Jeremy Solomon wrote:

I have seen the cure for mid life crisis.  Its name is RX 8.

Got my red GT RX 8 on Friday.  It's sunday and 225 miles later.  (Yes,
My 6' 2" fits in it fine).

Love it.  Love it.  Love it.  Get one.

ZOOM ZOOM.

Jeremy...

Get one.<<

As you probably already know...I did!

Time for the 1618 mile update (left it in the garage for about 7 days and
drove the RX-7 during a long period of rain, here, and the blackout).

First...still getting the black soot in the exhaust extensions .. cleaned
them out all three times I've washed the car now, and it returns.  But, I'm
not worried about it...at least performance wise ... read on.

Except for that one tank of gas where I did the 0-60 and 1/4 mile runs, the
mpg at every fill up has been over 20 mpg...and that includes a lot of city
driving.

Finally got a chance at a real long distance, country road type drive,
averaging about 60 mph, kept the cruise set at 63 mph, air conditioning
running.  Very few villages and not many stops.  After showing it off at the
annual family reunion yesterday, and returning from the trip, I just filled
it up...25.59 mpg...mostly country roads...only about 15 miles of interstate
at the end of the trip.

I forgot to mention one other thing...I have yet to put anything but 87
octane in it!  Unless the complimentary tank that the dealer put in was
premium, all my reported performance numbers has been on low octane gas.

Mazda has been doing their part, too...I got a magazine in the mail that had
all the RX-8 Road and Track articles in it. Dad still has it...may not get
it back for awhile!  When I got home this afternoon, a hard cover book was
waiting for me in the mail, "RX-8" by Jack Yamaguchi.  It's a 192 page,
coffee table sized book that starts with the development of the Rx-8 and
then goes on to the evolution of the car and even some little details like
the evolution of the apex seals.  Lots of photos.

Well ... enough chatter ... gotta go wash it !

Harley

 
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