just got 100 more hp
09-08-2006, 11:17 AM
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just got 100 more hp
yup , traded my beloved 8 for a 01 vette..some things on the 8 i really miss .but getting the extra 100 hp i had to do it .the 8's been a blast you guys have fun .
09-08-2006, 11:48 AM
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Thats a random car to change to. Vettes are always fun though. Did you get a pretty good deal? Ive seen 01-02 vettes go for under $30g with decent mileage (under 50,000).
09-08-2006, 12:09 PM
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09-08-2006, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Hightshoe
Thats a random car to change to. Vettes are always fun though. Did you get a pretty good deal? Ive seen 01-02 vettes go for under $30g with decent mileage (under 50,000).
09-08-2006, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by blue flash
but getting the extra 100 hp i had to do it
Enjoy your new ride ....
09-08-2006, 03:09 PM
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If you had simply bought a second RX-8 you would have ended up with 464 HP.
Enjoy your new ride ....
Enjoy your new ride ....
09-08-2006, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by dmp
100hp? 350 - 215 = 135 hp! 
Congrats! If the C6 didn't have such a HUGELY better interior, I'd consider the trade to a C5, too!
Congrats! If the C6 didn't have such a HUGELY better interior, I'd consider the trade to a C5, too!
09-09-2006, 01:46 PM
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I'd love to have a Vette for the sheer HP, but be careful. A nice-looking Vette once spun out in the local mountains here, while trying to keep up with my Miata!
09-09-2006, 03:08 PM
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i knwo the z06 pulls almost a 1 on the G meter... and is just as good of a handler as the 8... i dont know about the regualr C5s though, all i know is he may have gained 135 hp.. but he gains 200+ torque..
09-10-2006, 10:31 AM
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You should have just imported an RX-8 from Canada, they have three rotors and about 350hp. At least that is what a Mazda salesman told me yesterday. 
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09-10-2006, 02:59 PM
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The C4 and C5 are exceptional in handling, braking and of course acceleration.
I was strongly considering a C4 6 speed up to the day I bought the RX8.
I just liked the 8 better. I don't need 300 HP. When I was younger I did. I do need the occasional back seat on some days I want to drive the sports vehicle.
But there were a few little things like $1200 for tires every 20,000 miles or twice the insurance cost to consider. The good side to me of a vette was lower depriciation, awesome V8 power & sound.
It's really all to each his own.
I was strongly considering a C4 6 speed up to the day I bought the RX8.
I just liked the 8 better. I don't need 300 HP. When I was younger I did. I do need the occasional back seat on some days I want to drive the sports vehicle.
But there were a few little things like $1200 for tires every 20,000 miles or twice the insurance cost to consider. The good side to me of a vette was lower depriciation, awesome V8 power & sound.
It's really all to each his own.
09-10-2006, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by OCMarsh
You should have just imported an RX-8 from Canada, they have three rotors and about 350hp. At least that is what a Mazda salesman told me yesterday.
