After a year and a half of owning an 8 - Page 2

08-23-2005 | 02:09 PM

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dmorales

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I would like to add to this also. I LOVE MY CAR!

And it loves me too! Of course it really doesn't have a choice...

Only 6 Months in but it's a keeper!
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08-23-2005 | 04:00 PM

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RX-Hachi

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Originally Posted by Jarred

I honestly had to step back and ask myself, "Do you want more power because you feel the car needs it?, or because X car can beat you in a straight line, or whatever?"

and I found myself only wanting it when the thought that "X" car is faster entered my head, not while I was just driving around having fun.

yup, a lot of other cars are faster, but it's fun the way it is, the thought of potentially compromising the life of the engine with forced induction, and the price of it, just isn't worth it to me. IF I had enough money to buy 2, or had another car that made me just as happy, I'd love to turn it into a project car. But for now all I can say is that the 8 has gone beyond my expectations after 18 months.

Exactly.

The other thing is the internet has a way of blowing things way out of proportion. Much of this whole hp thing is only in peoples minds. The fact that this forum doesn't allow kill stories doesn't help the perception. And the second anyone mentions any kind of on street heroics, the trolls pop out of the wood work and start talking smak.

In my own experience with my car, the power is everything I expected it to be. It felt fast the first time I test drove it, it still feels just as fast today, and if anything it seems to be getting slightly faster with age. (I used to own an FD 3rd gen RX-7, so I know fast. And I also know it's no FD.) In my encounters with the so called opposition, I've never had any let downs. You just need to know your own car, what it can and can't do, pick and choose your battles, be in the right gear, be on the right kind of road (one with some twisties), and no worries. (Oh, but I can't talk about the details in this forum, or the mods will strike my post.)

In fact, I now like the fact that the internet makes the RX-8 out to be the power underdog. Makes my wins that much more sweet, knowing the other guy probably thinks you're slow, but then can't take you.

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