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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by kersh4w
nice story and except when you burned out you then crashed into a wall of fail.

its a 1.3L, not 1.2.....
his 1980 rx7 would have a 12A in it, so it is a 1.2 litre.

i agree though, the burnout brought you down, way down, under their level of stupidity.

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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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1308 cc to be exact
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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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its wasn't really a burn out, heck i didn't even mean to do it, i was new to driving a stick and dumped the clutch by mistake my bad.

i should of made it clear that i was talking about my sa not my 8. only cooments i got so far about my 8 is that people think its fwd or awd.
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rotarygreg
its got 4 cylinder torque, V6 horsepower, and v8 fuel efficiency.

Greg
thats a great comparison im going to start using that

i got my rx8 last year in march i think its the nicest car out of any one i work with, almost every day when i go into work someone says " dude, i love your car, can i have it?" or i get " im so jealous of your car" alot

all the time i get the question of "what is it?"

when people ask what kind of engine it has im like a rotary it spins round and round instead of up an down. so many people are so confused i just say google it
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dabax2324
thats a great comparison im going to start using that

i got my rx8 last year in march i think its the nicest car out of any one i work with, almost every day when i go into work someone says " dude, i love your car, can i have it?" or i get " im so jealous of your car" alot

all the time i get the question of "what is it?"

when people ask what kind of engine it has im like a rotary it spins round and round instead of up an down. so many people are so confused i just say google it
What do you tell them its comparable to, a V6 or V8 or why not V12... Most people don't even know what I'm talking about when I tell them I don't have the same engine as theirs...
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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"its an rx-8. made by ferrari"


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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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^^ lol WTF???
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Leesha
What do you tell them its comparable to, a V6 or V8 or why not V12... Most people don't even know what I'm talking about when I tell them I don't have the same engine as theirs...
this is why I bought a rotar from a broken engine. This way when people ask, specially family, friend or neighbors I can just show them...

I also just suck at explaining without the visual.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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i had a guy ask me in the tech 4less parking lot if it was the new mustang
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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i miss people commenting on my car daily and asking dumb questions. happens less with the miata (but more then if I had a civic )
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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I've had a few people argue with me about the my 8 being FWD, some people just refuse to believe the truth.
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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A dude once came to me while I was parking my 8 at my job and says: "NICE CAR MAN... IS THIS THE NEW BMW? I was like wtf? then when I told him it was the new mazda with the rotary engine he said: BUT IS IT A 4 OR 6 CILINDER? once again I went wtf?
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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no one ever has confused my car, but i guess in cali 8s arent as rare
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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I was washing my car about a month ago and some guy was staring at me and then came up and said "before I kill myself trying to figure it out, What type of car is that?" lol I was like an RX-8 and he was like man thats awesome. But I will say that i live in TN and most people here dont get off the mountain much lol jk
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by caveney
"its an rx-8. made by ferrari"



Man i want one of these ferrari lol thats hilarious
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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My signature says it all.
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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take the mazda logos off, slap a bodykit with diferent wheels , and people say it's the hottest $hit on the streetz.... it's just a mazda but not any mazda it's an RX8 that's what I say that makes the diference !!!
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Everyone looks. Not many people say anything. Except my friends who think its a $40k car
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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I had a couple shout the question to me on the 401 after gesturing at me to lower the window...
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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cop pulled me over and said she thought it was a viper made me
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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I was in a mcdonalds drive through and the guy goes "whoahh is that a porsche?" Disgusted by his bad judgement call i grabbed my food and drove away...you must know ZERO about cars to make a statement like that lol
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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http://www.tuningsuche.de/bilder/HDR...8-3585_o0.html

When I was driving for some time in this car, a lot of people didn't know what the car is (read : no one), except the kids who know it from Need 4 Speed. The reactions of the car were incredible, people screamed, photographed, and some guy said : "I can't believe I am standing near the Ferrari" xD. Local racers, just ask what size the motor is, and when you say 1.3 L they just turn their heads, but when you push the pedal, they respect it
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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Just tell people it is a Kia and watch their expression as you drive away
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Leesha


Hope no one has started a thread like this yet...

Have you ever been asked, "What is it?"

Well, this weekend while in Niagara Falls, NY; two different people asked this question.

So many people just stare and love my 8... Add your stories...

......They aint staring at the 8, it's U baby They just use the 8 as a cover
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