Del R71

No, I've a Red RX8 so it wouldn't have been me. In fact outside of a local meet and a day at prodrive I've only seen one other RX on the road. Briefly saw a crossfire a few months ago as well, driving down into Barton junction from the 4th bridge. Looked good.

Like I said I won't have a go at the crossfire as I've not driven one. As for Clarkson, well I admit he's a **** most of the time (although I'd give anything for his job), but we do agree on the RX8 so he does have some redeeming features. 8)

Glad to hear the crossfire is not as I've read. Its nice to have some TT competition! More the merrier.


- Torque. Just not true. Ok, its hardly V6 torque levels at less than 5k revs, but considering thats only half way arounf the rev counter, its easy to overcome. The gear box really makes it a joy to drive in any situation. In fact I find it easier to drive than my old MX5, and I don't find myself concentrating any harder.

- Oil. Interestingly I just found out that the RX8's sump is only half as deep as a 'normal' sump due to the position of the engine. After 2200 miles I've used 750ml of oil. You should check your oil regularly in ALL cars not just rotaries.

If you're local then perhaps you'll be interested in coming along to the next RX8 meet and show us all what we're missing. I'm sure the other guys would love to have you. We're trying to organise something for the end of Feb (22nd maybe) around Stirling Castle and then drive either over to Loch Lomond or hit the Edinburgh Moffat road. Let me know if you fancy it.