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01-20-2007, 03:13 PM
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2007 Mazda RX-8
I know I was talking about getting a used M3 or S4, but not only did I not find any good ones in my price range, I figured I'm only 20 and I should get a new fun car that I don't have to worry about repairing for a while.
So here it is, my new 06 RX-8. It had 34 miles when I purchased it wednesday from a local dealer.
     
It is not as fast as my 93 RX-7 of course but it is definitely easier to drive and a lot of fun too. The rear seats are pretty spacious and I love the suicide doors.
I'll take more pics when I figure out how to take better quality ones.
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01-20-2007, 03:19 PM
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Congrats - You got a good handling car there!
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01-20-2007, 03:22 PM
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Congrats dude, enjoy it & stay safe!
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01-20-2007, 03:23 PM
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awsome ... i'd love to have this as my first car  ...
congrats 8)
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01-20-2007, 05:30 PM
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awesome car, and damn fun to drive. I love the motor that spins to no tomarrow! :good:
I heard they were having alot of reliability issues. Anyone know if those have been resolved?
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01-20-2007, 05:32 PM
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Congratulations dude! The RX-8 is one awesome car. Have fun and stay safe.
Any mod plans?
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01-20-2007, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Zot09
Congratulations dude! The RX-8 is one awesome car. Have fun and stay safe.
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I was thinking light mods like exhaust/intake/maybe for better breathing and power and probably some new wheels and the mazda aero add ons.
Btw, I saw these TSW rims on a silver one that I liked. Think they would look good on a black one?
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.ph...chmentid=92737
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01-21-2007, 02:23 AM
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those are some fugly rims
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01-21-2007, 03:13 AM
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talk about "being to the point"
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01-21-2007, 03:27 AM
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I'm not to fond of those rims, sorry. If you're going to spend money on some rims, just go all the way and get some quality ones. I think Volks or BBS would look sick on your RX-8, in bronze or black.
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01-21-2007, 06:57 AM
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Congrats man that is really one of the cars I would like to own myself one day!
Good engine, good everything since its a Mazda!
Hope you have lots of fun with it! 
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01-21-2007, 09:27 AM
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Congrats! Nice car I haven't ever seen one in black, but then again, I haven't seen much of these cars anyway! Hope to see more pictures of it 
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01-21-2007, 12:31 PM
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Thanks everyone.
And I see what you all mean by the wheels being ugly; sticking with stock would be better over those TSWs.
I'll probably go with something that looks like my old wheels.
 
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
Congrats!
That's a nice car to begin with - but I've heard that you must take care of the oil levels every now and then since this car consumes more than a normal car  |
This is true, the engines inject a small amount of oil to lubricate the rotors. At least I don't have to put 2 stroke oil in the gas like in my 7 lol.
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01-21-2007, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by mit5005
Thanks everyone.
And I see what you all mean by the wheels being ugly; sticking with stock would be better over those TSWs.
I'll probably go with something that looks like my old wheels.
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
Congrats!
That's a nice car to begin with - but I've heard that you must take care of the oil levels every now and then since this car consumes more than a normal car |
This is true, the engines inject a small amount of oil to lubricate the rotors. At least I don't have to put 2 stroke oil in the gas like in my 7 lol. |
No, you won't have to put oil in the gas, but I would strongly recommend that you carry a couple of quarts of 5w-20 non-synthetic in the trunk, as in my experience (I ran a Black RX8 for a year) it drinks around a quart every 1500 miles or so. Enjoy the car though...it's a lot of fun.
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01-21-2007, 10:04 PM
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Sounds great. 34 miles!?!?! The old owner mustn't have liked it very much. Or was it a demonstrator?
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