My last "car" was a 5.9 Durango, which I recently sold (thank god with gas prices these days). I'm over 30 and never would of thought getting another manual transmission again, perhaps only SMG or so (was looking at the BMW 330Ci)... until I test drove the RX-8 two weeks ago. Boy this a great, fun car to drive. It just beg to be reved... I have been considering the car ever since.

Well as a result I bought the RX-8 since I can't stop thinking about driving it again anyway. M/T of course.
Delivery is schedule for sometime this week-end. Got a good deal too, few hundreds over invoice.
I'm enjoying driving again and quite frankly although I hate to admit I feel like a kid on Christmas eve right now.

Just had to share

 

haha congrats and enjoy!

 

Congrats...I can relate to that. I got my 8 at the end of June and will be 30 next month. This car makes me (almost) look forward to my 64 mile daily commute! Be warned tho...your cheeks will soon hurt from all of the grinning!

Enjoy!

 

Congrats! Welcome to the cult.....

 

They got you too, huh?

 

I bet the mileage on this car won't be much better than the durango though.Good luck.Welcome to the cult er club.I just joined on tuesday when I picked up my Nordic green base 6 speed.I love it as well,but the gas mileage is poor.I haven't even brought the tach over 5k yet and the gas mileage is terrible.110 miles to a half a tank.Man and I thought my 83 RX-7 is bad.Thank god for my big bad diesel truck.It gets 21 MPG.At over 6k pounds too.

 

i have had my 8 for exactly one year today !! You will be a changed man soon, always looking for a place to go, even shopping with the GF isn't a big deal anymore as long as it's far away from home. :-)

 

Thanks for the welcome guys!
Wow, some of you have had the 8 for months and even year and still grinning!?
It's even worse now...Boy I can't wait...

Looks like they did! Of all the car I've ever own I've never felt this way with any of them. The pleasure was more or less of a pride thing, owning a nice good looking car if you will.
But with the the 8 it's totally different, It's seems like it's not only about the car itself but alot about the sheer satisfaction one gets by driving it.

The anticipation is driving me nuts... perhaps I'll call in sick for the rest of the week

 

I test drove an RX-8 for the first time two weeks ago and I was blown away by how fun it is to drive. And this is coming from someone who owns a 3rd Gen RX-7!

Congrats!

 

Funny how when i first got mine gas mileage was of little concern , and the first 1000 miles no concern . Was having to much fun just driving it ,damn the break in i drove it like it was meant to be driven. Well after 3000k i can say the mileage has improved ,driving habits have not. Recent trip thru the mountains in western MD, hills to those in the mountains resulted in 21 mpg, this was with just poking around the back roads also. Did not get to do to much wheeling on the turns ,roads were wet and did not want to get the passenger seat wet either , bad enough the leather will take sometime to get her fingerprints out just from the drive up. Mileage is the same as my 8 dakota so i am lovin life !!

 

Welcome. Try and get the dealer to give you Dunlops if they are not already on the RX 8.

 

Congrats! I just got mine 2 days ago. I traded in a 2004 Audi A4 3.0, so I was doing that whole German luxury thing like you almost did. You made the right choice. Have fun with it.

 

That's nice to hear. Mine came w/ Dunlops which I was very happy about. I've put Dunlops on all my cars. Great tires.

 

Just curious what other brand then Dunlop is Mazda using for the 8? my production date spectrum should be from March-May 2004. Wonder what's on the 8 for Canada. I've yet to ask them about the dunlops.


Talk to the dealer ealier today, and unfortunately it looks like I'll have to wait until next Tuesday before I can take delivery of my 8. The car is still at port since I requested for them to pick the latest production date available. And we all know there's still plenty for them to pick from
So in essence, no RX-8 for this week-end!

 

Hey! Saw your post. I just recently traded my Audi A4 1.8t on a 2004 RX8 also!

I have owned my car for three weeks now. I miss some things about the Audi, mainly space and the quality. There is something about German cars that is tactile quality that you almost can't describe.

However, the RX is so much fun, I quickly forget about the Audi.

Steve

 

I've had mine for 17 days now, and I am still grinning. I'm 42, and this is the first fun car I have had since my first car. Enjoy your car!

 

welcome to the family
damn all previous audi owners
me too 00' audi s4 sold now

 

No way! You sold a 00 S4 for the RX8?!

You like the RX better?!

That's a close call. If you don't miss your Audi, then it makes my purchase feel even better, cause sometimes when I see a 00-02 S4 I get a little twinge of doubt, cause I could have bought one used and hopped it up. You can get tremendous performance out of that engine.

steve

 

The classical last words of a non-RX-8 driver.

BTW, I'm 36 and this my first real fun car - I didn't regret it a single second so far.

 

I don't understand your post. I have an RX8. I traded my 2003 Audi A4 1.8t for a 2004 RX8.

I love my RX.

steve

 

SKy88, the test drive hooked me too. The past four years I've been driving a truck to haul my dirt bikes around, but before that I had a couple Mustang GT's, a 280ZX Turbo and a 300ZX Turbo. I was all set to buy another Mustang until I drove the 6-speed RX-8. I couldn't pass up that true sports car feeling it has. Picking up mine in a few hours. The anticipation is building...