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Old 06-14-2008 | 11:50 PM
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You guys crack me up

Renesis07...........

Originally Posted by Renesis07
damnit you didnt answer my question

Do the gauges light up red at night like before?
Originally Posted by SWSDuvall

Garrett - yep, the guages do not go red - they just get dimmer white. The auto headlights are rather cool and the auto/mist wipers are nice. If anyone wants to poke around the wiring diagrams when they come out - I'd like to jump the relays so I can run the "fogs" without the headlights again
Yep, Brettus, I'm scheduled for June 31 at Bellevues DynoCentral

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Old 06-14-2008 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis07
damnit you didnt answer my question

Do the gauges light up red at night like before?
Originally Posted by SWSDuvall
Garrett - yep, the guages do not go red - they just get dimmer white.
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Old 06-15-2008 | 12:09 AM
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Sorry, I have ADD, that was my biggest downfall in school

That sux, thats literally one of my favorite features lol.
Old 06-15-2008 | 12:13 AM
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Duvall,

Congrats on the new car. I may have just been bitten by the rotary bug again!
Old 06-15-2008 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by SWSDuvall

Yep, Brettus, I'm scheduled for June 31 at Bellevues DynoCentral

Steve

What ! that's two weeks away !!

I kid , i kid - good on you if you go ahead with it !
Old 06-15-2008 | 01:59 AM
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Is it me or do the rear lights look like Ferrari Enzo style lights??? :D

Maybe i'm jus dreaming here but I see crazy potential.....

I wonder if I can buy new lights and change my old ones .. like they're directly changeable.
Old 06-15-2008 | 03:43 AM
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Cool, thanks for the information. Enjoy!
Old 06-15-2008 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
What ! that's two weeks away !!

I kid , i kid - good on you if you go ahead with it !
Brettus...........I almost feel bad....... pull up your windows clock/calendar (I hope you don't have a mac ).........and look closely at the calendar.........

My wifes b-day is June 30th and I always kid her, when asked, that her b-day is June 31st

Originally Posted by SWSDuvall
You guys crack me up

Renesis07...........

Yep, Brettus, I'm scheduled for June 31 at Bellevues DynoCentral

Steve

HCTR154 - do it, do it, do it!!!

robrecht - you've lost me..... 1234??

Steve

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Old 06-15-2008 | 09:43 AM
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I agree with Bret on this

dyno pls dyno pls
Old 06-15-2008 | 12:44 PM
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Wow. The exterior really does look like **** now from a side profile. Ribbit ribbit? What a disappointment

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Old 06-15-2008 | 01:54 PM
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robrecht - you've lost me..... 1234??

Steve
My post was 4 characters too short.
Old 06-15-2008 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CERAMICSEAL
They have weighed one vs the other and opted for 5W20. It's not causing engines to drop like flys (The metering style is closer to doing that) but it is not the best. Everything counts in avoiding millions of dollars in fines.

Ask Racing Beat, Mazmart and Pettit their opinion. They've all been in rotaries for over 30 years.

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Exactly. It's not the best oil, but it meets their specs. If you can meet the specs and gain a slight CAFE advantage, then why not? However, as the consumer, you can choose not to accept a "good enough" mentality and try for something better. Nonetheless, you seem absolutely unwilling to accept that engineering doesn't strive for perfection when in reality engineering is the art of compromise and probably two largest factors in determining how to compromise are regulations and cost.
Old 06-15-2008 | 02:36 PM
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Old 06-15-2008 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
Wow. The exterior really does look like **** now from a side profile. Ribbit ribbit? What a disappointment
I thought it looked a bit Dodge Intrepid-y from the side view, but I'm actually starting to warm up to the new look otherwise. Something that never happened with the new WRX, not even the STi.
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Originally Posted by SWSDuvall
Brettus...........I almost feel bad....... pull up your windows clock/calendar (I hope you don't have a mac ).........and look closely at the calendar.........



Steve
you got me there now I'm just going to keep pestering you about it till you give in
Old 06-15-2008 | 09:22 PM
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saw a red one on the opposite side of the freeway today. looked pretty cool. i like it, but i guess it's kind of a love-hate among the peeps here
Old 06-15-2008 | 09:32 PM
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more of a extreme hate thing here.
Old 06-15-2008 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SWSDuvall
Brettus...........I almost feel bad....... pull up your windows clock/calendar (I hope you don't have a mac ).........and look closely at the calendar.........

My wifes b-day is June 30th and I always kid her, when asked, that her b-day is June 31st
LOL... I was wondering why no one else got this... Look up June 31st!
Old 06-15-2008 | 11:52 PM
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So no one thinks they look like Ferrari Enzo back lights? Cool :D

you'll never hear it again from me
Old 06-16-2008 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner

Wow. The exterior really does look like **** now from a side profile. Ribbit ribbit? What a disappointment
Check out the front black portruding pastic thing in side profile. Dentures anyone?
Old 06-16-2008 | 12:53 AM
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^at least they made room for the license plate and it won't scratch the paint anymore...
I don't see everyone's problem with it, can't handle a little change, you will get use to them soon enough. It doesn't look that different.
Old 06-16-2008 | 12:58 AM
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I've got an ftp you can throw it on.. pm me.
THANK YOU alz0rz!!

Check back for his OK and path to download the manual!

Steve
Old 06-16-2008 | 12:59 AM
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Check out the front black portruding pastic thing in side profile. Dentures anyone?
The picture distorts the nose a bit. It isn't so exaggerated in person.

Steve

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Old 06-16-2008 | 11:49 AM
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Old 06-16-2008 | 10:44 PM
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Congrats on the purchase. Obviously the overall look of the nose is not for everyone, but it's nice to see Mazda still committed to North American production and working on future models of the rotary engine.


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