Nope, it might have been to begin with but after test driving over 50 people in the last week of all different sexes, ages and backgrounds the typical stereotype of driver for a sports car, well let's just say this is a car that doesn't seem to have any boundaries with potential buyers when it comes to desire to own.

@Ravine – the dark side. Where females are buying cars themselves and not just sitting pretty in the passenger seat. ;)
@JiB – I did, but he prefers bush walks with the dogs these days. Let’s see if this car can change his mind!
@spiller – not all chick drivers are like that...
@R8 – Have you test drove an 86? I’d love to hear the comparison from an owner. I was close to buying an RX8 a while back and decided not to, because the sports version only came in manual and I wasn’t familiar enough with running a rotary engine to feel confident owning one.
@newft86 – this car has a lot of pull. I was going to buy a sensible car, and at first glance just decided to throw that notion out the window and buy it.
@DriftEightSix – I didn’t think the target audience was ever aimed at males – but car enthusiast ;)

Ive ordered a 86gts orange in manual back in febuary for aug delievery!! I was stuffed around by my salesman who basically wanted to just sign peope up for a contract!! I've got a new salesman & I'm happy I've ordered the gts orange with the aero kit!! Can't wait to get it in Oct/nov!!
The cars HOT not cute!! Lol

Do you mean rotary engine not piston engine?:D

Whoops.

lol! don't worry, engine's an engine, makes the car go. end of story! :happy0180::thumbsup::respekt:

So from what i gather - only 3 ladies have bought the car LOL.

PICSOFRA28ORBAN!!!!! :D:D:D

I must have a disgusting mind.

LOL. or im too innocent cause it still took me a second or two to figure it out

Now that i have one my partner wants one too, although she wants the GTS - always wants to be one better then me. lol!

LOL, I hear ya, I'd knew nothing about rotories when I bought mine. It's been... an adventure, lol. I know what many of you are going through working out the bugs in a first-year design car, right down to the "condensation in taillights" issue oddly enough.

I did drive a BRZ a few weeks ago. Fun little car!

• Your car feels lower and wider, and you kinda look up and over the hood... the RX-8 I kinda look over and down at the road.
• Both cars have the neat visible fender bumps to help judge where the front wheels are.
• Your car feels like it has more torque and is easier to get going. Mine revs a bit higher.
• Yours feels more open, airy and roomy inside. Mine kinda wraps around you like a caccoon.
• Yours might be a touch louder and makes, well... piston sounds (unique though, different than most), lol. Mine is a nest of angry bees.
• Your shifter (manual) is maybe a touch longer throw, but honda-like smooth. Mine is more mechanical, but equally nice and easy
• Your clutch catches at the very top. Mine catches earlier. Not better or worse, just different
• Yours looks cute and tiny. Mine looks like a batmobile ;)
• Your rear seats are sorta emergency use only. Adult humans can sit in my back seats without hating me too much.
• You can probably go months without checking your oil. I check mine every two weeks (and add some every four weeks)
• Yours is relatively fuel efficient. Mine is... let's not go there.

Otherwise, pretty similar. If I HAD to buy a car, I'd consider a twin (trin?). But they're so similar in what they do, I can't really justify it just yet since my RX-8 is still doing well ;)

But I am a fan! It's really nice to see a whole new group of people enjoying driving a RWD sports car!

I got a Somali and a Burmilla! :D

Pet thread YAY! :happyanim: LOL!