So I got stuck behind a school bus on the way into work today, and all the kids in the back of the bus (elementary school age) could not stop staring at me and the RX8 for the ENTIRE 10 minutes I was behind it. They even got their friends from a couple of seats up to come to the back of the bus to stare. It was cool at first, but it started to really annoy me after about 5 minutes, and I started feeling uncomfortable (kids don't know how to stop staring, and since I couldn't look away I was stuck in that position).

I think it's the rarity of the car. I've only seen like 5 of them in Connecticut since I've owned my RX8, which is why people stop and stare all the time. If the RX8 was a mass produced vehile such as the Mustang and you saw them everywhere, it would lose it's effect.

I guess I do like the attention, but those kids did freak me out. Still, it's great to drive a car that looks as good as it does, and have the handling / performance to match (I still can't believe this car was affordable to me.....it looks like a $50K car.

 

Kinda makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy,,don't it?

 

lol, yeah.

And to the kids defense, it IS an amazing looking car. If I was in the bus I would be staring at the car too.

 

rx8's are dime a dozen around here, i don't feel special

 

you certainly freak out easily.

Maybe you ought to stay home with your parents and get a at home job.

 

oh man, you should have had one in 2004 when they first came out. you were THE center of attention everywhere.

I've had my picture taken while driving about 7 times.

 

wait wait...attentions a bad thing?

may not be exactly a ferrari, but didn't you expect the watchful eye with such a unique car?

I sure don't mind especially coming from cars such as an 86 civic and 90 bonneville. it's all relative i suppose.

 

Maybe they thought you were cute.

 

where in CT are you from?

 

it's only good attention when your car is perfect. and not damaged. lol

 

Just curious, but by any chance, were all the kids staring at you from the back of the bus… blond with short bangs?

 

Anything stuck between your teeth at the time?

 

I bet he would say something different if the Bus was loaded with 20 yr old College chicks

 

Oh yeah. Giggity. Goo.

 

rx8's are a dime a dozen here too, espescially recently, about 4 new ones have been bought around me. but then when i want atten i go take the 3000gt vr4 for a spin...

 

I love the attention. Besides, maybe they were staring at you because you had a boog hangin.

 

The only attention I've had in the past month is negative attention:

1) getting my car egged in the middle of the night
2) getting my car broken into at 8am right before work.

I havent even had my car for 2 weeks (shop) i hate this ******* dodge durango rental. I miss pulling up to starbucks late at night and getting a nice Frappichino and sitting outside staring at my car (along with everyone else)

 

I'm not particularly fond of large group of kids.

 

Kids are like weather ***** they point which way the wind is blowing - they can tell you if you have a hot car and their feelings are honest. Next time just grin and rev!

 

For the 8 numbers don't matter. I saw 3 in the span of 5 mins about a week ago.

They were all Beautiful

Black one had a NH plate MYRX8. (wasn't MY black 8 though)

 

yeah, it does look very classy!

 

RX8 seem to be all over the place here and I still get stared at. (but then I am totally hot)

 

I live in Cheshire, but work in Old Saybrook (I really gotta move closer to my job....the miles are starting to pile up on the car).

Where are you from?

 

lol, how was I freaking out? I just don't like to be stared at for long periods of time (I don't think anyone does....it makes most people uncomfortable).

I like the attention when I'm driving by someone and they turn their head to check out the car. But a bunch of kids that stare for an extremely long period of time? Little awkward.

 

They're not THAT rare here, but you probably only see one a day around vegas. I do know that I got more stares in the RX-8 than I do in the S2K or the Cayenne S and the Cayenne S sits on 22's.