124Spider

Oh, my bad! Certainly, Mazda would have no trouble making the RX-8 a hard-top convertible, with all the machinery that would entail, and all the body stiffening that would require, without adding weight, thereby lowering power-to-mass ratio, or worsening handling.

Yeah.... You just keep living that fantasy, and convince yourself that, no matter how civil we are in trying to deliver that message, you are justified in being remarkably rude in response, as you reject simple common sense.

Umbra

I think a targa top would be da bomb :D

soblazin

124 like you really should just shut ur *** up u don't know what the **** we're saying i said "wouldn't that be cool" dumbass I didnt say its gonna happen therefore I cant keep convicing myself its gonna happen if I know it won't all Im saying is wouldn't that be cool.... man there ****** idiots in this world

RXMAN16

I thought that you had to be 14 to be on this website

redjetpack

i guess you can get in pre-14 as long as you talk like that. actually, i think hes the guy that wrote 2 fast 2 furious.

"wouldnt it be dope if we jumped like 4 cars and they all magically landed and rode away without any damage? wouldnt it be dope if everyone could somehow afford a 10 second car but still be a thug?"

i wouldnt buy an rx8 convertible for the same reason i never even considered a miata.... the 8 is my daily driver, and driving a convertible in all weather conditions just sucks. not to mention all the reasons already stated.

the suicide doors wouldnt be able to make a decent b-pillar, and that=no ability to survive a t-bone or rollover - even with the hardtop up. the extra weight would make this car a slug. if they made taht it would be comparable weight to making an rx8 sport wagon. next, with the reduced rigidity from not having a permanent top, our handling would be shot.

also with the extra weight in the back you can kiss our 50/50 weight balance goodbye. thats one of THE best things about this car.

so all in all, YES there would be people who bought it... but, there would be so many changes necessary it wouldnt even be recognizeable as an 8. hell, look at the one in the pic, it looks like an s2000.

so truthfully, if you want a convertible 8, buy a miata. or an old convertible 7. if you want a car with a retractable top, buy one of the cars you mentioned, they were designed with the intention of having one.

also, miatas are getting their body style updated this year. they are small like that in the spirit of cars like the auston healey 3000, innumerable triumph models, and even the MG midget. the miata is what it is, a small lightweight car with a decent HP to weight ratio and handling like a go-cart. while not as sexy as the 8, they mx-5 is a great car.

therm8

Goddamn, people are trying to be nice to you, but you continue to act as if you are 13 years old. Everyone realizes what you are saying, and are telling you why it will isn't feasible (and respectfully so, for the most part), yet you inevitably call them names for pointing out the obvious reasons why a convertible Rx-8 will never happen. I agree whole-heartedly with your 'idiots in this world' comment. There's one in particular that I have in mind.

To be taken seriously here, a little respect goes a long way. Every future post you make on other subjects will be tainted with what people remember from this thread.

EyeBall Fixer...(o)(x)

Ditto!
You missed... Take aim again!

soblazin

once again I'm not getting mad because people are telling me it will never happen if you guyz would read properly I wouldn't get so irritated I know it won't happen my entire question was wouldn't that be cool.... I'm getting mad because you don't even know me and right off the bat have something to say about me so don't get on me for calling names and replying to all of your ******* comments.....because the **** didnt have to be said you can stick to the post and answer my question with out the smart *** remarks just to be an ******* ... and did you say people are trying to be nice to me?????? wow you really havent read either haha check out your seconde reply theres some liars in this world too... There's one in particular that III have in mind!

soblazin

Let's End this post just know that Hard-top Convertible would be tight You can deny it if you want but your only doing it just to be negative or simply to go against what I said but Buh-bye

therm8

Please note, that my second reply comes after 2 of your replies which began the childish name calling. Reread my first reply, I wasn't being harsh. Just stating why it wouldn't be cool to have an Rx-8 convertible. Too heavy, unsafe, etc. Just because people don't agree with you, doesn't mean you have to cry about it. I only started being harsh, after witnessing your little tantrums. Looks like Internet Short Guy complex to me :p.

To everyone else, I'm done. I'd love to keep going, but your right, the thread needs to go away.

camaro194

Therm8, your problem is you dont know how to communicate with him. You need to translate your words into his language:

Pleaze note, tizzle mah second reply comes ***** 2 of yo replies whizzich began tha childish name call'n. Reread mah fizzay reply, I wasnt being harsh n we out. Jizzust stat'n why it wouldnt be coo` ta hizzle an Rx-8 convertible. Too heavy, unsafe, etc . Subscribe *****, get yo issue.. Jizzle coz thugz dizzle agree wit you, doesnt mean you have ta cry `bout it. I only started being harsh, hustla witness'n yo shawty tantrums. Looks like Internet Short Guy complex ta me.

To everyone else, Im done but real ****** don't give a ****. Id love ta keep go'n, but yo right, tha thread needs ta go away.

:D