Turns heads at 20 paces
10-09-2003, 03:58 AM
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Turns heads at 20 paces
Was in Nth Sydney the other day & spotted a "blue" RX-8 parked in Little Walker st.
I was working in the building right opposite it & could see the car in plan view all day. (lucky he didn't get a ticket as it was a 1-hour meter).
Was very interesting to watch guy after guy after guy check the RX out as they walked past. Literally dozens stopped & stared into the car. Others stopped to admire it. Groups would chat about it for a while & was impressed to see a good dose of females checking it out too.
There was a $120k Jag a few cars up & it didn't even get a snigger.
Seems the RX-8 will have the "WOW" factor for quiet some time yet. I recall when Mazda launched the RX-7 (overpriced) series-6 back in 1992, it drew the same attention for at least two years before settling down to simple admiration.
Anyone else got the same treatment from their RX-8's yet...........???
I was working in the building right opposite it & could see the car in plan view all day. (lucky he didn't get a ticket as it was a 1-hour meter).
Was very interesting to watch guy after guy after guy check the RX out as they walked past. Literally dozens stopped & stared into the car. Others stopped to admire it. Groups would chat about it for a while & was impressed to see a good dose of females checking it out too.
There was a $120k Jag a few cars up & it didn't even get a snigger.
Seems the RX-8 will have the "WOW" factor for quiet some time yet. I recall when Mazda launched the RX-7 (overpriced) series-6 back in 1992, it drew the same attention for at least two years before settling down to simple admiration.
Anyone else got the same treatment from their RX-8's yet...........???
10-09-2003, 08:02 AM
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Amen to that L&L. Everyone says to me "you must get a lot of chicks with a car like that". The reality isn't quite so good, although the ones I have taken for a ride have been impressed.
Maybe a sign on the inside of the windscreen:
"Ladies - if you like this car and would like to meet the owner, please leave your number under the wiper"
It would only have to work once to pay off.... :D
Maybe a sign on the inside of the windscreen:
"Ladies - if you like this car and would like to meet the owner, please leave your number under the wiper"
It would only have to work once to pay off.... :D
10-09-2003, 10:49 PM
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Originally posted by D.G.W.
Amen to that L&L. Everyone says to me "you must get a lot of chicks with a car like that". The reality isn't quite so good, although the ones I have taken for a ride have been impressed.
Maybe a sign on the inside of the windscreen:
"Ladies - if you like this car and would like to meet the owner, please leave your number under the wiper"
It would only have to work once to pay off.... :D
Amen to that L&L. Everyone says to me "you must get a lot of chicks with a car like that". The reality isn't quite so good, although the ones I have taken for a ride have been impressed.
Maybe a sign on the inside of the windscreen:
"Ladies - if you like this car and would like to meet the owner, please leave your number under the wiper"
It would only have to work once to pay off.... :D
Hey - there's a market here! Imagine a "Like my car? Leave your details" display that sticks to the passenger window and exposes a ccd video and mike - all voice activated. I can already visualise them for sale at Jaycar for $500 a pop!!!
The $600 model allows you to alter the message :D
10-10-2003, 07:28 AM
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Anyone else got the same treatment from their RX-8's yet...........???
Anyone else got the same treatment from their RX-8's yet...........???
Actually - everywhere I go. :D
Cheers,
Hymee.
It even got the spitting attention from that other c..........
10-13-2003, 07:01 AM
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Ditto for me too .. heaps of comments, stares and questions ... who'd of thought I'd be a celebrity ?? Particularly interesting how much attention is paid by women drivers of 'nice' cars , especially Integra type R
As an aside, I gave the 8 a big test on the weekend .. took her to V8 Supercar Mecca at Bathurst. Heaps of questions and not one mention of the old 'riceburner' taunt!
I love it!
As an aside, I gave the 8 a big test on the weekend .. took her to V8 Supercar Mecca at Bathurst. Heaps of questions and not one mention of the old 'riceburner' taunt!
I love it!
10-13-2003, 08:50 AM
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Originally posted by sco
Heaps of positive attention here. Except for the d!ckh3@d in the WRX that almost sideswiped me trying to show how smart she was.
Heaps of positive attention here. Except for the d!ckh3@d in the WRX that almost sideswiped me trying to show how smart she was.
10-14-2003, 02:07 AM
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Originally posted by timbo
Had an M3 draw up beside me on the highway and give me the thumbs up …which I took as a compliment!
Timbo
Had an M3 draw up beside me on the highway and give me the thumbs up …which I took as a compliment!
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11-03-2003, 06:36 AM
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> Was in Nth Sydney the other day & spotted a "blue" RX-8 parked in
> Little Walker st.
>
> I was working in the building right opposite it & could see the car in
> plan view all day. (lucky he didn't get a ticket as it was a 1-hour meter).
Hey! that's my car - was brand new then !!
Hee hee - I'm pleased to confirm that I didn't get a parking fine that day.
Have since gotten one there though - turns out ( I must be the last Aussie to learn this ) that you can only part for 1 hour in a 1P ( wait ... ) and then you can't just put more money in for another hour ( made sense to me! ) but you have to actually move the car! Even if you drive around the block and come back and park in the same spot! What a stupid system.
Cost me $68 to learn that little gem. I gave the parking ticket officer a healthy serve for it though.. had to get my $68 worth..
I park there when I have a chance to get out on the road for meetings and I've had a zillion folk check the car out - it's actually all to common now to come back to the car, and find dozen's of finger prints on the driver side window - which it turns out is from people leaning in on the window to peer inside [ I got the tint with the cancer council approval ] - filthy beggars!
Thanks for the cred on the car by the way.
Here's a pic of it parked ( on the folks farm after having treked 11 hours from Sydney to Pamona which is 20 mins inland from Noosah ):
Had given the poor thing a little lov'in before the photo of course.
As for "chick's" checking the car out, they tend to ask the most questions, the guys just oodle and start * grin * - which I can understand, I do that and it's my car! hee hee.
Cheers,
++dez;
> Little Walker st.
>
> I was working in the building right opposite it & could see the car in
> plan view all day. (lucky he didn't get a ticket as it was a 1-hour meter).
Hey! that's my car - was brand new then !!
Hee hee - I'm pleased to confirm that I didn't get a parking fine that day.
Have since gotten one there though - turns out ( I must be the last Aussie to learn this ) that you can only part for 1 hour in a 1P ( wait ... ) and then you can't just put more money in for another hour ( made sense to me! ) but you have to actually move the car! Even if you drive around the block and come back and park in the same spot! What a stupid system.
Cost me $68 to learn that little gem. I gave the parking ticket officer a healthy serve for it though.. had to get my $68 worth..
I park there when I have a chance to get out on the road for meetings and I've had a zillion folk check the car out - it's actually all to common now to come back to the car, and find dozen's of finger prints on the driver side window - which it turns out is from people leaning in on the window to peer inside [ I got the tint with the cancer council approval ] - filthy beggars!
Thanks for the cred on the car by the way.
Here's a pic of it parked ( on the folks farm after having treked 11 hours from Sydney to Pamona which is 20 mins inland from Noosah ):
Had given the poor thing a little lov'in before the photo of course.
As for "chick's" checking the car out, they tend to ask the most questions, the guys just oodle and start * grin * - which I can understand, I do that and it's my car! hee hee.
Cheers,
++dez;
11-03-2003, 06:45 AM
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Speaking of tracking down who drives what and getting in touch, a pal of mine launched a web site that would have been interesting if it wasn't for the small local market - you could swap your uber geek camera / mike / gadget for:
http://www.DriverSMS.com.au/
I haven't followed up how the site's been going since launch a long while ago, but a lot cheaper * grin *
SMS your vote now for your favourite Austalian RX8 Idol * grin *
Cheers,
++dez;
http://www.DriverSMS.com.au/
I haven't followed up how the site's been going since launch a long while ago, but a lot cheaper * grin *
SMS your vote now for your favourite Austalian RX8 Idol * grin *
Cheers,
++dez;
11-05-2003, 01:09 PM
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Two young guys were following me the other day one of them the passenger nearly feel out of his car as he was tryng to take photoes with his mobile phone installed camera .
11-05-2003, 02:46 PM
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When I arrived at the office yesterday, I just happened to arrive at the same time as my division's VP. She just hoped out of her 'Neesan' 350Z. D'oh. Where is my '8 when I want it. I haven't seen any here yet. And I posted on the relevent US forum seeing if anyone wanted to say G'day - no replies yet. Maybe they are scared I'm a poof or something :P
Cheers,
Hymee.
Cheers,
Hymee.
11-05-2003, 03:49 PM
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Originally posted by Hymee
When I arrived at the office yesterday, I just happened to arrive at the same time as my division's VP. She just hoped out of her 'Neesan' 350Z. D'oh. Where is my '8 when I want it. I haven't seen any here yet. And I posted on the relevent US forum seeing if anyone wanted to say G'day - no replies yet. Maybe they are scared I'm a poof or something :P
Cheers,
Hymee.
When I arrived at the office yesterday, I just happened to arrive at the same time as my division's VP. She just hoped out of her 'Neesan' 350Z. D'oh. Where is my '8 when I want it. I haven't seen any here yet. And I posted on the relevent US forum seeing if anyone wanted to say G'day - no replies yet. Maybe they are scared I'm a poof or something :P
Cheers,
Hymee.
You should use the natural aussie charm whitout relying on the rx8 . if that fails get a jar of vegemite that will impress her , my late uncle used to say "I MAY BE FAT BOLD AND UNATTRACTIVE BUT WHEN I STAND ON MY WALLET WOMEN NOTICE "
If they thought you were a poof they would be communicating with you quicker tryng to score a bit of aussie rump.
11-05-2003, 04:05 PM
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When I arrived at the office yesterday, I just happened to arrive at the same time as my division's VP. She just hoped out of her 'Neesan' 350Z. (hymee)
Timbo
(Hmm, perhaps that SUV comment was a tad judgemental.. Might be appropriate to log off for a while, to avoid potential torrent of septic spam) :D
