The new issue of Autoweek is asking for owners of several types of cars - including the RX-8 - to respond with the following:

"We need to know when you bought it, what you paid, your opinions and other vehicles you considered. Include your mailing address, phone number and vehicle identification number (VIN)."

http://autoweek.com/autofile/index.mv

Lets let them hear it, this would be the time to let them know how much we LOVE this car..............

 

I sent mine in- hope they don't mind that I let my subscription lapse last year.

 

Mine's in...

 

Tell me again why I want to send some highly personal data including detailed contact information to these people?

 

Apparently you don't, so why mention it? They already have all my personal info, since I had a subscription- and I really don't care about the VIN #. It's not like Autoweek, of all organizations, is going to steal my car or something.

 

Amen, sister! I had decided to ignore it (look at the total posts), but those are my thoughts exactly.

 

cool link thanks

 

thank you

 

this is great. I hope that we keep away from the picky little things as they contact each of us. Read the article on the G35 coupe. People shared everything - good BUT rather than a complaint we should focus on what we would like to see rather than I dont like this or that.

 

Did you read the cover story #3 (Feb 2003)? Autoweek called the RX-8 a 'sporty, not sports car' - I don't know what it will take to convince them - Mid front engine, rear wheel drive, serious suspension and braking harware and an engine that lives to rev, plus a great shifting transmission and superb handling.

Maybe it's just me, but the only thing different from THIS sports car and all others is the extra 2 seats. Autoweek needs to take off the blinders.

 

Sort of off topic but not, a girl I work with mentioned hearing about people writing down your VIN say at the grocery and then going to Mazda to get a new key, but that is BS, I think your key has a special #, and my dealer knows me, I spent about a week up there negotiating a finance rate.

 

Amen! I don't understand all the "sports car snobs" who are perfectly willing to overlook the fact that lots of "sports cars" are 2+2 coupes (they have 4 seats too, never mind that the back ones are unusable), but they can't bring themselves to call the RX-8 a "sports car".