So here I am, the happy owner of a new Sunlight Silver 2005 RX8 Six-Speed GT with lots of accessories and options. So far, I've driven it perhaps 300 miles, and I'm hooked. Looks like I'll have it for quite a while, lousy mileage or not, and regardless of the fact it could obviously use another fifty lbs/ft of torque (at least) and another hundred hp.

So, I say to myself, I wonder if anyone else has one of these things. I'll bet they do, and if they do, there'll be a users' group on the 'net.

And it is so, and it is good, or at least fair. Well, okay, I guess, not to get carried away.

Based on what I've read here during the past few days, I've already begun adding oil to the gas.

I've read most all of the material here (except when the threads get silly), and all of the rotaryenginesillustrated.com material, and a bunch of other stuff. I find that the rotary engine was probably not designed by anyone native to this planet, it probably had its genesis in Area 51, but that's okay; it works.

What to do with the spare tire, though? It takes up way too much space in the trunk for a GT car where you want to have room for a suitcase, golf clubs, and your girlfriend's diaphragm and thong collection. So I thought perhaps there might be a tasteful option to deal with it, like you see here.

Mounting would pose problems, but probably none as difficult as figuring out how to put a turbo in the engine bay.

Or, I could sell it, the whole damn thing. If anyone is interested, drop me a line. I'll part with it for substantially less than a dealer asks, but I'm not a charitable organization.

Pilgrim

 

Well Hello Pilgrim,,welcome to the world of rotor heads. Enjoy your new toy.

 

I dont get it... are you trying to sell it?

 

He wants to either sell the spare tire or mount it on the back of the trunk like a wrangler :/

 

Mounting it like a continetntal spare? That'd throw off weight balance and look like a Jeep's spare tire(seeing how white walls and wire rims would'nt work out well)

 

That would be so bad ***! I want to see that!

 

Xantium, have you even started to shave yet? A Wrangler, forsooth! How inelegant would that be, a bare spare bolted to the trunk? Have you no recollection of the pinnacle of American car design, about 1960?

Guys, my tongue is firmly in cheek over the Continental kit. I didn't even like 'em in 1960 on Continentals.

But the spare tire, wheel, and mounting kit are for sale, all or nothing. I don't want to screw around with ebay if someone here wants it. PM me with an offer if you do; we'll dicker over price and shipping charges.

Pilgrim

 

What you do is keep the spare in the garage or get rid of it and add roadside assistance to your insurance policy. Sports cars don't get flat tires!

 

yeha just put it in the garage somewhere or sell it if you can.

 

Welcome. Great sense of humor! lmao - nice link. No 8 should ever have to suffer the humiliation of mismatched shoes.

AAA - best investment you'll ever make!! Or do what I do: tell Mom & Dad that the best christmas/b-day/qwanza present ever would be to renew AAA membership every year!! (it's been ~ 10 years now 4 me )

 

Welcome!

it's all fun and games until you start wanting to mod. then it's downright addictive :-)

 

Your so right zoned. Couldn't of said it better myself.

 

Tell me about it! I've ridden and modded and built Harleys for 25 years, and in that time I've found that every scooter is just about $2,500 away from being dead solid perfect. And it always will be.

Looks like the same holds true for these critters.

And I've belonged to AAA since cars had cars had crank starters.

Pilgrim

 

Does the spare tire mount double as a rear strut bar? I think someone told me that somewhere down the line.... I'm not sure though... If it doesn't, then I need to get rid of mine too.

 

I doubt it. The kit's a dealer-installed option, and there's no mention of that in the Mazda literature. It might have some small effect that way since it adds a bit of rigidity between the wheel wells, but I wouldn't leave it in place just for that.

Pilgrim

 

I was originally looking for a spare, but then the trunk is pretty useless anyway even without it, so we just haul large stuff in the other car (subie wagon). I have snow tires waiting to go on next month, and will be carrying a full-size spare all winter - nothing worse than arsing about with fix-a-flat when its minus 20 outside! Come to think of it, I might just carry a snow-tire full-size spare in the summer next year. Also I heard with those crappy little spares, going too fast can screw the diff - it has to work real hard because the spare wheel spins so much faster. Another reason to go all out and carry a full size, or not bother at all.

 

If you put the spare on top of the car, you shouldt mess with the 50/50 weight ratio.

 

I got a good idea. You can always place it under the hood next to the washer fluid reservoir like ppl are doing with the extra bottle of oil.