Do you see many RX8's?

jondkent · Post by **jondkent** » Thu May 11, 2017 1:04 pm

SteveTroman wrote:Getting rarer https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2 ... mit=Search

Not surprised. As has been mentioned in this thread, the number that get scrapped, as they are worth more as scrap, is depressing. Good in the short term as 2nd hand parts are cheap but long term not so much.

Jon

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dilbert · Post by **dilbert** » Thu May 11, 2017 1:25 pm

Drove 1400 km from Dordrecht to Linköping on 18th April and didn't see a single RX8 and still haven't since I've been here!

dern · Post by **dern** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:18 pm

Loads but there's two on my drive and we're only round the corner from Haywards so they're pretty common around here.

Rx8-Col. · Post by **Rx8-Col.** » Fri May 12, 2017 6:34 pm

There's actually 4 of us who have these on my road lol. So not so rare here

GreySilver Beast · Post by **GreySilver Beast** » Sat May 13, 2017 6:59 pm

Well driven all the way to Hamilton Motorway Services in Scotland and not seen one RX-8 or RX-7 on the road

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nightfire10 · Post by **nightfire10** » Sat May 13, 2017 7:45 pm

Poole to Castle Combe then to cardiff and back home none seen !

big_red · Post by **big_red** » Sat May 13, 2017 11:22 pm

Must be a lot in east Anglia, see 5 or 6 a week.
Parked up in town recently and realised there was 3 of us within 5 spaces, all V Red too.

Neilparry · Post by **Neilparry** » Sat May 13, 2017 11:45 pm

Seems to be quite a few in the suburbs of Cardiff. As I drive around the city a lot with my job. I'll have to start collecting reg numbers. Don't know if there are any members on here around this area??? Answers on a postcard. Perhaps we could do a meet??

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TheManc · Post by **TheManc** » Sun May 14, 2017 9:53 am

i see about 5 on an almost daily basis around me but the owners never return a headlight flash or nothing

Post by **DrewR3** » Sun May 14, 2017 10:38 am

TheManc wrote:i see about 5 on an almost daily basis around me but the owners never return a headlight flash or nothing

Its the same around here in north wales, see loads out on a weekend people must have them as a weekend toy but they seem not intrested in waving, flashing and im pretty sure there not on this forum. Need to start flagging them down and get them on here. We could have big social meet up here but instead there is like me and jph who is still miles away......

GreySilver Beast · Post by **GreySilver Beast** » Mon May 15, 2017 4:22 pm

Drove all the way back from Knockhill Scotland and not seen one RX-8 on the road

They all gone to ground me thinks

New Duke · Post by **New Duke** » Mon May 15, 2017 5:00 pm

Apart from the occasional same S1 parked at the local shopping centre, I almost never see any. In fact I don't think I've ever seen another R3 in the flesh.

I wonder if a minority of owners use their 8 as daily drives these days. Maybe they're increasingly becoming second/weekend/track cars.

Rx8-Col. · Post by **Rx8-Col.** » Mon May 15, 2017 5:28 pm

mine is at best a weekend toy. Its main purpose in life these days Is gathering dust... Just don't get the time to use it. I'd be surprised if I hit 2000 miles this year.

It would be nice to see a few more on the roads though, perhaps over the summer a few more will come out.

delta0 · Post by **delta0** » Mon May 15, 2017 6:33 pm

I see S1s every so often. Apart from my own I've never seen another R3

rdinuk · Post by **rdinuk** » Thu May 18, 2017 11:08 am

GreySilver Beast wrote:Well driven all the way to Hamilton Motorway Services in Scotland and not seen one RX-8 or RX-7 on the road

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I live very near to Hamilton & only seen 2 others (Another Red like mine & a wrapped Black).

jondkent · Post by **jondkent** » Thu May 18, 2017 11:20 am

New Duke wrote:Apart from the occasional same S1 parked at the local shopping centre, I almost never see any. In fact I don't think I've ever seen another R3 in the flesh.

I wonder if a minority of owners use their 8 as daily drives these days. Maybe they're increasingly becoming second/weekend/track cars.

That's a good point, I've never seen a R3. Tbh, didn't know there was such a thing until I joined here.

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Post by **warpc0il** » Thu May 18, 2017 11:48 am

I'm sure the general public wouldn't notice the difference between a Series 1 and an R3

Even rotary nerds sometimes need a second take to be sure, when one flashes passed coming the other way.

ChrisHolmes · Post by **ChrisHolmes** » Thu May 18, 2017 7:34 pm

I didn't realise there were so few R3s.

Dove66 · Post by **Dove66** » Fri May 19, 2017 1:15 pm

So, yesterday I went from Northampton to Glasshoughton in West Yorkshire, a round trip of 264 miles & in the evening from Northampton to the NEC, a round trip of 110 miles.

Total RX8s spotted = 0

delta0 · Post by **delta0** » Fri May 19, 2017 3:30 pm

ChrisHolmes wrote:I didn't realise there were so few R3s.

653 R3s

Dove66 · Post by **Dove66** » Wed May 24, 2017 7:47 pm

Today's little trip was Northampton to Chelmsford & back.188 miles.

Total RX8s spotted = 1

acegeezer · Post by **acegeezer** » Wed May 24, 2017 8:03 pm

I cannot remember seeing any in the 3+ years I've had the R3.. except the ones at Petes in Boston, oh and Seejay's

See .. the old memory is totally up the spout

Dove66 · Post by **Dove66** » Fri May 26, 2017 8:30 pm

Today I went to see Nick @ 13Black Rotorsport in Loughborough (120 miles round trip). I actually saw 2 today.

GreySilver Beast · Post by **GreySilver Beast** » Sat May 27, 2017 2:09 pm

Drove up to Essex yesterday and the only RX-8's I saw were at the Monthly Meet

mrspiller · Post by **mrspiller** » Sat May 27, 2017 2:35 pm

I drove for caerphilly to woolacombe and back last weekend and didn't see one

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