Thanks, its one of my favorite parts of the car for sure.

 

So do you guys ever go on any scenic drives? If so where? There are some great roads up here near Napa, there are alot of cops but it could still be fun.

 

skyline blvd in oakland, by the chabot space and science center. what a drive....its like the hardest track on initial d that racing game...beautiful. if we do a meet ill take us there, down hill or up.

 

there are a lot of scenic areas in the bay area, if you want the longest but best one.. highway 1. just a drive, no need to be an a$$ and try to canyon run you know? haha, after what happened last time (8 flipped over during a run), im not down to do it unless its surely secure and official if you get my drift..

 

I've found that the roads up here either have too many bicyclists or are too rough. I miss LA terribly...

 

la? you mean the lovely traffic? uhh no.

 

is 18x8.5 wheels a good size for style and all around performance?????? need input!!!!

 

I know what you mean about the bicyclists they are everywhere. I have no problem sharing the road but the other day i was driving and there were two cyclists riding next to eachother, one was riding in the center of the lane. Kind of rude and a pain when your just trying to go for a drive.

 

Any update on a gathering?

 

Anyone interested in a Complete Spare Tire Kit? I'm selling mine for $200 OBO. If anyone is interested, please let me know. thanks

 

How much? I live in UC also.

 

...

 

which reminds me...

a couple fridays ago i got a flat tire. i lost pressure in under 30 seconds and was able to pull over safely. i spent about 10 mins trying to find the spare tire. do they really expect people to use jug-o-fix-a-flat to fix a blow out type situation? so i called mazda roadside assistance (basically AAA) and they told me theyd tow my car in to the dealership and give me a rental. this was friday at 7pm. because i was on the side of the highway a few feet from traffic, they said i was a priority and should be picked up within 30 mins. i wasnt picked up until 8:15pm and the tow truck guy had no clue (or atleast wanted to give that impression) that i was to be towed to the dealership. so he insisted he tow my car to storage and it will be looked at on monday.

flat tire + friday night + mazda roadside assistance = WAIT UNTIL MONDAY?!?

it doesnt end there.

so i call on monday to make sure my car got there. nope. not only that, but they dont have any record of it. "dude, wheres my car?" so i call MRSA, they say it was supposed to be there as of friday. ok, so at this point it seems like the AAA guy is trying to **** with them to get more $$. tow + storage + tow again on monday = $$. so i call the different mazda dealerships in the area, as they say it might have been sent to one of those if it was closer. nope, no one has any record of my car. i still cant get a hold of AAA. they are supposed to call me back at 1:30p, but never do. ever. so finally around 5:30 the dealership calls and says the car is there now, and that it will be looked at tomorrow. ive got better things to do during my work day (like post on car forums) than figure out how mazda and AAA can't differentiate a their mouths from their ********. in any case, the dealerships were pretty responsive and informative but the process of getting my car there was terrible. im looking into a full size spare now which is my MO for my 4 wheeled vehicles.

MRSA = thumbs down for using AAA
AAA = definite thumbs down for having their heads up their asses

 

Sorry to hear about your flat and problems. I don't think you will find a place to put a full sized spare in the car, the toy spare takes up a good part of the trunk. When I got my flat, I ended up stopping just east of the Lawrence on ramp onto 237 (on 237). It was dark and it was very heavy traffic.

I called AAA (since I have it), they said it would be about an hour, it was 45 minutes. It would have been longer if I was in a safer location (according to the dispatcher). They brought a hook type truck, the guy looked at it and with my front and rear spoilers (from Mazda, not MazdaSpeed), said, basically no-way he could tow me. They got a flatbed (which I preferred anyway . I went with the car in the tow truck (to prevent what you had happen, which almost happened to me as well).

AAA policy is a 5 mile (I think) tow, and at that time of night (7:30PM when I called, now close to 9PM by the time they got the truck on the bed), nothing was open. First place the driver took me was a storage yard (which was closed, so he was going to dump my car on the street). I told him the first driver said to take it to their facility to patch it. If I wasn't with him, my car would have been put in a very unsecure location on Evelyn in Mountain View. Their facility was backed up, but because it was only a flat, they offered to fix it within 30 minutes and get me on my way. Cost me $20.

 

$200 OBO

You alright N Rider? hahaha

 

krispy kreme in UC Dec22(this friday) everyone be there, 7pm-ish

 

I would love you join you guys tonight, but I have to catch a plane for Long Beach. So, to everyone, happy holidays and all that stuff.


And there better be another meet when I get back!!! JK

 

A meet of three tonight. Cold as hell, but its always nice to chop it up with other Rx8 Drivers.

 

Merry Christmas, folks! Just got back from the Middle East a few hours ago... so what did I miss?

 

We all sold our 8's and jumped on the Prius bandwagon. JK, welcome back to the States.

 

sweet! I'll do that next week... right after everybody jumps off a cliff

...thanks!

 

prius FTW

 

cmon, lets start posting HERE!!!!

 

Ok post here, I got it. Im a wild life photographer so I will bring my camera this Friday to the Tapioca spot this Friday. I havn't taken very many car pics but i think I can do a decent job. I just need to figure out the best angles to shoot our 8's.

-SlipNslide1.3

 

tapioca spot? Damn it, did jon change things and not tell me?

as far as i know its still krispy kreme in union landing on friday