Bought last April when I was 36. It's just soo much fun, but for those who just don't understand, I tell them it's my mid-life crisis. Pushing 40 for a woman is really hard...

 

20, bought after saving for a car for 2 and half years right after xmas...def think it was a good choice good a great deal on it also...no complaints!

 

You gotta be kidding CGA! Women in their 30's have the wisdom and looks and likely a good job ... what more could you ask for? Your in your prime!

 

7andan8 - thank you for this comment! Being a couple of years older than CGA. I am glad that it is not just me that has this opinion about women in their 30's. I'm looking forward to 40. I have more money and freedom than I've ever had and I expect things to keep getting better.

 

This is a very refreshing post. With mostly over-30 rx8 owners replying, the quality of grammar has really been outstanding. Did the double cohort delete english classes altogether?

Anyways, I hope everyone loves their car for what it is - modded or not - a fantastically fun car to drive. I can't wait for the spring!

The FOG
(just turned 25)

 

I fully agree! It's my friends who drive appliances who don't get it ... they would probably feel a lot younger and happier if they drove an 8! (and no, it's not the 8 that makes me feel young and happy, it's cause I am that I have the 8, mental age, I wouldn't be legal to drive yet)

 

38 I have my 8 for 2 weeks.

 

I am 25 years old. Purchased the eight right after my 24th birthday in September of '04. Figured it would be my birthday present to myself. I purchased the base model and started adding mods back in November...just the OEM parts. Not really into modding the engine. I like the speed of the car as it is.

 

38 next month. I bought it last year. I'm a motorcycle guy first but the 8 has balanced the car vs. bike thing more evenly.

 

I'll be 33 in a month.

 

20.... 21 in november....and no..... my rents didnt help me buy this car

 

Did they hlpe you through college?

Yes, I know, I'm an ***.

 

DrDiaoloco, yer r teh ghey four slambing teh collidge buoy! Leaf the hayte at teh qorter myle strt lyne!

Is that why my 8 manual is the size of the NYC phone book...english, french, spanish and Internet?

"Tern the keey and deepres akcelorator to pwnd teh Siveek ghey nekt to U".

 

Man, a guy can't make a joke without a sarcastic response?

 

lol as you can tell.. i never went to college....

haha dont worry about "being an ***" im always on the ebaumsworld Car forum... every single thread starter.. doesn't matter what its about, turns into a Domestic vs import thread... ever single time, and nothing but countless Flames.. hahaha so im use to getting "flammed" for mistakes hahah no biggie, we're all apart of the same family <----No homo..

 

Hey, I'm 25 and i bought my 8 a year ago. I've been saving my money for many years to buy a dream car. I did the right choice!!

 

Hell yeah fellow 25 year old(and buying your own car YOURSELF!!!).

 

Sorry I didn't catch this thread earlier. But for all of you 40+rs contemplating an '8, check out this thread that I started a year ago when I was trying to figure out if I really should do this (get an '8). Well, more realistically, I knew I WANTED to do it, but how to convince the better half! P.S. All of you 16 to 39 yr-olds probably won't be interested in this one.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ghlight=geezer

After a year of driving this car, and modifying it, I can only say "I wish I had done this 10 years ago!!!" I haven't been so engrossed in anything in many years!

If you really enjoy driving a refined, nimble sports car with a "reasonable price tag", - albeit with a few caveats_ this may just be the one for you!

Zoom, Zoom!

 

36 and still saving to get a Lambo. Until I hit the jackpot, the 8 is the best I can afford for the moment- but the mileage in looks and performance I get from it sometimes makes me feel like I'm driving something a heck lot more exotic and pricier.

Maybe at 40 I will just get me one of those Lotus cars- perhaps I should put myself on the waiting list.

 

I'm 25 living in Victoria, BC.. Have gotten tons of compliments. From kids walking on the streets to vancouver bellmen asking me if its a Massarati... I love my 8, its a 2006 Special Edition Copper Red.

 

I'm 31 and used to HAVE to modify everything I owned. From bicycles to motorcycles, skateborads to cars. Now, I too, appreciate STOCK. IMO it ages better and is of better quality. For example, when looking for used cars I never pay a second glance at modified cars because:
1) They might've been abused/dogged
2) Might have parts I don't want and surely the stock parts are gone
3) The loud tin-can sound does not impress anymore

I used to have a 89 CRX with...you name it. And a car with a kit is different than stock. You have to drive differently--scan the road for bumps all of the time and take speed bumps at funny & wide angles, etc.--and is not as structurally sound. I had to remove most of the bumper material to mount the WingsWest kit on my Honda. After time, paint chips, scapes, etc. start to show and parts warp and squeak. Even "beat" doesn't attract me anymore. I like to hear other things than the bass in a song as well as conversation & road communcation.

It started with a 1991 300zx I thought about restoring. I wanted to restore it all to factory OEM specs because I saw how badly the aftermarket parts aged. Truth be told, the OEM parts are much more expensive and of much better build quality. The really "nice" 300zx's were those that the owner's kept STOCK and just maintained mechanically. This is true with any other car as well.

Now, the only mod I'm considering is an intake--mostly because old habits die hard and to just to accentuate the cool engine sound, not drown it out. Even with that mod, I'm still on the fence.

Mazda engineers know a thing or two about how much air, etc. the car needs and I don't have an engineering degree. I do, however, like the OEM stuff. Like the aero flares and accents.

Then again, maybe I'm just getting "old?"
*hey you punks! Get off my lawn!"

 

Still not willing to reveal my real age, but let's just say I'm one year older than last ime this thread came up!!

S

 

Got the car on the date that is listed under my name, was 30 at the time now iam 31, loved the car in its rx7 days, fell in love with the 8 when i saw it as a concept, loved it even more after seeing the price

 

25. Picked up my 8 when I was 24 and 50 weeks old. Waited to turn 25 to get it for the insurance premium savings (my insurance company was nice enough to give me that lower rate a few weeks in advance). I wanted to get this car since I first saw it back in like second year university.