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Section 8 01-13-2006 06:28 PM

New plates on the wife's RX8
 
Now if only Virginia would get rid of that stupid front plate law...

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juikster 01-13-2006 07:33 PM

I love a "well broke in",seasoned garage like yours. If its too tidy, you might as well just seal it in and use it as part of the house.The wooden boards leaning over there on the left corner wall. Are they starting to warp.....Yep.....my kind of garage.. :cool:

mikeyr 01-13-2006 07:42 PM

Ditto...but needs a beer fridge!

tiltmode43 01-13-2006 08:48 PM

the 7 makes the 8 look like a boat!

Agh, front plate law is in Cali also. So many people drive around without one but I know if I took mine off I'd be the one ticketed :/

cstokes24 01-13-2006 09:36 PM

Now that is a garage ...sweet cars there too.....that is a sweet looking seven....in its default position with the hood up :ylsuper: they take some tinkering but are well worth it.

Mitch Strickler 01-13-2006 10:06 PM

A few months after my 8 hit the streets without required ugly front plate, I got a verbal warning. More than two years later, that's it. And it feels good every time I look at the undefaced front end.
Mitch

Section 8 01-13-2006 10:34 PM


Originally Posted by juikster
I love a "well broke in",seasoned garage like yours. If its too tidy, you might as well just seal it in and use it as part of the house.The wooden boards leaning over there on the left corner wall. Are they starting to warp.....Yep.....my kind of garage.. :cool:


I must admit, i'm a bad garage cleaner, lol. Those boards are spares..for..something I'm sure :o Leaves are hard to keep out... I must have swept my garage 10 times in the past month.

I do have a beer fridge..it holds all my autox magnets, it's in front of the 8 :)

FD is currently undergoing spring track prep - hense the 'default' hood up position.

I will say that I've been running my FD for over 2 years now with no front plate, 1 ticket and 1 warning, that's it, however I don't drive that around on the street much and the rx8 is my wife's daily driver so I decided to not tempt the fates and just leave it on for now.

Section 8 01-13-2006 10:38 PM


Originally Posted by tiltmode43
the 7 makes the 8 look like a boat!

Agh, front plate law is in Cali also. So many people drive around without one but I know if I took mine off I'd be the one ticketed :/


haha, another rx7 friend said when i first showed him pictures that the 7 made the 8 "look like a suburban"

I find it amusing also, because the 8 is not a big car at all, especially when you see it next to other 2 door sedans. I never really realized how small the 7 was i guess.

BunnyGirl 01-13-2006 11:15 PM


Originally Posted by mikeyr
Ditto...but needs a beer fridge!

There appears to be a fridge in front of the 8.

mikeyr 01-13-2006 11:18 PM


Originally Posted by BunnyGirl
There appears to be a fridge in front of the 8.

oh the big white thing in front of the 8.......:o:

it's perfect then.

DarkBrew 01-13-2006 11:27 PM

Alas, I will never have such a garage. My wife does not like my '8 (not such a bad thing) so mine sits next to a mini van (a bad thing) and if she had her way it would be a pickup truck (a really bad thing). I hope you consider yourself lucky.

Rotary78 01-13-2006 11:57 PM

yea i agree with everyone here, i like the garage, and the 2 beautiful cars you have in their.... i like the jack you have behind your 7 hahaaa, its like a body shop...

IZoomZoomI 01-14-2006 01:09 AM

sweet garage....

dillsrotary 01-14-2006 01:21 AM

that pic would make a great poster title "perfect match"

Section 8 01-14-2006 07:44 AM

Thanks for the comments guys :)

Go48 01-14-2006 08:50 AM

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Couldn't resist posting this pic. :)

Cool-Blue-Dad 01-16-2006 08:42 AM


Originally Posted by Go48
Couldn't resist posting this pic. :)

Seems appropriate here. Are those your 'twins'?

Go48 01-16-2006 09:05 AM

Yup. The 2nd gen RX-7 is a project/track car I purchased after getting the RX-8. Wanted to do a little high-speed driving but couldn't bring myself to thrash the RX-8, at least while it is still new and under warranty. I find the RX-7 more fun to drive than the RX-8 since it has a bunch of suspension and performance mods. But it's definitely not as refined as the RX-8 and it certainly is not a long-distance car.

bulletproof21 01-16-2006 01:10 PM


Originally Posted by Go48
Couldn't resist posting this pic. :)

are your garage doors wider than normal?

Section 8 01-16-2006 01:12 PM


Originally Posted by Go48
Yup. The 2nd gen RX-7 is a project/track car I purchased after getting the RX-8. Wanted to do a little high-speed driving but couldn't bring myself to thrash the RX-8, at least while it is still new and under warranty. I find the RX-7 more fun to drive than the RX-8 since it has a bunch of suspension and performance mods. But it's definitely not as refined as the RX-8 and it certainly is not a long-distance car.


Very cool pic, love to see an all rotary garage. I joked after getting the 8 that all i needed to do now was do a rotary swap on my Tacoma lol

Go48 01-16-2006 01:16 PM


Originally Posted by bulletproof21
are your garage doors wider than normal?

I think they're 9-foot doors. If you really want to know, I'll measure them, but as I recall, I didn't specify special doors when the house was built. There are narrower doors available, though.

EDIT: Yeah, 9-foot-wide doors. The garage is wider than usual since I had the builder add a few feet in each direction. A garage can never be too big. :)

Go48 01-16-2006 01:19 PM


Originally Posted by Section 8
Very cool pic, love to see an all rotary garage. I joked after getting the 8 that all i needed to do now was do a rotary swap on my Tacoma lol

Me too!! Only problem is that I also have a 4Runner and I frequently play musical cars to see which one stays outside. Guess it's time to move to a house with a 3-car garage. :)


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