ironmedic

i traded in my cobra for a 98 white expedition XLT with tow package! it came with the 4.6L motor and 80k miles on it. i dealed with the guy and got it to an equal trade! 11k for my cobra and 11k for the truck. they put my negative equity on top of it and we paid cash to cover it. the great thing is that my insurance plummeted a ton and so did my monthly payments :D
i actually like this thing more than my cobra! i still have the RX8 and will drive it from time to time (more like my wife will). it is actually nice to have a truck to haul things around in and more ground clearance. the funny part is that it does not fit in my garage (it would barely fit if i drove it in the center). its no big deal! when i buy a house, it will have a garage big enough to fit it in.

RXE16T

Thank god!
I thought you traded your 8 for a SUV for a brief second there.

ironmedic

now that u mentioned it......muhahaha! (ok im kidding LOL!)

its nice to see a fellow blue rx8-er! i need a better digital camera to take pics of my 8 and suv!

Emsdad

Well you went from being one of those silly mustang guys to being one of those silly SUV guys...but at least you have a vehicle now that is actually able to do something useful.

Didn't you JUST put an exhaust on the mustang? Like a couple weeks ago?

ironmedic

i put the exhaust on 2 months ago. they gave me 11k to compensate for my extra stuff and to make it an even trade :P

the vehicle was only worth 9k!

dmp

hey! I'm in puyallup too...Fredrickson area. After I can #1 sell my miata, then #2 buy an RX8, then my wife wants an Expy.

Is the RX8 community very active down this way? I haven't seen much in this forum lately. Could be the weather?

- darin

ironmedic

probably the weather but the washington boys get together alot. hey u probably live down near EMSDAD, he lives down the street from u. i am over in south hill but up on meridan near safeway (behind it). if u see a blue RX8 with chrome stock wheels, thats me!
i saw another titanium gray one with red accents inside, looked pretty sweet! was up here at safeway.

dmp

Good deal then - if you see a guy in a black miata (which I need to sell!!) waving...don't be skeerd! :D

I live tween Canyon and Meridian - just south of 176th (near 78th St).

ironmedic

cool if u see a gray RX8 that says EMSDAD, watch out cuz he is crazy and insane. last sighting was up around south hill near your area!

he will also have an RX8 club sticker on his car that supposibly gave him 50hp so watch it! he is fast!

dmp

I'll just have to catch him in the 'twisties'

lol

Emsdad

Good luck buddy! I used to have a miata and I miss it dearly. But it's no match for an 8, twisties or not . How much you want for yours? Like my wife would let me buy it anyways . I'm off of Gem Heights in the Quadrant development, I'm going up 176th between canyon and meridian all the time.

I'll be watching for you, and if you see my grey 8, don't worry, I'm not as insane behind the wheel as some might lead you to believe....mmmwwaaahhhhh!!!!

dmp

I've seen LE's going from $5000-7500...I'm asking 5800 OBO...But yeah - Gem Heights is about 10 minutes from here. Hopefully I'll get the bugger sold and you'll see a Silver/Titanium/Blue (either - whichever I can find a good deal on) Floating around. When I get something together, perhaps we can do a group drive to Windy Ridge?

Emsdad

Never heard of or been to windy ridge. You don't need to have an 8, put something together now! I'm always up for a drive (as long as I can get a kitchen pass )

dmp

windy ridge is at Mt. St. Helens. VERY twisty...I'm not to keen on a group drive though - I have to get my car sold...and just 'what if' something happens, ya know? It'll have to wait

It's better in warmer weather anyway! :D

Emsdad

Did you see he Mt. St. Helens drive thread from September? The day that it started to show all the activity was the day we took seven 8s and a Celica All-track up to Johnston ridge. I think we woke it up!

Why not big on the group drives? It's the most fun I've had in a car.

dmp

I didn't see that thread- but I'll looky

I'm BIG on group drives - just not with my miata...as I have to sell it so I can afford an rx8...thus, not wanting to go out 'risking' things, ya know?

Emsdad

Ahhhhh...the picture is becoming clear! Gotcha...well hurry up!

Ninja

So THAT was his secret!!! I was wondering what else he was doing to hop past me like greased lightning! (Besides stomping on the pedal and keeping the revs high!) When I grow up I want to be able to drive my 8 like Emsdad!

dmp, we had a great time running up the mountain that day. I really want to do something this spring, hopefully a little longer even.

Emsdad

Some day son, some day. Not everyone can be this good!!! LOL

ironmedic

he had the guts to take his car up to 130mph on a 50mph road on the way back :P

im sure he cleaned his seats thoroughly afterwards!

Emsdad

Umm, more than 130, but shhhhh!!!! I don't want to get anyone mad at me! I'll never do that again on public roads though, it seemed like fun at the time, but in reflection, it wasn't that bright.

I can control my car, but not the cars of others on the road.

dmp

on the right roads, 150 is no problem :D

Emsdad

Well this was on the best road I've found....but I still feel bad about it, I won't do it again.

ironmedic

dude u are just telling people what they want to hear! its evil its evil! muhahaha!

hey jess, i have a cool mag with the new mazdaspeed RX8 in it! i forgot the name of it. the car is white with the mazdaspeed kit and they were experimenting with a supercharger on it to see what it would do. mazda didnt release the dyno numbers but the car looked sweet though!

Emsdad

yea, I like the MS body kit. If I was rolling in the dough...I'd get it .