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CelicaTC

5 Years ago

Just curious who has driven a RX-8.

And what did you think of it?

Joined: 6 Years ago · From: Belgium

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Speed4TheNeed

2000 Carbon Blue Celica GT-S 6-spd

5 Years ago

personally i havnt driven in one. dont really want to cause i don't really like the styling very much. but a brother of a good friend of mine works at a mazda dealership so they are always riding around in them due to the sales blitzing and sorts. says he loves them and wouldnt drive anything else if he had the money. good pickup, good handling, and he says he loves the styling also.

lol still doesnt make me want one over some of the other cars in the class, but you really can't go wrong with it. it is an eyecatcher and the power is more than adequate.

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: New Orleans, LA

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trog2233

5 Years ago

I drove one...they are pretty quick...handling doesn't compare to my celica..very nice car though

The only thing i didn't like was u have to Rev the engine to like 8K to get any power out of it

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Williamsport, PA

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Mike00

2000 Silver Celica GT-S

5 Years ago

It's a nice car don't think I would want one over my celica just yet. I wouldn't mind having the older RX7 TT though.

Joined: 6 Years ago · From: Newtown/PA

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ilovemyGT

2003 Carbon Blue Celica GT

5 Years ago

i absolutely LOVE the way the rx-8's look. we had one showcased in our mall a few weeks back and i fell in love with it. havent driven one, though.

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Huntsville, AL

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element_celica

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by Mike00:
It's a nice car don't think I would want one over my celica just yet. I wouldn't mind having the older RX7 TT though.

Joined: 6 Years ago · From: Michigan

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Speed4TheNeed

2000 Carbon Blue Celica GT-S 6-spd

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by ilovemyGT:
i absolutely LOVE the way the rx-8's look. we had one showcased in our mall a few weeks back and i fell in love with it. havent driven one, though.

they have one in our mall here. gets lots of attention (some bad, some good)

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: New Orleans, LA

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booyaolian

2000 Black Celica GT

5 Years ago

what is the quality of a MAZDA?

what is the quality of a RX-8?

good or bad? does it also last as long as our Celicas?

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Austin, TX 78741

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Elec-FuYu

2003 Silver Celica GT-S

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
what is the quality of a MAZDA?

what is the quality of a RX-8?

good or bad? does it also last as long as our Celicas?

quality? u will have to becareful of the fragile rotery engine they make....

IMO...Mazda still make crappy engine...

Joined: 6 Years ago · From: B.C. Coquitlam

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booyaolian

2000 Black Celica GT

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by Elec-FuYu:
Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
what is the quality of a MAZDA?

what is the quality of a RX-8?

good or bad? does it also last as long as our Celicas?

quality? u will have to becareful of the fragile rotery engine they make....

IMO...Mazda still make crappy engine...

Ford owns Mazda...right?

if it is true...then MAZDA suck!!!

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Austin, TX 78741

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Speed4TheNeed

2000 Carbon Blue Celica GT-S 6-spd

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
Quote:
Originally posted by Elec-FuYu:
Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
what is the quality of a MAZDA?

what is the quality of a RX-8?

good or bad? does it also last as long as our Celicas?

quality? u will have to becareful of the fragile rotery engine they make....

IMO...Mazda still make crappy engine...

Ford owns Mazda...right?

if it is true...then MAZDA suck!!!

ford also owns aston martin, jaguar. and land rover....those definately do not suck.

but why am i saying that? i don't like mazda either.

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: New Orleans, LA

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xXMaGNuSXx

2000 Liquid Silver Celica GT

5 Years ago

I got a personal invitation to test drive an RX-8 at the Alhambra Mazda dealership. Still trying to fit it into my busy schedule, with work, skool, and a business I'm starting. Ugh. I wish I had more time. I'll definitely let you know how it goes, I got 'till the end of the month to go.

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Smog City LA

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Mike00

2000 Silver Celica GT-S

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by sPeEd4tHeNeEd:
Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
Quote:
Originally posted by Elec-FuYu:
Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
what is the quality of a MAZDA?

what is the quality of a RX-8?

good or bad? does it also last as long as our Celicas?

quality? u will have to becareful of the fragile rotery engine they make....

IMO...Mazda still make crappy engine...

Ford owns Mazda...right?

if it is true...then MAZDA suck!!!

ford also owns aston martin, jaguar. and land rover....those definately do not suck.

but why am i saying that? i don't like mazda either.

Ehh the old FD's don't suck. RX8 wasn't ment to be a replacement for the older and better FD's. Honestly it looks like ford doesn't want to let mazda build a replacement for the old RX7 so your right in a way I guess. Mazda does suck.

Joined: 6 Years ago · From: Newtown/PA

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xXMaGNuSXx

2000 Liquid Silver Celica GT

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by Elec-FuYu:
Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
what is the quality of a MAZDA?

what is the quality of a RX-8?

good or bad? does it also last as long as our Celicas?

quality? u will have to becareful of the fragile rotery engine they make....

IMO...Mazda still make crappy engine...

Actually rotaries can outlast a normal cylinder/valve engine as they don't have as many moving parts as a regular engine. As with any performance engine, they have to be well maintained, just like the Lambos and Ferraris out there. There are compromises you must make when it comes to sports cars, you want power or better mileage? Reliability or performance? Amenities or weight reduction? Personally once I pay off my celica, I would trade it in for an FD or RX-8.

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Smog City LA

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xXMaGNuSXx

2000 Liquid Silver Celica GT

5 Years ago

And plus, what's the first Japanese car company to win a 24HRS Le Mans race? M-A-Z-D-A.

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Smog City LA

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xXMaGNuSXx

2000 Liquid Silver Celica GT

5 Years ago

And plus, what's the first (and might be the only one...I have to double-check) Japanese car company to win a 24HRS Le Mans race? M-A-Z-D-A. Talk about performance and reliability.

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Smog City LA

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Mike00

2000 Silver Celica GT-S

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by xXMaGNuSXx:
Quote:
Originally posted by Elec-FuYu:
Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
what is the quality of a MAZDA?

what is the quality of a RX-8?

good or bad? does it also last as long as our Celicas?

quality? u will have to becareful of the fragile rotery engine they make....

IMO...Mazda still make crappy engine...

Actually rotaries can outlast a normal cylinder/valve engine as they don't have as many moving parts as a regular engine. As with any performance engine, they have to be well maintained, just like the Lambos and Ferraris out there. There are compromises you must make when it comes to sports cars, you want power or better mileage? Reliability or performance? Amenities or weight reduction? Personally once I pay off my celica, I would trade it in for an FD or RX-8.

Quite true. The only Rotary engines that ever had problems really was the FD. And those only because of the TT which really killed the lifetime of an engine. The older RX7's for example were very reliable. I'm the RX8 will be quite reliable.

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Joined: 6 Years ago · From: Newtown/PA

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Anonymous

5 Years ago

front looks like a S2k

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Street Prototype

2002 Liquid Silver Celica Grand Touring

5 Years ago

i test drove the RX8 2 months ago, theres power but the handling is not what i expected, the celica still owns

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Donegan

5 Years ago

I drove a JDM RX-8 couple of months ago.

It was quick but ugly...

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: UNITED STATES OF JAPAN

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xXMaGNuSXx

2000 Liquid Silver Celica GT

5 Years ago

Sorry for the double post, comp was freakin' out.

Joined: 5 Years ago · From: Smog City LA

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xXMaGNuSXx

2000 Liquid Silver Celica GT

5 Years ago

Quote:
Originally posted by xXMaGNuSXx:
Quote:
Originally posted by Elec-FuYu:
Quote:
Originally posted by booyaolian:
what is the quality of a MAZDA?

what is the quality of a RX-8?

good or bad? does it also last as long as our Celicas?

quality? u will have to becareful of the fragile rotery engine they make....

IMO...Mazda still make crappy engine...

Actually rotaries can outlast a normal cylinder/valve engine as they don't have as many moving parts as a regular engine. As with any performance engine, they have to be well maintained, just like the Lambos and Ferraris out there. There are compromises you must make when it comes to sports cars, you want power or better mileage? Reliability or performance? Amenities or weight reduction? Personally once I pay off my celica, I would trade it in for an FD or RX-8.