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Old 06-24-2010, 11:41 PM
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Red face My Resignation of being an RX-8 Owner

this is in memory of my 2004 RX-8 which was traded a few weeks a go to a local dealership with 157,000km on the odo

i would like to thank Mazda Canada for covering pretty much all the repair bills providing me with excellent service including rentals for each time it was in for a warranty repair

this car had amazing handling, it was the extremely fun to drive on a twisty back road, i met some of the most interesting people and met some nice girls along the way but it was finally time to change vehicles to something a bit more practical and something with a bit more torque

although this car was extremely fun to drive this car was not suited for everyday driving in my canadian climate especially our harsh winters... reliability was just not there and the amount of gas burned was bothersome


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me and my girlfriend will miss you as a great drive.

the new vehicle is extremely well equipped but now has two turbochargers with three times the amount of torque and all wheel drive to keep me unstuck during the winter months all of this with better gas mileage as a bonus


a big thank you to this site for helping me in resolving problems or finding upgrades
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Is the new car modified or stock?

Looking at making a similar switch soon... definitely understand wanting to move on out of necessity or just wanting something new.
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sorry to see the 8 go...would've been nice to keep it and have your new car...
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im gonna guess a BMW 335xi
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im thinking wrx? sti?
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Originally Posted by Munchy
im gonna guess a BMW 335xi
Not quite 3 times the torque in stock form... that's what I was thinking it could be if modified.

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im thinking wrx? sti?
I dont think it would be twin turbo
Old 06-25-2010, 03:32 AM
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335xi or 535xi... Perhaps the new 750 xdrive, x6 or x5 with a twin turbo v8. No way its the cayanne turbo because it has the same if not worse gas mileage as an rx8.

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335Xd?
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congrats on the new ride and hope you have fun
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Twin turbo and AWD.... GT-R!?
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Sweet report and life experiance. Yea man the torque is still a trip even my 84 GS I sold a few months back had more kick in the low band. And that was 100 hp.... The series 2 they changed the gear ratio so I hear it feels better right off.
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Originally Posted by JinDesu
Twin turbo and AWD.... GT-R!?
I was thinking this too but the prices in Canada for a GT-R are ridiculous.
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Ford Taurus SHO? lol
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Originally Posted by Munchy
Ford Taurus SHO? lol
FoSHO?
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This car has a way of making you miss her, even though she can be a total bitch.

Congrats on the new, uh, what was it???
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What'd you get????
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Definitely interested in what it is lol.
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Bump... I still want to know the answer. Must be a blast to drive lol.
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could be new Audi RS6
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If you want practical buy one of these to cart the rugrats..


sorry to hear you go, life has twists and also turns.
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what did you get??
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Old 07-14-2010, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Are-Ex-Eight
FoSHO?


no clue how he knew but he's right

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kind of weird being the youngest person (26) to own this car but it really won me over

kind of a list of what i wanted:

the GTR is out of my range and the warranty wouldn't like me... next an EVO doesn't even have a good warranty to begin with (plus the mitsubishi dealers around here are garbage)

i really dislike BMW 335i's and the 135i is just too overpriced for what it is here in canada

subaru turned ugly and i really miss my 02 WRX

a C63 was too much on maintenance... i really wanted the new CTS-V but the nearest place with one for sale was at least 4 hours away and i didn't want to drive 4 hours to see if i would like it or not after test driving it


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