Surprising my husband with an '09 RX8
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Great feedback...Only drawback I see is that I would consider this more of an enthusiast car and requires a little more care than other cars, but maybe this car will make him more of a car guy...I forgot all about motorcycles when I got my rotary. Make sure U get a great deal since they do depreciate more than other cars of its price range.
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Good for you, Urban! That's awesome!!
THanks for all the inputs. I'll be buying around the end of Aug. I'll post a pic of the one I get when I do.
See you then!
THanks for all the inputs. I'll be buying around the end of Aug. I'll post a pic of the one I get when I do.
See you then!
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Oh, another important question... What's the difference in handling between the Touring and Grand? And I might as well include the R3 because it has some options on it that I really like... Do they all drive about the same?
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I'm not to sure about this. It's like my girlfriend trying to buy me electronics - she just doesn't know the right thing to buy and esp if you guys share the money he might be mad. I'm also in the military but I'm interested in ALOT of cars and shopped around alot before deciding on my 8 so that could be what he was doing. Anywayz I would freak out if my my wife bought a car while i was deployed and it wasn't the car I wanted esp with the amount of money involved. But hey maybe you just know your husband THAT WELL.
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Thanks, Mystic. I think he'll love it. Remember those commercials around Christmas when someone gives their spouse a new car as a surprise? He's always saying, "Wish someone could do that for ME!" haha
And my recent deployment gave me PLENTY of money to fund this endeavor. That's one thing we're not concerned about...
And my recent deployment gave me PLENTY of money to fund this endeavor. That's one thing we're not concerned about...
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One thing could be very important. The moonroof takes away some head room so if your husband is tall, ie, around 6'2" or so, it could be better to avoid that option.
BTW, thanks for your service to our country! We'll definitely want to see lots of pictures of him getting his surprise 8. Sounds like he may already have dropped enough hints. Do you think he may be half-expecting it?
BTW, thanks for your service to our country! We'll definitely want to see lots of pictures of him getting his surprise 8. Sounds like he may already have dropped enough hints. Do you think he may be half-expecting it?
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We're both short, but we don't like the moonroof option on cars anyway. (Used to until I drove one with it... Decided it's not as cool as I thought!)
I think he thinks he's going to buy a car when he returns. He told me while I was deployed that I should take the money and buy a car with it. But I told him we had better things to spend our money on! haha! Also, I did some upgrades on his 1994 Ranger Splash which he knows about, so I think I took the suspicions out of a new car option...
I think he thinks he's going to buy a car when he returns. He told me while I was deployed that I should take the money and buy a car with it. But I told him we had better things to spend our money on! haha! Also, I did some upgrades on his 1994 Ranger Splash which he knows about, so I think I took the suspicions out of a new car option...
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Somehow on a whim I stopped at a dealer today and found a Velocity Red '08 Touring with the spoiler!! The only thing was the radio didn't have mp3 aux input... I'm waiting on the window sticker to be emailed so I can study it more. The price was $30k, though. I'm thinking that might be too much for an '08. But I'll compare it to the '09 I'm "building" online. I'll post the sticker when I get it, too.
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Thanks! That's exactly what I'm thinking. Still curious to review the sticker. I know part of it is because it has some fancy Bose system but it's still an '08...
He actually didn't have any '09s on the lot and I really wanted to compare body styles. Someone told me they are the same, but I distinctly remember my husband liking the way the 08s looked compared to the 09s. Pictures aren't distinct enough.
He actually didn't have any '09s on the lot and I really wanted to compare body styles. Someone told me they are the same, but I distinctly remember my husband liking the way the 08s looked compared to the 09s. Pictures aren't distinct enough.
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Do any of you have the manual/automatic transmission? (Is that the right term? It's where you have both...)
Anyway, just wondered how you liked it. I am looking at that for the car now. I kind of like it, but I wanted opinions out there!
Thanks!
Anyway, just wondered how you liked it. I am looking at that for the car now. I kind of like it, but I wanted opinions out there!
Thanks!
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its actually an automatic with a shift gate and steering mounted shifters its still an auto though ... and IMHO dont get it ... i got mine coz i had a broken left leg left hand and left hip so i couldnt possibly drive a stick ... thats why i got a 2010 camaro 6sp ... the auto 8, although its not horrible its just not nearly as much fun and is alot slower than the stick ...
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Somehow on a whim I stopped at a dealer today and found a Velocity Red '08 Touring with the spoiler!! The only thing was the radio didn't have mp3 aux input... I'm waiting on the window sticker to be emailed so I can study it more. The price was $30k, though. I'm thinking that might be too much for an '08. But I'll compare it to the '09 I'm "building" online. I'll post the sticker when I get it, too.
Thanks! That's exactly what I'm thinking. Still curious to review the sticker. I know part of it is because it has some fancy Bose system but it's still an '08...
He actually didn't have any '09s on the lot and I really wanted to compare body styles. Someone told me they are the same, but I distinctly remember my husband liking the way the 08s looked compared to the 09s. Pictures aren't distinct enough.
He actually didn't have any '09s on the lot and I really wanted to compare body styles. Someone told me they are the same, but I distinctly remember my husband liking the way the 08s looked compared to the 09s. Pictures aren't distinct enough.
04-08s have a different front and side than the 09s.
More info here with pics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_RX-8
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I'm sure everyone has already answer4ed all important questions so I just wanted too say...YOU ARE A GOOD WIFE! <I suspect>
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