vudoodoodoo

Nah, I think he means he got OWNED! LOL! :D

jtimbck2

Boy has this thread turned into a flamefest! Mods, please move it to the Lounge forum!

vudoodoodoo

I thought my posts were educational.

said7

Me too.

Twice in one thread. Ouch .

Section 8

Eh, they look functional to me. I still haven't been able to confirm this, but I think I remember reading (and by looking at the pictures of the engine) that this was a dry sump system, but I could be wrong..

RotorMotor

You're right and I apologize for my behavior. I just can't stand to watch people get belittled for no reason whatsoever, especially when the person doing the belittling is grossly misinformed. I should've let the mods handle it...

mantisflie

It seems we all need to grow up a little. If you like the car; buy it. If you don't; don't buy it. Sure it's not perfect, but then no car will ever be. I think a change of attitude though can go a long way towards making the car more "perfect". I feel the car is perfect for me and I enjoy every aspect of it. The little quirks it has just makes it more unique. Ahhhh, some people will never be satisfied.

vudoodoodoo

I think the good outweights the bad in the 8.

BRx8

naw, i don't think you need to apologize for anything as you were just correcting someone that doesn't know his own terminology because you DO know what "admonished" means...

TybeeRX-8, you base your knowledge on what is and isn't a sports car on owning a Miata alone? i'm sure it's a fun little car but have you owned a sports car that had at least 200hp?

takahashi j

iTrader: (2)

the car comes with dual oil coolers...hence the need for the vents

TreknMazda

The Grand Touring package has always been listed with only the driver's seat having power. Shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone in the pre-order program.

neit_jnf

Wow you can really see the gold flakes in that first picture! But not in the second, what's up with that?

BRx8

the first picture seems like an undoctored photograph, hence the cobblestone driveway it's on...the second is perhaps a Photoshopped image

Section 8

I'm pretty sure that the second picture has been photoshopped for press release, whereas the first picture is probably un-molested.

more here:

http://media.mazda.ch/dossiers/RX-8/Photo-RX8-D.htm

Lensman

The second image has been compressed to death and the resolution is so screwed that anything as small as a mica dot has blended into the red. Note the heavy moire patterning, this is a jpg too far!

TybeeRX-8

Well, I don't feel "owned", "rebutted", etc. I started this thread as "Picky". That was meant to mean small nits that I found on inspection of the car. I was aware that the passenger seat wasn't powered, but I didn't know it did not have the lumbar adjustment.

I've seen lots of comment re the vents, but it is unclear if they are from anyone who owns one yet. maybe Rotorboy (who I know has his now) can enlighten me. It was his car I saw.

I don't know about the oil cooler(s) or a dry sump oil system. Just never seen it mentioned anywhere...brochures, MadzaUSA, the "Book", etc. I do know the oil filter is on top (under the plastic cover), but that's it.

As for the comment about owning a sports car and the Miata, of which I've had two, I started out with an MGB (horrible little car), several VWs (including a Formula V many years ago), two BMWs (sports sedans), five different Benzes (including an SLK, CLK 430). I autox my car and will do so with the RX8. And I do volunteer work for SCCA. So, I think my experience more than qualifies me to comment.

On another note, the cars I saw did not have the spare tire kit (which I didn't get either), but they do come with jacks and a complete set of towing/tie down rings! These are all neatly arranged in the trunk.:D

jonalan

Yea, yea, that's what we all said when we were single.

P00Man

lol

crap, i dont know what car to get...
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Ford Essex V6 Engine (Uk) History

Good Duck

Get the car that makes you smile.

jdl

How about this? In "The Book" sent to us, in the Exterior and Aerodynamics section on page 55 you will find the following words captioning a closeup of the vent behind the front left wheel:
"All ducts and opening[s] are functional."

The book's not exactly an owner, but seems authoritative on the subject. It certainly corroborates actual owner's statements found elsewhere in these forums that these vents really vent heat from the engine compartment.

akrx8

THANKYOU jdl,all ducts and vents are functional.its in the book and on the mazda site (3d tour i think)jeeeezzzzzz.

B-Nez

It's also spelled out in great detail in the presskit. And that was 7 months ago!

pmacwill

I always wondered how exactly I would know where the fender strakes go, but as you can see from the first un-doctored picture there are 2 breaks in the functional part of the vent. I pick up my car at 9:30am tomorrow and I can't wait to play!!!!

Racer X-8

How come whenever I read one of your posts, your voice sounds in my mind like that sidekick of Spaceghost?:D
[arms raised in defense from imminent comeback...errr]

mantisflie

LOL, yeah, that's good. I had a good laugh with that. Arms raised in defense?? You think poor little 'ol me would lash out in defense?! I actually thought most of my posts were lame questions and crap... You got to admit though, the Mantis on that cartoon is the Man!! er,.. Mantis, or MantisMan.... whatever. I do tend to agree with many of his thoughts. The world would be perfect and blissful.... if there wasn't any humans. :D