Notices
RX-8 Discussion General discussion about the RX-8 that doesn't fit in one of the specialty forums.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: CARiD

Purchasing soon. Rx8 or TC?

Thread Tools
 
Rate Thread
 
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:10 PM
  #51  
Spinning Sushi's Avatar
I <3 Sushi
iTrader: (21)
 
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,967
Likes: 4
From: SoCal
There is, it's called an engine with low compression.
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:12 PM
  #52  
ILoveFI's Avatar
Registered
 
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 215
Likes: 0
From: San Francisco, CA
Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
There is, it's called an engine with low compression.
I mean something other than their fault.
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:27 PM
  #53  
newguy's Avatar
zoom fuckin zoom
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 386
Likes: 0
From: PA, USA
a 2 door corrolla vs. a top of the line Mazda RX8 basically the japanese vette?

this thread is a joke right? but the Scion IS mAd tYtE yO
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:31 PM
  #54  
Renesis07's Avatar
Vtak just kicked in yo!!
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,053
Likes: 1
From: Lake County IL
Originally Posted by newguy
a 2 door corrolla vs. a top of the line Mazda RX8 basically the japanese vette?

this thread is a joke right? but the Scion IS mAd tYtE yO
I wouldnt go as far as to call it a japanese vette, but I agree with your point.
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:36 PM
  #55  
smitht0789's Avatar
2004 RX-8 Nordic Green
 
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
From: nasty nati ohio
i have an 8, best bud has a tc. the tc's a good reliable car, but i wouldnt everr own one. they;re slow as can be in my opinion, and are straight up girl cars. but do what u want, not wut other ppl think. dont do sumthin ure gonna regret. jus go drive both of them and see what you like better. and theres ure answer!
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:39 PM
  #56  
dschreiner's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 51
Likes: 0
buy the tc and get get off our forum
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:45 PM
  #57  
nycgps's Avatar
Out of NYC
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,881
Likes: 36
From: Planet Earth
Get a tC

Cuz it does not sound like you can handle the 8 yet. At least not for your age.



P.S. : Ahh, just changed my oil today. 2.5K since. 10w40 Redline Juice the 2nd time
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 10:27 PM
  #58  
ken-x8's Avatar
Registered
 
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,027
Likes: 5
From: Northern Virginia
My BIGGEST gripe with the car is the lacking ability to change the HU and how difficult it is to add any audio upgrades. Not that it is impossible, just more expensive and time consuming then most cars.
You would get an RX-8 and drown out that sweet rotary sound by playing the radio?

Sheesh! Get the TC.

Ken
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 11:07 PM
  #59  
smitht0789's Avatar
2004 RX-8 Nordic Green
 
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
From: nasty nati ohio
PS: most stock 8's come with BOSE speakers which sound reallly sweet!!!
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 11:17 PM
  #60  
rollerbldes's Avatar
Registered
 
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 627
Likes: 0
From: OC
Sounds like you already convinced yourself on the tC, so go get it.

As far as swapping the headunit on the RX-8, there is a corksport kit right now for around $450 and metra is coming out with a kit soon-ish for $180.
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 11:48 PM
  #61  
8 Maniac's Avatar
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 3,814
Likes: 1
From: Aki City, Japan
Would you call yourself a deviant? If so, then scion is telling you to buy it.

Not that I agree with that ad. Every time I'm driving on campus or at the nearby apartments passing 8 or 9 TC's, sometimes parked right next to each other (and it's not even a meet), all I can think is "wow... look at all these deviants... there's so many of them... and they're all the same... and your typical college student too... but scion tells me they're deviants, so they must be..."

The most deviant thing about scion is the fact they try to advertise it as being deviant. And even then, that isnt. They might not advertise the 8, but at least they dont advertise it poorly.
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 12:03 AM
  #62  
DarkLord7854's Avatar
Software Engineer
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,376
Likes: 1
From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Originally Posted by smitht0789
PS: most stock 8's come with BOSE speakers which sound reallly sweet!!!
That they do, sometimes I like sitting in the car after turning engine off, leaving music playing for a while more :D
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 12:08 AM
  #63  
fkoolaggie's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 24
Likes: 0
From: College Station, TX
cant' you add the trd supercharger to the tc?? it could add a little juice. The rx8 will drain you financially it is a blast to drive so you will find your self spending money on gas like crazy. and since i'm a 20 yr full time college student not good. But who has to eat :D as long as you can drive.
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 12:13 AM
  #64  
ShinkaTeen's Avatar
space reserved for shirt
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 668
Likes: 1
From: Pasadena,ca for school SD for home
Buy the Tc.

because i dont want to see you and your threads ever again.
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 12:55 AM
  #65  
gh8st's Avatar
STiMPACK
iTrader: (10)
 
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,107
Likes: 0
From: Nassau County, NY
LOL.. tc was my first car. got in a wreck, the car crumpled up like a soda can. i'm lucky i'm still alive. what a POS
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 02:13 AM
  #66  
8 Maniac's Avatar
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 3,814
Likes: 1
From: Aki City, Japan
Originally Posted by gh8st
LOL.. tc was my first car. got in a wreck, the car crumpled up like a soda can. i'm lucky i'm still alive. what a POS
was it all exterior crap that crumpled or did the cabin collapse as well? What speed was the wreck?
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:12 AM
  #67  
Renesis07's Avatar
Vtak just kicked in yo!!
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,053
Likes: 1
From: Lake County IL
Originally Posted by ShinkaTeen
Buy the Tc.

because i dont want to see you and your threads ever again.
True that....this dude is another DaRotary in the making....
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:49 AM
  #68  
knicks1984's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 115
Likes: 0
From: Turnersville, NJ
I work at a Toyota dealership and have test drove a TC several times. The cars are so different in every way that it'll be pointless to argue. It comes down to what your looking for, the 8 is a sports car and the TC is a compact coupe. The 8 was engineered to be a rival of the Z, the TC was engineered to be a corolla coupe. If your worrying about reliability and also gas mileage then please get the TC because you'll have less maintenance and better gas mileage. But when your bumping your system in your TC, I'll be flying past you listening to my RENESIS sing.
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:17 AM
  #69  
blackenedwings's Avatar
Life begins @ 30 psi
 
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,745
Likes: 0
From: Columbia, MD
One of these cars causes leprosy... it isn't the RX8. Make your choice accordingly.
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:42 AM
  #70  
db_8's Avatar
Registered
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 156
Likes: 1
From: ewa beach, HI
i would say it's all about love. if you don't love the rx8, you'll have a hard time living with it. if you have to ask others which one is better, you don't love the 8 enough and you should get the TC.
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:47 AM
  #71  
DarkLord7854's Avatar
Software Engineer
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,376
Likes: 1
From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Originally Posted by db_8
if you have to ask others which one is better, you don't love the 8 at all and you should get the TC.
Fixed for you
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:48 AM
  #72  
Renesis07's Avatar
Vtak just kicked in yo!!
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,053
Likes: 1
From: Lake County IL
at least get something better than a damn TC, look into a cobalt SS. Fast, good handling, and the stereo is easy to remove.

FWD yay!
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:53 AM
  #73  
gh8st's Avatar
STiMPACK
iTrader: (10)
 
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,107
Likes: 0
From: Nassau County, NY
Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
was it all exterior crap that crumpled or did the cabin collapse as well? What speed was the wreck?
i was going around 60-70 when someone in the opposite lane jumped the lane and hit me dead on.. the exterior crushed like a soda can and the cabin collapsed, but not completely. both my legs were stuck. yeah not fun
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:02 AM
  #74  
db_8's Avatar
Registered
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 156
Likes: 1
From: ewa beach, HI
Originally Posted by DarkLord7854
Fixed for you
thanks. it's 5am and wasn't thinking straight.
Reply
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:04 AM
  #75  
StuttgartRX8's Avatar
Nurburgring Camera Whore
 
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 978
Likes: 0
From: Stuttgart, Germany
TC vs. RX8 buying thread GTFO
Reply


You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:27 PM.