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Old 06-23-2012, 02:30 AM
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Hmm, I've never gotten a ticket in 40 years of driving. I don't drive like an old lady (ask my wife), but I pick my spots. The rest of the time I drive at the speed limit plus 5 or 10, or at least make sure I'm the second fastest car on the road (aka follow the rabbit).

Now, watch...I'll get a ticket tomorrow
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Sat and admired it over a cup of hot coffee. Cant drive it at the moment due to surgery on my spine so looking at it was the next best thing
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Old 06-23-2012, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Wolfe
Pulled over again. And again - No Ticket... Not even ripping it. Luckiest man alive.. Then some blue Rx-8 pulls up along side me not 5 minutes after i'm let go. I did resist temptation. Kept the speed limit.
Never speeding again. Too Close. Too Soon.
haha, seems whenever I speed there's no cops around, whenever I don't speed there *are* cops around. I guess I'm lucky! Happened twice tonight!
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Old 06-23-2012, 09:54 AM
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Well, there was a time that I sped next to a CHP. He shined those flood lights as I passed him at 80(70 was the posted speed limit). I didn't realize what he was doing until I made an exit off the freeway. Instinctively, I hid and parked in the first dark alley I found and saw him pass in front of me. Besides that, I was pulled over once for giving way to someone entering a freeway, CHP thought I was drunk, surprisingly he corrected himself (which is very rare) and let me off.
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Old 06-23-2012, 11:45 AM
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well - seeing as we are on that subject ... A couple of months back I overtook a plain clothes police car then proceeded to redline it in 3rd and 4th . Wonder how fast that was ?
Anyway -as he had no way of measuring my speed i got let off with a "slow down" . Biggest let off i've ever had in 30+yrs of driving !
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Old 06-23-2012, 01:11 PM
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proceeded to redline it in 3rd and 4th . Wonder how fast that was ?
Oh god. LOL.
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Old 06-23-2012, 02:33 PM
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I've never been pulled over in my 8. I guess I'm just the luckiest man in the world. lol
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Old 06-23-2012, 05:16 PM
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Since everyone is talking about getting pulled over...

I haven't been pulled over in my eight. Now in my Honda I get pulled over all the time, maybe it's just because I'm Mexican.
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Old 06-23-2012, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SubliminalPollution
Since everyone is talking about getting pulled over...

I haven't been pulled over in my eight. Now in my Honda I get pulled over all the time, maybe it's just because I'm Mexican.
lol, my hispanic friend that was with me in the car when I got let go, kept insisting that it was because I'm white. I avoided driving much today, and just washed and waxed the car. I get to DD tonight, but I get to use friends cars for that. So car will be safe from drunken idiots. Monday Im getting new brake pads and front tires. some Hankooks to match my rears.
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Old 06-24-2012, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SamPappas
getting pulled over will happen. a lot. i drove for two years without ever being pulled over. in the year i've had my 8 i've been pulled over 5 or 6 times. anyways post a picture of this "head turner"
Few Pics I Took Today.

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/my-04-yellow-234979/
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Old 06-24-2012, 08:34 PM
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Cleaned my ESS! I think, maybe, lol. I can't get under my car, so I reached down through all the belts and thingies from above and pulled a cloth between the gap, then an emory board. So it's cleanER at least Thanks to people for posting pictures of it, I could find it by feel because of them.

Washed car and polished up yellowing headlights too

Topped off oil to full.
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Old 06-24-2012, 09:04 PM
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Replaced leaking reverse switch and wired in some gauges. Topped off the trans.
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Old 06-25-2012, 12:53 AM
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Drove my RX-8 along the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:04 PM
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fatmatted the trunk to help silence the exhaust a bit, and black vinyl'd the silver console trim.
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by paimon.soror
fatmatted the trunk to help silence the exhaust a bit...
Did it work?
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:19 PM
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left work early and gave my 8 a wash and wax
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:42 PM
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Washed, Clay bar'd, polished, and waxed. Car's paint is SO smooth!
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Old 06-28-2012, 04:34 PM
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Cant do anything today besides look at it from my office. It's at the mechanic's right across the street. It needs to be washed so bad!
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Old 06-28-2012, 04:35 PM
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nothing. shes resting in the garage away from the heat and sun.
my 330xi is the DD.
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Old 06-28-2012, 05:47 PM
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Installed Sirius, Bluetooth and iPod via Grom in place of my OEM iPod adaptor.
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Old 06-30-2012, 01:59 PM
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Two tone rx8

Painted my rx8, wet sanded and detailed it
Next paint spoiler, wheels and possibly paint the handles??
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Old 06-30-2012, 02:23 PM
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That looks great!
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Old 06-30-2012, 02:54 PM
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Changed the ignition coils. The originals were in good shape except for L1.
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Old 06-30-2012, 03:08 PM
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That looks great!
Cheers for that it took me 3days to complete from start to finish
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Old 06-30-2012, 04:36 PM
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Put some new rubbers on. I'll give the Potenza RE050A RFT a chance. Never tried Bridgestones before.
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