test drive 132mph
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test drive 132mph
I went to test drive the 8 for the sec time today. And I got the craziest salesman ever he told me to go on the freeway,(which I have done before) and then he told me to go as fast as I can before I knew it. I was going way over the speed limit and then shot over 100 mph. I had no idea I was going so fast in tell I look at the speedometer and it read 132 I almost craped my pants. Man this car is awesome I can’t wait to get mine. After it was all done and I had to go back to my automatic 96 Camry I almost started to cry for the 8 I guess I will just have to wait a little more longer.
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My RX8 continues to amaze and please me at how firm and true it is at speed. I have taken lots of friends on "demo" drives (me driving, of course!) and had the car well over 90. Same as Jason, asked the passenger how fast they thought we were going and no one guessed over 60. The car is just PURE PLEASURE on four wheels.
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What actually sold me on the car was when the salesperson told me to gun it on this one wide downward sloping freeway on-ramp.
"Go as fast as you can, he said. Don't brake."
So I did! Not even a tire squeal. It was awesome.
I bought the car a couple of week later.
"Go as fast as you can, he said. Don't brake."
So I did! Not even a tire squeal. It was awesome.
I bought the car a couple of week later.
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some of these sales people must have death wishes.
some of these sales people must have death wishes.
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Re: cruisin
Originally posted by pret
cruisin on the freeway at 75-80 with the tach at 4-5k in 6th gear, i always feel that it is time to shift up
cruisin on the freeway at 75-80 with the tach at 4-5k in 6th gear, i always feel that it is time to shift up
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If you buy from this salesman, make sure that you get a car with no more than 5-10 miles on the odometer, otherwise you might end up buying a car that has been abused on testdrives.
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Originally posted by Todd Green
faster you go the smoother it seems to me
faster you go the smoother it seems to me
On my first venture over 100 with tht 8, my wife still thought we were doing about 60. Stable and smooth all the way, the engine never gave the impression that it was working hard. Simply incredible, now I know why Chevy was looking at the rotary engine for the Vette back in the 70's (see )http://www.motortrend.com/future/concepts/112_0304_didnt. Smooth and fast.
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Re: test drive 132mph
Originally posted by Mr.Stalin
I had no idea I was going so fast in tell I look at the speedometer and it read 132 I almost craped my pants.
I had no idea I was going so fast in tell I look at the speedometer and it read 132 I almost craped my pants.
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Re: test drive 132mph
Originally posted by Mr.Stalin
I went to test drive the 8 for the sec time today. And I got the craziest salesman ever he told me to go on the freeway,(which I have done before) and then he told me to go as fast as I can before I knew it. I was going way over the speed limit and then shot over 100 mph. I had no idea I was going so fast in tell I look at the speedometer and it read 132 I almost craped my pants. Man this car is awesome I can’t wait to get mine. After it was all done and I had to go back to my automatic 96 Camry I almost started to cry for the 8 I guess I will just have to wait a little more longer.
I went to test drive the 8 for the sec time today. And I got the craziest salesman ever he told me to go on the freeway,(which I have done before) and then he told me to go as fast as I can before I knew it. I was going way over the speed limit and then shot over 100 mph. I had no idea I was going so fast in tell I look at the speedometer and it read 132 I almost craped my pants. Man this car is awesome I can’t wait to get mine. After it was all done and I had to go back to my automatic 96 Camry I almost started to cry for the 8 I guess I will just have to wait a little more longer.
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haha yeah i love a sales guy who wants you to enjoy the car, we got on the highway and i asked how fast i can go, and he told me as fast as you want, it'll be your ticket if we're stopped hehe. much better than mitsubishi, who told me not to go over 35 in the lan evo (i wonder which one seemed better on the test drive hehe...i love my 8)
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Re: Re: test drive 132mph
Originally posted by newtlicious
Whut a grate poste. Yayee four yoo, I thinked I wuz gooder in the inglesh in tell I readed you vocabliary before i knew it. I like cheese. Hooray fore no punctuashun.
Whut a grate poste. Yayee four yoo, I thinked I wuz gooder in the inglesh in tell I readed you vocabliary before i knew it. I like cheese. Hooray fore no punctuashun.
And if you would read the post (that is if you can), his post contains "punctuashun", i.e. commas and periods.
This is a car forum, we're not writing essays for a class..
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Re: Re: Re: test drive 132mph
Originally posted by Cam
Whats with the "i have a broomstick up my ***" reply?
And if you would read the post (that is if you can), his post contains "punctuashun", i.e. commas and periods.
This is a car forum, we're not writing essays for a class..
Whats with the "i have a broomstick up my ***" reply?
And if you would read the post (that is if you can), his post contains "punctuashun", i.e. commas and periods.
This is a car forum, we're not writing essays for a class..
Furthermore, having a period and/or comma in a sentence does not mean that it is "punctuated", only that it contains punctuation. In that respect, I stand corrected. MRSTALIN's post did contain punctuation. It was just all the wrong punctuation in all the wrong places. In the future, please capitalize the letter "I" when using it in the first person. This is a car forum, we're not painting animals on rocks here.
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<<stops painting the rock picture>>>
What? Who? ME???
<<goes back to painting on rocks, happily>>:D
Really folks, that is too much. I got up to 100mph without trying hard on my first test drive. I scolded myself for going so fast on the public road. It is really dangerous.
On a closed course I got mine up to 136mph indicated (no GPS that day but I have found I have a 2% error on the high side so more like 133mph true ground speed) and although stable the car is light and would not tolerate any "ham-handed" manuvering. It really shines in the twisties.
Sorry about the punctuation, grammer and spelling errors.
What? Who? ME???
<<goes back to painting on rocks, happily>>:D
Really folks, that is too much. I got up to 100mph without trying hard on my first test drive. I scolded myself for going so fast on the public road. It is really dangerous.
On a closed course I got mine up to 136mph indicated (no GPS that day but I have found I have a 2% error on the high side so more like 133mph true ground speed) and although stable the car is light and would not tolerate any "ham-handed" manuvering. It really shines in the twisties.
Sorry about the punctuation, grammer and spelling errors.
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Originally posted by fluque
If you buy from this salesman, make sure that you get a car with no more than 5-10 miles on the odometer, otherwise you might end up buying a car that has been abused on testdrives.
If you buy from this salesman, make sure that you get a car with no more than 5-10 miles on the odometer, otherwise you might end up buying a car that has been abused on testdrives.
(my appoligies to all the oriental woman who'll never read this)
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same here and the clincher is that your (insert passenger here) can't see the speedo.
same here and the clincher is that your (insert passenger here) can't see the speedo.
And the rest of you- quit with the bitching about grammar. Do you really have nothing else to do other than complain about stuff that makes no difference? I don't like bad grammar any more than the rest of you (I'm a writer/editor) but you don't see me being nasty to people just for the hell of it (at least not usually :D). Get over yourselves.
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I once got my rx8 up to 132 in 4th gear. I was on alligator ally coming home from sanibel it is supposed to take 2 hours I got home less then a 1 hour and 20 min. before I get bitched at for the speed I was the only car on the road, it was around 3:30 am.