...when the guy at the local gas station knows you by name.

...when you have a spare quart of oil, strpped to the fix-a-flat kit.

...when you grin, just becuase you thought about your car again.

...when you look for the most crooked road on the map.

- When Mercedes, BMW and Porshe drives look at you with envy.

- When you read all these other posts and blush, knowing you've done most of these things! :D

You know you are an RX-8 owner when:

....you kiss your car goodnight here and there

....you have to walk almost a mile while parking your car as far as possible from other cars at your local Wal-Mart.

....People asking you all the time what kind of car is it and can they have it

- You used to watch TV but now you read this forum!

I do that! :D

or when you have a 1.3L engine that gets less gas milage as a 8.3L engine.

At work , I tell all the employee's "Look at that beautiful Velocity Red Mazda RX-8 in the parking lot, isn't gorgeous !" Amazing how many people at work NOW want to go to lunch with me LOL !

True Story:

When the 3 German kids in a riced out Golf crash into a pole while staring at your sexy ride.

That's too funny! :D Hope they were OK.

Yeah, they're fine, they scraped and dented the whole drivers side lost some paint, a side mirror and their dignity LOL

.....when your UPS guy notices that your washing your car everytime he comes by (which is quite often)

......when you're on a lease, and you still make excuses to drive even though you are already over 1000 miles....

.....when you stop by on rx8club.com to read threads like this:p

...When you make sure none of your friends get fingerprints/smudges on the paint
...When you have a choice of what color you want your dash

That's it? I thought it was normal to do 90 on the onramps. (i'm usually the passenger in the 8 that doesn't realize it)

My driver's door often tries to hug me back. For some reason it's especially enamored of my left shin! :(

See attatched picture
(he does that too much)

I did up some t-shirts over on the Miata.net in the likings of this thread... "You Know You're A Miata Nut If.." Check out this link: http://forum.miata.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=002980;p=1

Here is the link to the shirts my wife and I have for sale. http://www.mstersmiata.org/MIATA_nut.html


Wonder if we should do up some RX-8 t-shirts like I did for the Miata. Maybe get the backing of the forum and use the logo on the front left chest and then the sayings on the back like I did for the Miata nuts t-shirts..

Thoughts?

Not a bad idea... I know I'd buy one if they were available! :D

Maybe start consolidating the "when ___" ideas, then we'll vote on the 10 best. Once we have 'em, I'll betcha Polak would be interested on producing them... ;)

(From your Miata thread) "You ask for a job transfer to make your commute longer."

I think that is funny! I thought of that one a while back but never put it up on this thread. Actually it was more like...

- You look for a new job as far as you can commute as possible.

I'd buy one of the shirts if it gets made.

-when your boss decides you don't need a raise since you can afford an expensive sports car.

-When you keep a 10mm socket in your glovebox to take the Canzoomer out when you take it to the dealer ;)

-When the neighbot starts up a lawnmover and you run to the window to see if your 8 is being stolen

-When you scream at your girlfriend/wife because she left fingerprints on the B-Pillar

(stolen from another board)- When you tell the gas station attendant to fill up and oil and top off the gas.

-when the Mazda dealership number is set on speed dial on your home/cell phone

Amen

-When you can do 42mph in 1st gear ;)