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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 10:51 PM
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X men RX8 pic

X men RX8 pic from LA auto show
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 10:56 PM
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:02 PM
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im sorry, i cant find it in me to like that body style.. its.. nasty... they could of done much better. the front is fine.. but the back needs MASSIVE work.. the only MAJOR thing is the motor and the way it was "redesigned"
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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Is that the 1st-gen RX-8?
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:20 PM
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LOL must be seeing how they put fancy 5 lug versions of the PLUS sign wheels on it.
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:26 PM
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speaking of the auto show, anybody goin to it??
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 12:29 AM
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Originally posted by onepointone
im sorry, i cant find it in me to like that body style.. its.. nasty... they could of done much better. the front is fine.. but the back needs MASSIVE work.. the only MAJOR thing is the motor and the way it was "redesigned"
I agree, it's... b'ugly, maybe f'ugly, even.

Kind of a cross between a PT Cruiser and the Batmobile or sumthin...

Of course, I'll have to hold my finaly opinion until I see it on the streets. But I doubt it'll change.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 01:00 AM
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speaking of the auto show, anybody goin to it??
i am going on the 11th (next saturday)
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 01:02 AM
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The body looks like it has too many curves and mold lines for no apparent reason. And it looks like the *** and got thrown together because they couldn't figure out how else to finish off the car. Well, like it or not, every ******* tapers off a terd one way or another.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 01:16 AM
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looks cheesy and cross-eyed.

Could they possibly find any lower-profiled tires? I mean give me a break its a sedan not a sports car.

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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 01:29 AM
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I hear it looks better in person. I'm trying to reserve judgement until I actually see one.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 07:36 AM
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That wing looks dumber than the one that came w/ my wife's '02 Grand AM.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 09:43 AM
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Originally posted by Suparslinc
looks cheesy and cross-eyed.

Could they possibly find any lower-profiled tires? I mean give me a break its a sedan not a sports car.
This is the X-MEN car, developed for the MOVIE. Odds are fantastic that the X rims and ultralowprofile tires are on the SHOW CAR just to look cool on film.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 10:27 AM
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That wing looks dumber than the one that came w/ my wife's '02 Grand AM.
I'll agree with that assessment but I do like the overall style of the car. The design along with the four doors and four seats is gonna make this car a sales winner. Let's all hope it's a winner 'cause I don't know about you but I wanna see more rotary cars coming outa Mazda in the future.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 11:07 AM
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I love the way the Rx-8 looks. But I think this X-men car looks like ****.....
I think the Rx-8 will be a very good car for Mazda.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 01:36 PM
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Those plus rims have look a lot like mine .

~T.J.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 02:44 PM
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Yeah I am aware of that thanks
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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its alright i guess. I'd rather have my FB.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 03:54 PM
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I've never been a fan of the Rx-8's overall styling, but I am a big fan of the concept (4-door rotary sports car). I would have to say that those wheels are kick-***. Kind of a throw-back to the 1st gen. The wing, though not as ugly as it could be, definitely needs to go.

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