brought my 8 in to putnam mazda to have my cracked weather strip around passanger side replaced.

while waiting i chatted briefly with the sales consultant regarding incoming '06 8 and surprised to hear from him there will be convertible 8 for 2007 model can anyone confirm this ?

bunch of awesome service tech. point them something is wrong and want to get it replaced , they wud verify it and order warranty part for you.

i am going to have my headlight covers replace soon. just told them they have a thin film developed and they orderd me new ones.

 

Salesman totally BSing you.

 

nope - dealers don't know dick.

 

the guy is just lonely and wants someone to talk to

 

Strap on the flame suit. We're in for another ride.

 

Typically everyone else on the internet, including those who don't even care, will have the inside scoop on new projects before many dealerships employees will. This is because you have enthusiasts online looking for any hint of something new but employees are just there to make money. Most of them aren't into your car like you are. It's just a job for them and they don't snoop around for the next big thing. Some are though. Typically they only know what is about to hit the showroom floor. I have never heard any credible information from anyone at a dealership. They just don't know. Half of the rumors they pass around come from people who walked in the door and spread it to them in the first place.

 

Why did you bring it to Putnam MAzda since you're in SF. DOn't they have a Royal Mazda or something in Sf? I think a convertible is a nice idea but there has to be major changes to make it look good.

 

Heck we don't even know what's in store for the 2006 year yet. Why would the dealer know about a 2007?

I heard the 2008 will have a the hydrogen/gas/fusion reactor engine. Right! In my dreams.

 

i work at a mazda dealership, and we get the news when the public get the news. We dont know **** unless i look it up since im the young one and a mazda enthusiast. Hopefully rx7 is going to be back for 2007-2008

 

Royal sucks.

hey buddy ,....do u park you car on 19th avenue sometimes ??

 

I heard that the Shinka '06s will have a flux capacitor

 

I heard the 2006 RX-8 will come with a bunch of rumors to make us wonder what will happen in 2007

 

I talked to a salesman, who knew a technician, who saw a factory worker, who said that the 2006 RX-8 would do the kessell run in less than 12 parsecs.

 

heh...i love that technical goof on lucas' part...a parsec is a unit of distance, not time.

 

Just like Zemeckis having the doc say 1.21 "jigawatts" instead of 1.21 "gigawatts" in
Back to the Future.

Are we doing 88 yet doc?

 

[Geek]The books later clarified (smoothed over the error) by stating that the kessel run has ships flying from transport to transport as they are all flying away from a central point. Since they're all flying away from eachother, a shorter distance (< 12 parsecs) means the ship not only was fast, but well navigated[/Geek]

 

http://home.comcast.net/~store0001/comedy/target23.html found this convertible rx8 while browsing pix. i do not think it is photoshopped. looks pretty damn legit. what do you guys think ?

 

It's legit. It was leading a parade in Japan. It's just a one-off custom build.

 

Yeech. anybody look at the rest of the pics at that link? Flooded 8. Muddy 4x4 8. Grounded 8.