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Old 01-30-2008, 01:31 AM
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Posting a question from my friend

My friend owns a 2007 White RX8 AT. He now has a mod bug but also the regret feel after realizing his limits after buying the AT. He bought it NEW so I told him if he sold it he would take a hit in depreciation. So here is his question..
Should he...

A) Take the hit and trade it in for a (He wants an STi or Evolution 9/X GSR)
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B) Keep the AT, but spend money on buying Exhaust/Midpipe/Intake...

I told him to just trade it in if he really wants MAOR POWAAA since I doubt those mods will do anything except sound.
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Based on what he wants...

Trade.

Why did he buy a new RX8 when he really wanted some rice-rocket? If he had test-driven the STi, EVO 9/X, and the RX8 he would have come to the obvious conclusion that his NEED FOR SPEED would not be FAST AND FURIOUSLY attained with an RX8.

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Trade it. If you want significant power, that's the only way to go. I did, and I'm much happier.
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and please, if he wants to get Evo X, do not ge the SST version ~! same mistake anyone ?
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take the hit, no doubt about it.

have him trade me headlights though, i need some new ones.
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Or spend a significant sum on a high quality turbo or supercharger. Perhaps see what the depreciation hit would be and compare that to the cost of one of the quality FI setups on here.
Old 01-30-2008, 11:07 PM
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Thanks all. He is already planning to trade in now =)
He never hated the car, its immaculate too (Always garage kept, cleaned weekly, etc.) So he isn't leaving because of "OMG NO TOQUE!" or "MAI ENGINE FLOOD??"
We dropped by a Mazda dealership to look at the MS3 (Not going to buy it but just look), I realized how annoying and moronic the people at Puente Hills Mazda are.

The manager or the salesman was a total douche. I cannot believe how much of a douche he was. We asked questions on price and such but he kept talking on the phone and telling us to "shut it " for a minute? And to believe I bought my car there..I remember every DAMN time I went they would NOT be able to fix the "matrixy" effect from the screen. I couldnt even use the heater/AC or the radio because the ECU was F'ed up. They never fixed it EVER. EVER.
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