Well I just bought this car yesterday. I really like the way it handles, yeah it could be a bit faster, but I don't know that I can complain. I'll probably do a few of the aftermarket mods to the exhaust system and get the cobb tuner. Not going to turbo it, don't want to void my warranty.

I'm in Sacramento, and I've just started to peruse the forums to try and find out what the most recommended upgrades and mods are. My only real complaint is that the auto-dimming mirror really sucks. Need to figure out how to make it work better, or I'm going to have to replace it with a regular one.

Also, anyone know of a smaller passkey than those huge cards? Afraid I'm going to break it in my back pocket, and it's really too large and uncomfortable to put in my front pocket.

 

congrats on the car and welcome to the club
make sure to come to our sac meet that we hold every month!
and about the auto-dimming mirror, make sure it's turned on. is the light green? cuz mine works great
where did u buy that R3 and what color is it?

 

For your car, leave it alone. If you're going to autocross or track the car, invest in a different set of rims to use when going to such events.

 

I was going to post the same thing. Mine works great as well.. Congrats on the car, I love the wheels on those things.

 

Yeah it's on. Did some searches, someone said to try and move it higher, that the spoiler blocks the rear headlights and messes it up. That and put some cellophane tape over the other sensor to make it think it's darker.

It's Black, and I bought it at Roseville Automall, second time I've bought from them and I got a screaming deal.

 

how much did u pay for it?
we're holding a meet this sunday, june 14th. make sure to come!!

 

UC Davis is for cows, not students.

 

No no, that would be UC Merced...

 

welcoe to the forums, and don't forget to search!

oO and pics or it never happened.

 

I dont know roseville has a black r3 :D ~~ I only know Elk Grove mazda has one in red but sold it recently...also...I got my brand new white rx8 GT on roseville autowest for 25k one month ago...

 

I find that the auto dimming works even better when you have tinted windows

 

Congrats on the new car! Hope to see you at Thunderhill someday (which isn't that far from you).

 

Bummer nikkdizzle said it before I could, but:

Pics or it doesn't exist!

Haha, congrats on the 8 and welcome to the club.

 

Where are the meets located?

 

Congrats, make sure you premix, run 5W-30 at least, and change your oil often if you plan on keeping it for a long time. If not then just drive that sucker.

 

Welcome and congrats. Any pics of your car on the site yet? If you think your auto dimming mirror is bad - the first version on the GTs is worse. I have that model and it is slow to dim and then fast to undim.

What people have done (I also did for a time) was to twist/flip the mirror upside down so the sensor is on top. It worked "better."

I have family in Sac and get up there regularly. Don't think there are lot of Sacromentans on here. Make sure you use oil other than 5W-20, it gets hot in the summer.

 

I love my auto dimming mirror and it is the original. Never had a problem. Weird.

 

And mine sometimes starts making plastic buzzing noises on certain pavement.

I know others have had issues. Some got their dealer to replace. Two dealers in my area said nyet...