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Hi,

My name is Vince, and I have had my 231 for just about 2 years now. Although I have been using the forum since before I even bought the car I have only just go round to joining both the forum and the owners club.

I have a 2004 231 with about 88k miles on the original engine. Since owning the car I have uprated the starter motor, replaced/upgraded the battey, installed some tein lowering springs, ss CAT, some other small cosmetic changes, had some recalls done and some service items.

Like most I have always loved the FD RX7 but I didn't have the money (and still don't) to afford one of them but needed to scratch the rotary itch so looked into RX8's.

I picked mine up for Β£800 back in 2018 with a couple of thousand less miles on the clock, aware that a rebuild would more than likely be in my near future. This being my second car I thought it was worth the risks.

The car has been off the road for the last year and should be back on the road in the next month. :D

Hopefully when the world returns to a more normal state I will meet some of you at shows etc!
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:welcome:

After 2 years ownership you should know all about the pitfalls of owning an RX-8 ie there really isn`t any if they are looked after correctly.

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Keep an eye open for the Dorset / Somerset meet and also there are few other members near you in Southampton, Poole and Christchurch.
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Hi & :welcome: to the RX-8OC :thumleft:


Please check out the EVENTS SECTION's for anything coming up soon in your area :thumleft:

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Thank you all for your replies, I'll keep an eye out for any upcoming events 😁
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Welcome to the club!
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Welcome! Theres a good few of us around the Southampton/Poole/Bournemouth/Salisbury area so you're in good company.

If you've got any work that needs doing RX Motors in Salisbury is highly recommended, probably your closest specialist, and one who goes under the radar a bit.

Hopefully get to meet you at a future event!
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Honkytonk wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:12 pm
Welcome! Theres a good few of us around the Southampton/Poole/Bournemouth/Salisbury area so you're in good company.

If you've got any work that needs doing RX Motors in Salisbury is highly recommended, probably your closest specialist, and one who goes under the radar a bit.

Hopefully get to meet you at a future event!
Thanks for the heads up I wasn't sure where the closest specialist was so that will come in handy!
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RXTaitt wrote:
Honkytonk wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:12 pm
Welcome! Theres a good few of us around the Southampton/Poole/Bournemouth/Salisbury area so you're in good company.

If you've got any work that needs doing RX Motors in Salisbury is highly recommended, probably your closest specialist, and one who goes under the radar a bit.

Hopefully get to meet you at a future event!
Thanks for the heads up I wasn't sure where the closest specialist was so that will come in handy!
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just oil lines to fit at some stage ( had them a while too) :P

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Just thought I would add some pictures of the car/ some of the work
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What paint did you use on the wheels? Looks like they came out really well.
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Vj4sothername wrote: ↑
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What paint did you use on the wheels? Looks like they came out really well.
Thanks! I used the below:

Primer (whatever I had lying around)
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Pro XL - Pro Clear Gloss
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Looking great. Thanks for sharing those pics.
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:welcome: to the club Vince.

Nice work on the wheels and springs :thumleft:
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Hi and :welcome: Vince :D
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Just had my oc welcome pack in the mail today :D
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Just need to decide where to put the sticker :-k
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Lots of choices. Many folks go with top passenger corner of the windscreen.
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I like one of the rear windows. They're perfect for stickers.

I did toy with putting it in the other car, just to mess with people.
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