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04-24-2003, 10:19 PM
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04-25-2003, 11:36 AM
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Originally posted by MrWigggles
I saw the silver at the Houston Auto show and it looked pretty much like normal silver just a little bit lighter.
I think it looks really good but there are just to many dang silver cars out there on the roads for me to chose it.
I took the titanium.
-Mr. Wigggles
I saw the silver at the Houston Auto show and it looked pretty much like normal silver just a little bit lighter.
I think it looks really good but there are just to many dang silver cars out there on the roads for me to chose it.
I took the titanium.
-Mr. Wigggles
04-25-2003, 01:59 PM
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I would've got the blue, but I wasn't 100% sure it was the same as the 6's blue. But black is a nice second favorite.
Black always looks awesome at night going past neon, etc. Tough to keep clean & perfect tho.
Black always looks awesome at night going past neon, etc. Tough to keep clean & perfect tho.
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04-25-2003, 03:24 PM
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Originally posted by norats
I would've got the blue, but I wasn't 100% sure it was the same as the 6's blue.
I would've got the blue, but I wasn't 100% sure it was the same as the 6's blue.
The blue isn't the same- the blue on the 6 is an electric-violet-blue, and the color on the 8 is slightly less intense, and less violet. However, you made a great choice- the black, imo, is one of the most beautiful colors on this car. The way it made the lines stand out in person was amazing. I didn't get it only because of the cleaning factor- I don't have the patience to be washing the car every 3 days when it starts showing every speck of dust.
04-25-2003, 03:27 PM
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I know there was a winning blue rx8 at mazda's rev it up event. To anyone that attended what did you think about the color? Is the color just like the 350z's blue, artic blue of the rsx or completely different?
04-25-2003, 09:10 PM
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Winning Blue
I saw and sat in the blue car at the rev-it up in Orange County.
Color is slightly darker and richer looking than 350Z. Really
the photo on page one of this thread is how it looks in person.
This car had leather(no sunroof?) and the euro lip spoiler.
Color is slightly darker and richer looking than 350Z. Really
the photo on page one of this thread is how it looks in person.
This car had leather(no sunroof?) and the euro lip spoiler.
04-25-2003, 09:17 PM
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Originally posted by Elara
The blue isn't the same- the blue on the 6 is an electric-violet-blue, and the color on the 8 is slightly less intense, and less violet.
The blue isn't the same- the blue on the 6 is an electric-violet-blue, and the color on the 8 is slightly less intense, and less violet.
04-26-2003, 02:35 AM
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To me, it looked identical to the 6's blue. Very nice.
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I know there was a winning blue rx8 at mazda's rev it up event. To anyone that attended what did you think about the color? Is the color just like the 350z's blue, artic blue of the rsx or completely different?
I know there was a winning blue rx8 at mazda's rev it up event. To anyone that attended what did you think about the color? Is the color just like the 350z's blue, artic blue of the rsx or completely different?
05-11-2003, 11:23 AM
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Hi,
Great pictures. They reinforce my decision of ordering the blue. Looks good outside and inside.
I like the combination of just the black interior with blue exterior. Clean, not too busy.
The green is beautiful too, but I didn't want to take a chance of ordering it before seeing it. Matter of a fact, the car looks great in all colors, but I have to say the white is smokin!
Great pictures. They reinforce my decision of ordering the blue. Looks good outside and inside.
I like the combination of just the black interior with blue exterior. Clean, not too busy.
The green is beautiful too, but I didn't want to take a chance of ordering it before seeing it. Matter of a fact, the car looks great in all colors, but I have to say the white is smokin!
05-11-2003, 04:01 PM
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Originally posted by Maximus... hmm...iam thinking the silver with black/red leather would be a classic combination for a sports car like RX8.
05-11-2003, 08:16 PM
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i just want to know what the general consensus is about the silver color (not the titanium). Do you guys think the silver is too common a color? how would it look on the RX? Generally speaking do you think the RX with its styling and shape looks nice in lighter shades or in dark ones?
05-12-2003, 01:46 PM
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i think the silver is the colour to have. The car looks spectacular in white, but white cars in the UK are rare - nobody seems to buy white cars. The only white cars you see are being driven by the cops and white delivery vans and trucks.
05-12-2003, 01:53 PM
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Originally posted by ed hall
i think the silver is the colour to have. The car looks spectacular in white, but white cars in the UK are rare - nobody seems to buy white cars. The only white cars you see are being driven by the cops and white delivery vans and trucks.
i think the silver is the colour to have. The car looks spectacular in white, but white cars in the UK are rare - nobody seems to buy white cars. The only white cars you see are being driven by the cops and white delivery vans and trucks.
05-12-2003, 01:55 PM
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Originally posted by ed hall
i think the silver is the colour to have. The car looks spectacular in white, but white cars in the UK are rare - nobody seems to buy white cars. The only white cars you see are being driven by the cops and white delivery vans and trucks.
i think the silver is the colour to have. The car looks spectacular in white, but white cars in the UK are rare - nobody seems to buy white cars. The only white cars you see are being driven by the cops and white delivery vans and trucks.
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05-14-2003, 01:44 PM
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hi,
I saw the silver at the NY autoshow, beautiful, but it was locked,you could only get in the red one. I would sit in the car and listen to various people's remarks about the car. Most loved it, but almost every guy that got in the back complained that while it had enough room, you wouldn't want to take a long trip in it. It's big enough for my nephews and that's all I care about, I'm not sitting back there. Only one guy complained about how cheap the interior looked, compared to the Z. He said the leather seats, for a new car, were already showing wear and that the stereo looked like a cheap plastic juke box. While I have to admit the seats did look well-broken in, who knows how long this car's been around and how many shows its been in. It drew the most attention at the Mazda site, nobody was looking at anything else. There was a constant buzz around this car, and I imagine thousands of people had already been in and out of this car. Then a kid jumped in and was blown away saying he didn't care how big it was, it red-lined 9000 rpm, so I told him I already ordered one in blue!
I saw the silver at the NY autoshow, beautiful, but it was locked,you could only get in the red one. I would sit in the car and listen to various people's remarks about the car. Most loved it, but almost every guy that got in the back complained that while it had enough room, you wouldn't want to take a long trip in it. It's big enough for my nephews and that's all I care about, I'm not sitting back there. Only one guy complained about how cheap the interior looked, compared to the Z. He said the leather seats, for a new car, were already showing wear and that the stereo looked like a cheap plastic juke box. While I have to admit the seats did look well-broken in, who knows how long this car's been around and how many shows its been in. It drew the most attention at the Mazda site, nobody was looking at anything else. There was a constant buzz around this car, and I imagine thousands of people had already been in and out of this car. Then a kid jumped in and was blown away saying he didn't care how big it was, it red-lined 9000 rpm, so I told him I already ordered one in blue!
05-14-2003, 03:42 PM
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go for the silver... shows the cars lines in a classier way than any other colour and the alloys complete the colour balance. All you see on the red is the colour of the red, the blue is nice, but fashionable and probably out of date nect season, the white is striking but when the sun shines, you;re blinded! The yellow for very very bright fun type personalities. Black. Well, it's horrible!
05-14-2003, 03:44 PM
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Originally posted by ed hall
go for the silver... shows the cars lines in a classier way than any other colour and the alloys complete the colour balance. All you see on the red is the colour of the red, the blue is nice, but fashionable and probably out of date nect season, the white is striking but when the sun shines, you;re blinded! The yellow for very very bright fun type personalities. Black. Well, it's horrible!
go for the silver... shows the cars lines in a classier way than any other colour and the alloys complete the colour balance. All you see on the red is the colour of the red, the blue is nice, but fashionable and probably out of date nect season, the white is striking but when the sun shines, you;re blinded! The yellow for very very bright fun type personalities. Black. Well, it's horrible!
05-14-2003, 04:16 PM
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i saw a silver 8 on the road. not surprising since the R&D facility is here in Irvine, CA. it had the black/red interior. someone wearing a tie was driving it around...corporate guy maybe?
anyways, the color is really nice. it is not too light as some have been worrying about. it was an overcast day, so the light was even, being that it was around 12 noon when it was out. it looked especially nice since it was at the front of the intersection, waiting to turn left. i was heading the opposite way, so i was able to see it head on, 3/4 view, side view and the rear. VERY NICE. sexy when it began to move.
the silver is great because it offers a good contrast to the grill openings, from the front...and for the rear "diffuser" and exhaust tips. it looks menacing coming head on.
so Maximus, have no worries. good choice.
as for me, i prefer the Ti. gray...to each his own, right?
take care
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anyways, the color is really nice. it is not too light as some have been worrying about. it was an overcast day, so the light was even, being that it was around 12 noon when it was out. it looked especially nice since it was at the front of the intersection, waiting to turn left. i was heading the opposite way, so i was able to see it head on, 3/4 view, side view and the rear. VERY NICE. sexy when it began to move.
the silver is great because it offers a good contrast to the grill openings, from the front...and for the rear "diffuser" and exhaust tips. it looks menacing coming head on.
so Maximus, have no worries. good choice.
as for me, i prefer the Ti. gray...to each his own, right?
take care
santino
05-14-2003, 06:10 PM
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Originally posted by joanie
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I saw the silver at the NY autoshow, beautiful, but it was locked,you could only get in the red one.
hi,
I saw the silver at the NY autoshow, beautiful, but it was locked,you could only get in the red one.
05-17-2003, 01:26 PM
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Hi,
sorry, you're right. After I posted it I realized the car at the NYautoshow was in fact titanium. To me they are all different shades of grey.
I looked at the infiniti g35 coupe at the dealership and that came in "3" different shades of grey.
Enough already!
sorry, you're right. After I posted it I realized the car at the NYautoshow was in fact titanium. To me they are all different shades of grey.
I looked at the infiniti g35 coupe at the dealership and that came in "3" different shades of grey.
Enough already!
05-18-2003, 01:17 AM
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Originally posted by Lensman
Astonishingly you forgot the two best colours: green and Titanium... Shurely shome mishtake.
Astonishingly you forgot the two best colours: green and Titanium... Shurely shome mishtake.
Shanks..erm, thanks for pointing that out! See you by the sea shore in my shiny sunlight silver 8 skidding safely......