Okay, so this is what I've come up with. Since its been nicer out lately, I have been wearin the sandals a little more often. Since then, everytime I get out of my car and go to shut my door, I get struck by what feels like a freaking bolt of lightening. But, when, Im leaving the gym and still have my shoes on, nothin. One more reason why I love my 8 and one more reason it makes me shake my my head with questions everyday lol. Just thought I would share

 

LOL...I used to have a Civic that did the same thing every time. It got to the point where my wife wouldn't even shut the door, just walk away and have me close it and take the shock.

 

your 8 is just trying to be affectionate!

 

people look at me funny every time i go to try and shut my door. this has got to end soon lol

 

you got Japanitis.... its when your body is tricked into RX8 paranormal behavor and while in this state you actually think your being shocked but in realitiy its your body reacting to whats called Japanitis..... the fact you own a japanese product and you were originally going to by a domestic vehicle but were persuaded by your subcontious mindset that foriegn was the way to go........am I right...ore am I wrong....dont lie.... be strong....

 

grounding kit?

 

that won't help in this case ...

 

im not so sure about this whole japinitis thing. although i was thinking about trading my 8 in for a ford focus. i hear the gas mileage on those are great <------ fail lol. i gonna stick to my flip flops being the culprit for this or maybe my car is telling me that i should redline more than once every two weeks. lol who freakin knows...

 

I have that problem with the car i use on my job. its the electric problem, it backfire the lights and crap inside the car after they replace the windows by some auto glass guy. it shockes me every time

 

i dont understand tho. i havent touched ANYTHING since I bought the car a few months ago. The only other reason than the type of shoes im wearing is that I just started using the cd player about a month ago. its just confusing the ish outta me.

 

EVERYTHING has been shocking me since late last year. I touch anything even remotely metal and it shocks me. Chair, laptop, car, doors....it sucks.

 

in that case ... wear wool socks

 

I use the tip of my elbow to discharge before touching the door handle when approaching but also get shocked when shutting the door after getting out so use elbow to shut door. I get shocked the most in skate shoes w/ their flat bottoms it seems.

 

i got hit really hard about 20 min ago. ugh.... im gonna try the elbow today and see if its more tollerable.

 

that's it telling you to get your *** back in the car!

 

Touch something metal (i.e. door frame) as you're getting out of the car. Remaining grounded you'll not have the sudden discharge. You're building up a charge as you're sliding on the cloth seats or mats. By remaining in contact with metal the entire time you exit you won't get zapped.

 

lol im just running a mental picture of this and having to explain to everyone gettin in and out of my car that they have to cross their legs, blink twice, clap hands, open the door with the left hand, take two deep breaths and say a quick prayer to try and avoid the lightning bolt. lol