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Old 01-16-2011, 02:40 PM
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Cool Looking to buy an rx-8 this year!! Fast Car?
I've been dying to get an rx-8 and I finally gonna get one this year. My boyfriend has an srt-4 and thinks that rx-8's are super slow. I didn't think so but I wanna make sure because I want a fast car that can compete with his.
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LOL
better keep looking if your looking for a super fast car
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it's not fast, but it's not slow either.
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so there's no way of making it fast? I'm like in love with this car. And it doesnt need to be like super fast like 400 or anything but needs to move.
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Unless you spend around $10K on it, it won't be much of a competition.
Plus you gotta learn to drive the thing like it's meant to be driven...
Buy the car for what it is (a real drivers car) or else look to getting a Subaru or the like.
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the car is superb in corners and definitely isnt slow. but it wont beat anybody off the block in a straight line. you're gonna be disappointed if thats what you want.

have you driven an 8 yet? go test drive one, see if it handles how you like. if you love the car, perfect! clearly there's a lot of people who love this car!! but it gets a lot of criticism from "outsiders"
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...I want a fast car that can compete with his.
So when you two go out, do you go in separate cars and race each other? Rather than going together in one car like most couples do?

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So when you two go out, do you go in separate cars and race each other? Rather than going together in one car like most couples do?

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Don't act like you don't know...

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I don't think I can come up with a worse reason to buy a specific car than "because it is faster than my boyfriends" haha
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It's fast if you know how to drive it. And if the road has something you won't find in the middle of the country. We call them "curves" - they look like this: S
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What Jason said.
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oh gosh lol @ all the comments
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Originally Posted by Vera
I've been dying to get an rx-8 and I finally gonna get one this year. My boyfriend has an srt-4 and thinks that rx-8's are super slow. I didn't think so but I wanna make sure because I want a fast car that can compete with his.
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lol, its the worst when the gf's car is better then the bf. male ego will get hurt bad
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It will be very fast as long as you mash the pedal to the floor, all the time. And do not shift until near redline. I don't think it will be as fast as srt4, but still pretty fast as long as you drive it like above.

The only problem is wearing the engine out earlier.
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lol, its the worst when the gf's car is better then the bf. male ego will get hurt bad
not necessary
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^^ how does that even happen....
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^^ how does that even happen....
see who's driving it.

I just realized thats a great picture. it has all three cars I have owned.
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Old 01-16-2011, 10:26 PM
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lol you wont be faster... but you wont be in a neon.
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lol you wont be faster... but you wont be in a neon.
this!!!
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lol you wont be faster... but you wont be in a neon.
this.
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