Hello gentlemen!
So first and foremost, I am really starting this post to log my car and progress and projects and stuff. I do have another site that helps me keep track of parts used on the car, but I think this will be a good place for me to have a written log of the vehicle.
Background:
I started off with a 2004 Titanium Grey RX-8 GT, and had that for about two (2) years. The car had been serving me very faithfully, and I am very pleased to have own the vehicle. My wife and I have been on many road trips with the car. We had named the car "Rusty" (as you guys may have already noticed), simply because of the amount of rust that was on the vehicle.
Fast forward two (2) years, and I have finally picked up a new RX-8! It is a 2010 RX-8 R3, Velocity Red, with just under 50,000KMs when I had picked the car up. I had went all the way to Montreal to pick up the car, and drove it back, so naturally the car has just over 50,000KMs now.
A small dent on driver front fender, and scuff marks on the rear bumper, but other than that the interior was good, and paint is still in very good condition. I have already gotten the car rustproofed, and will be getting a ceramic coating done on the vehicle as well, because I really want to baby the vehicle. This is ultimately going to be my project car, and already have a 10 to 15 year plan set up.
Having said that, since this is going to be my only car, I will have to drive the vehicle during the winter time for the first year at the very least; hence the rustproofing, and then I will be washing the underside of the vehicle everyday to try and keep the vehicle in as good a shape as possible.
The other option is to try and get my insurance agent to put on the insurance for my 2004 RX-8 for the winter months, which I am still looking into that to compare the pricing, and if it is worth spending the extra money to do that or not; or if I should just sell the 2004 RX-8? Well, that is for another time.
If any of you guys on here want to ever leave me any pointers or comments, please feel free and do so!
Christopher
So first and foremost, I am really starting this post to log my car and progress and projects and stuff. I do have another site that helps me keep track of parts used on the car, but I think this will be a good place for me to have a written log of the vehicle.
Background:
I started off with a 2004 Titanium Grey RX-8 GT, and had that for about two (2) years. The car had been serving me very faithfully, and I am very pleased to have own the vehicle. My wife and I have been on many road trips with the car. We had named the car "Rusty" (as you guys may have already noticed), simply because of the amount of rust that was on the vehicle.
Fast forward two (2) years, and I have finally picked up a new RX-8! It is a 2010 RX-8 R3, Velocity Red, with just under 50,000KMs when I had picked the car up. I had went all the way to Montreal to pick up the car, and drove it back, so naturally the car has just over 50,000KMs now.
A small dent on driver front fender, and scuff marks on the rear bumper, but other than that the interior was good, and paint is still in very good condition. I have already gotten the car rustproofed, and will be getting a ceramic coating done on the vehicle as well, because I really want to baby the vehicle. This is ultimately going to be my project car, and already have a 10 to 15 year plan set up.
Having said that, since this is going to be my only car, I will have to drive the vehicle during the winter time for the first year at the very least; hence the rustproofing, and then I will be washing the underside of the vehicle everyday to try and keep the vehicle in as good a shape as possible.
The other option is to try and get my insurance agent to put on the insurance for my 2004 RX-8 for the winter months, which I am still looking into that to compare the pricing, and if it is worth spending the extra money to do that or not; or if I should just sell the 2004 RX-8? Well, that is for another time.
If any of you guys on here want to ever leave me any pointers or comments, please feel free and do so!
Christopher
Rusty MK.II!
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