6speedrx

Man I love R3's! Its never too late to adopt you know... Haha but seriously that's an awesome car, I hope he enjoys it. I sure love my rx8; I was 20 before I could afford it though . Just don't shut it off cold and make sure to add oil accordingly and you'll be all set.

RadRedR3

Better late than never? lol Seriously though, somehow I never noticed this part of your reply. Pics? Sure... I've got plenty of those. hahaha

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Not too bad, like the color scheme on her.

Not too long ago, I got to have a Mustang for a day. It was just an auto V6, but hell, the power difference between that and the 8 was definitely noticable. Wish I could've had the manual V8 though for the full experience, but that alone was still a fun difference.

RadRedR3

Thanks for the compliment. It was my wife who talked me into the Red/White combo. She said it was obnoxious, like me. Lol. I had been going to get the "classic" Shelby White/Blue until then.

Anyway, if you're ever going to be down in my neck of the woods you can drive this V8/M6 combo. It's a fun car.

I know what you mean about the V6 though. Heck, the Mustang GT's we all thought ruled the road were ~ 225hp factory. Decent V6's these days routinely crank out 325 - 350hp. Lol. Gotta love progress!

OddEclipse

Good choice!

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Well red's always been the fastest color! Haha. I do like it because it stands out so well though. It grabs your eyes so well out of a crowd, being such a bright red.

Outside of red, I do love this though.. Call me a fan boy for it being the NFS Edition, but I think it's just damn sexy like this.




But absolutely. Until then, the Rx8's been pretty much the fastest car I've driven(Not been inside, but driven), so it's just crazy the difference in power from that alone. I'd really like to get to try out the new 2013 when it comes out, just to see what that's like. But now I'm just getting greedy.

Definitely made me feel like the 8 needs boost..

jasonrxeight

pretty mean looking. minus the hood pins.

Razz1

Not much to MOD on series II

Bladecutter

RadRedR3,

Since we have your attention, how has your kid been doing with his R3?
It's always interesting to have the parent's opinion on how their young child does behind the wheel of a sports car.

Have you had to take the keys away from him for being a goofball behind the wheel? Or is your kid been pretty responsible with the car?

BC.

RadRedR3

Actually, he's done pretty damn good so far. Of course, realizing full well I'm jinxing EVERYTHING by making this post.... lol

He's had the car nearly 6 months to the day, today and no problems as of yet. I had my driver's license *exactly* three freakin' days before I wrecked my first car doing something stupid in front of a girl. *doh*

He's required to wash/wax/detail it every weekend and complete his weekly "preventative maintenance" schedule. He checks the air in the tires, inspects the air filter, checks all the bulbs for proper function, checks and adds oil as necessary. I helped him do the first oil change along with the fluid in the tranny and rear end right after we got it. The second oil change he did, I just watched. He has a maintenance binder that he records all the checks he does, records maintenance, keeps receipts, etc.

Now, make no mistake, *I* am the one who came up with all this stuff for him to do, but he does it with *nearly* no bitching and my main purpose besides maintaining the car, was to instill good habits in him that will stick with him when I'm not breathing down his neck the rest of his life.

I know a lot of people think teens shouldn't get "good" cars as their first, especially not sports cars because they'll just trash them. That's probably true in many cases, but then that's true in the case of a lot of adults too... the only difference being the adults pay their own car note while they neglect the car. I'm happy with his treatment of the car so far. He's a pretty self-disciplined kid though. Trust me, he's no angel by any means, but he's motivated by what's important to him, and this was his "dream car"... he knows if he screws it up, he loses it. No second chances.

Time will tell, but he's off to a good start. I like him having the car, it's the ultimate "If you screw up, I'm taking your ________ away" motivation tool. lol hahaha

RadRedR3

Not a fanboy at all, that car is DAMN sexy. As for the 2013, I'll actually be buying one, but not till the dealer is at or below MSRP, I've never paid over sticker for any car... and never will. That said, I'm in no hurry. The 2013's put down *around* 600hp at the wheels. I've seen a few stock dyno's already and as high as 609 and low as the 580's. My car, as it sits, dyno'd at 587rwhp so I can wait till the hype over the 2013 dies and I can get the deal *I* want.

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Ah, I wasn't quite given a sports car by any means as my first car, but I was given a 1988 Mx6, which already had coilovers and (beat to heck) DOT slicks for tires. Add that in with being a manual, and it was more than enough to get me in trouble. First day it was home, my parents left saying that if I could drive manual I could drive it that day, knowing no one had shown me how to drive manual.

So I took it upon myself to make sure I could drive the car around before they got home, including parking it in a new spot just to let them know of my success before they even got home, haha.

Well, after it was finally through inspection and what not, legal to actually drive around, the second day of that(Which was maybe a few days after this), I got talked into racing a couple of my friends. Led to one hell of a blown headgasket from a 3-2 downshift, with 3rd gear maxed out.

I'll admit, over the course of my being able to drive, I've had my fun.. But, I own up to anything that goes wrong like that, or any said incidents with blue lights. Paid for my own layers, done community service and such, yatta yatta. I guess this is why my parents still let me drive without taking my car away, haha. Though I was absolutely sure I was going to lose it a few times from certain things..

Then again, us car guys tend to be different. We get a speeding ticket, half the time we probably weren't in a rush anyway, our ego was on the line in some way, shape, or form. Maintenance will find it's way to be done, especially if you neglect it and find out the consequences when you're pulling that said part to be replaced. So many different things, but ultimately, it's better to get in trouble from that, than from doing drugs, as long as you don't hurt or kill yourself or anyone else.

Then again, avoiding trouble is always the best bet, but we all have our stories. Put a car guy there with a girl to impress, as you've said, and we'll smile and say we've got this, haha.

But seriously though, how many track days and such has he taken it to, or do you let him?

And as far as the Mustang, I did enjoy the power of driving it, but I personally enjoy my Rx8 too much to trade it in on one, and I can't quite say I have the money for yet another car. Maybe oneday, when I find me a wife, I'll buy her one just so I can be able to drive it every now and then, haha.

Yeah, that sounds like it'll work.

Done with my book now.

RadRedR3

No track days yet, but just put a new set of tires and brake pads and rotors (he wanted slotted rotors because they look cool..lol Kids. haha), so we'll be heading to the track next.

Razz1

All I can see in that third picture is a big HAM...

Mu ha ha...

Welcome to the club.

RadRedR3

Lol. You and me both. But then I'd have been intolerable if my dad had bought that for me at 16. Hahaha. I had a POS Datsun 240Z as my first car. Ehhh, he's a good kid though.

Thanks for the welcome.