85 Toyota Tercel... Wagon

Mods (8" bass cannon between the seats... another in the wagon and custom installed radio shack head unit. 18" stock wheelsok they were like 14's but i kept them clean )

now that's pimp. however... i wouldn't trade my 8 for the world. best car i've ever owned

 

1st car was a 1984 Porsche 944 (white) transmission went out within a year sold after fixing it

 

1st car- 2004 Mazda RX-8

Now that I think about it, it is almost the same as the car I drive now....

Almost...

 

Does a bike count? I rode a kawa 636 , how does it compare? Well you cant compare bikes with cars , its like comparing apples and oranges....but the rx8 is much more comfortable

 

Mazda 626 1982
with a volvo bumper on the front LOL

 

Add rust, missing paint all over, broken mirrors, shattered reflectors, dents all over, and a transmission that would slam into first gear from 3rd at 40 when braking....then that's my car...what do you expect for $500, a bottle of lube under the seat when I bought it, and a car you can superman over high ramps time after time?

This car is millions of times leaps and bounds ahead.

 

Hmmm, judging by the responses I might be a little bit older than many of the posters.

My first car was a hand me down from my Dad - '67 Saab 96. 3-cylinder, 2 cycle. With studded snow tires on the front it was unstoppable in the snow. It was a pretty fun car to drive - if a little wierd, odd, whatever else you want to call it.

Dave

 

My first car was a 1990 Mercury Topaz... ahhh the memories of "the Topaz" rocked a couple cars in between and then got my 04' Nordic Green beauty :D

 

1998 Nissan Sentra, AT. Used to belong to a General Manager whom my dad fired, so it was just sitting around the house. Parents gave it to me for use.



Old Perodua Kancil, 4SPD MT. The car where I learned manual. It was also the car with which I earned my license.



Now:



How do they compare?

The Perodua was nothing more than four wheels and a small tiny engine. Front wheel drive, atrocious handling, shitty clutch, shitty shifter (it was talllllll~), worthless interior, and most of all, notorious safety ratings (like, none. If you crashed this thing, you are almost guaranteed to die). I like small hatchbacks, but only when they have some sense of agility to them. This one was small but drove like a bus.

The Sentra was also worthless as a driver's car. It was remotely comfy...., until we sent it for service at some shady shop and it came back with race grade suspension (as in, stiff as hell). Interior was worth ****, it was boring to drive, and it's acceleration was a joke. Only good thing was..., well, it moved.

These were cars designed for people who had done their breeding, and are now just waiting to die. Boring, white appliance cars.

VS RX-8? I think you guys know the story.

 

My first car was an 83 chrysler new yorker. It was pretty lame but it would talk. It would say, "the door is ajar." and a few other things. I paid $50 for it so I didn't complain.

After that I had a red 91 ford escort gt It had a 4 cylinder mazda engine which was pretty fun. The transmission finally started having some serious problems last month when I drove 1hr to vote for Ron Paul. I made it back and had an excuse to buy an 8!

I finally got a red 04 rx8 last sunday. I've only had it for 4 days but its been awesome. I haven't been able to have too much fun in it since I don't have tags yet. Neither of my previous cars even come close to the 8.

 

Okay, I'm old, 53, but my first car was a 1947 Oldsmobile convertible straight 8 hydromatic.

My dad bought it back in 1960, totally refurbished it and then handed it down to me when I was 16.

From straight 8 to RX-8, never thought of that before!

Gary Eaves

 

first car was a 04 mazda rx8 auto and my second car is a 06 mazda rx8 manual

 

You're not alone. My first car was a used tan '69 Saab 96 with the 4-stroke V4 engine. I like good, odd, unpopular cars.

The 8 is faster.

 

1994 Volvo 940 sedan. It's parked outside right now; I had a minor mishap when I tried to jump it which led to my decision to get the RX-8. Anyway, in its current state the 940 has 170k miles on it. The ABS computer is fried, the SRS sensor is gone, and only one of the speakers works. With that said, it has a powered driver's seat and a sunroof while my '07 RX-8 (my second car) does not.

Need to list that 940 on CraigsList, actually. I need to get it off my insurance and I could probably get a grand for it.

 

1972 Renault R15. How can it even begin to compare.

 

Reading all ur posts started making me nostalgic ......I started remembering things about my previous cars that didn't even enter my mind when I posted the question earlier!! Guess I was 2 caught up in my '8 ! But 4 the most part, even though I had a lot of great memories, (and sum sh!tty) I wouldn't give my '8 up 4 anything!!

And 2 those who thought they were a lil' old............who cares......age is nothing but a #.....besides, u're only as old as u feel in ur heart! And judging by how much fun we all have stated that we have with our '8's.......I'd say we all feel between 18-25 in our hearts right now!!

 

After reading everyone's response (I didn't actually), I think it's safe to say that my first car is really easy to compare to my 8.

 

well my 8 is my first. i've driven a lot of cars, accords, legacies, wrx's, bmw m3, '72 mustang mach i, '06 mustang gt, vans, pathfinders, land rovers, jeeps, and one of my fav's hmmwv's (army).

but after driving all of that, i love the 8 the most. i can throw this thing around and it fits my driving personality to a t. i'm gonna take care of this little car and be sure when i make the next big buck i upgrade to a '09. i think i'm sold on the rotary for life.

 

I had a 1992 Chevy Corsica with 3 spoke wheels and tinted windows, I loved that car back then, Then it got in an accident and now the Corsica is just a memory

 

My first car was a 1968 Chevy Pickup.

This '08 GT trumps it...barely.

 

first car, when i got my license, the rx8
comparing to my new car.
i love both
completely different feeling.
the e92 wins in many ways
and yet the 8 wins on ways the e92 cant even begin to compare

 

1974 Malibu Classic, 2 door.

V-8, cragar mags.

8-track tape player.

CB radio.

Huge front bench seat that you could do you know what on

 

My first car was a 1989 Lincoln Town Car.

Hey sea ray, i just got rid of a 1974 Chevelle Malibu Classic.

 

My first car was a 2000 Audi S4, auto =X. Had it for about a year until I got bored of auto, was going to get it again in manual, but they gave me too many problems. German parts = $$$$$$. Was a real easy car to mod though, 400$ would get you 60hp. Awd. Twin turbo. God I miss that car.

 

My first car was a 1958 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Spider. Bought in 1965, pretty worn out when I got it. Kind of a money sink, but really great and classy when it was running. Had it for about 3 years before it wore out completely.

Always wanted another roadster. But when second childhood hit a couple of years ago, the 8 called out to me more than anything else.

Ken