RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003

[Glenn Butcher]

RX-8   at http://www.motorexpo.co.uk/" target="_blank">Motor Expo - June   2003

Canary   Wharf, London

 

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[Renesis]

Is that a new NSX? Ooo..

I\'m in London on Saturday so I think I\'ll have to pop in and take a look myself!

Are they letting people sit in the RX-8 or do you need to beg/grovel/lie etc?

> Chaz <

[Glenn Butcher]

Hi Chaz,

I knew you would be up for a look

Just ask the people there on the stand - shouldn\'t be a problem.

[conehead]

Glen,

What\'s the silver car about halfway down? The one with the bonnet up and (what appears to be) a 3 cylinder inlet manifold.

Ciaran.

PS - Is that a Farboud GTS below the Aston?

[J4P RX]

Its a Marcos TS500, see here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/article.asp?storyId=6818

And yes thats a Farboud, though it doesnt look entirely real in the photo!  Maybe just a mock up or something.

Lee

[richrx]

i love the tommy kiara:D

[conehead]

Cheers Lee, and as cartman would say

..sssswwwweeeeeeeeettttt...


Ciaran.

[Fish]

Chaz, Saturday should be quiet over at  Canary Wharf, weekends are a bit slow over there. But the pubs are good, beer is cold and food is good.

Dan

[Renesis]

Yeah - last time I was over that end on a weekend it was dead - should be good

Looks like I\'ll have to drive to London too as the train is apparently 56 quid return now from Bristol.  I ask you!!  Its criminally insane when 2 of us can travel to London for half the price in the FD of all cars!

> Chaz <

[Renesis]

Haha.. I took the FD because it would be cheaper than the train.. but I didn\'t take into account the car breaking in the London traffic.  I guess the FD wasn\'t really designed to crawl through stationary traffic in our capital...!

It was cool to play in the RX-8 though

> Chaz <

[Glenn Butcher]

What did you think of it Chaz?  would you own one?

[Renesis]

If business picks up this year I will *definitely* get one - I need to get the full Mazdaspeed kit from Japan though to go with it.

I was well impressed, very comfy and the room in the back is pretty good too.  Could fit a tasty bit of ICE in there too

> Chaz <

[Fish]

Once the rumours about power upgrades is proven reliable, I may look at it.

Yes the suspension setup keeps it on par down the twisties, but the straights also have a part to play.

Dan

[Renesis]

I\'d probably be buying it as a reliable daily drive with nice performance - I\'d probably be spending all my performance pennies on the 7, though.. you know how it is.. everyone says when they buy their FD - "Oh.. it\'s fast enough I won\'t be upgrading it" .. mwhahaha!

> Chaz <

[Fish]

Sorry, dont ever remember saying \'It\'s quick enough already!\', more along the lines of is that it! I thought these were quick...

But as ever the tuning has started, and a track toy/weapon is in the building.

Dan