As per title

Just pulled in to a Mazda dealership today, another 8 was leaving. We slowed down to check out each others 8 and parted with the peace sign.

What do YOU do when you cross paths with another rotorhead?

 

I usually make a grumpy cat face and die a little inside because it seems like the only ones I see are riced out or have a horrific amount of plastidip highlights.

 

Will report in should it ever happen.

 

Hmm I've actually never seen any 7s or 8s in my visits to NYC. Every car there is so scratched up too.

 

I live in rural America ... I've never seen another one.
Recently went on a road trip to Arkansas/Texas (Ft. Worth) and back.
Didn't see any RX8's.


If I did see one, no doubt it'd be gone before I could react, we'd both be going so fast. I'd look in my rear view mirror, smile and give it the finger.

 

flash the highs as a friendly hello

 

Throw stuff until they go away.

 

Wave and think about how much I enjoy having such a unique, cool car instead of being just another lemming.

 

Wave, thumb's up, smile, peace sign, regardless of cleanliness or riced outness...

 

I usually wave at the old lady/old man in the clean stock RX-8 or shake my head in disgust at the kid in the beat up RX-8 with painted or plastidipped black stock wheels. I see RX-8's daily and the only time I see a nicely modified one is when us SARX guys hit up cars & Coffee together.

 

I'm the old guy in the clean, stock 8 that drives like an idiot and likes to blow everyone's doors off.
Passed a VR yesterday with black wheels and super dark tint.
Yuck.

 

I occasionally see a clean R3 with a young driver but very rarely.

 

Usually give an ecstatic wave if I haven't seen the specific car before in the area. Always ends up being and older guy who's probably thinking something like, "kids these days, makin' these cars look stupid."