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Old 06-15-2008 | 03:58 PM
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im not gonna stop driving mine.

ill sell heroine and crack maybe a lil pcp if i have 2.

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or am i?
Old 06-15-2008 | 04:26 PM
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i just had my first fillup the other day since i bought my car. It was 56$ to fill the tank 3/4 of the way. It hurt...but it comes with the territory of the car being so fun to drive. I bought the car knowing this so..meh what am i gonna do~
Old 06-15-2008 | 05:12 PM
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im just gonna keep carpooling. i will never get ridof my 8 because of stupid gas prices
Old 06-15-2008 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by RxDoogone
by next summer i should have enough saved up for a turbo kit for the 8...
or a street bike.... whats the best bet?.. does anyone think gas prices
next summer will be lik $6-7 cause if so im totally choosing the bike.
I drive about 45 miles a day.......every damn day........for school
and work......sooo big decision for next summer......
I drive about 60 miles a day, 2 30-ish mile round trips (to and from Ft. Sam for PT, then work), besides, the wife and I wanted to get bikes, so we got me a 250R, and hers has a deposit on the next one that comes in. dispite what people are saying about them, people weighing a good 50lbs heavier than me, are getting up to the mid 90's on these bikes. While yes, my RX8 can almost beat it to 60 MPH, and probably beat it in the 1/4 mile, I look forward to driving the 250R as it will be both fun, and cheeper to fill. While my 8 will be regulated to recreational driving mostly, I have found a place in my heart for that car that will never be filled.
Old 06-15-2008 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RxDoogone
by next summer i should have enough saved up for a turbo kit for the 8...
or a street bike.... whats the best bet?.. does anyone think gas prices
next summer will be lik $6-7 cause if so im totally choosing the bike.
I drive about 45 miles a day.......every damn day........for school
and work......sooo big decision for next summer......
turbo kit for the 8 = even worse gas mileage and all your saved money gone.
Old 06-16-2008 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by RxDoogone
damn.... well i bet the money for tuning... and slamming on the gas wont help
since i hear you cant help it when the car has a turbo.....guess its a bike
...for now ...im never getting rid of my 8 love it to much...so maybe one day I'll have a turbo 8
well, the money you arent spending on gas for your turbo 8 can be saved up for a turbo kit :P

bike first seems the smartest way to go, otherwise you will be spending all you money after you get the turbo on gas, atleast with a bike you can save on gas (vs. turbo RX8) when its nice out.
Old 06-16-2008 | 08:25 AM
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I'm moving closer to school to cut my driving by about 80%
Old 06-16-2008 | 09:00 AM
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That is ridiculous! Cycling burns up tons more money in body fuel than rx8! All the meals you have to eat out on the road since you'll never make it home in time to cook dinner, all the electrolyte fluids you are drinking, all the energy bars you are munching, all the vitamins and glucosamine + MSM + hyaluronic acid supplements you are taking to keep your joints for getting taken out like an apex seal. All the protein recovery and extra carbs you will be consuming.

It is much more expensive than driving rx8.

Per mile, human eats like $5 worth of calories and carbs. Per mile, rx8 eats like 35 cents of gas, assuming 14 mpg and $5/gallon.
Even though with your reply you obviosly have some intelligence, that by far is the most thought out uneducated reply I have ever read. I wish for only half the 30 seconds of my life I wasted reading it, back. I made it to work this morning in 14 mins! I eat my normal healthy meals and take my mega mens sport vitamins. I leave work at 4:30pm and that leaves plenty of time to cook my pregnant girlfriend a delicious healthy dinner of example; Italion chicken, steamed squash and spinich. You DO NOT NEED many of the supplements outthere. Hence the word supplement. Eat a wide variety and take care of yourself by not smoking and drinking moderately. I'm no stranger to Jager my friend, we shared many moments friday night. Mic ultra and I are friends too. I have always taken care of myself. I maintain an active lifestyle which allows me to count my abs and maintain a 143lb, 6% body fat, 5'5" frame.
Say whatever you need to defend laziness................. I'll be here to defend myself as well. That is me in the pic I added.

I enjoy reading all the different options everyone is looking into.
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Old 06-16-2008 | 09:16 AM
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i think I'm gonna go with a very cheap old *** honda civic.............
Old 06-18-2008 | 12:50 AM
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you sly lil bugger...
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