dmp
Senior Member
I think I've figured out what I want.
Needs:
Sporty.
Fleet-footed.
Seats Four/four door a plus.
Style Points count.
Great Interior
$25K price range.
After reviewing the likes of S4, STi/WRX, Legacy, Mustang, I'm focusing my search here:
2004 Mazda RX8.
Plusses:
Seats Four comfortably - Four door, too!
Cutting-edge styling.
Can buy with low/no miles.
Mazda reliability.
Exceptional Handling (for a 'big' car...not in exactly the same league as my miata)
Rear Wheel Drive
6 Sp Transmission
VERY nice interior
Minuses:
Low Torque (have to really wring it out to get power, hence 9k rpm redline)
Not a Drag Racer (doesn't always FEEL fast)
Expensive to MAKE fast, should I ever desire. (Only real option is forced induction - figure $3500+ for 50-80hp)
Attention Getter - perhaps from Cops, too!
So...SOMEBODY buy my miata!!![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Needs:
Sporty.
Fleet-footed.
Seats Four/four door a plus.
Style Points count.
Great Interior
$25K price range.
After reviewing the likes of S4, STi/WRX, Legacy, Mustang, I'm focusing my search here:
2004 Mazda RX8.
![grayrx8.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.njsr.org%2Fpics%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2F10768%2Fgrayrx8.jpg&hash=8739c850733dd083d74ed94bde293540)
Plusses:
Seats Four comfortably - Four door, too!
![rx8_gaping_side.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cs.jhu.edu%2F%7Edholmer%2Fcar%2Frx8_gaping_side.jpg&hash=861fccdf4807e2aca8487d271daa4d36)
Cutting-edge styling.
Can buy with low/no miles.
Mazda reliability.
Exceptional Handling (for a 'big' car...not in exactly the same league as my miata)
Rear Wheel Drive
6 Sp Transmission
VERY nice interior
Minuses:
Low Torque (have to really wring it out to get power, hence 9k rpm redline)
Not a Drag Racer (doesn't always FEEL fast)
Expensive to MAKE fast, should I ever desire. (Only real option is forced induction - figure $3500+ for 50-80hp)
Attention Getter - perhaps from Cops, too!
So...SOMEBODY buy my miata!!
![driveinmiata.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miatapix.net%2Fcoppermine%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2Fdriveinmiata.jpg&hash=20a139524c8c38f82c050464448e605e)