RX-8 on Google Earth
12-04-2006, 04:50 AM
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Balderdash, he doesn't make a valid point at all. Concern over door dings is a reasonable concern which is easily ameliorated with just a little extra care in parking; concern over "a shitload of debris suddenly flies into your path and scratches up your bumper and hood" is utter nonsense, since this happens practically never and is about as likely to happen to anyone here as me winning the lottery, the Boston Globe coming out *against* a tax increase, or Ike buying an RX-8: yes, it can happen, and if you look hard enough you'll find the odd case where it does, but, rounding to whole numbers, its chance of happening is zero. Hurling personal insults at people hardly qualifies as a valid point (or is JeRKy a clinician qualified to diagnose obsessive-compulsive behavior?), it's just boorish and rude.
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12-04-2006, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
Oh no...not a door ding! Must be nice to have a life where door dings are one of your major daily concerns.
Oh no... I can't walk the extra 50 ft for a better parking spot because I'm a lazy fat ***.
12-04-2006, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Krankor
Balderdash, he doesn't make a valid point at all. Concern over door dings is a reasonable concern which is easily ameliorated with just a little extra care in parking; concern over "a shitload of debris suddenly flies into your path and scratches up your bumper and hood" is utter nonsense, since this happens practically never and is about as likely to happen to anyone here as me winning the lottery, the Boston Globe coming out *against* a tax increase, or Ike buying an RX-8: yes, it can happen, and if you look hard enough you'll find the odd case where it does, but, rounding to whole numbers, its chance of happening is zero.
12-04-2006, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
Chances of happening are zero? Maybe up there in bumblefuck Washington it's that low. Down here in Miami the chances of **** flying onto your car are more likely than you think, unless you want to do 55 and find your car's *** rear ended one day. There's **** flying all over the place on our highways. In fact the hood of my 8 was already struck by who-the-****-knows-what one day on 95, which produced 4 small scratches that went completely through the paint. And they are noticeable up close. Well...I guess that makes me a friggin lottery winner then, don't it? Plus we're talking about a car worth less than 30 grand, so I really couldn't give a **** about things like door dings and small scrathces anymore. That's how life is. Go read army's head-on collision thread and then you really might know what it's like to suffer loss instead of worrying about your precious little doors and fenders.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...39#post1575939
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-show-shine-26/scratched-up-one-my-b-pillars-90382/
12-05-2006, 12:10 AM
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New York City here. Door dings are a part of life. Forget your bumpers too. Just replace bumpers and get PDR for the dings every couple of years. They're battle scars. Just enjoying the car... and loving it. Don't worry and be happy.
I have a used Door Defender when I used to care, but then I discovered how much more I can enjoy the car if I don't worry about the little things. Anybody wanna buy a used pair of Door Defenders (http://www.doordefender.com/)? I'll let go for $40 + shipping.
I have a used Door Defender when I used to care, but then I discovered how much more I can enjoy the car if I don't worry about the little things. Anybody wanna buy a used pair of Door Defenders (http://www.doordefender.com/)? I'll let go for $40 + shipping.
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12-05-2006, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
In fact the hood of my 8 was already struck by who-the-****-knows-what one day on 95, which produced 4 small scratches that went completely through the paint.
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12-06-2006, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
Chances of happening are zero? Maybe up there in bumblefuck Washington it's that low. Down here in Miami the chances of **** flying onto your car are more likely than you think, unless you want to do 55 and find your car's *** rear ended one day. There's **** flying all over the place on our highways. In fact the hood of my 8 was already struck by who-the-****-knows-what one day on 95, which produced 4 small scratches that went completely through the paint. And they are noticeable up close. Well...I guess that makes me a friggin lottery winner then, don't it? Plus we're talking about a car worth less than 30 grand, so I really couldn't give a **** about things like door dings and small scrathces anymore. That's how life is. Go read army's head-on collision thread and then you really might know what it's like to suffer loss instead of worrying about your precious little doors and fenders.
12-16-2006, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
That's how life is. Go read army's head-on collision thread and then you really might know what it's like to suffer loss instead of worrying about your precious little doors and fenders.
Should I really be eating so well when other people are starving? Should I really buy a $30,000 car when I could do with a fuel efficient $15,000 car and donate the difference to cancer research?
We have the capacity to worry about minor damage to our cars and empathize or even assist others who have been in serious accidents. In other words there is nothing wrong with doing both. That said, I take your point: If you get a ding, get it repaired and move on. It could be a great deal worse but there is no reason for people to feel guilty for worrying about their car.
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Game for the extremely bored: What about a google Earth RX-8 hunt? Try to spot someone's car at work or home? Problem is it'd likely be covered.
This would also depend on how frequently the images are updated.
This would also depend on how frequently the images are updated.
12-16-2006, 02:58 AM
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My own RX8 shows up on Google not once, but TWICE!
Here's the first one, by my old apartment:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=19...02511&t=k&om=1
It's the teeny-tiny red car in the center. I KNOW it's my car because that's exactly where I parked it every day, and I can tell by the open field next to it that it was a couple of years ago (now it's all new construction).
Here's the second:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...00339&t=k&om=1
It's the red car all by itself in the center of the frame. That's my old workplace, and that's where I parked every day.
Pretty awesome, huh?
By the way, in the first image, that parking spot was one of the few that didn't have cars right next to it. And in the second image, you can see I drove way the hell out of the way to not have to park by anyone else. DOOR DINGS ARE FOR SUCKERS!
Here's the first one, by my old apartment:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=19...02511&t=k&om=1
It's the teeny-tiny red car in the center. I KNOW it's my car because that's exactly where I parked it every day, and I can tell by the open field next to it that it was a couple of years ago (now it's all new construction).
Here's the second:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...00339&t=k&om=1
It's the red car all by itself in the center of the frame. That's my old workplace, and that's where I parked every day.
Pretty awesome, huh?
By the way, in the first image, that parking spot was one of the few that didn't have cars right next to it. And in the second image, you can see I drove way the hell out of the way to not have to park by anyone else. DOOR DINGS ARE FOR SUCKERS!
12-17-2006, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Lex
My own RX8 shows up on Google not once, but TWICE!
Here's the first one, by my old apartment:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=19...02511&t=k&om=1
It's the teeny-tiny red car in the center. I KNOW it's my car because that's exactly where I parked it every day, and I can tell by the open field next to it that it was a couple of years ago (now it's all new construction).
Here's the second:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...00339&t=k&om=1
It's the red car all by itself in the center of the frame. That's my old workplace, and that's where I parked every day.
Pretty awesome, huh?
By the way, in the first image, that parking spot was one of the few that didn't have cars right next to it. And in the second image, you can see I drove way the hell out of the way to not have to park by anyone else. DOOR DINGS ARE FOR SUCKERS!
Here's the first one, by my old apartment:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=19...02511&t=k&om=1
It's the teeny-tiny red car in the center. I KNOW it's my car because that's exactly where I parked it every day, and I can tell by the open field next to it that it was a couple of years ago (now it's all new construction).
Here's the second:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...00339&t=k&om=1
It's the red car all by itself in the center of the frame. That's my old workplace, and that's where I parked every day.
Pretty awesome, huh?
By the way, in the first image, that parking spot was one of the few that didn't have cars right next to it. And in the second image, you can see I drove way the hell out of the way to not have to park by anyone else. DOOR DINGS ARE FOR SUCKERS!
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