Hey All, I've been lurking here for a little while soaking up knowledge (thank you) as "an" RX-8 was on my short list of replacement cars for our 350Z Roadster.

Not positive how it works around here but every other auto-board I've been on for 15 years seems to like pictures w/ a new member intro so here is my new toy:

'05 Grand Touring w/ Nav, 32k miles - Sunlight Silver w/ Black Int. - I'm LOVING it, feels like my S2k which I've sorely missed (the Z was my lovely wife's). I think I got a fantastic deal from my local Mazda dealer.

So, HI, and thanks for the knowledge base on my new toy!

 

Welcome to the club.

 

Congrats on the silver, coming from a S2000 you should fit right in a RX-8 quite well. Just rev her high and let her fly.

 

grats on the car, enjoy it and take care of it and it will take care of you :D

 

tsk tsk, that last picture was not an rx8!! welcome to the club

 

Thanks All! I think I remember what to do w/ a high winding engine.......what's that beeping I keep hearing .


And the last pic is the primary reason for the switch to the RX so I hope I've not offended the Mazda-Gods too much by posting something with a Hamburger Emblem on it. (I was teaching my son there what an IMproper Tranny is) :D

 

welcome to the addiction


So who does the 8 belong to? you or the wife?

 

Welcome to the Addiction!

Good to see another sunlight silver!

Rev high n' let it sing - happy motoring!

 

Wasn't the first one and surely won't be the last. I've restored a few old VW's (Ghia & Type-3), had and auto-x'd/DE'd several Civics, the S2k was my baby (before the baby) but I did a dumb dumb thing and traded it for the SUV we needed.

The Z my wife wanted because the roof didn't come off of her G35c (and we missed my 'vert). When she was pregnant with our son the Z got harder for her to drive so I inherited it, the plan all along was when he was born she got the Murano and I'd trade the Z in on something that I liked again as long as it could safely carry the kiddo.

So there's the long version, the 8 is mine and I'm thrilled to have something that fits my awesome little family, with a proper manual transmission and that I enjoy.

 

Wow...that's a somewhat similar story as mine. I had a 2000 S2k and absolutely loved it. Decided to sell it for a family car so we replaced it with a CX-7 (fun SUV). However, we ended up holding off on the family thing, so we were back on the market for a sports car. We wanted to make sure it had room for 4, so another s2k or Z were out of the question. It came to a G35 coupe or rx-8. Ended up with the RX-8. And loving it since. It is just as fun as the s2k, is more comfortable, and seats 4.

Welcome to the club!!

 

Welcome to the club!

 

The G was sweet, I shouldn't complain about the Z but I never did fall in love w/ that car, way too heavy (the power is certainly there though). We have determined our family has to have an SUV & a sports car for us to exist, (we tried it w/ 2 sports cars and that didn't work) I'm just glad my lovely wife offered up to be the one to drive our SUV The universe is spinning properly again

 

looks just like my baby(the car, not the actual baby)