They are definitely 18" ... you have been fooled by the thick rim TT.

 

To me the Stickers are level, but with the ground instead of the line of the car.

TimTam they are 265/35-18 https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...7&postcount=19 MASSIVE!

Andrew

 

That's what I meant by small Taka, I'm used to seeing "man sized" wheels now.

 

Yes Dave, eye surgery was certainly "character building".

But with the "chop" I'm worried I might freak out a bit when they start that CHAIN SAW up..............

 

Size ist everything...and even if it was there is always the width V's Length argument!

 

Traction is key.

Nothing worse than that loose feeling in slippery conditions...

 

Ahh Dave, you are a master wordsmith... Something tells me you were looking for some segway for that comment

 

<adopts innocent expression>

I'm merely contributing to a discussion on the size of contact patches...

 

Don't ya mean...FOOTPRINT???

As for the smell of burning flesh....eyes whatever it may be...here's a tip....breathe through your mouth so as not to wake your olfactory senses....... works a treat for me....

The lounge appears to have a few unexplained stains today????

 

hehehe probably

 

Footprint! Sounds painful. But hey, whatever floats your boat, right?

Luckily the eyes are a oncer but I'll remember that tip for the next time I encounter sizzling flesh...something to do with high speed friction...or something...

 

I think Debbie is the owner listed and driver is different

Fastest RX-8 Debbie I know otherwise .

 

Is Debbie from Texas?

 

I cannot get this joke?

What is to do with Texus women? Fast women?

 

Never mind. It was obscure and in poor taste. Debbie doesn't deserve it.

 

Don't worry...

Hey I enjoyed that Indian telephone conversation you just emailed out... it was funny

 

Absolutely hilarious. You couldn't script that.

 

Having lusted at different times over the 911 Turbo, Gallardo, F430, Ariel Atom and AM Vanquish AND Vantage, I'm nothing if not fickle (and a bloody dreamer).

However, all have been (temporarily) replaced by the grandly named Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.

6 litre front-mid mounted V12 pumping out 463kW and 607Nm (detuned from Enzo). Dry weight of 1,580kg. 0-100km/h in 3.7 secs. 0-200km/h in 11.0 secs (!!). Way cool stuff like F1-Trac traction control, magneto-rheological dampers (easy Taka), carbon composite brakes, F1-Superfast semi-auto box and possibly the smoothest Ferrari interior ever.

All I need is $600K and better life insurance.

 

I think Timbo posted a link to one of these a month or so ago. Here's the rest. Very funny.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/...y-ride-videos/

 

Just came across these too.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/...t-commercials/

Never knew the Gti came with an ugly little cane toad.

Reminds me of the old joke about the engineer who found a talking frog.

 

The vids aren't working or am I doing something wrong???

Thank god there is only one more working day before I can relax........if it was any longer I would go stark staring mad!!

Down with P PLATERS......had one today......not that I am racist at all but she was Asian.....reversing into a parking space already occupied by me and Max......caught sight of the **** end of a Daewoo....luckily before it kissed my back 1/4 panel......beeped the horn and screamed obsenities.....she then drove into another park....the odd stupid and unexplainable thing was that there were no other cars in the carpark....and she tried to hit mine...which I might add she must have seen as she drove in....WTF....then had the audacity to give me a filthy look....I tell you there was nearly blood on the floor in Office Works this morning...... No more near misses please rotor gods I am getting nervous...one more to go to make 3.... I tell you if someone does hit me it will not be a happy place to be.......

Now I am going home to make my tea and have several glasses of red......arrggghhhhh......

I do wish that the SA RX8 owner level was higher......need some comfort at a time like this!!!

 

Apparently you have to pay extra to have a stereo.......durr why would you want one in a car like that......listen to ABC FM and drive a Corolla......god I should get into Marketing!!

 

I found the '>' button in the middle of the screens didn't work. Try hitting the '>' button in the bottom left hand corner of each screen. Doesn't always happen with the first hit for some reason but by the second or third click you will see the word 'loading...' come up on the screen. I just checked it and it's working for me.

Sorry to hear about that. I almost had an incident myself this morning. Had to belt down to Wollongong for a brief appearance and on the way back I was in the middle of three lanes of traffic with a reasonable amount of cars around me. This P plater (ding ding) in an old clapped out Swift just slightly ahead (i.e. still overlapped with me) and on my right moved across into my lane doing the old indicate as I move trick. Had I not been paying attention she would have side-swiped me for sure. Jumped on the brakes and gave her a few toots to wake her up. It was only then I noticed that she had no mirrors at all - none.

and for you Julia. Only half a day for you to go. Yours truly still has work to do tomorrow.

Still, had a great blat down to the 'Gong and back this morning.

Passed a greybeard in a stock Velocity Red just south of Waterfall. Gave him a few friendly toots and a wave and got a faltering wave in return. Think he was checking out my exhaust tips at the time.

 

I'd be happy with the bass and treble from the V12.

Actually, I'm not much of an audiophile. The only thing I've bothered to figure out with my stereo in the 8 is how to program radio stations, set the time and change CD's. Techno fiddlers would burn me at the luddite stake.

 

Can't wait until you get a car with Sat/Nav...