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Old 04-25-2010, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by rx8_4TWin
My wife hates this too. I am not too bothered though.
indeed, it seems the doors only stay opened once they are above a 55 deg aperture angle. this is hard to attain in tight parking spaces, it can be quite an inconvenience when you are carrying stuff in your hands and cant hold the door. not too much of a problem and you get used to it eventually.
other than that, I like everything else... maybe perhaps, a more solid transmission wouldn't hurt either.
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Pretty much eveything I hate (which isnt a lot) has been said for instance : torque, gas mileage...but what I hate most isnt about the car itself its the haters in all the ricers..don't get me wrong its all hilarious to me but their repetitive remarks about the 8 gets old...

so do doughnuts around them then blow their doors off, leave them thinking "damn wish my ride was rear-wheel drive"
Old 04-26-2010, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by humanwire
What really drives me crazy are the doors. When you push them open, they rarely catch and stay open in any position. Most of the time they bounce back and hit me as I try to get out, or cause me to be sandwiched between the door and the car for a moment. This is REALLY annoying. It always seems to happen when people are nearby and I look like a doofus trying to get out. Don't even bring up trying to get out when parked going uphill. Thank you for listening. I'm sure I'm the only one who cares.
it just doesn't want you to go
Old 04-26-2010, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by BeyondShadows
Pretty much eveything I hate (which isnt a lot) has been said for instance : torque, gas mileage...but what I hate most isnt about the car itself its the haters in all the ricers..don't get me wrong its all hilarious to me but their repetitive remarks about the 8 gets old...

so do doughnuts around them then blow their doors off, leave them thinking "damn wish my ride was rear-wheel drive"
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Old 04-26-2010, 11:34 AM
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LoL AC could be recharge than. ^_^ whats next? back seat needs to be bigger lol -.^
A simple fix for the A/C: Above the engine, running parallel to the firewall is an aluminum tube about 5/8" in diameter. It's supposed to be cold and runs right over the engine. Get some heat-resistant insulating tape and wrap it up. Instant colder air in the cabin!
Old 04-26-2010, 12:35 PM
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...all the morons that park next to it.....in a lot that is completely empty, except for my car!!!!!!!!!!!
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man... i wonder how long this list will be in 10 years!?!?
Old 04-28-2010, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by smog-guy707
man... i wonder how long this list will be in 10 years!?!?
248,631 pages..sounds about right to me...
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Originally Posted by Twiztog43
i love my car but the things i do not like
-oem HIDs/fogs- want a more luxurious temp
Its not the temp that matters, its the cutoff plate and lens they use. BMW stock lights are also 4300k
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Originally Posted by Wind Dance
Its not the temp that matters, its the cutoff plate and lens they use. BMW stock lights are also 4300k
thats true!.... but the quality is so remarkable.... i remember reading a thread here where someone swapped their lens from a BMW, amazing.

for me on the other hand, seems a bit time consuming for something that really isn't worth all the trouble, unless you have a lot of time, them more power to you.
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Originally Posted by Gr8Bullet
I don't like my 8 cuz everytime my gf sits in the passager seat the air bag light goes on and won't go off (meaning it sences pressure on the senor but not enough to trigger the airbag if I crash). : /
what airbag light?
if your talking about that circle thing on the dash next to the glove box, all i have is a plastic cover to match the rest of the trim
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Originally Posted by Twiztog43
what airbag light?
if your talking about that circle thing on the dash next to the glove box, all i have is a plastic cover to match the rest of the trim
Lol I'll have to take a pic of it. But it's whatever.
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My '05 with 45K rattles like a a 55 Nash. Other than that, I like it.
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Nothing. I love everything about it. Could it do this...or do that...sure. But I would have bought a different car.
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I wanna know more about these rattles..
My 96 corolla rattles a fair amount.. I'm thinking about taking peices of pelite or aliplast and putting it behind the dash, etc
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Rattling in and around the passenger door/right side of the dashboard. It's been driving me nuts the past few months. I have an 05 with over 60k on the clock if that matters.

Also the squeally brakes, even with brand new brake pads. They work nice though, so oh well!
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its an AT
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Originally Posted by ATL-GP
...all the morons that park next to it.....in a lot that is completely empty, except for my car!!!!!!!!!!!
No kidding, happened to me today at the grocery store, parked way out in the back 40 and was angry when I came out of the store and saw that someone with a trailer no less had parked next to it ... as I got closer I saw a sticker on the trailer that said "national corvette museum" so I wasn't quite as upset...
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Originally Posted by dburr
My '05 with 45K rattles like a a 55 Nash. Other than that, I like it.

Does it vibrate while idling? my side mirrors acually rattle while I'm at lights.
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rattling of the driver door handle at idle... grrr
Old 04-30-2010, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by akruger
No kidding, happened to me today at the grocery store, parked way out in the back 40 and was angry when I came out of the store and saw that someone with a trailer no less had parked next to it ... as I got closer I saw a sticker on the trailer that said "national corvette museum" so I wasn't quite as upset...
......I'm telling you man, I just don't get it. But hey I guess the guy with the trailer thought the same thing we do and figured, hey...at least this RX-8 is taken care of...might as well park next to him and get it over with
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Originally Posted by akruger
Does it vibrate while idling? my side mirrors acually rattle while I'm at lights.
The "door" rattles are usually from the mirrors. Do a search and find numerous old threads on how to fix it. Basically one pops the cover off and puts some foam tape to keep the housing from rubbing on the internal parts. Easy fix.
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that it cant fly
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I don't like any of the series II styling changes (but I like the engineering upgrades).

I don't like that I can't fit with the sunroof - rather limits my choices.
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Originally Posted by bkkkk93
its an AT
This. FML.


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