Nice thread. I joined just after the original round went dormant, so this is the first time I saw it.

I once pulled up to a store in a strip mall, with the storekeeper out front on a smoke break. She nearly dropped her cigarette when she saw Zoomy. Her mouth was still gaping when I got out, and she gasped "Nice car!".

I can't believe all the "mid life crisis" cracks people have reported. My RX-8 is pure second childhood. I got too old to keep telling people I was still on my first. Never had a crisis.

Ken

some guy at a stoplight asked me if my car was an rx-3.

Exactly.

Now my biggest headache (and a minor one at that) is trying to figure out polite ways to tell the wife and kid that "yes, dad's going for a little drive, but would rather be by himself..."

Rather like that commercial where the guy tells his wife/GF: "Honey, it's hard for me to hear the sound of the engine with all that yakkin!"

The wife's joked about me meeting someone for a secret fling- what she doesn't know is that it's true- but the "gal" I'm seeing has got a sweet Renesis heart, 6-speed, 230hp, and lives in our garage! :)

I love the uniqueness of the doors of this car.

the other day i told my friend i'd drive him home once we were evicted from the park because of teenage curfew. i opened my door, got in ,and kept the door open so he could get in. He stares at my blankly and says, "dude can u put Your seat forward so i can get in?"...i laughed and told him ,"just pull the door open, like a truck door", "ohhhhhh" he replied.

here's one line I got that really pissed me off sooo much, and to this day is probably why I was so sad I didn't get a manual

my senior year in Highschool, I had a date.....so I went with my rx-8 (before it got pwned by the gravel truck, all stock)

she got in.....nice ride, I love rotaries
me: (thinking to myself, damn it score!!!)
btw, she does know alot about cars..
she: why'd you get an auto though?
me: because this one is an 07 and costed only 23k
she: *smiling* he he, I'll let you ride me if you can hit 9k rpm
me:...............lets go

right there and then did I find out that the god damn fuel cutoff limited me to 8.5k

ARGGGG!!!! (still happy ending though, after she saw how hard I tried)

and yea, its the same day I came into this forum and started complaining and trying to trade my car in for a manual........

know you know......

OMG i've never felt so at home lol.
I've heard all those before.
My fave has to b "So what was IT before you started working on it?"
ME: umm and RX-8 same as now
Other: o wow thats like 40k right?
ME nope and its not a V8 ether....
Other: Well what the hell...
lol I love arkansas...I always feel so smart
www.satellitesimplified.com
Al-X

I am going to get in sooooo much trouble, but worth it.

BEST THING SAID - my wife
"OMG honey, this car is THE WET GETTER!" since tried to get her to let me have a personal plate "WETGTR", shot down....

STUPIDEST THING - my wife (yes, blonde; but normally very smart)
"I know I need to check the oil, the dealer told me all about it."

- 1 Month later, "so I have been checking the oil like I am supposed to and it is down about halfway... what do I do?"

I was at the hardware store over the weekend and the kid that was delivering my purchase to my car (propane tank exchange - yes, it fits in the trunk!) started asking about it. He commented on the styling, color, interior, etc. When we inevitably got to the engine, he said "so how big is the V8 in this thing?" (funny question #1), I said, "Well it doesn't have an 8. Or a 6 or a 4. In fact it has no cylinders at all ... it's a rotary engine. See that silvery shaped thing in the seatback? It's got two things, shaped like those, a bit bigger than that that spin around in the engine and act like pistons and cylinders.

And the final stupid question: "Oh, so it's a hybrid?"

Me: "Umm, yeah. Exactly like that."

Thanks to whoever resurrected my best thread ever!

Stew

Like everyone else I get the standard questions from stangers:
"how fast is it?"
"who makes it?"
"is that thing turbo?"
"do you street race?"




But when it comes to my favorites, I think they've all come from close friends who know all the stupid questions/rumors I hear all the time, and try to take the 'pissed-off' factor up a notch...


(Anytime I floor it)
"You know, cars go faster when you push the pedal all the way down.... oh... wait... sorry - I forgot!"

(Anytime I get gas)
"These cars have fuel tanks? Why don't they just cut to the chase and have you get a new engine when you get near 'E'?"

(Anytime I redline twice; usually getting on the highway)
"So how long has Mazda been using Hoover vaccumm engines?"




And my personal favorite:
(From my Ex, after reading my signature on these forums)
"You forgot something: If you ever stop riding her before she's 'peaked', she may never talk to you again."

Dat thing got a hemi?

MY ALL TIME FAVORITE:

While waxing my 8 one day i had all FOUR doors open right...this guy walks by (mid 30's i'd say) stops by and asked: Does that thing have FOUR doors??

i didn't even say anything...i just stared at him....then my car...then back at him...

and then continued to wax til he left...

hahaha...

Man, that reminds me of a near argument I had with one knowitall asshat at one of my clients who insisted the RX-8 was a two door car until I literally took him out to the parking lot and showed it to him. Then his answer was "Ok, well it still is a two door - they just break the doors in the middle." Apparently his "thing" was that it didn't have a b-pillar.

People keep asking me if it's an automatic... (it's a MT)

Full grown adults riding in the car ask this while I'm driving.. The first was in the front seat, the second was in the back. Both were women..

I told them the big stick protruding from the console controls the radio..

You should've man slapped him. (basically an open handed punch across the face)Anybody that manages to man slap another man is instantly etched into my role model book...that sh*t is as hilarious as it is insulting. :lol2:

my brother has mastered the man slap, with many practices on my face. gotta hate being the younger brother...

by a guy at the DMV....."you did 93 in this?" as if he was shocked it could "go that fast"

I had someone at a gas station somewhere in a backwater area of Arizona say "That sure is a purdy racing machine". Yes it really did come out as purdy.

The one that really had me wondering was at a car show my friend talked me into entering. Mind you my shinka is all stock except tinted windows. Inbetween all the usual engine type banter I had several people ask if I had the back doors custom made.

I took 1st in my class for that show, go figure...

Mine:

Q:"What's the best intake and exhaust for this car?"
A: Stock

Just this morning .

"Is that an RX3 ?"

How often do you have to replace the rotors?

lol nice.

I've never been asked about specific mods like that before, but I've had 1 or 2 similar conversations...

"That's fast/sounds nice/turns smooth - What mods have you done?"
"None - it's stock."
"Oh damn! Must be a freakin' rocket when you mod it!"
"Not really. Stock parts are pretty much the best you can buy."
"....*blink*......*blink*....."
"It's like buying a Ferrari or Lamborghini - they built it right the first time. All you need to do is drive it."
".........oh... REALLY? But... but it's a Mazda!"
"*shrug* zoom-zoom."

I picked mine up out of state so I had to go to DMV to get a new car inspection sticker.

DMV Associate: "Why is your car marked 'Shinka' on the side? Are you part of an Asian gang?"
Being a 40 yr old Italian guy I answered..."yes!"

The other day a salesmen came to my door and commented on my Viper... i slowly confessed it was not such a car. He then asked what size the motor was. 1.3L i replied. he slowly walked away staring at the car as i hear him say ... "dumbass does not even know he drives a viper" i did not know to laugh or go after him .


on a side note, i am 23yrs or age and must confess that this car is a great investment in the sexy points. quite a few comments from the ladies... which usually leads to the "can i have a ride" question which is now my new favorite question... i love it

^Yet another helpless soul in desperate need of a man slap...:icon_no2:

That's pretty funny!