sunlightsilver

Just a feel-good message for y'all...

It's so nice to be one of the only RX-8 owners in SE Michigan... at least it seems that way, anyway - I still haven't seen any others on the road yet. I took delivery 8/28. I took a few family members for a quick joyride a couple days after I got it, one weekend evening, and I had people in $60G Lexuses and Mercedes turning their heads as I passed by. The heads still turn like crazy - people have never seen a car like this. Today I picked up a co-worker from a Chevy dealer after they dropped their Blazer off for repair, and as I waited in front of their service dept. garage, the crew was sitting there drooling and asking my friend about the car... they kept asking her if they could come over and see it, sit in it, and were telling her that they had never seen one in person, only on TV. So she told them to come on over and I had like 5 different employees, even a couple from the showroom come outside to see the ride. All asking me questions about it and such, and pretty amazed at the price - they all thought a car like this would cost upwards of $40,000! This co-worker friend of mine drives an '02 Vette as her other car, and says that she never got and never gets this kind of attention in her Vette Damn it feels good to be an RX-8 owner. Thought you'd all appreciate the story. Thx for reading, and ride on my brothers and sisters.

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My kitted out M/T Sunlight Silver: GT package, red/black leather, Appearance package, rotary accent package, rear spoiler, front mudflaps, fender strakes, exhaust finishers, red/black parking brake, and a few other minor things (spare tire kit, cargo net, etc...)

mikeb

my experience has been the same
I love this car

mmjames

Same here. One of the strangest things is a lot of the people that come up to me say the same thing:

"So that's an RX-8, is the one that replaces the seven?"

I usually don't want to spent the time to explain the 7 was a pure sports car and this is more of a blend tween a sedan and a sports car.

One thing for sure is most of them just want to know more about the car.

And a last note: it is not the hp issue that causes them to come over to see the car.

Wankeler

GREEN with ENVY...

what a wonderful color!

aside from what happens when I drive this thing.... when it is parked.... lemme tell ya.

For some reason (maybe because this car is HOT!), when the car is sitting still... parked at a restaurant, sitting next to the pump (do that alot!), in my DRIVEWAY!!!, people are drawn to it... they have to see it. I have not gotten a single negative comment from anyone that has inspected this car. Well.... maybe one, but that was about the 300 miles of road dirt that I picked up before I had a chance to wash it.

Green is good... whether it's the color of my car, or from an envious person.


Cheers!

cruzdreamer

I am waiting for my sunlight silver baby and reading your thread and others like it are making me crazy.....I can't wait much longer!!! How long did you wait from build date to delivery? I have a build date of Sep. 1 and am in NW Illinois. I wish I could get one right now but I also have to sell my car. What are the most recent ETAs on delivery? I am getting automatic w/red/blk leather. Can't wait to be admired too. I was at a lot over the weekend on a Sunday and I felt like a salesperson....people were flocking around the car and I was proud to tell them all about it and how I am waiting on mine. I am too excited and 2 months is a long wait for me?

mmjames

I hope it will be worth the wait, and be careful not to hype yourself out to the point it has to fly before you really enjoy it. It still just a car. A great one, in my view, but just a car. Keep it real. Good luck on the wait!!

cruzdreamer

I try to keep myself in check.....maybe I should stop reading these threads,huh! I know it will be worth the wait, but I wish it was here so I couls stop thinking and talking about it so much....I drive the hubby crazy....as he says...."It's just a car". Thanks

LightEmUp

Where in SE michigan you from? I'm in Troy, got mine on 7/28 from Cook Mazda. I saw one other RX-8 during the dream cruise, it was Nordic Green, looked alright. I pulled up next to him and it turns out he was testing the car for Autoweek.

zoom44

your hubby, elara's hubby and my wife. it's called the "Spouses of RX-8 Owners" club. they can get together and talk about how crazy we are

Elara

My boss thought I was exaggerating when I told him how much attention I was getting in the car. And then I drove him to lunch today, and at a stoplight, a guy in a green mustang did a double take, then started yelling at me across traffic about how nice my car was. And then stared, and stared, and stared....thought his head was going to swivel around like an owl's when the light went green.

DAC17

Went to the VW dealer to buy the in-laws a Passat last weekend. Salesman hadn't seen the 8 yet, but opined that it must have cost "$38 to $42 thousand". Amazing.

grogiefrog

Good story!

jtimbck2

My "spouse" is almost as enthusiastic about my ride as I am -- then again, he's a car nut just like me. He just bought an Infiniti FX35 though, so he's pretty well enamored with that right now -- which is good; he's stopped bugging me about taking my car to work! :D

akrx8

i have had the same response.everyone says damn, thats like a 40,000 car.turns heads every where.

chopsticker

Maybe we can answer you once you're able to form a coherent sentence.

chopsticker

dude...I think you should seriously stop niffing the NOS you've been injecting into your Civic. When did Mensa come into the conversation? And what does IQ have to do with anything? All I asked for was a coherent sentence (which you have yet to provide) on what your exact question was. Anyways, I've already answered your question on another thread.

RX-8 Zoomster

Almost everyone here that bought the RX-8 bought it for the overall package of looks, class, handling, performance, functionality, price, etc. Yes, you could have spent less and got a car that had better performance times, but then you are compromising on the other things, I stated above, that make this car unique and special. I know of no other vehicle that gives you this overall package for the price Mazda is charging for the RX-8.

You are obviously hung up about speed, and are interested in nothing else. From reading your 8+ posts, it is obvious you will not ever buy the RX-8 or have any intention of buying one. You are nothing but a troll, and you only here on this forum to be an instigator.

Now leave this forum before you are late for your job interview below:

Ike

For those of you that think I'm a troll, please take note of this guy. :p

5Gen_Prelude

Let me ask you a question, is there anything I could say to you that would make you regret buying a 454 Vette? To the point you would do something about it?

Do you honestly think someone who has nothing good to say about someone else's personal choice could POSSIBLY change their mind?

You only have two choices for your existence here:

1) To prove people are wrong about their choice. If this is the case then you are going about it the wrong way.
2) To bust people's chops. In which case, well that's just pathetic. Grow up

chopsticker

I didn't know selling trailer homes was considered "real estate." I guess I learn something new everyday.

RX-8 Zoomster

I know. Ike, you're now a saint in my eyes. Forgive me for ever doubting your real intent on this forum. :D

RX-8 Zoomster

Now I know what kind of car RX-8-is-slow owns! It's a mid-seventies Camaro up on blocks, sitting in his front lawn. I can picture him now, sittng in there, playing race car driver yelling "Vroom Vroom" at the top of his lungs till his Mommy calls him in for dinner.