New Owner
 

Hello all!

So my gf and I just purchased a 2009 RX8 R3. What an awesome car! Im completely new to rotaries, but not Mazda's. I also own an 08 Mazdaspeed3. We found the rx8, just randomly driving around. It caught her eye and we took it for a test drive and it was love at first drive! I still am blown away at how fun this thing is to drive!! Anyhow, I look forward to learning as much as possible on these forums and hope to be a contributing member! Will post pics up shortly!

welcome! hope the love for it continues to grow...plenty of good information on here!

I dont forsee any way for us to dislike this car! I almost have to fight my gf just to let me drive it haha!!

I really love my mazdaspeed and that thing moves, but this rx8 is on a whole different level in terms of handling and just that pure raw road feel! I love it!

Make sure you read the first 9 posts of this thread: https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/new-potential-owners-start-here-202454/

There are plenty of ways for you to dislike RX-8s. It's an emotional relationship, just like a GF/wife, and when it burns you, it hurts. Bad. Many many prior owners hate it with a passion about equal to their passion in loving it while they owned it.

Being that you have a series 2 (2009 and higher), many of the common issues were resolved, but in the end, it's still a rotary and with it come things that you simply MUST be aware of.

All that said... welcome! :)

Thanks! I actually just got done reading that post. As soon as my gf gets home from work Im making her read it too!

Pictures!

Hurry up with the pics! :)

Anyway, welcome to the club and enjoy the ride.

Welcome to the club

Yup welcome ,but where are the pics of your new 8

Here's a few pics of the new Rx8 R3, and a few of my 08 Mazdaspeed3 for good measure!

Awesome car. You're obviously a man of impeccable taste! :yelrotflm

Just wanted Mazda's 2 best cars! And so I got them :)

Love the MS3. I actually looked at it as a candidate when I got the R3. Velocity Red Mica, the fastest color! :worship:

Drive the car like you stole it. Only way to go with a Rotary.

I got both of them...rx8 and the 6i. :)