Hey dude, be aware with replacing the wheels - I've heard that there are some things BUILT INTO the provided wheels that deal with the pressure-sensors. Check with Mazdatrix since he was the one trying to figure out how to bring that capability into a new wheel, but it might be harder than it looks - or else your car will constantly be telling you that you're riding on rims.

 

Where were you imported from?

PS: nice car, nicer house.

 

Yeah it is really nice, completely blew away the red when I saw both in person. However I think the black is not bad either, but it definitely seems to be lacking something.

 

Very nice, Bassik! Congrats! :D

 

Maybe I'll see you on the road some day. Congrats, and enjoy the ride!

 

I'm actually kinda mad that I have yet to see a fellow Rx8'er on the road!!! Lol, a guy in a 300zx almost crashed when he turned around and stared at my car while driving though

 

bassik277,

Your car looks great but the pics are a bit dark. Can you post some more pictures specially of the interior in brighter light?

 

Sure, i'll try and do some by this weekend

 

Super nice looking car. Only comment on the look is that the navigation screen seems too small compared to the case or frame it too thick. Other stuff, very nice. Congratulation.

 

I've seen it first hand, for reference the Nav screen is actually pretty big compared the GMC and Denali model SUV's. Can someone comment on the corner to corner length of the screen?

 

I felt exactly the same way before having seen the car in person, but trust me, it is really well proportioned in reality and the screen is quite large

 

Do you guys think the stock rims look good with the titanium and the appearance package? or should i go aftermarket?

 

I think the stock rims are great. I wouldn't touch them for a while.

just my opinion

 

Yeah, I was going to order a black car, but when I saw the titanium in person I liked it the best. Yellow was the one I liked the least.

 

NICE CAR NICE HOUSE

 

I think you should just enjoy the stock rims you have now and then when there is more of a variety, then go aftermarket.

btw, i dont know if you know this or not, but since im getting mine at galpin mazda also, i was checking out their inventory for the past few weeks and noticed on some of the cars they had(now already sold), Galpin placed some custom wheels as part of the package. Im wondering what they looked like. When i go in i'll ask what type of wheels they put in and if they look good, i'll consider placing them on mine. But if you were interested, you could also ask galpin about that too.

-leo

 

Yeah i saw a black car, outside the showroom with some aftermarket 18's, they looked pretty sweet but i'm more looking into 19's. So I think im just gonna enjoy my stock rims and when I start getting a little sick of them or I want to add some flavor to the car, ill look into aftermarkets. Its always more gratifying to be patient about these things rather then doing it all at once because it gives you new things to enjoy along the way. Btw, who was your salesperson?

 

Gold Volk 18" Gram Lights look awesome on a black car.

 

I personally don't care much for Black on Gold, I think black goes best with a polished silver , or even white rims, but not gold. White, blue (for the subaru look) and maybe green are the colors that look best on gold rims imo.

 

If I ever figure out how to add a pic I will put the R-Magic RX-8 with front bumper and side skirts as my avatar. It has sick Volks.:D

 

Awesome...I actually never noticed the rims on the black one they have there even tho i have passed by it a million times haha. I havent actually gotten my 8 yet but the sales guy my family deals with is John Stevens who works at the Premier Collection across the street. They have some asesome Aston Martins in there....but the guy that I test drove with was a guy named Andre. Who was yours?

 

Loraine, shes a really goodsalesperson and a nice lady, you should deal with her if you are planning on purchasing from Galpin.

Btw, the premier collection building has to be the nicest car dealership in the world!! I love the starbucks .

 

Hell Yah!! That place oozes with luxury man! The Starbucks they got in there is def pretty cool to have and when we got our cars from there, our salesguy would buy us starbucks all the time.

The one car missing from their Premier Collection is the Rx-8. They need to put that baby in the showroom rather than across the street at mazda's haha

 

I totally agree, they should swap a fully decked out rx8 for that gaudy monstrosity on the turntable in the middle of the showroom; the Jaguar XK8 with the British flag painted all over it. The funny thing is that the Jag has been there since the Building was built, which obviously lends one to believe that no one is really attracted to that paintjob, and im willing to bet that it will most probably never be sold and just become a part of the showroom floor