RX8 * 70MPH + Bobcat / the 9 days I've had it ==
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Originally Posted by ccoffman
or perhaps a crossfire right?
I was in love with my 8 before I bought it, I'm in pain knowing she hurts, and wont rest until she's perfect again, on the upside, I'm getting a free replacement to the two years worth of road chipping/flaking on the nose of the car :-)
Which brings me to an interesting question about debadging, are the badges held on with any hardware or are they just sticky, ie. when they replace my front bumper, is it possible to have them leave it off, or is that going to leave me with 2 to 4 mounting holes? On my mercedes the rear mercedes badge was stickied to the car, where as the model identifier was mounted via hardware.
The badge in question atm is the front one obviously, but any information you have on all of them would be appreciated, I have searched on here and only seen posts about taking it to a body shop to be done... Thanks :-)
I was in love with my 8 before I bought it, I'm in pain knowing she hurts, and wont rest until she's perfect again, on the upside, I'm getting a free replacement to the two years worth of road chipping/flaking on the nose of the car :-)
Which brings me to an interesting question about debadging, are the badges held on with any hardware or are they just sticky, ie. when they replace my front bumper, is it possible to have them leave it off, or is that going to leave me with 2 to 4 mounting holes? On my mercedes the rear mercedes badge was stickied to the car, where as the model identifier was mounted via hardware.
The badge in question atm is the front one obviously, but any information you have on all of them would be appreciated, I have searched on here and only seen posts about taking it to a body shop to be done... Thanks :-)
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Originally Posted by ccoffman
haha no, it's cool, i realized you were joking, hence my Crossfire comment :-) it's all good.
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I hit a dog with my 8 after a few weeks. no damage. the bumper just flexed and popped a couple of the clips in the wheel well. the dumb dog was jogging down the road in the middle of the lane coming at me. I slammed on the brakes and swerved but still managed to clip it. I was pissed. I stopped, check for damage, look behind to see if the dog was off the road, and moved on. I would've checked for tags/owners, but I would've been late for work. The dog wasn't there later that day, so I assume owners found it, or it was just knocked out and it got up and took off. Again, I didn't hit it that hard cause I had no damage.
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Originally Posted by Easy_E1
At least you didn't hit one of these Bobcat's,,,
The 8 wouldn't have much against a Bobcat skidsteer. Those are built like a tank.
I wouldn't want to be in the Bobcat if it were hit by an 8 at 70 though....
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Originally Posted by 4 years to Supercharge
Exactly what I envisioned when I first saw the title of the thread.
The 8 wouldn't have much against a Bobcat skidsteer. Those are built like a tank.
I wouldn't want to be in the Bobcat if it were hit by an 8 at 70 though....
The 8 wouldn't have much against a Bobcat skidsteer. Those are built like a tank.
I wouldn't want to be in the Bobcat if it were hit by an 8 at 70 though....
Have you ever noticed it will seriously take like 5 years to repair 10 miles of highway, but those DOT boys can erect a temporary road overnight that lasts the 5 years worth of repair time? WTH.
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wehre did u hit the kitty? u clip its legs out? u got any pics of the damage to the kitty?
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From: CT
Originally Posted by knight7
good for that cat, wtf he doing in the street. sucks he damage the car. the way i look at it, if the cat was alive it heals, the car doesnt.
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One positive...
The body shop is going to fill the mounting holes, seal, prime, paint my front bumper w/o mazda emblem, but also going to order them emblem anyhow should I want it installed later, at no addional cost to me. Should have my baby back by next Friday, meanwhile I've scuffed, primed, and painted my new Pettit racing radio **** as a welcome home present for her.
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From: In the hills between San Miguel and Parkfield - "up in the boonie lands", Central Coast of California, Wine Country
Sympathy - Comprehensive insurance (at least with allstate would cover it)
Bad luck hitting a bad cat - we have one of those wretched chicken killing peacock eating monsters around here but it hasn't
waited for me to hit it!
Be glad it wasn't a cougar!
Bad luck hitting a bad cat - we have one of those wretched chicken killing peacock eating monsters around here but it hasn't
waited for me to hit it!
Be glad it wasn't a cougar!
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From: Gloucester Point, VA
Originally Posted by Roaddemon
That's alot of damage from a kitty. They don't make cars like they used to. 
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