...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