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Drove An Rx8 At Thunderhill

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Old 01-18-2004, 10:53 AM
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its really nice! i went out and kinda hacked around for a few laps and i was passing people. the chassis is VERY stable it doesnt care what you do it just stays settled, you can even totally screw up the line and it doesnt care. the power is nice, and even better than that the red line is crazy high so on the track you're not shifting a lot. the brakes feel great and held up all day.



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1. eletronic throttle is good when you push the pedal down, but when you pull it up its like a switch, or if you liike the URT; Unentended Rotational System



2. the seats are bolstered for dom de louise, i had 2 feet of flat space to slide around in either direction before i hit bolster
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Old 01-19-2004, 12:47 AM
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haha sweet mikey, this was an 8 in stock form i presume?
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Old 01-19-2004, 10:56 AM
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yep bone stock, yellow with appearance package
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but would you buy one...?
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Originally Posted by RX7Aggie' date='Jan 19 2004, 09:45 AM
but would you buy one...?
i have a $500 price cap on cars, its one of my guidelines.



i still want it though
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that car is great. top gear said it had equal track times as the 350z and the M3. Impressive in my book
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Originally Posted by boxrs4sale' date='Jan 19 2004, 07:15 PM
that car is great. top gear said it had equal track times as the 350z and the M3. Impressive in my book
i believe it
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Old 01-31-2004, 05:56 AM
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I really like my Rx8.. Just the fact that I'm driving a rotary powered vehivle every day of my life makes me happy.
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Originally Posted by Judge Ito' date='Jan 31 2004, 03:56 AM
I really like my Rx8.. Just the fact that I'm driving a rotary powered vehivle every day of my life makes me happy.
yeah me too. my tr3 is my only piston car and it staying piston cause it sounds good, and its relatively fast, but i'm dreading having to work on it or something.
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Originally Posted by Judge Ito' date='Jan 31 2004, 06:56 AM
I really like my Rx8.. Just the fact that I'm driving a rotary powered vehivle every day of my life makes me happy.
how many parts have you broken and gotten fixed under warranty?
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