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04-02-2002, 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by mazdamax
Everyone seems to want to add complexity and therefore cost to the car. Yes, eventually a clutchless manual may have to be offfered, but for now, I say introduce the car as soon as possible with the simplest transmission options. This car is going to be unique because of the rotary and its "4 door" configuration, a true state-of-the-art transmission can wait.
I want this car for well under $30k. The only "options" I want are: 1) MANUAL transmission 2) Leather 3) CD Player 4) Moonroof or sunroof and 6) Folding rear seats.
I realize a sunroof/moonroof and folding seats may not be realistic because of rigidity issues, but hopefully they'll be offered.
Keep your damn $1000-$2500 GPS, and $3000 sequential shift trannys. I'll use a map and shift myself. Just my $.02. Thanks.
Everyone seems to want to add complexity and therefore cost to the car. Yes, eventually a clutchless manual may have to be offfered, but for now, I say introduce the car as soon as possible with the simplest transmission options. This car is going to be unique because of the rotary and its "4 door" configuration, a true state-of-the-art transmission can wait.
I want this car for well under $30k. The only "options" I want are: 1) MANUAL transmission 2) Leather 3) CD Player 4) Moonroof or sunroof and 6) Folding rear seats.
I realize a sunroof/moonroof and folding seats may not be realistic because of rigidity issues, but hopefully they'll be offered.
Keep your damn $1000-$2500 GPS, and $3000 sequential shift trannys. I'll use a map and shift myself. Just my $.02. Thanks.
I also feel like a lot of the current GPS Nav systems suck. I was loaned an Acura CL-S for about a month and the Nav system didn't have maps for most of the towns I traveled in, therefore it was completely useless to me. It could tell me my longitude and latitude, but that doesn't do **** if you can't tell what road you're on.
04-15-2002, 08:31 PM
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I'm a big F1 fan. I used to love the paddle shifter. I want it on the RX-8! Of course now the F1 cars are fully automatic so I don't guess you can really compare it to that anymore. I still want the sequential shift tranny though.
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04-15-2002, 09:37 PM
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First of all I don't see why mazda took away the auto/manual out second of all it's not like every rx-8 mazda will make will be an automatic. Not tring to be mean or anything just want to say that.
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