Every dealership is a top selling something or somewhere. Like it makes the dealership way better or something?

 

Cool! Thanks Kirk, so we will be getting it in the US. I wonder why they used the Japanese word "shinka" for this special edition, most Americans won't relate. If I were in the market for an '05 model, this might be the one I'd wait for. Really depends on how the parchment looks in the RX-8. I'm not too keen on the two-tone black/chaparral.

 

 

I love the black/chaparral--in fact I'm having black/tan put into my Nordic Green next week.

 

hey kirk how's budaman doing? we never hear from him anymore and you only rarely when you've got news. tell buda to stop in and say hi. icemastr he works at one of the best dealers in the country. they are top selling because their customer service is top notch unlike most dealers.

so kirk they only let you know a couple of days ago? check out the date i posted my poll here note the color i "suggested" in my 2nd post

 

I think that Mazda likes to instill some Japanese heritage in some of the names, especially the sports cars just as they did with the Shinsen version of the Miata which means "new and fresh".

I do not have any pictures yet but if I get any before someone else here scoops me then I will post them.

Kirk

 

I'll tell him to stop by and say hello.

I knew about this version for awhile but could not really say anything until I got the official OK from Mazda corporate. I'd love to give info away earlier but I don't want to get myself or anyone else at our dealership in trouble.

Kirk

 

No, our two Mazda dealers here in Austin Texas are consistently in the top 5 selling dealerships in the nation and we seem to get info about upcoming cars a bit earlier than others. Our owner is known as the Godfather of Mazda dealers within Mazda Corporate and he has quite a bit of pull.

Our dealership sells a lot of cars because we have mechanics and even some salesmen who actually know what they are talking about and are car guys too. People who know us know what I am talking about.

I anwered that I work at one of the top selling delaerships because someone asked how I got the info and I wanted tp prove that it was not bogus. I was just trying to help out on this thread by passing on the info that I had and explain why it was legit so why do you feel the need to make a comment like this?

Kirk

 

Nah dude...ZSU-23/4 is a "Shilka"...

 

The forum now accepts pdf attachments.

 

My dealer showed me the PDF file on the dealer's ordering site, he already has one on order. There are pictures of a right -hand drive Shinka in the file, but the color is off. He did have a Black cherry Miata on the lot, so I did get to see the color. The description given in the earlier post is correct. There will only be one car alotted to each dealer, but i can imagine that some dealers will get more by buying one from a dealer in an area where the car won't sell. according to the offering on Mazda's site, there will be 2150 made. The big question is how much will the Shinka package add to the price of the car. As of this past Saturday when I saw the car, there was no price listed. They will be built in November, so I guess we will see them around January.

 

That's a "shank."

 

Well said. :o

 

As you'll note from my pic, I like this car!
The RX-8 Shinka is a limited production RX-8 and will be in very limited availabilty in the Austin area. I have already sold two of them and have the opportunity to receive a few more. If you are interested in coming out and taking a look at the Shenka and some of the incredible incentives Mazda is offering for drivers to own one, just drop me an email at mshaw@mazdasouth.com.
~Matthew

 

i saw one at my dealer outside...thought from a distance,,,"hmmmmmmmm isnt that a sweet black 8?!?!" on getting closer i thought, damn! why didnt i wait for this color...its beautiful.
very dark and rich which looks great with the 8s curves.
parchment leather is sweet too, altough i like my black and chapparel better. this parchment stuff looks thicker and softer , like a higher grade leather without the plastic ribbing stuff too.

had an automatic though. are they all auto?

 

wow.....talk about raising the dead.

 

no they aren't all automatic--they have em up to build at mazdausa.com

 

here is some pix I took with my cam click on the link to see a biger pix they are big sorry if they are bad its at a Dealer when i was PICKING up my car not that much of a diffrent.

SHINKA PIX Enjoy

 

I just recently saw a Shinka Edition about 3 weeks ago. Looks pretty "cherry" but im not too big on the parchment leather.
Couple days later i heard they sold it for $28,000 and change. That's pretty damn good price considering the MsRP is $ 33,030.

 

I heard Towne Mazda in Buffalo, NY has one in the showroom. I'm gonna try to stop over to see it and will post pics (if I remember to bring my camera)

 

pics here. http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...modelYear=2005

 

Browning Mazda in Cerritos, Ca. has 1 in the showroom.

 

ibfubar2000, bring it to the meet tonight

 

eh, nothing special...Just another money maker IMO

 

What! An extra 6000 for a paint job and the front end of the frame is a little stiffer.

Oh, ok I can paint the plastic in my interior black and get a different color for the two tone leather.