There's recall for the leaky tail-light. Shouldn't cost you anything at a dealership. Supposedly they fixed it for '06 & '07. Mine are still high-and-dry.

My wife's made other plans for me today, guys. I have to have firm plans at least a day in advance for it to work for me- my days are never unstructured unless I'm on vacation.

We need to set a date and time a couple of weeks in advance, to give everyone a chance to plan for it.

Next time I guess, sorry!

listen its three already i am down to do this meet but we need to decide we can wait till 6 but it needs to be a lighted place this is my cell 801 502 7827 call me or text me so we can all make plans we need to hurry!!!

Take it to Mazda it should be a warranty issue.

Ok.. Guys... Its a Wrap for me... after a year and a half with my galaxy, my wife got her way and I had to trade in my love (De Ocho.) I have 3 kids so the 8 does not fit my whole family. A couple of weeks ago my wife's SUV had to be in the shop for 4 days and we where all stuck at home because my car cannot fit everybody... This was the straw that killed the camel. Her simple point on "it does not fit the family" (in a nagging naisley voice) was her trump card that I could not beat. Also in light of our situation with her car and all. I could not overcome the power and visiousness of this argument, and the evil intent on how and when she made that attack on us. (the 8 and myself) In a long painfull battle of words with "The Hammer" (my wife) I fell in battle as my love (de Ocho) was stripped from my cold dead hands. I was dispatched by the skill in wich she swung the Broad sword she yealded whos blade was etched with her arguement. Needless to say, this evil cold hearted woman was successful on her conquest to take my happiness out back into the woods and shoot it dead, with all her furious anger and smight. So now...."eyes welling up with tears" I had to swap the Rx8 in for a 06 WRX. Something that fits our whole family, All wheel drive for the UT weather, and still as a little coolness factor ya know turbo and what not."sniffle sniffle" It does pull a bit harder than the 8 and still fun to drive. (now trying to further comfort myself) But the interior does not hug the driver like the 8 and now I got a buncha Knobs and Needles to look at no longer the cool push button works and digital speedo dials that conveniently show the number of the miles per hour you are cursing for that lazy driver who does not want an estimate of how fast we are going because that stupid needle dial is between the dashes. (eyes welling up with tears again) So I now say Goodby to my love de ocho and I hope and pray none of you fall victem to the onslawt of that arguement in your own happiness with your 8's.

So now for the good part for my fellow UT 8 drivers. I now have for sale
Greddy SP2 Exhaust with Supercat (resonated)
Agency Power Under Drive Pulley (Silver)
AEM CAI (silver)
If you are looking for a nice performance upgrade for your 8 will sell all of this for 500 bux..
regular exhaust price is like 500 CAI is like 200 Supercat is 390 and Power Pulley is 140. All parts are in like new condition and have less than 10k miles on them.
I also have my Stock RX8 rims with lugs and locks and full tread on the tires
Front lip Shine Auto (Burnout V2 front lip) this is a nice lip made of PRF so it is very durable better than fiberglass and will not warp or sag like poly. It is painted Galaxy Grey there are no cracks just scratches on the bottom out of site. Some rock chips very Few and small.
For you guys who have hoods that may have some dents and dings I have my stock hood in perfect shape. That may need to be painted to match your car color unless you have a galaxy grey 8 like I once had...(ahh...good times good times)
If any of u guys are interested in my loss of the 8 and want to keep my car alive a little bit. IM me. I need money bad to stop the new WRX from being all stock.. EWWWWW!

It's a Wrap for me guys!!!!
 

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i hate threads that link to other threads on the same forum..

^Tough break dude -

The way you described it sounded so tragic - GL with your future endeavors tho...

sorry to see another 8 leave the island :(

and I HATE YOU!!!!

ok sorry.. just lashing out a bit.. still sore about the car and all...

Ill fix it.. stop ya cryen..

Xdeedub hows things going with you.


Oh koo Atilla fixed if for me thanks...;)

Jeez Wreak! - It's not dead - it went to live on a farm!

Yeah, that's the ticket, it's running free on a farm in the country.....

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Wreak- All is not lost! The whole family CAN fit in the 8.

You forgot about the trunk. Just pop-out the door between the back seats, and your wife will get plenty of air back there.

Tough break, man. I almost cried when I read your post.

Wreak, is a third car out of the question? I have a beat, rustbucket '91 Explorer as my daily driver. The insurance on that thing is minimal, it actually gets better mileage than my 8. Can't you find an old Saturn station wagon somewhere that would fit the bill?

Dude, stay on the Website. At worst, you may be able to pick up another 8 in a couple of years.

Yea Jethro, I will still be arround and want to meet with you guys after all I am a car guy..I wanted to get a little civic or something for like 1000-1500 because I know hondas like the back of my hand so if anything came up I can fix it.. But on wens. My wife got laid off because her boss passed away and the company went under so I cant spend the doe on another car.. and the gas on the 8 was killing me I drive from Roy to SLC everyday and spend almost 100 bux a week in gas... But I hope I can pay this car down very quickly and buy another 8 I might get a Red one or Black one I dont know... But I will be driving an 8 later.. I dont even care if its a used one.... But I will deff. be on a website as normal..

WreakLoosE, check your PM's.

Can you post some pics of the stuff for sale I as well have a galaxy grey.

Also interested in tires, I need 2 of them badly. Also I am sorry for your loss wreakloose. Probably feels like loosing a kid, but on the bright side wrx's are very good cars. That would be my next choice, love that boxer engine with a good exhaust. Sounds so good.

Hay guys thanks for the support... IF the hammer lets me.. I plan on trying to do a little to the WRX.. but for now...I will try and gets some pictures up today...

hey guys too bad about your car wreakloose, hey i am looking for a job that pays better then twelve an hour to pay for the 8 and the fam if any one has any ideas let me know

Wreak, if we ever do a drive in our 8's, you can be my navigator (if Mrs. Tull stays home).

LOL sounds good.

Hey, Got My licisened Supended.. Lol i guess im done with my 8 for a while any one no anyone that wants to Buy you. Im rebuilding a integra. to pass my no driving time. and buyin a 8 Next year

^^What the hell happened? DUI? You're selling the 8 because you're hoofing it for a while? How long? Dude!

WreakLoosE, I'll be seeing you tomorrow afternoon. I have your addy and cell number in case I get lost...I DIDN'T get the nav system, LOL.

BTW, I was at Bountiful Mazda this afternoon. They have a nice white 8 with the 6-speed, BN '07, for only $23,700!!

Year-end is the ONLY time to buy a BN car. If I had waited 8 months I could have saved $8,000. Of course, I wouldn't have gotten the color I wanted, and the stereo isn't the Bose system, but still...

Wish I'd known a couple of months ago. I just hired a kid back in July and he's getting 14 right now. Good luck!

Nah Not a DUI. i Have had to many tickets.. 2 Recluse driving tickets. 1 6 Over ticket, and 1 not blinker ticket it.

I am Going to a meet On Monday to Decide How long...
When i Called they said the least it will be is 6 months.

Word to the Wise..
if you going to race do it smart.
do make my mistake and Get cought.
Its really not worth the Rush.

Street racing just isn't worth it, especially when we have a terrific facility like the Motor Sports Park right here in northern Utah. You can race for REAL, get lessons from PRO'S, race on a real track, not endanger the general public-

AND NOT LOSE YOUR LICENSE!

Your insurance is going to go up, too. Gonna hit you right in the wallet.

THANKS let me know if anything comes up

I Know.. RMR will be my new home when i get it back

Wondering if any old posters from this thread are still around in Utah? This sticky has been dead for 15 months.

So, who's still on the road?

Who is garaging their 8's for the winter, and who is going to brave the Utah roads for the next 3 months?

I'm gonna be snow drifting it up first winter in a rear wheel drive vehicle, used to have a protege and it did well, except for the first time I ever drove in snow. Just gonna throw some bizzaks on her or somthing.

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving Day. I've been particularly blessed for most of my life, and believe me, I am grateful for it. Never got rich, but then you don't measure blessings in riches.

This car is just icing on the cake! And tomorrow I get to show it off to relatives!

Well jeeze I'm trying to support my 8 on 10/hr right now! Let me know next time you have and opening Jethro! What is it you do?

Light manufacturing. Mostly fiberglass, some wood and metal.
I manage the tooling department and only have seven in my group, but in production there are over 100 employees. I oversee composite pattern, tool, and mold fabrication for the company.

Most "line" people are only hired through a temp. agency and have to get through a probationary period of at least 3 months before getting hired as full-time, regular employees- and the temp agency pays squat. My department only hires skilled people with experience so I can waive the probationary temp. requirement in most cases. The problem is, my department has very low turnover. Most of my staff has been with me for nearly 20 years.

But if there's an opening, I'll surely let you know.

wow...cool thanks ;)

Today I shoveled my 100-foot-long double-wide driveway for the first time this season. There was 6" of snow down next to the street but it was drifted closer to 8" up next to the house. It's a great workout. I told my wife that I wasn't getting a snow-blower until I needed one.

The 8 is snug in the garage for the winter. I put 6-mil plastic down on the concrete floor as a moisture barrier, and a double-layer of carpet over that, so the tires won't develop a flat spot. I have a cover but haven't put it on yet. I need to get some CD's out of the Bose this weekend.

I found a set of 4 stock rims and sent-off a MO yesterday. Hopefully they'll be here by about the 10th. I am going to get an extra set of TPMS transmitters for them in January, and then shop for a second set of tires that are better than the Dunlops I'm running now. Hopefully quieter too. I want to keep my car visibly stock and really like the stock rims anyway, but they are $495 ea. from Mazda BN, so I've been shopping. The set I bought is used but in BN condition with no curb rash, and I only paid $170 ea. It will be interesting to see how different tires feel when the car comes out of retirement in March.

I put new tires on the Ford a couple of weeks ago and after today's snow, I'm glad I did. The rear tires were almost bald.

So, it has begun. I'm in the old Explorer for the next 90 days or so, until the spring rains come and wash away the road salt. Gonna be a loooong, boring 3 months, as far as driving is concerned. :eyetwitch

I just spent $750 on some new all season tires. They'd better do the trick! So far so good...

Which tire did you get?

I've heard that about 200 lbs. of weight (sandbags) in the trunk will help get you more traction.

yah i bought new tires for the 8 and it seems to be doin the trick
alos i was lookin for some cheep mods that will make it faster, look better and sound better anyone that has any ideas or stuff the are selling let me know

not nessicarily cheap but wheels and tires are a great way to do both. Look good and add performance. Just make sure the tires you get are at least 8.5 or up cause you get that much more rubber on the ground=better handling, getting the same 8 in wide tire won't do anything for handling but will look cool. But also keep in mind wider tires are going to up the $$$. that's one way to do both, the rest are obvious intake, exhaust, pulley's, but don't expect a whole lot of hp gains from these, the only really good way to seriously up the hp is to go FI. Hope that helps.

We should start thinking about some kind of spring or early summer cruise pretty soon, so everyone can plan for it.

I'm thinking of maybe a cruise to Wendover, lunch, then back home. Sometime April, May, or June. I'd thought about an overnighter at a casino, but I can't bring myself to leave my 8 overnight in a parking lot, especially around all those drunk gamblers who may have lost more than they could afford to and carry a grudge out the door with them as they stumble to their own cars or the Fun Bus.

We could take spouses/significant others if we wanted.

Who's up for it? Even if you're not old enough to gamble, they'll still let you in for lunch.

hmm I'm always down for a dover run! However I still think a canyon run is in order at some point in the future too. If we're going to put our 8's together we might as have them do what they're meant to do, put them where they're meant to be. And that's in the corners. Hey Military man, one thing you can do if you want sound is get newer model K&N air intake. I bought mine with it already installed and honestly that's one of the reasons I bought it. That sound... It's freakin music. If you want I'll meet you somewhere sometime and you can hear it for yourself. Oh and as for gains in horsepower, like I said I bought it like that so If there is a noticable difference with it installed I couldn't tell you what it is. As for visuals/performance, I think my next mod will be cross drilled and slotted rotars. I love how those look and I've already got the rims to show them off. They're also cheap

I'm up for a canyon run, too- but not until the snow is melted and the roads aren't half wet from run-off.

I'm off the road completely until March at the earliest.

i already have wheels tires exhaust i need to find a good intake and some pullys maybe. I really want to go turbo or something but need somebody in the know!!! that wants to help.also i am down for a drive anytime

I just had a big scare! I checked my dip stick and had some foamy cappuccino type stuff on it. Thought I blew something. Talked to the mazda tech at bountiful mazda. He told me that happens alot with rotary motors. The condensation goes to the tube the dipstick is in and stays. That scared the s$@% outa me!

lol Yeah I had that when I checked mine the other day too

There are several intake out, seaching is a good way to find all of them. I have the AEM intake, which is the exact same as the mazdaspeed, If you want a really easy install these are not the ones you want, then there is the racing beat intake, k&n typhoon version 2, HKS has a really sick one but cost is up there. Arc make an induction box that looks really nice but again $$$.

As far a pulleys go there is a sticky in the mods section that has all of them, I only know of the unorthodox set, the agency power underdrive pulley. Hope that helps.

I had the same froth on my dipstick and i was like :scratchhe found out it happens all the time with rotary engines, happened to the rx7 too. They have a fix for it but mazda wants to charge 650 for it, and since it doesn't hurt anything I will just deal with it, I can still check my oil sooo...

ok that helps do you like your intake how does it sound? did it give any noticable power differance?

I didn't notice huge power gain really, little more responsive throttle, feels like it has a bit more pull from 3-5 than before, and once I get up into the 6500 and up it gets really loud, but it sounds really throaty, very good IMO. before I put the Greddy exhaust on people thought I already had one on.

What do you do? What experience do you have?

Well at the time I posted that I was working for bull frog spas as a reciever. But I just got certified today as an armed guard. So we'll see how that goes. However I'll still only be making $10/hr. Experience wise, the only work I've done since Highschool until now was delivery and warehouse jobs. I've got experience on pretty much every kind of warehouse "vehicle" there is.