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EH! · 18 Jul 2008, 10:19 am

k well i've been thinking about getting a good car since the storm is gonna blow or break down becuase i've been rat baggin it.
i have been looking at cars and i would like a evo but they seem to be a lot of money i looked at others there still out of my price range. i looked at used rx8's bone stock and they pretty resonable. has anyone heard of any problems with them? other then the fact there harder to get parts to fix since there rotary?.
i really want one they look sexy and small with good hp and good gas milage 1.3L 230 sum horse power 150 torque

i'm looking at something practical and nice.
i'll get it by spring time or summer of next year. just got a job and if i get full time there i'll be making some good dough.

Soup · 19 Jul 2008, 07:08 am

RX-8 won't be a street racer, I don't think it has much potential for high hp, but from what I've read it's the most fun car to drive in its price class and is equal to a 350z around a track. That being said, I'd take a 350z over it, but you don't have a back seat in the z so it's not a great dd.

01mmmz28 · 19 Jul 2008, 07:20 am

RX8's don't really have many problems from what I have heard, my friend has a yellow one. It is kinda on the slow side, but fun as a mofo in the corners.

EH! · 19 Jul 2008, 05:04 pm

yeah i could really care less about lots of hp it just means more gas to put in..
and i've found out that going fast around corners is funner then go fast straight

Traction Issuez · 19 Jul 2008, 05:24 pm

don't you have to be a chick to own one?

American Psycho · 19 Jul 2008, 05:46 pm

doritos

Memphis · 19 Jul 2008, 07:02 pm

IIRC they don't get that good of gas mileage.

EH! · 20 Jul 2008, 07:19 pm

never seen a girl driving one, and i thought the gas milage would be decent

JoseCR7 · 20 Jul 2008, 07:23 pm

I got a buddy who owns one.
Ive driven it before, there real nice cars and they can look real good with some nice rims on it.
Yea it is a lot more harder to get something fixed on it cause of the rotary engine but my friend has yet to have any real major problem with it, hopefully that helped you out man

Memphis · 20 Jul 2008, 07:34 pm

EPA mpg rating is like city 16/24 hwy. I did some googling and I guess on one RX8 forum the subject of poor mpg comes often. Heres one member's suggestion
the Rx-8's Gas Mileage Sucks Forum! - RX8Club.com

mattlikespeople · 20 Jul 2008, 07:48 pm

usually it's about how the person drives but 24mpg highway is pretty terrible for a 1.3L motor. cool cars though

97talon · 20 Jul 2008, 07:59 pm

Yeah, the gas mileage on the rx8 really isn't that good. Like soup said earlier I would take a 350z over an rx8.

JoseCR7 · 20 Jul 2008, 08:14 pm

yea me to
just a Z is way more

97talon · 20 Jul 2008, 08:19 pm

I'm pretty sure that if you price out a base 350z and a base rx8 for equal years the z is only slightly more. I checked real quick on kelleys blue book and the z was 2k more. Which in my opinion is worth it.

bam 240sx · 20 Jul 2008, 08:38 pm

meh my buddy had one, bought a 3k greddy turbo system too. right before we were going to put it on he was introduced to WOW (world of warcraft). this was 2 years ago or less, he sold the car, T kit and now owns a ford taurus.

18 Jul 2008, 10:19 am	#1 (permalink)
EH! Senior Tremekian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Princeton B.C Posts: 1,208 EH!'s Gallery	RX8? k well i've been thinking about getting a good car since the storm is gonna blow or break down becuase i've been rat baggin it. i have been looking at cars and i would like a evo but they seem to be a lot of money i looked at others there still out of my price range. i looked at used rx8's bone stock and they pretty resonable. has anyone heard of any problems with them? other then the fact there harder to get parts to fix since there rotary?. i really want one they look sexy and small with good hp and good gas milage 1.3L 230 sum horse power 150 torque i'm looking at something practical and nice. i'll get it by spring time or summer of next year. just got a job and if i get full time there i'll be making some good dough. __________________ 1992 GEO big K&N air filter, Raptor/flowtech exhuast. under estimated by all

19 Jul 2008, 07:08 am	#2 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,279 Soup's Gallery Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Re: RX8? RX-8 won't be a street racer, I don't think it has much potential for high hp, but from what I've read it's the most fun car to drive in its price class and is equal to a 350z around a track. That being said, I'd take a 350z over it, but you don't have a back seat in the z so it's not a great dd. __________________ 04 R32 03 Buell Blast

19 Jul 2008, 07:20 am	#3 (permalink)
01mmmz28 Obsessed Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On a national search to find burgh a dentist that will work on baboon teeth. Posts: 5,317 01mmmz28's Gallery	Re: RX8? RX8's don't really have many problems from what I have heard, my friend has a yellow one. It is kinda on the slow side, but fun as a mofo in the corners. __________________ 2001 Z/28 LS1. Texas speed cam 231/237 598/595 112 lsa, .660 lift springs,7.4 hardened pushrods, lid, LT headers,TSP X pipe,Texas speed "true duels",Richmond 4.10 gears, stud kit, Thunder racing girdle cover, Spec stg 3+ clutch, ARP rod bolts, clevite main and rod bearings, 25% underdrive pulley, SLP 85mm MAF,black ZR1 rims 315/35/17 Nitto DR's, BMR subframes, BMR LCA's, Edelbrock TQ Arm, BMR pan hard bar. LS2 timing chain and gear set, LS6 ported oil pump.... Tuned by R.P.M. Performance. All labor done my ME and a few good friends !!!!

19 Jul 2008, 05:04 pm	#4 (permalink)
EH! Senior Tremekian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Princeton B.C Posts: 1,208 EH!'s Gallery	Re: RX8? yeah i could really care less about lots of hp it just means more gas to put in.. and i've found out that going fast around corners is funner then go fast straight __________________ 1992 GEO big K&N air filter, Raptor/flowtech exhuast. under estimated by all

19 Jul 2008, 05:24 pm	#5 (permalink)
Traction Issuez LuCiFeR Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: hanging eddy wu from a tree and beating him Posts: 12,241 Traction Issuez's Gallery	Re: RX8? don't you have to be a chick to own one? __________________ 1st MEMBER OF THE KEEP IT TO THE STREETS FOUNDATION. *RICO BRICKINGTON*

20 Jul 2008, 07:19 pm	#8 (permalink)
EH! Senior Tremekian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Princeton B.C Posts: 1,208 EH!'s Gallery	Re: RX8? never seen a girl driving one, and i thought the gas milage would be decent __________________ 1992 GEO big K&N air filter, Raptor/flowtech exhuast. under estimated by all

20 Jul 2008, 08:38 pm	#15 (permalink)
bam 240sx Senior Tremekian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Erie Pa Posts: 1,035 bam 240sx's Gallery	Re: RX8? meh my buddy had one, bought a 3k greddy turbo system too. right before we were going to put it on he was introduced to WOW (world of warcraft). this was 2 years ago or less, he sold the car, T kit and now owns a ford taurus. __________________ working mom on the corner since 1987

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