(bump) Mazda RX8 farewell...
I took delivery of the long-awaited RX8 this morning. It's a 6speed, Black, with Black and Red leather interior, GT Pack, Bose stereo, and a few other amenities I'm no doubt forgetting. I took a few pics, but there will be more to come :-)
First, the requisite custom shot... http://img169.exs.cx/img169/7331/10025310fn.th.jpg Interior, with one of my roomies in the front seat... http://img169.exs.cx/img169/3197/10025327ud.th.jpg Rear seat...roommate moved into it too fast for me to get it without him hehe... http://img169.exs.cx/img169/7345/10025341pa.th.jpg Slightly less attractive custom shot, those are my nostrils in the rearview mirror LOL http://img169.exs.cx/img169/7712/10025375pn.th.jpg http://img169.exs.cx/img169/47/10025364cl.th.jpg Edit: Well...after a year of blissful driving experiences, hindered only very occasionally by defective catalytic converters, the RX8 is about to bid my family farewell. Tomorrow at some point during the day, I have to return the car to Ford and take delivery of our new lease car, a 2006 Mercury Milan I-4 Manual, definitely a few pegs down the ladder. For those of you who don't know, the Milan is in essence a rebodied, slightly retuned version of the Mazda 6, so the platform is reasonably good to start with, and it will handle reasonably well, but it won't have the rear-drive chassis, the light weight, the 6-speed transmission, the power, nor many of the other excellent aspects of the RX8. I'll try and take the 8 out for one last drive tomorrow morning if the weather is clear, but in the meantime, I've taken a few new pictures of it during it's last hand-wash, and a short video of me having a bit of fun on a backcountry road. Enjoy! The video: http://www.webfilehost.com/?mode=viewupload&id=3213819 (You'll have to wait a bit and then the link will appear at the bottom right of the page.) |
Thank god for the custom shot :D
I am sure you probably already talked about it, but my memory isn't helping. What was your previous car? or is this your first one? |
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That's great!
Congrats!!! Can't wait for the first impressions! I drove the same thing! Same colour, same interior and ofcorse the same,sweet high reving engine! http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20381 Enjoy the car dude, it's a great machine!! |
Congrats on a great car, they look awesome in black and red IMO :D I guess you can't rev the bollocks off it for a while till its run in, but hell still fun i bet! :P. Though judging by the pics the weather at the mo might stop you giveing it a full run out :D
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great car... I want one... but here they are too expensive :( something like usd40000 the 6-speed
looks awesome, but I still don't like that 2 color steering wheel. Can you have a normal one? |
congratulation is nice, which version you got? that faster?
BTW wankel is specific engine, how much is fuel consumtion |
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bmwmpower...I haven't run the car through its first full tank of fuel yet so I don't actually know how the gas mileage is going to be. I got the faster version, i.e. the 6-speed manual with the 237bhp engine. I'm expecting mileage to be around 16mpg if I drive reasonably aggressively. We'll see, I'll update this more as I learn the car's quirks :-D |
nice car and good choice of colour too :D I look forward to an update and some driving impressions :)
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congrats...this is one sweet car...does it have 237 or 231hp(as the european version has 231)? And do not hesitate to post some vids. :twisted:
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Try to look a couple of posts above yours and you might find the answer ;)
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Nice man! Have fun with it!
Def my choice over its rivals, good choice. :P |
I gotta say that car looks great! That GT kit, and the fact that its black make it look really tough, and i bet its a great drive too!
I hope its first outing wasnt in the snow! For your sake! (237bhp RWD) :shock: And as has been said already, i cant wait for some nice vids once she's run in. :D |
Congrats with your new car. You've chosen a great colour combo. I really like a black car with a red interior. Enjoy your new machine!!
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