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01-16-2011, 10:17 AM
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Hello from happy new owner
Just wanted to say hello and thank everyone for helping me decide to get an RX-8!! Especially the "little things" thread... that's what really did it :-).
I picked her up yesterday:
'06 GT with all options except nav
sunlight silver mica
brand new Proxes 4
43,000 Km
I have included the only pic I took so far when I test drove it (taken on my BB so it's pretty bad, sorry for that).
I am in Ottawa, and we just got a dump of snow yesterday - so I haven't been able to drive it other than the test drive a few days ago... and it's killing me. I spent about two hours just sitting in it yesterday reading the OM and getting familiar with the car.
Anyway - cheers for now!
Ben
I picked her up yesterday:
'06 GT with all options except nav
sunlight silver mica
brand new Proxes 4
43,000 Km
I have included the only pic I took so far when I test drove it (taken on my BB so it's pretty bad, sorry for that).
I am in Ottawa, and we just got a dump of snow yesterday - so I haven't been able to drive it other than the test drive a few days ago... and it's killing me. I spent about two hours just sitting in it yesterday reading the OM and getting familiar with the car.
Anyway - cheers for now!
Ben
01-16-2011, 11:24 AM
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01-16-2011, 02:08 PM
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Thank you Soldier for the link - I am heading over there now. And thanks for the good words everyone, this seems like a pretty cool place to hang out with fellow enthusiasts. 
EDIT: really great info in the mods under $100 thread - all I have to do now is wait for the temperature to rise from -15C so I can get started.
EDIT: really great info in the mods under $100 thread - all I have to do now is wait for the temperature to rise from -15C so I can get started.
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01-16-2011, 02:15 PM
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I just bought a 2005 Shinka RX8, 54,000 miles. Superb condition. I love it! We were looking for a cheaper luxury/family sedan....but one look and drive and it was mine
Any advice to a newbie??
Any advice to a newbie??
01-17-2011, 11:31 AM
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... accident-prone?
... thief magnet?
... rust?
... faster than other colors?
Cheers
01-17-2011, 08:50 PM
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Well well... I had some time to do a proper forum search using google tonight, and remembered Kaiser mentioning a "silver curse". I looked it up.
lol - looks like I picked a car that somehow attracts accidents caused by others! There seem to be a few theories out there, some try to explain it scientifically, others point to witchcraft or voodoo...
Either way, that's kinda weird - but I won't let this keep me up at night.
...or will I?
lol - looks like I picked a car that somehow attracts accidents caused by others! There seem to be a few theories out there, some try to explain it scientifically, others point to witchcraft or voodoo...
Either way, that's kinda weird - but I won't let this keep me up at night.
...or will I?
01-18-2011, 03:46 PM
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Welcome man.
Don't worry about the SS curse, I think Phrenetik has the curse all to himself and isn't SS.
It's so refreshing to see someone doing their own research.
Don't worry about the SS curse, I think Phrenetik has the curse all to himself and isn't SS.
It's so refreshing to see someone doing their own research.