my husband in the passenger seat: "How fast are we going"
me: "Not that fast"

 

I ALWAYS get the "How fast are you going?" one. And "Wait, the needle isn't how fast you are going? Where does it say?"
"What are all these triangles all over the car for?"
"This backseat is not bad."
"Your car is awesome! It's like the batmobile!"
"I see why you like your car so much."

 

My two favorites:

"why does your car keep beeping, I don't think mine beeps?" - referring to the redline indicator

"I don't mind that the car is kind of loud, but it keeps popping all the time" - I have a highflow cat and catback, she was referring to the backfire

 

My 10 yo daughter: "Daddy, I told everyone at school about our new racecar."

 

friend: "your engine sounds like a lawn mower"

response: "the engine is about the same size of a lawn mower"

friend after driving in the car: "Vroooooooooooom psssssssss" (turbo noise)

 

its not an individual quote, but my grandma keeps a picture of my car on her refridgerator. She tells all her friends that her grandson has a really fast car and shows them the photo. lol.

 

friend: turn off your car.

me: i cannot, i have to let it warm up, them go through a special shut off precedure

friend: that sucks, why is your car so retarded.

me: it is not retarded, its special.

 

track day driving instuctor after i completely crossed it up going into a corner too fast

"these cars are very forgiving "

nice way to say "your driving is s**t" don't you think ?

 

This worked great with my wife in the car...for a while. Since it's her car, she's learned to gauge speed based on gear and RPMs and she can see the tach from the passenger seat, so no more hiding my speed anymore LOL

 

Do you track with the TCS and DSC off? When I autocrossed the car for the first time i turned everything off adn i was amazed at how easy it was to get the rear end out of shape. I was also on street tires and used to running on victoracers too so I was pushing a little too hard heh.

 

Upon seeing engine bay with cover off: "I wanna swap that into my 250cc Ninja, would it work?"

 

"mmm, it smells good in here"

 

Hehe if you want to freak your wifes out switch the speedo to kmh.....

 

girl tells Bf. I want to ride in his car "my FE"
me - Only if your naked can I allow you.
girl - Ok
me :-D
On we go with her naked. I have 10% tinted windows :-P and 30% windshield.

GF - We will be at the festival hurry up.
Me - Ok I am trying it is taking a long time getting my windows tinted.
I show up
GF - did you just come here in a rx-8?
Me - Yea
Gf - You didn’t just buy one did you?
Me - yup
Gf - OMG I hate you I wanted to get one you can't have one.
Me - sorry
GF - Let me drive

Dad - quite beating the car up its not a race car.
Me - But it corners good besides the under steer.
Dad - it’s still slow.
Me - So it’s still a rotary
Dad - Its just a nice car to drive in.
me - Ok fine rotary hater.

Dad - The car knocks too much.
Me - It just don’t like rotary haters
dad - spifff
Me - quit going to crapy gas stations
dad - Cant help it gas shortage no fuel

Gf's mom - Can I take the car to grocery store?
me - No :-P
GF mom - Can you take me to store in it
Me - Ok
Gf mom - :-P
gf mom - Ok stop going so fast around corners slow down!!
Me - it’s a rx sit tight.
gf mom - Oh god!

Girl – I love you car!
Me – Thx
Girl - take me for a ride
Me – Ok
Girl - made me wet
Me - it does that

Girl – Did you drive your car?
Me – What one?
Girl – the green one umm the you know.
Me – My FE?
Girl – Yea!
Me – Yup
Girl – I am riding with you!
Me – Ok
Girls friend- Oh man can I come too
Me – More the marry


And the same stories repeat :-D I have to say the FE gets way more girl appeal then anything else.

 

I've had several so far but a few of the ones that stick out are..

"Your so...... gonna get laid because of this!" My Best Friend

"Ohh look at you Mister Show Off!" Female Friend who drives a Civic haha.

GF:"Whoah"
Me: "Wot?"
GF:"I've never seen you drive like this!"-said with a slight grin.
Said as I was weaving through 4 lanes of traffic in heavy rain going about 60-70mph trying to get her somewhere haha.

 

Grandkids "Iwant to ride in Grandpa's car" "please ,please" "yaaaaaaaaa"
My Mom "I can't see the speedometer,,how fast are you going ,and don't lie"
My wife "Don't get so close to them in the corners"
I said "Make them go faster"

 

My fearless friend on a sharp turn, "ok, you scared me!"

 

My 3 year old niece - "We don't have a cool car like this one!"

 

A friend of mine - "I have to settle for telling people I KNOW someone with an RX-8".

 

Slightly off topic b/c the guy was standing outside the car, but,

"RX-8, huh? how do you like that rotary transmission?"

(I'm not kidding - it happened yesterday)
<LOL>

 

Friend: How fast were you going around that turn?!?

Me: Hell, I dunno... I was watching the road.

 

left it on with a wet track but off on a dry track . Think this gives best results .
Some guy following me in an STI could not believe how quick the 8 was in the wet - he couldn't keep up

 

Letting my mom take the new 8 for a spin for the first time, on some twisty country roads near her house:

"Oh my god...this is BEAUtiful."
"Oh my god, listen that that." (winding up the engine to 8k)
"Oh my god I barely have to turn the wheel..."

Then, with the windows down, sunroof open, Collective Soul's 'Better Now' blasting through the Bose, and speeding back past her house with my wife and brother standing on the lawn:

"WOOOOHOOOO!"

She took it for another lap.

 

Co-worker: "****, let me get a ride in that thing."
(5 minutes and 3 buzzers later)
Co-worker: "****, that thing's awesome."

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Best-friend: "So how many ricers have you killed with this?"

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Dad: "So is it a V6? V8?
Me: "It's a rotary Dad."
Dad: "Is that a different kind of V6?
Me: "Nope, it has no pistons."
Dad: "How does it work then.
Me: *insert 15 minute speech on rotaries*
Dad: *insert blank stare*