you, and from all I read, it seems like you're a very responsible person. Word of advice, this car is not fast, if you want a fast car, don't go with the 8. As for punching it when the light turns green, that's an infraction. The cops can nail you for "Display of speed/power" or some bullshit like that.

Maintenance with this car is very simple, just make sure to change, check, and add oil frequently. Do not keep it in the same RPM range or baby the car, make sure to Redline it at least once a day to blow out all the carbon buildup in the ports. This will keep your motor happy, you don't want to clog up your exhaust ports now. Personally, I don't recommend this car to teenagers especially when they're still in highschool since it'll rob them of all their money. On average, the 8 gets about 200-230 miles a tank... costs about $60 to fill it up. That's approximately .30 cents a mile. The reason why I'm explaining all this is because I don't want you to get into a financial situation.

 

dont jus breeze by this post like a mature confident individually... seriously stop and think about this...i waited for my raise before i got my 8 ..lol

 

Umm...no.

But now you're really making me feel old. And I can only imaging how Curly would feel.

Ken

 

Putting finances and driving style/maturity aside, a real concern is whether you can get in and out of a low-profile car (you don't play WoW to the exclusion of all physical activity, do you?), and whether you can turn your head adequately.
This car has killer blind spots.

 

Yeah, unfortunately, I'm aware of all of this. But thankfully, my parents have decided that since I am buying my own car, that they will chip in a bit for gas and insurance (hehehe).

It's just like any other car... you HAVE to pay attention no matter what you're driving. And no, I don't play WoW... haha.

 

I'm 21, perfect driving record, even got the insurance agent to list me as driving for 6 years somehow, and with HIGH deductibles my insurance thru Allstate is 215$ a month. And yea the blindspots in this car are REALLY REALLY bad, not near as bad as my friends Crossfire though... that things like driving submarine, you cant see ****.

 

OP - You say I can't tell you what to do with your money - well **** I hope you have enough to pay for the high insurance each month, as well as the gas and maintenance.

You say it's your money - rightfully it is.

You say I can't tell you what to do with your money - THEN WHY ASK IF ITS GOOD FOR YOU? If you don't want to hear the opinion of someone who has been-there done-that, you already have your mind set, just go ******* buy the 8.

You are defending yourself when people say you need a beater, and promoting the 8 as the car you want when people say you may want a faster straight line car.

I stick true to "YOU DONT DESERVE IT", because you haven't lived long enough to TRULY respect the car, to have driven a beater to learn how to drive. I bought my first car with CASH that I had saved up for 2 YEARS, and trust me it was not an RX-8. It was a Kia Optima V6, and I had it and learned how to PROPERLY drive and exist on the road. People told me, V6 is too much power. It's not about the power you have, it's how you deal with it and how you actually control your vehicle and how you treat it. I did things to my Kia that I am now GLAD that I didn't have an RX-8 at that time. Had I got the RX-8 first, it would now be considered a beater car because it would have dings and scratches and ****. They are inadvertent and seem to SEEK your first car. Taking a turn into a gas station and a pothole suddenly turns up - bam bam - that sound sucks and I'm glad it happened in a Kia instead of an RX-8. You learn as you go to be more cautious, what your car is capable of and when not to be a total douche bag just because you have a nice car or want to show off.

For my sake, as an RX-8 owner, do not get an RX-8.

For your sake, as an inexperienced teenager, get something else.

But of course, like I said, you already made up your mind so why the **** did you even bother posting.

 

+12354684

 

ditto

 

wow i wish i could of told my parents...hey im gonna go buy a car thats really not necessary bc i have a good working vehicle and your gonna help pay for gas and insurance or else im gonna be broke otherwise... and no you cant drive it...

 

He needed a head check on whether he could swing it financially. He also wanted to establish a relationship with folks on this forum. Commendable reasons to post.

Devil - I know you understand and can handle the negative posts. Good job on the one guy you put in his place. If your parents can support/indulge you, excellent. It will pay forward to your own kids some day. I feel sorry for some of the hard-asses here who think parents should just toss their kids into the deep end.

Ken

 

If he is going to be selective on what he reads on a forum, filled with strangers he doesn't know, why would he take someone's advice about financially capable of getting the car? And establishing a relationship with people on the forum is one thing but if you're already arguing about getting the car when your first question is SHOULD I... "Commendable" argument, sir, but half baked.

Tossing your kid into the deep end is giving your child a lexus for their sweet 16. If your kid makes a bad choice, you're not tossing them in - they are drowning themselves and you are watching idly. Any self respecting parent who had to BUY their own car, knows that your first car should not be a really nice one - which the RX-8 is, because inevitably **** happens like hitting a curb or backing into someone or pulling out in front of someone. These things happen, whether you were lucky enough to have avoided them or not - it MORE THAN LIKELY will happen to your child. Guess why that insurance premium is so much.. it's not because everyone is super cautious at a young age. GASP!! It's because they can't drive and are more accident prone.

 

I guess there are two forms of throwing into the deep end. One is "You're on your own, no help here." The other is your example of a Lexus at the sweet 16. Neither is much good.

Ever see that CarMax commercial where the girl throws a screaming s***fit because the gift car is blue and she wanted the red one?

Devil has a job, and is about to get a promotion. He's saving for a car, and has almost enough money to swing an 8. If his parents help a little, that's cool. My parents helped a little when I was buying my first car, then a bit later when my wife and I were buying our first house. Wife's mother helped with her first car and the house, too. We both grew up into responsible adults.

When I bought my 8, my wife was pleased that I was getting something with a roof, ABS, DSC, and more air bags than we could count. I think Devil's parents should also be happy about that.

Ken

 

personally I would wait untill you get out of college because i doubt u want to b working 40 or more hours a week just to pay for it but that is just my opinion .....u can do whatever u want

 

bro he asked for our opinion ... if we wanted yours we would start a thread on whos right and whos wrong..but we are just stating our feeling on the situation...no one is right or wrong

 

Stop right there buddy. From these posts alone I can call BULLSHIT on you. First off, don't lie and say you will not race/ drive fast. You are an inexperienced teenager in high school, and peer pressure is a bitch. Secondly, none of us care if you can e-rip anyone a new one, you are 16, just stfu. You wont show anyone you have just enough to beat them. The RX-8 absolutely SUCKS from a dig. It's not a drag car, it's a track car. Do you even know the hp/trq stats of an RX-8?

You seem to have your finances set, but dont waste it all on an 8. Get an FC RX-7, work on that. After you graduate, save up and then buy an 8 if you think you can maintain it.

I got my 8 in high school, and let me just say this...people WILL **** with it. Sure you'll have one of the coolest cars in school, but seriously, why risk the car getting fucked with by envious kids? I know you want the car for the cool factor and attention, dont deny it.. we were all in high school once. Just get an RX-7 for around 2-7 grand. You'll like it.

 

Good point. Sorry if I got carried away.

Ken

 

more power to you man. i was 17 when i got my first car. a 1986 porsche carrera targa. i bought it with my own money that i slaved for. paid the gas, insurance and car payment. parents didnt help at all. now i have my rx8 at 18 and i pay everything for it to. if you can afford to have one by your own means i say have at it.

 

ay.. its no biggy

 

I've already said that I do. And I don't recall telling you "you can't tell me what to do with my money". I'm sorry if you put implication on my words, but none were intended.

I didn't say that, but again, I hoped you would have assumed such.

I never said you can't tell me what to do with my money. And I've done nothing but welcome all of your opinions. And for someone with such "experience", you should know that being rude to another for no apparent reason is foolish.

I've obviously said that I wanted the 8 already, or else I wouldn't have posted this thread in an RX-8 forum.

Because your financial decisions as a teenager weren't as good as mine, I should suffer and buy a P.O.S. car? And if you had taken the time to read my thread, you would already see that I have a car, and have been driving for around 2 years(learner's permit, etc). And my car right now is nicer than most peoples' in my school, but you have no grounds to stand when you say I will be a douche bag and brag about my car. Of course I will brag about it a bit when I get it, who here hasn't?

Common sense can tell you that me buying an 8 will not affect you in anyway possible because you are 2 states away from me. And the only reason I quoted back on this, because instead of posting to help, you decided to post and make me look bad with this **** poor attack. If this is all you are going to post, then please don't take the time to reply.

And your 8 was necessary? If we all went by what we needed, then none of us would have 8's, but we would have hybrids with great gas mileage and got us from point A to point B.

Thanks for being so supportive on here Ken. Don't worry, I'm used to being looked down upon for my age, and it's nothing new. And next time I'll think about making a thread to get familiar around here, if this is the way most people act around here.

How would this be my first car? Did the 2001 Nissan Sentra, that I bought with my own cash, worked for with my own two hands, just dissapear and the RX-8 is now my first car?

Again, I appreciate the positive comments you post on here, and help me out with your well thought out posts. The way you act on here proves that you grew up to be a responsible adult (not trying to suck up.... but still).

You do have a point there, but luckily my school has cameras in the parking lot, so any damage sent to my car will be dealt with accordingly. And I am pretty well-liked in that school, so I doubt this will be a problem. But nonetheless, you bring up a valid point.

Thanks

You were the last one I thought got carried away...

 

Well i remember in HS alot of my friends drove there mommy daddy car. Beat the hell out of them too. They drove fast even when they didnt have a fast car. Almost hit people, crashed ther cars few times etc.. If they had ther own beater car they still did this as well. I would be dead if they had the RX8

I never had help from my parents on buying a car , i didnt even get my first car till after i was 21 . im 28 now. From then to now i have had 6 cars. 6th car is the RX8 the 7th car i drive now is a 81 volvo turbo , my around town beater that gets great MPG and fun to drive. Get yourself a nice car dont get a sports car.

Right before i got the 81 , i was hit in my RX-8 by a 16yo driver on a friday nite! wife and i going to get pizza. I was just at a stop light , it turns green and i go , next thing i know the car is hit on passenger side and is spun. what did the 16yo girl say u might ask? That also had a 17yo friend with her. Oh my light was green and he ran a red light . Even with the car behide her saying she ran the red light. She lied for 2 months after that till she was blue in the face. She was not speeding or anything just not enough exp in driving and prob talking to her friend when it all happen. Wife and i still hurt car almost didnt get fixed and had 11k! in damage on an 04 RX8. Should somthing like this happen to you god forbid. Then all ur money u spent on a RX8... will all be for nothing. All it takes is a small mistake on your part or somebody else.

At your age u should be thinking more about what else u can do with ur money or maybe even moving out at 18. Since you have that much money saved up. Or go to college and pay for it yourself I'm sure that will make u feel great and get yourself a good car that is nice but not going to burn up all your money. I mean i would love nothing more than to go out and get a 09 R3 , but do i want all my money going to a car that i work and my wife work so hard for. Im sure you have worked hard for your money as well. And to have it all saved up is somthing that most your age dont ever do. best of luck to ya