Presenting my RX-8
 

Here's my baby, `Misti Blu'


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Took this before I went into the dealership.

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Side view.

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That's me! I might not look happy, but trust me - I was! Plus, the sun was directly in my eyes....

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4 miles baby!

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Ohhhh! They're like sisters!


Sorry for the quality of these pics - I haven't re-installed PhotoShop yet -had to use MS Paint to edit - ugh.

Congrats! Nice choice of color...

Enjoy your blue 8!

-BV

is ur car OMEGA B as in OMEGA BLUE? opposite of OMEGA RED (X Men character)... that would make a nice plate

I never knew that (about the Omega Red X-Men char). That would be a cool idea if I was really into the X-Men comics. Unfortunately, all I know about them is from the movies and video games (which I gather isn't faithful to the source).

The plate is short for "OMEGA B"ob. I just didn't want my actual name on the plate.

awesome
love the pic with your dog
congrats

Great pictures. Good luck with it!

Welcome to the club! Awesome color! Love the dog...woof!

So, you finally got it! Congratulations. It was a long wait. Have a great time with it! :D

great pics man

Wow! that winning blue is awesome!

congrats!!!
 

Saw the pics...awsome color...good luck my friend..bet youre happy the wait is over...Mark

Two funny stories from today:

1 - After my little "photo shoot," I took a trip to CompUSA and parked at my normal spot (away from the store, by an island and under a tree (for shade)). A few spots down was a guy loading up his kids and packages (I think) into his blue G35 coupe and I noticed that he was having some difficulty. His one daughter got into the car and then out again - she just stood there with her arms crossed. When I got out of the car, I notice him staring for a sec :D . He then rushed to stuff everybody/everything into the car and drove out of the parking lot, reving his engine for a bit right before he left.

2 - My next stop was Best Buy. Now, I never believed that people would come up to me to ask about the car... until it happened to me. While stopped at a light, a guy standing there motioned for me to roll down my window and asked, "Is this a Viper?"

Get used to the attention. This car gets more looks and comments than any other that I've owned.

I've gotten the front looks like a viper like ten times
crazy

ha cool stories. i took a cruise on 295 in nj yesterday and while i was focusing on the road i could see people out of the corner of my eye looking at my 8 as they passed me(as much as i wanted to go faster i'm trying to obey the "break in" rules). kids especially seem to love this car. people are pointing and just plain rubber necking to get a glimpse. it's a good thing right? by the way awesome pics! :D

I'm not sure the attention is a good thing b/c now I'm paranoid about the car. I had a heck of a time while in the stores today b/c I kept thinking about the car alone in the parking lot.

One thing is for sure, I will be putting on the free wheel locks that Mazda supplied us on ASAP (like other forum members, I found them in my glove box).

EDIT: GR8 - I'm having a hard time as well with the break-in. I keep wanting to push her (well as much as you can push an AT), but I keep telling myself - "I have to be good. I have to be good." btw - I'm just driving in full AT mode until I reach 600 miles, then I'll use the MT mode exclusively.

Omegabob - Great looking color. I reconize the dealership! Is that off Route One in Phila?

or the one off 95 ( exit 14 - Pacifico )

Faulkner Mazda in NE Philly!

Great experience there!

I thoughtso - unless they had two blue 8's, I had test drove the same car. A few of their first 8's were really beat up, including a red RX8 with over 500 miles - purely test driven. I'll fetch that photo and post when I can

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Nope. Ya didn't test drive my car b/c I had pre-ordered it. I'll post a pic with the initial miles on it as proof - only 4 miles on her. Plus, my sales rep assured me that no one is allowed to test drive "ordered" vehicles.

I, too, test drove the red one you drove. I heard that the first silver one they got was damaged and could not be sold.

Finally, I took pics of all the 8s they had on the lot while I was waiting for the paperwork to get completed. When I get home from work today, I'll post them -think they had 8 total.

a viper? what a dumb a**, i don't think it looks close to one

OmegaBob, I seen that photo...your right, certainly not yours. They take customers on Route 1 for test drives - prob the worst place for potholes, it was my reason for going elsewhere, purchasing an RX8 in July at Pacifico. You can check out my site - I actually have been hoping in a few months to have a RX8 getogether of some sort. It would be very cool to see 10 plus 8's outside starbucks :-)

Did you get the $500 deal?