Day out in the mountains
06-02-2003, 10:04 PM
#26
FX8TED on my RX-8
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 815
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Re: Rotary Accent
Originally posted by Renesis08
I will get the accents for sure now. It looks great with the Titanium. I was hesitant at first thinking it might be to chromy (is that a word? :p). After seeing that second pic it's settled. My $500 deposit will cover the MP3 player and the Accents. Thanks JSG.
I will get the accents for sure now. It looks great with the Titanium. I was hesitant at first thinking it might be to chromy (is that a word? :p). After seeing that second pic it's settled. My $500 deposit will cover the MP3 player and the Accents. Thanks JSG.
.
06-03-2003, 06:54 AM
#29
#2 to take delivery
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Full resolution images
I use a Sony DCR-IP45 video camera in stills mode so they're only 1 megapixel. It works best in bright light and is obviously better as a video camera but it does the job for web posts.
Due to popular demand here is the link to the hi-res copies. I won't leave them up there too long as it makes me out of space so grab the ones you want.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/grater/family/8/index.html
Glad you like the pics. Hang in there - the last few weeks are the worst!
Due to popular demand here is the link to the hi-res copies. I won't leave them up there too long as it makes me out of space so grab the ones you want.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/grater/family/8/index.html
Glad you like the pics. Hang in there - the last few weeks are the worst!
06-03-2003, 07:01 AM
#30
#2 to take delivery
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You won't believe me but on the twisties I was overtaking bikes! Somehow I don't think those guys were trying too hard though!
We don't get a burglar alarm here as there is no crime (other than good old fashioned organised stuff). Do you live in a strange part of Japan where they have crime Yuhki?!
I was having a lot of fun until, in the countryside, a guy filled her up with regular rather than super. Half way through he realised and said "oh well, we'll do half and half!". I was fuming "it's a new car" but the deed was done! Seems ok but I'm toping it up all the time to dilute back to super (15 litres of regular went in the tank).
We don't get a burglar alarm here as there is no crime (other than good old fashioned organised stuff). Do you live in a strange part of Japan where they have crime Yuhki?!
I was having a lot of fun until, in the countryside, a guy filled her up with regular rather than super. Half way through he realised and said "oh well, we'll do half and half!". I was fuming "it's a new car" but the deed was done! Seems ok but I'm toping it up all the time to dilute back to super (15 litres of regular went in the tank).
06-03-2003, 07:12 AM
#32
_________________
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cambridge - UK
Posts: 1,384
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Great images and thanks for posting them, nice to see more Titanium shots. However, why oh why oh why did you take such nice pictures with the moonroof OPEN?! It may be useful but no one can claim that it adds to the beauty of the car...
06-03-2003, 07:16 AM
#33
Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: London (England)
Posts: 813
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by JSG
You won't believe me but on the twisties I was overtaking bikes! Somehow I don't think those guys were trying too hard though!
We don't get a burglar alarm here as there is no crime (other than good old fashioned organised stuff). Do you live in a strange part of Japan where they have crime Yuhki?!
I was having a lot of fun until, in the countryside, a guy filled her up with regular rather than super. Half way through he realised and said "oh well, we'll do half and half!". I was fuming "it's a new car" but the deed was done! Seems ok but I'm toping it up all the time to dilute back to super (15 litres of regular went in the tank).
You won't believe me but on the twisties I was overtaking bikes! Somehow I don't think those guys were trying too hard though!
We don't get a burglar alarm here as there is no crime (other than good old fashioned organised stuff). Do you live in a strange part of Japan where they have crime Yuhki?!
I was having a lot of fun until, in the countryside, a guy filled her up with regular rather than super. Half way through he realised and said "oh well, we'll do half and half!". I was fuming "it's a new car" but the deed was done! Seems ok but I'm toping it up all the time to dilute back to super (15 litres of regular went in the tank).
What are the octane ratings of regular and super where you are? Here it's 95 for regular and 97/98 for Super.
Does the manual recommend a particular fuel or is it personal choice on your part..
06-03-2003, 07:17 AM
#34
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Posts: 183
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by JSG
We don't get a burglar alarm here as there is no crime (other than good old fashioned organised stuff). Do you live in a strange part of Japan where they have crime Yuhki?!
We don't get a burglar alarm here as there is no crime (other than good old fashioned organised stuff). Do you live in a strange part of Japan where they have crime Yuhki?!
This is my first sportscar, so I did not know if Japan is safe place or not.
But as long as you say "it is safe". I think Japan is safe place for the sports cars.
As to my former car, Harrier, I know some guys in the owners club stolen their cars.
For the RV cars, Japan is not safe place. If you were stolen your Harrier around Tokyo, they tend to be shipped from Yokohama then sold mainly to Asian coutries
06-03-2003, 07:21 AM
#35
Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: London (England)
Posts: 813
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by Lensman
Great images and thanks for posting them, nice to see more Titanium shots. However, why oh why oh why did you take such nice pictures with the moonroof OPEN?! It may be useful but no one can claim that it adds to the beauty of the car...
Great images and thanks for posting them, nice to see more Titanium shots. However, why oh why oh why did you take such nice pictures with the moonroof OPEN?! It may be useful but no one can claim that it adds to the beauty of the car...
06-03-2003, 03:54 PM
#39
_________________
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cambridge - UK
Posts: 1,384
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by neit_jnf
I love the open sunroof look!! I don't get how someone cannot like it
I love the open sunroof look!! I don't get how someone cannot like it
06-03-2003, 05:41 PM
#41
Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Montebello, CA
Posts: 19
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
JSG,
Just some quick questions when you get a chance. I remember reading that you have a car seat in the back for your little one.
Is it rear facing?
Which seat is is behind?
how much room is left for the person in fron when the car seat is in?
Can you snap a quick photo?
Thanks ahead of time. I know these are not the most exciting question and the answers might not pertain to a lot of the members on this page but would love to hear the answers when you have some time.
Thanks,
Mathteacher.
Just some quick questions when you get a chance. I remember reading that you have a car seat in the back for your little one.
Is it rear facing?
Which seat is is behind?
how much room is left for the person in fron when the car seat is in?
Can you snap a quick photo?
Thanks ahead of time. I know these are not the most exciting question and the answers might not pertain to a lot of the members on this page but would love to hear the answers when you have some time.
Thanks,
Mathteacher.
06-04-2003, 10:31 PM
#42
so close, I can feel it
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 242
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hey Lensman, I agree with you. My first impression was "wow that open moonroof is really hanging way out there, not impressed with the look." I am re-evaluating my desire for one. Doesn't it have a significant impact on the CD and fuel consumption when open like that?
06-05-2003, 11:31 AM
#43
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Posts: 247
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
anyime you break up the aerodynamic envelope the car makes you increase drag and lower mpg. But i don't htink it will be too bad. Looks like it only has a forward facing cross section of about 2ft x 5 inches, and it is a wedge shaped obstruction so the air should flow relatively cleanely over it.
06-12-2003, 11:06 PM
#46
Pure Unadulterated Fun
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Monterey Park, CA
Posts: 629
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by Wolverine
Your car JSG???
Your car JSG???
FYI:
Japanese do NOT like to show anyone thier plates for some reason. If you get a photo from Japan always hide the plate # as a courtesy.
06-13-2003, 12:23 AM
#47
#2 to take delivery
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Indeed - not mine. I like the stock wheels, plus my plate is "8". I don't know why people here hide the plate details but I've just gone along with it incase there is a real reason. For instance, depending what info the government makes available, it could be really easy to track your plate to an address and then steal the car.
06-13-2003, 06:53 PM
#48
X-Men
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 1,876
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you guys looked at the plates you can clearly see that they are Japan plates. Besides....I found the pic from "Club RX-8 @FUN" a Japanese RX-8 site. I figured that someone already changed their rims, I thought you, JSG, had followed suit as well. Apparently not. Speaking of swapping, someone already, I'm guessing, has added aftermarket seats in their RX-8 because someone in Japan are auctioning off stock ones.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Danield97
Series I Trouble Shooting
10
10-10-2015 05:58 PM
SBGarage
Vendor Classifieds
0
09-06-2015 03:30 PM
SBGarage
Sakebomb Garage
0
09-06-2015 03:29 PM