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The most difficult thing about the RX-8

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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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The most difficult thing about the RX-8

has got to be honoring the break-in period. I have about 150 miles on mine now, and it seems to be egging me on... "Drive me faster" , "Keep me in the upper range of the tach", "I wanna red-line", "Honk at that blonde"...
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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Just be patient... you'll be rewarded in the long run.....
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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Keeping the speeds in the double digits.
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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My hardest thing was not staring at it repeatedly after I got out of it. The day I first picked up my car my mom and I went out to eat and met up with my stepdad. I kept turning around, pretty much walking backwards to admire her. I tripped on the edge of the sidewalk and nearly fell over. LOL

I still can't stop admiring Bella!!!
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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You can drive sorta aggressive:

"...a few precautions in the first 600 miles may add to preformance. Don't race the engine. Don't maintain one constant speed for long. Don't drive constantly at full-throttle or high engine rpm for extended periods. Avoid unnecessary hard stops. Avoid full-throttle starts."

This leaves you some leeway for fun in the first 600. Of course mile 601 and after is much better...

Edit "Do honk at blondes."

Last edited by Shinka-Dono; Jun 22, 2006 at 10:49 AM.
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