My New '04 VR
04-01-2011, 01:00 PM
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My New '04 VR
So, I've been looking around for Rx8's seriously, going to dealers and trying to find one that felt right, and still gave me a good bit of money to play around with on the side. Well, I'm not going to give you a long story, but I happened to drive up to the closest dealer to my house after they got five Rx8's in a trade ins in a single day. After seveal AT disappointments, I found this VR one. Took a few weeks to get it through the shop for it's inspection, and it came out and was officially put up for sale when I got my tax returns. Soo... I just couldn't let this one sit on the lot any longer, haha.
It's an '04, I bought with just under 37,000mi. And, I can honestly say I have no intentions of keeping it low mileage, haha. Heck, I'm already taking it to an autocross next weekend, in Hershy, PA, and I must say, I can't wait for then already. As many of you can relate, I just can't praise this car enough. Soo... Here's the few pics I've taken, short due to the cold weather and rain, but I'll get more, definitely next weekend.
And, after I went home to my friend's house from the dealer, it's a Mazda takeover!
It's an '04, I bought with just under 37,000mi. And, I can honestly say I have no intentions of keeping it low mileage, haha. Heck, I'm already taking it to an autocross next weekend, in Hershy, PA, and I must say, I can't wait for then already. As many of you can relate, I just can't praise this car enough. Soo... Here's the few pics I've taken, short due to the cold weather and rain, but I'll get more, definitely next weekend.
And, after I went home to my friend's house from the dealer, it's a Mazda takeover!
04-01-2011, 01:33 PM
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Haha, you're actually the first one to say that.
Mods, I'm not planning on too much just yet. Maybe a couple aesthetic mods, such as the silver rotor accents on the front and rear bumpers, just some things like that, but not too much.
And thank you, I was surprised at how wonderful it looked after they cleaned and detailed it before I bought it.
And I'm glad mine has the tint, haha. It's not too much, but I like it. And I used to really want a Winning Blue, but VR has really grown on me, and this one just so happened to be that.
Mods, I'm not planning on too much just yet. Maybe a couple aesthetic mods, such as the silver rotor accents on the front and rear bumpers, just some things like that, but not too much.
And thank you, I was surprised at how wonderful it looked after they cleaned and detailed it before I bought it.
And I'm glad mine has the tint, haha. It's not too much, but I like it. And I used to really want a Winning Blue, but VR has really grown on me, and this one just so happened to be that.
04-01-2011, 09:34 PM
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Looks clean!
As 04Green says................check these out if not familar with the car. They are all good reads!
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/new-potential-owners-start-here-202454/
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/congratulations-you-got-8-a-202548/
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/rx-8-faq-please-read-before-posting-959/
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...&highlight=FAQ
Oh..................and Welcome to the addiction!
As 04Green says................check these out if not familar with the car. They are all good reads!
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/new-potential-owners-start-here-202454/
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/congratulations-you-got-8-a-202548/
https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/rx-8-faq-please-read-before-posting-959/
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...&highlight=FAQ
Oh..................and Welcome to the addiction!
04-07-2011, 11:27 AM
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I've been giving those plenty of read throughs. 
It's not the first rotary I've owned, but the first Rx8. I did have an FC about a year ago, but when I moved back in with my parents, it was a choice between it and my Mx6. And being more attached to the Mx6, plus it ran(I was in the middle of rebuilding the FC's engine, and I lost my job, and wasn't able to keep on with it).
But, look what came in the mail today!
And my old FC...
Yeah, I bought it as a project, haha.
Ah, I plan on getting another Rx7, or Spec Miata for racing though, in a few months, or before next season.
It's not the first rotary I've owned, but the first Rx8. I did have an FC about a year ago, but when I moved back in with my parents, it was a choice between it and my Mx6. And being more attached to the Mx6, plus it ran(I was in the middle of rebuilding the FC's engine, and I lost my job, and wasn't able to keep on with it).
But, look what came in the mail today!
And my old FC...
Yeah, I bought it as a project, haha.
Ah, I plan on getting another Rx7, or Spec Miata for racing though, in a few months, or before next season.
04-08-2011, 11:42 PM
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Haha, yeah, that's why I said just yet. For now, I'm content with keeping it stock. I will say, I'm not a fan of appearance mods beyond factory option ones, they just look the cleanest in my opinion. But I know how the mod bug is, it's stock till one day, all of a sudden, you just go all out and get a ton of things. So yeah, stock for now, haha.
Though, I am debating the Revi intake.. I like how it still looks stock. I love sleepers, personally.
And I'm glad to be back to having one myself. But I'm really wishing I still had my FC as well. Ugh, they're addicting, haha.
And I can tell it's the fastest color. Cops sure seem to think so as well, I think I catch more of their eyes than anyone else's.
But thanks once again guys.
Though, I am debating the Revi intake.. I like how it still looks stock. I love sleepers, personally.
And I'm glad to be back to having one myself. But I'm really wishing I still had my FC as well. Ugh, they're addicting, haha.
And I can tell it's the fastest color. Cops sure seem to think so as well, I think I catch more of their eyes than anyone else's.
But thanks once again guys.