Buying Aurora Blue R3
 

I am looking internationally for a well maintained 09-10 Aurora Blue Rx8 R3. text Brian at 774-262-5103. My car just totaled a few days ago so the search is on.

Sorry to hear that. There looks to be a few of us on the hunt for R3s right now :D:

Yeah I have found a few out there but none in blue that i can locate. Hopefully a couple surface and we will be styling!

RX8 Poem
Some will love and others hate, be we all want an RX8. Shes bad with gas and not to fast, "The engines, THEY DON'T EVEN LAST!". But passion is what we all share, Just be smart and take good care.

:lol: Nice.

Heartfelt Mumbojumbo...
Searching for my TRUE LOVE out there. I know her voice, and the little noises she makes when she gets all revved up. The feeling we have is as if we have known eachother all along, only we have never met. She will take care of me and i for her. I will Never give her up for anything because we are meant to be. the RX8 is more then a car, she is a way of life, and i need to find a way for her to be in mine.

CALLING ALL CARS!
looking for a blue needle in an haystack
i need to buy one :)

Backstory- I'm a huge fan of this car and i have NEVER driven one. I am going to buy a Blue R3 that i may not see in person let alone drive it, just so i can have my dream car. And i will love EVERY minute with her!
it must be hard to even consider getting rid of a car that perfect, but think about my journey. Take solace in knowing she will be in great hands

Good thing there are NONE for sale. Time to Refinance the house then try this again in a month. If there are private sellers out there that are thinking about passing their Blue R3 on to another enthusiast please contact me by text any time!
I am looking for a car that was taken care of, i know there is no such thing as a perfect used ANYTHING, but im not looking for a car that was beaten on or sent to the track.
Thank you greatly

It may seem crazy to most, but while searching for my r3 I periodically searched insurance auctions.
You dont know the history (carfax helps) and finding one in blue doesnt make it any easier, but insurance carries total rx8's out at very low amounts. So decent deals can be had and the buying process is easy.

Example:
https://www.iaai.com/Vehicle?itemID=...oadRecent=True

I ended up buying an aurora blue one in Indiana at a dealer. But just picked up a 2012 sti for $6500 through these auctions with pretty much superficial damage.

I'm curious what "superficial damage" was on your STI?

WOW, 300ZX, i never knew this existed! ideally i want one undamaged but this opens up other possibilities to at least check out. thank you!

Drivers side doors are damage, but repairable.
Passenger side back door needs to be replaced.
Slight but repairable damage to the dog leg.
Front and rear bumper, exhaust.
Rear lower control arm on the p/s as well. So I guess one could argue that its not all cosmetic, but a trip to Subaru, a spare set of wheels, and $130 later I was driving the car.

Yeah I figured. For the price, the gamble can be worth it though.

Texted you about mine!

Still looking, but i need it to be within roughly 500 miles of Barre MA.
my target month to purchase is January and she will be a clean, respected daily driver. She will still be garaged and taken care of daily. Ziebert undercoating to come, BHR coils and always on time for maintenance.

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Keith are you out there? i see a local listing showing up

I just emailed you :ylsuper:

I had contact with Keith before he stopped responding 2 weeks ago. it looks like i am Still in the market.
anyone out there?

Hi
 

I have a 2009 blue RX8 R3 that I’m planning to sell in late December. First owner. I’m a bit far from you. I’m located in Orlando, FL. I will post a listing when I’m ready. PM me if you’re interested.

I should be all set. buying local. sale pending on my end

There is this 112,000 mile 2008 selling at auction this week.

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Kind of rough but probably won't top $2k.

Seems like OP wants an S2 R3 specifically.

Good luck, OP. There are only about 17000 S2 RX-8s ever produced globally. Either fly out there(and do a little road trip), be really patient, or say your prayer to the rotary god and hope one shows up.

I personally would screw the colour and just get whatever that has a good engine, which matters much more. I personally didn't want a red sports car(AKA cop magnet), but the colour is at the bottom of the list when it comes to buying used cars for me. As long as it's not a disgusting colour, I am fine.

Also, RX-8s that are driven hard are better than granny-driven RX-8s. You are not buying a Corolla. These cars need to be revved hard at least once in a while or you choke your engine to death with carbon.

love it!
i agree, but i was patient and got lucky that the Rotary Gods were looking out for me.
there is a local listing of the exact car with solid compression (garaged in a heated storage unit) and i am pulling the trigger! i am working on a refinance for my house (which is in the process finally) then she is all mine! BHR coils/plugs immediately!
i agree with the cop magnet thing, thats why i turned my nose to a few BEAUTIFUL red ones. keep an eye out. picture with my "new" car coming.

That's just silly, it's HOW you drive, not what color car you drive that attracts cops. A granny driving a white Buick driving 85 will get pulled over before someone doing 65 in a red Corvette. The day I have to cross off bright red from my next car purchase choice will be the day I get the Uber app.

I know what you mean, however the color red triggers the brain to be more aggressive while triggering adrenaline. And without getting into something beyond my knowledge, it seems to cause other drivers to act poorly around you. But I have only owned one red car and saw little trouble (never pulled over in it).
All i know is the blue color stands out to me and I would love to have one!

I think it depends on the city too. When I first moved, there was a toll highway I would use and one time a cop was just waiting on the ramp. I went on the ramp with some other cars and the cop started following me even though I was going the speed limit and everyone else was passing me. They tailed me for a good 5-10 minutes before giving up. On my way back, I'm not sure if it was the same cop but they did it again but for < 5 minutes then gave up.

I have had similar situations where they tail for no apparent reason other then the color.

I've been driving this big red SUV the last few months and never had a cop problem, as well as my other bright red cars.:rollingla

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Proud owner of a 2010 Rx8 R3
 

I am finally, officially an RX8 owner!
thank you all who helped along the way.

Welcome aboard matey. Get the maintenance up to speed if needed.

Did you come to DGRR2017?

Congrats! Hopefully, you read through the New Owner sticky already.

I always have this feeling that cops in EU work very differently from North America. Correct me if I am wrong.

Either way, I am not saying one would definitely get in trouble in a red car, but when I was in my Accord Coupe V6, which is technically better at straight-line acceleration than my 8, I never seem to get any attention from the cops, and I floor that V6 pretty often as well. Maybe they were just like, "Eh, it's just a gray Honda."

OH YES, i have read the New Owner sticky so many times in the past 5 years.
And time for BHR coils ;)
i will be at DGRR2018 but i couldn't go this year

That's good.

The BHR coils work better with a tune that changes dwell settings. You can get OEM revision C coils as well.

New member - cannot new post.
Own 2011 R3 26Kmiles.

Hoping to find 09 Black and 09-10 Aurora and have all three available R3 lowest mile mint condition.
Anyone help leads ?
Any available 2011 Red with lower than 26Kmiles ?