I am going to get a TON of speeding tickets in this car because.....
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I am going to get a TON of speeding tickets in this car because.....
80 mph feels like 50. Seriously, like 50. I was driving the other day, just cruising along, I think I'm going the speed limit and I'm at 90 mph. The person who was with me couldn't believe it either.
Who would think, with the engine working at 4500 RPM, it would be so smooth? My last car (Mitsubishi Eclipse) at 90 MPH would shake violently and you would know how fast you were going. In the RX8 it's like gliding on air.
I gotta buy a Radar detector, and quick! I slowed down to 65 MPH and it felt almost like I was moving backward. In this car, I gotta do at least 80.
Anyone else notice this?
Who would think, with the engine working at 4500 RPM, it would be so smooth? My last car (Mitsubishi Eclipse) at 90 MPH would shake violently and you would know how fast you were going. In the RX8 it's like gliding on air.
I gotta buy a Radar detector, and quick! I slowed down to 65 MPH and it felt almost like I was moving backward. In this car, I gotta do at least 80.
Anyone else notice this?
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
I think they originally made spedometers because your *** isn't very good at the task.
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Originally Posted by otherside
Yes, and the cops have noticed twice...
Have you invested in a radar detector? Any opinion on which one I should purchase?
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Ya gotta get a radar dector for your car period. Cops love to aim that gun at you the moment they see you. And I think Blue Eyes means is that your *** aint a good gauge on how fast your going obviously, hence the speedometer. After awhile your learn how fast your going by what gear your in. Why on the highway I always drive in the Triptronic mode, in full auto I have no real gauge besides contantly looking down.
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Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
lol, good to know....
Have you invested in a radar detector? Any opinion on which one I should purchase?
Have you invested in a radar detector? Any opinion on which one I should purchase?
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
I think they originally made spedometers because your *** isn't very good at the task.
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Originally Posted by Clavius
Ya gotta get a radar dector for your car period. Cops love to aim that gun at you the moment they see you. And I think Blue Eyes means is that your *** aint a good gauge on how fast your going obviously, hence the speedometer. After awhile your learn how fast your going by what gear your in. Why on the highway I always drive in the Triptronic mode, in full auto I have no real gauge besides contantly looking down.
This car will just take some getting used to. I'm so used to vibration when I hit a certain speed, to not feel anything is throwing me off.
I used to use cruise control but that gets boring, even increasing / decreasing the speed via the controls on the steering wheel.
Gotta figure something else out. Thanks for the advice though! Maybe it just takes a lot more concentration on the speed (it's an hour drive into work every day, so total concentration is not really an option).
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Originally Posted by Rootski
I think they made windshields 200 times bigger than speedometers for a proportionally larger time spent using it. ![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
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Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
That doesn't really make much sense, but ok..... ![Wconfused](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/Wconfused.gif)
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You said that 80 mph feels like 50 mph. This would indicate that you're not a very good judge of speed, because while it might feel like 50 mph, it's surely 80 mph. Hence why they made speedometers, so that you aren't driving around in a 50 mph zone, going 80 mph because it felt like 50 mph, or you thought it was 50 mph. Is that clearer for you?
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
Wait until you see how 135 feels like 70.
Top speed is 152 right? 152 at 8700 RPMS is crazy. I wonder have fast it would go if Mazda didn't put the limiter on.
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Originally Posted by NoTears316
You dont need a radar detector, you need to NOT BREAK THE LAW. That's what God invented tracks for.
And I'm saying that I don't mean to go 90, it just happens due to a different feel of the car other than the Eclipse I used to own.
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When I had my 8, I paid more attention to the tach than to anything else. Also just because you have a radar detector doesn't mean you can't get caught. The pigs can also simply track you for a bit and then pull you over.
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Originally Posted by NoTears316
You dont need a radar detector, you need to NOT BREAK THE LAW. That's what God invented tracks for.
speed doesn't kill. bad drivers kill.
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Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
Top speed is 152 right? 152 at 8700 RPMS is crazy. I wonder have fast it would go if Mazda didn't put the limiter on.