After a month of ownership and reading these posts everyday I have something to say.


I love my 8

 

Many of us still feel that way for much longer. And unfortunately, many of us have had that love soured to disappointment, bitterness, anger, betrayal, hatred.


Me? I still love mine, 4.5 years later.

 

^..............I would agree after about 6 1/2 years now.
Wow....has it really been that long?

 

LOL... yup. Eight years with this car now, and I just got back from a 600 mile, 12-hours-in-one-day-driving road trip.

And my thought when pulling into my driveway was, "Darn it... home already!"

23.5 mpg BTW... not bad for 74mph with A/C!

 

I've had my 8 for ten months now... And I think I like it more each day.

 

2 1/2 months with mine and my girlfriend accuses my Eight as being the second girlfriend.

...I correct my girl and tell her "Huh? You're the second girlfriend."

 

4 and a half years and the wife is still jealous

 

2 years 3 days 19 hours 3 minutes and 41 seconds...still love her <3

 

Two years and my wife is still scared of it. The sound from 8-9k gets her

 

Mine too. Hates it and says its too hard drive.

 

I have had mine for about 8 months now. I love mine a lot. It's my favorite car I have ever owned. It is pretty much everything I want in a car. Though, it would be nice if it had about 300hp instead of a little over 200. But, that's a small issue.

 

I hope you don't drive it in a Minnesota winter.

 

^ 5 new england winters here as a daily. By far the best winter vehicle I've ever had. And at 99,500 miles, still basically no rust.

 

^i have a decent amount of rust and literally drove mine through snow about 5-8 times...maybe im just unlucky? :/

 

Since 2007 and beyond...

 

I survived the last winter just fine. Not to worried. That's what snow tires are for.

 

Survived last winter just fine. That's why I have snow tires.

 

I feel the same way after about 5.5yrs....was debating on selling it but just couldn't bring myself to do it.

 

Same here, sometimes I think there is no escaping the emotional addiction, lol. Eight years with mine as of this weekend.

And yet I want a CX-5 sooooo badly, and yet... I keep putting money into the RX-8 instead.

Seriously, it IS a little disturbing. I've owned other cars I've really liked, and sure I've missed them when trading them in. But the idea of "trading in" the RX-8 feels more like abandoning a beloved pet at a shelter or something.

 

I still feel I got a lot of car for the money I paid.

The 8 remains my most favorite car so far.