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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 04:27 PM
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A Sad Day Indeed

Well guys, the time has come in my life where the car had to go.

I'm getting married next year, soon to start a family, and I need a truck for work, so I finally traded the RX-8 in for a 2012 Dodge 1500 4x4. (Not by choice)

This car was a constant project that I was always proud of, and I ended up getting 115,000 miles on the motor before it lost compression.

I have been an avid reader of these forums since 2004 when I bought the car, never posted, but the general collection of knowledge you guys have on this forum is amazing.

I appreciate all the laughs, knowledge, DIY's, sarcasm, and all the rought times this forum has gotten me through with this mechanical nightmare that is a rotary engine, but i wouldn't have changed it for the world.

You guys are awesome. This forum is awesome. This car is awesome, & I will really miss it.

That being said, I am getting my posts up to add some parts to the For sale section shortly. So keep an eye open for some goodies from me in the next few days.
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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BTW, anyone know how many posts I need before i can start a thread in the FS section?
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 04:31 PM
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Read the large announcement in blue on the top of the New Members Forum home page
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 04:33 PM
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Got it, Thanks
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 04:53 PM
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God this was a good looking car. Last picture before the sale
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 04:59 PM
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Mod Edit: FS threads are only permitted in the classifieds. The announcement has instructions for how to get it lifted without the posts if needed.
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 05:54 PM
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Shoulda kept it.

Come on, someone had to say it. Gotta do what you gotta do man, but at least you got to enjoy it for a while.
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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Yeah, I had it for almost 9 years. So it was a pretty good run
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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Yeah, I had it for almost 9 years. So it was a pretty good run
I've made arrangements to be buried in mine.
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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you have good will power. Me, on the other hand, I always envisioned the 8 as the ideal sports car I could get AFTER getting married and having 2 kids, which is what I did

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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 12:24 AM
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Good luck with you. Hope you get another rx8 soon...
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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Yeah, I had it for almost 9 years. So it was a pretty good run
one hell of a run.
good luck with wedding, family, and go out and enjoy that Dodge Ram. Should be a fun toy to drive around.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by yankeepicker
you have good will power. Me, on the other hand, I always envisioned the 8 as the ideal sports car I could get AFTER getting married and having 2 kids, which is what I did

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See that is exactly what I would have preferred. With all the time and money I had invested in that car I might as well have lost a child.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
one hell of a run.
good luck with wedding, family, and go out and enjoy that Dodge Ram. Should be a fun toy to drive around.

Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement.
It will be fun, just a different kind of fun then the RX8 was.
I'm looking at this truck as if it was a blank canvas. Just needs a little love.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by yankeepicker
you have good will power. Me, on the other hand, I always envisioned the 8 as the ideal sports car I could get AFTER getting married and having 2 kids, which is what I did

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And I envy you sir.
If I didn't have other expenses and necessities they would have had to pry the steering wheel from my cold dead fingers
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 02:45 PM
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I would like to know what is to become of my car though.
If anyone in the Athens Area buys a SS 2004 RX-8, don't screw it up. Please.
I would love to see what you will turn it into.
Maybe it wont be a disaster, but I imagine some high schooler who thinks he's a professional drifter driving it around, bound to wreck it in a matter of months
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