turborx8

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"Les Suites" hotel is an excellent place to stay. You are 2 blocks away from the byward market and one block away from Rideau Center mall.

Neo

Darkbrew,

I'll get you some info the closer we get to the date.

turborx8,

Thanks for the headsup.

DarkBrew

Okay I did a travelocity search and Quality Hotel Downtown is $111 per night vs. Les Suites Hotel Ottawa at $145
Are people going to stay in Ottawa or in Kanata?
Comfort Inn West and Country Inn and Suites By Carlson Ottawa West are close to the meeting point.

eug

iTrader: (2)

You should try priceline; my friend got the Marriott for $65/night. Another got $110/night at the Westin via Hotwire.

DarkBrew

Tried it. No better pricing Thanks anyway

So where are people staying?

Unknown_Driver

oops didn't know about this meet

guess i'll show up

right now my car has been at the dealer for almost 8 weeks maybe i'll ask if i can borrow their rx-8 for the weekend

turborx8

iTrader: (1)

Where did you come from? lol

You should join OMC and introduce yourself. We have a really good group of rx8's on that board.

http://forum.ottawamazda.ca/forumdisplay.php?f=32

TragicallyHip

He's already on OMC Dan, just not very active!

Gecko69

have the deatails been firmed up?? or is everything still going ahead as per the first post? I may not be able to make it...need to get some shifts covered first.

turborx8

iTrader: (1)

Ah!!!

That's ok, he has a good excuse.

If my car was at the dealer for 8weeks... heads would roll.

Unknown_Driver

that and everytime i login i seem to forget my password


i havn't really bothered with that forum/club because the last time i was in there it was like 2 rotary guys and the rest was, mazda protege's and 3's discussion about which tail light is better?

turborx8

iTrader: (1)

That's hillarious.

We are starting to build up a good rx8 member base on OMC and we often meet up on Wednesday's and Friday's.

TragicallyHip

Any idea when you'll be getting your car back? 8+ weeks is just ridiculous...

Unknown_Driver

i have some great news, they finally found the problem, the connector arm shaft seized causing the electronics for the power steering to give off the wrong amounts of power

so the part should be in tommorow and i get my car back asap. and they are booking me for some other repairs

DarkBrew

I've booked at the Travelodge Ottawa Downtown 486 Albert Street

Free parking, free breakfast, $130 per night.

TheWulf

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Are we all meeting up somewhere so we can cruise down together? Would be nice to drive in with a convoy of 8s.

rettro

I like that idea. I'm from Nova Scotia but I'm in Ottawa for the summer. I'm going to try and make it to the meet unless I have to work, but I think we should all meet up and roll in together.

TragicallyHip

Cool stuff rettro, i'm from New Brunswick myself, been in Ottawa for a little over a year!

rettro

Where in New Brunswick are you from? I go to school in Fredericton and work in Moncton. Ottawa is a nice city eh?

TragicallyHip

I'm from Miramichi... Not a very exciting place but I sure do miss my friends/family and stuff lol.

Ottawa is a very nice city for sure!

You should join the Ottawa Mazda Club... i'll PM you the link, would be nice to have another Maritimer in the club, especially one with an 8!

Neo

Man, I wish I was going.
This is the first year I won't be attending. Looks like the weather might hold too!

DarkBrew

WTF man! You have to come...

Thief

One of my ex's is from Bathurst. That's even worse

Neo

Darkbrew,

Sorry. I can't. There are other events happening that same weekend that took priority.
I'm pissed about it because a few of our friends will be leaving for Europe later in the year. I was hoping to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
This just means I'll have to go up solo later in the year before they leave.

At least I won't be spending crazy cash on fuel. But it's the journey I'm going to miss most.

TragicallyHip

True! lol...