mustang mac

All it took was ONE test drive to convince me to make the switch. I traded in my 2004 RX8 for a REAL sports car. I bought this one right off the show room floor. Dealer actually tried to add $3500 for "Market Value Adjustment".


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MongrelMan

nice rims... did it come with those? whats the brand and model?

mustang mac

Rims - Enkei LM1/5s 20x8.5 - 20x9.5
Tires - Nitto 555 275x35 rear and 255x35 front tires

lostsoul

how much was the set up and can you do a full turn on those wheels? 20s are huge.. any issues at all? I want 20s on top and 50s on bottom

mlcrycc

Mac,
Looks great. Kinda caught my eye........thought it was deja vu for a second.....





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mustang mac

List cost stated on dealer invoice was $3100 for rims and tires but that number was reduced before I would drive out. I estimate paying around $1800. No problems with full turn

Quatrocky

wow very nice car, ive always been into the RX8 also, but you would prefer the stang over it anyday?

vfast

the market adjustment is just plain bs..good work in not paying it

MMike

I had an RX8 on order in the UK ($48k) and found it exciting as hell, how does the stang compare?

mustang mac

I drove my RX8 for 13 months and while I appreciated all the "head turning", I'm liking the Stang more and more for several reasons.

1. I'm 6'6" and I am MUCH more confortable driving the GT.
2. Also, more room in the back (not much more) b/c my son is 6'3 and daughter is 5'10", so every little bit helps
3. RX handled better. I could take to same turns much faster in the X. Could be that I'm not use to the GT weight yet.
4. GT has more power and sound. Nothing beats an old fashion V8 rumble.
5. This car (GT) might pass down to my daughter in 4 years and the RX was too much maint. Oil, TPMS, flooding, which I had fixed but it flooded after being fixed and other minor things that I liked doing but she would not.
6. Many more options, aftermarket stuff on the GT. The RX still turned a lot of heads b/c it was a nicely designed car and there werent a million on the road everyday. I could drive for weeks and never see another RX. So I decided to get additional "stuff" on the GT to make it standout and perform better.

Hope this helps.

Pics of the RX 8


My RX8

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My GT


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