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Our local Mazda dealer FINALLY got their first RX-8 in so I stopped by at lunch to check it out. It was Velocity Red with cloth interior.
I got a dumber then usually sales gal that was less then useless and there was no way I was taking a test drive with her. So, I just checked out the interior and one of the most important (to me) areas...driver position.
Being 6'3" with fairly long legs I'm pretty picky about the way the ****pit accomodates me. It didn't pass my test. It was too claustrophobic for my tastes. Seat all the way back and steering wheel all the way up and I still felt like I was squished into it. The ingress/egress also made me think I'd be cracking my head against the door frame on a regular basis.
So, the final chapter in a story that started over a year ago when I was almost certain I'd be driving an RX-8 by now has ended. I will probably go back to the dealer later to get a test drive but I have scratched this one off my list.
I got a dumber then usually sales gal that was less then useless and there was no way I was taking a test drive with her. So, I just checked out the interior and one of the most important (to me) areas...driver position.
Being 6'3" with fairly long legs I'm pretty picky about the way the ****pit accomodates me. It didn't pass my test. It was too claustrophobic for my tastes. Seat all the way back and steering wheel all the way up and I still felt like I was squished into it. The ingress/egress also made me think I'd be cracking my head against the door frame on a regular basis.
So, the final chapter in a story that started over a year ago when I was almost certain I'd be driving an RX-8 by now has ended. I will probably go back to the dealer later to get a test drive but I have scratched this one off my list.