RX8 Owners

MrMoonX · 20 Apr 2010 at 21:19

MikeHiow said:
Thats not the point, this will be 'our' main car, she will need it to get the baby around.

getting a baby in an out of an rx-8 is gonna **** her back up as well as yours, we are trying for one at the moment and I know with a 3 door ST its gonna be a pig so it might have to go in 9 months

shame the mk2 RS doesnt come in 5 doors

Moeks · 20 Apr 2010 at 21:20

MrLOL said:
where have i heard that before

You wont win, she's jumped to the same conclusion as everybody else, new + baby = suv or people carrier as thats the car you have to have if you have a baby. Having a baby in anyything else is stupid :rolleeyes:

i hate the way women think sometimes.

I guess he needs to get a Dodge Ram Quad Cab SRT-10 then

...spacious, practical ...quick, well it would be with an 8.3 litre V10 engine Viper engine

...drinks fuel like a champion. Perfect, it can be very loud and obnoxious yet it's practical and has room for baby stuff!

DM · 20 Apr 2010 at 21:23

Moeks said:
I guess he needs to get a Dodge Ram Quad Cab SRT-10 then ...spacious, practical ...quick, well tit would be with an 8.3 litre V10 engine Viper engine ...drinks fuel like a champion. Perfect, it can be very loud and obnoxious yet it's practical and has room for baby stuff!

LPG one of them and its a winner!

[TW]Fox · 20 Apr 2010 at 21:23

MikeHiow said:
Thats not the point, this will be 'our' main car, she will need it to get the baby around.

Sounds like you need something like a Ford Focus?

MikeHiow · 20 Apr 2010 at 21:53

Problem is solved.

She is keen on either a MK3 Mondeo or a MK6 Fiesta (The former being the way I'd sway, the latter being the way she's swaying).

Which leaves enough money to buy a DC2 Integra for me

We always needed two cars, but the second car was originally going to be a £1000 run around after I sold the Yaris - but with the latest solution, we're both happy.

Fr0dders · 20 Apr 2010 at 21:54

glad to hear youve come to a compromise

[TW]Fox · 20 Apr 2010 at 21:57

MikeHiow said:
Which leaves enough money to buy a DC2 Integra for me

Your threads over the last few months have more U-Turns than an American city!

So now we are down to a 10 year old Honda from the nice Focus ST?

10 days until you get the keys, right?

L0rdMike · 20 Apr 2010 at 21:59

LOLZ NO TORQUEZ!1111

MikeHiow · 20 Apr 2010 at 22:09

[TW]Fox;16402533 said:
Your threads over the last few months have more U-Turns than an American city!

So now we are down to a 10 year old Honda from the nice Focus ST?

10 days until you get the keys, right?

If this is indeed the way forward, I've turned the ST into a super-handling sporty coupe, a family/shopping car and £5k. I don't think thats bad runnings to be honest.

I've always wanted a DC2 as well, I almost bought one before my VR6, but opted for the cheaper car with the view of only keeping it for about 6 months.

Things have been delayed by a week max.

iaind · 20 Apr 2010 at 22:17

You've got about as much chance of being a homeowner in 2/3 weeks as onebrownstain has of being an M3 owner in 2/3 weeks. Have you even appointed a solicitor yet?

Anyway, glad you came to a solution with the car, sounds a bit roundabout to me but there you go

MikeHiow · 20 Apr 2010 at 22:37

I said there was a chance - I'm not telling it as fact, nor am I holding high hopes.

You are right, the Integra is probably less practical than the RX8, but then it is even cheaper to buy, more reliable and more economical.

iaind · 20 Apr 2010 at 22:43

As above, standard turnaround for a non chain sale is 6-8 weeks, closer to the latter if it's a flat because of the leashold stuff. Good luck though!

viper_2003 · 21 Apr 2010 at 07:12

iaind said:
As above, standard turnaround for a non chain sale is 6-8 weeks, closer to the latter if it's a flat because of the leashold stuff. Good luck though!

10 weeks for a non chain sale here, mortgage offer in a week, the other things take the time. Complete today.

DM · 21 Apr 2010 at 11:17

viper_2003 said:
10 weeks for a non chain sale here, mortgage offer in a week, the other things take the time. Complete today.

That's a nice feeling isnt it.

You still got the best feeling to come, when you get the mortgages paid off

LizardKing · 21 Apr 2010 at 11:37

MikeHiow said:
Bit of a hick up, the other half now seems to think its unsuitable, she thinks its too loud to be carrying a baby although, I'm sure a standard exhaust would swing her on that one. But she also believes that people will think she is an/we are idiot(s) for having a sports car with a baby, despite its deliberate compromises to accommodate practicality over a usual coupé.

Any suggestions on how I justify this to a woman would be greatly received - now I've driven it, nothing else will do.

I drive a GTO and a Prelude both with huge exhausts, with a 9month old girl, she doesn't care for the noise and it sends her to sleep in no time.

Get alpha with your other half