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Originally posted by Dakmis:
i want to see what a new mustang would look with some nice tint and the b-pillar mod done to it 
IMO, the 05' Stang ISN'T a car you do the B-pillar mod to 
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Originally posted by Stazi:
The blue stripes just look odd to me on the white body. I've seen the white w/red stripes in person and it looked sweet. I hope you go with that combo - although I've yet to hear of someone choose the colour of car to go with the wheels the like, it's usually the other way around  - but then again Rog, you're are a strange duck for sure!
To me the old school wheel on the new mustang look cheap - like you ran out of money. It's like when you se kids rolling on really cheesy fugly wheels cos they can't afford decent ones or something. Even thouhg the car is "retro" it can pull off better looking tuner wheels. I'd like to see the new mustang with the multi-spoke Cobra wheels they brought out on the last Cobra, buyt they have to be big at least 19/20" for sure.
The key word here is "like you ran out of money". I didn't run out of money, but did have a budget Stazi. I spent a little over $2K for my new tires/wheels, not braggin', just statin'  I will apply what I learned from my Tour and that is this, pick the right wheel first instead of (3) sets of aftermarket rims IMO the "tuner-style" rims you guys speak of look good only if your using a bodykit, like the one in the pic as it adds the "modern look" your talkin' about. As far as the color combo goes, well, I may pick the white w/red stripes so I can keep my red interior, we shall see!
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Originally posted by sigma:
25MPG is virtually impossible in the RX-8. The absolute highest reported on RX8Club is 23mpg, and 12-15mpg is the average for mixed driving. Most people would be happy to just get 18mpg on long highway trips, let alone in the city as the EPA claims. 10-12MPG is not uncommon at all.
And all that is after about a dozen updates to the ECU that Mazda has released that have improved mileage. Single-digit mileage was pretty normal when the RX-8 first came out, even though the EPA sticker still said 18/25.
1) you are taking everyone that B%#^&* on RX8 club about the mileage as your test group, not the best place to be looking..
2) I get around 15mpg on a 3 mile trip each way to and from work with about 6 stop lights (mine was built very early).
3) If you really think a car that redlines at a bit over 9k is going to get good gas mileage, you're looking at the wrong car.
And so this post isn't a complete hijack, I agree with the red vs blue stripes Roger!
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How did this post get hijacked 
"THEE" Roger R
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PS I saw a bunch of Saleen GT's at Dean Sellers today. The silver looked SCHWEET! 
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Originally posted by Stazi:
PS I saw a bunch of Saleen GT's at Dean Sellers today. The silver looked SCHWEET!
I went by there this afternoon as well and your right, that Saleen is awesome, especially the rear section, it absolutely makes the car, period  BTW, how about those Saleen Focus' they have, not too bad!
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Didn't see those. I was just cruising by after leaving Arvin Meritor and glanced over.
Roger, I hope at some poitn you get a nice body kit on the GT. The one w/red stripes in the above pics is sooooooo nice!
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The closest thing to a bodykit my car will have is the 3 piece "ductail" spoiler from classic design concepts or the one Steeda sells and the chin spoiler from classic design concepts. Once again I'll be applying my "factory aftermarket" look to the car, meaning it could've looked that way if the factory offered some choices I'm about 6 weeks away and so far I've got the tires/wheels, stock V6 Mustang rear chrome piece (running horse infront of red/white/blue flag) and some interior pieces from Steeda/ARD, so I guess you can say I'm getting there
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I like the blue with white, though the red and white does look cool to, I'd take either.
Car looks good, good luck with it.
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Quote:
Car looks good, good luck with it.
Well I don't have it yet It appears it will be in by May, when in May I don't know, but it can't get here soon enough now that my car is gone.
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