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benben01

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The crash was nothing more than driver's error on my part. It was tired after a long day of work and staring at the monitor. I had the music up and didn't hear my tires break until it was too late and bounced of a guard in a sharp corner which I have taken many times and crashed into a ditch after that. Had I been more focused and not so tired, I would have been more cautious and taken that corner at a better angle.

BobsRX8GT

Here's mine out on track Before,





During,









And after a detail with Ioncoat NAVIwax dark. (Love this stuff on all colours)

Sato Tatsuya

Oh! That is very unfortunately...! But at least you have another one now! How come you decided to go with the GT and trying to make it look as much like an R3, instead of getting another R3?

BobsRX8GT, your car looks amazing!! I am very curious how that compound will look like on a White?!! R3 looks amazing in all colours!

benben01

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I wanted another R3 but finding one with low milage was a challenge without having to go out of state. The GT I bought was really clean and it only had 9,000 miles on it. Mechanically the GT and R3 are identical with the GT have more luxury features which is as plus. Here in the states, R3s come in only 3 colors - red, blue or black. I figured the money I saved on the GT would give me plenty of room to make a unique but factory looking RX8.

Sato Tatsuya

Ohh! Now I am wondering...the R3 that I am thinking of purchasing has 47,000km on it...I hope that is not too high! It isn't high, comparing with a lot of the RX8s here in Toronto, Canada. I have found even less ones, but they are demo cars from a Mazda dealership, but costs an arm and a leg!!

I do like your plan! It sure will make your "R3" more special, because it will have all those luxury features like moonroof! Are your seats heated as well? That would be really awesome!

benben01

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Good luck with your search. The seats are not heated unfortunately since the R3 Recaros do no have the feature. Otherwise, I really like the GT interior wise compared to the R3.

Bob - Love how the clean and wet the black paint looks on your R3!

BobsRX8GT

Thanks. NAVIwax comes in light or dark and looks great on all colours. Light has less filling ability than dark to mask swirls etc. cheap and can be layered to intensify the effect. Get some and try it, you won't be disappointed. Japanese make some of the best waxes around.

benben01

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Well definitely have to check it out. I am currently using Perminon on my cars as it's easy to apply and does a good job of repelling dirt and road grim.

Sato Tatsuya

So do you suggest the Light version, as opposed to the dark version; just because we can layer it?

Are-Ex-Eight

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Love black R3

Sato Tatsuya

Kinda sad that this thread isn't taking off as much as I want it to...

benben01

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^^ kinda sad this forum is pretty dead . hence, i hang out at the acura forum lol

Sato Tatsuya

^^ haha, yeah, I agree. This forum isn't as lively as it used to be. There isn't much for me to read up on now-a-days.

BobsRX8GT

Sorry for the late reply. NAVIwax light is layerable also, really the only difference is Navi dark will make the colours look darker and has slightly more filling ability for swirls and spider webbing. That said I have used NAVI dark on a white car with awesome results. Another bonus is that for a wax, the life is pretty good with 6 weeks of protection and dirt repellancy, apply it on a damp car panel by panel (Dont let it sit too long before buffing off). This means that after a wash you can sheet the water off the car and instead of drying the car, just apply the wax to the damp panels.

I havent used permanon however I use CQuartz on my other Mazda and it lasts about 18-24 months. Super easy to apply and easier to maintain.

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my friends on track

monchie

^ Nice R3!

Are-Ex-Eight

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It's dying more every day since there are less and less rotaries on the road.

Bring them back Mazda please!

pdxhak

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It is a combination of the car no longer being available, reliability issues that are not fixable, and lack of continued aftermarket development. It is not an easy platform to mod due to cost and complexity. Not to mention the early gen cars are really inexpensive and people are doing really lame mods. When they do not get their desired results they bad mouth the car.

benben01

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Here are a couple of new pics with my volks refinished in "diamond gray metallic" and a polished lip.

tbk

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Here's my R3 before she was totalled. Elderly ran a red light.

benben01

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I feel your pain.... Your R3 was super clean though

tbk

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Thanks, yours was too! I see you got into another one. Sometimes I think about getting another one, but it is already my second 8. lol I think I'm just going to fulfill a dream of mine and get into an Elise.

benben01

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I hear you.. But I love rotaries and I will do my best to keep one in the stable as long as I can. However, I do want to get into my dream ride as well - 911 GT3 or Nissan GT-R

Jake33

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I see you want a GT-R...I too like to live dangerously