stan_the_man
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Shes been hassling me for pictures of her new car since she got it so I took a few last night.
Really nice car. Strange to drive! Revs to 9K+
Also my mate popped by with his B18 Turbo EG Civic (400bhp)
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Matt L
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do you have a star filter on your camera or just a really high f number or photoshopped??
ps love the effect on the last one.
and i really like the car too.
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Minty_Fresh
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really not keen on the rx8s 
and the civic (400bhp) :O
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stan_the_man
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Yeah i used a 30 second shutter on most of them.
Im not so keen on the look from a star filter.
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alan-g-w
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Love the RX8s, they're brilliant cars to be in.
And that civic = sleeperage 
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stan_the_man
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And that civic = sleeperage
Its immensely fast!
Just fitted some EK9 cams too so hoping to get it mapped and RR'd again and with a bigger figure!
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Adam_B
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those pics would be fantastic if you sorted the white balance.
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Anty
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its the mazda advert 
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Scotty_B
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Nice shots, but WB needs adjusted on all.
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Pete_vxl
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that civic must get through some tyres. Bet it spins up in most gears when hitting v tec aswell.
RX-8's nice, are they really bad on oil? or is that pub talk
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Ben G
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love rx8's, guy in work that's black with black wheels. looks awesome.
best bit are the rear doors, so cool and unexpected.
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Shane
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nice car and the pics are alright, think the 30 second shutter was abit to 2 long really, although
1'st and 7'th pic are
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CorsAsh
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Is it one of the Prodrive specced ones or just got the alloys?
Looks nice though, welcome her to Rotary World. 
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Graham88
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Definetly need to learn white balance settings, nice photos otherwise!
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alan-g-w
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Originally posted by Pete_vxl
that civic must get through some tyres. Bet it spins up in most gears when hitting v tec aswell.
RX-8's nice, are they really bad on oil? or is that pub talk
I think the maw's takes about a couple of litres a month. That's with about 75 miles driving every day.
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deano87
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Always liked these.
Love the stereos. Same as in the facelift Mazda 3's.
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stan_the_man
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Originally posted by Adam_B
those pics would be fantastic if you sorted the white balance.
Is there a way i can do that now i have taken the pictures?
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CORSA NUT
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RX8
Was back at my last place of work today doing a job there (i'm a spark) and there were 2 RX8's.. one getting a new engine and the other getting a rebuild.Engine one was a 53 plate having done 50K and the rebuild one was an 04 plate and done just 45k.They use shit loads of oil...shit loads of fuel..insurance is high as is the Tax bracket and there not even quick cars!!!
EVO mag have just given back there long term RX8 and pretty much summed the car up..worth a read as much for the negatives as the positives.
Ash please don't shout at me!  i only speak the truth buddy.
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
RX8
Was back at my last place of work today doing a job there (i'm a spark) and there were 2 RX8's.. one getting a new engine and the other getting a rebuild.Engine one was a 53 plate having done 50K and the rebuild one was an 04 plate and done just 45k.They use shit loads of oil...shit loads of fuel..insurance is high as is the Tax bracket and there not even quick cars!!!
EVO mag have just given back there long term RX8 and pretty much summed the car up..worth a read as much for the negatives as the positives.
Ash please don't shout at me! i only speak the truth buddy.
Eek! Hmmm. . . . . . 
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Adam_B
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
those pics would be fantastic if you sorted the white balance.
Is there a way i can do that now i have taken the pictures?
Take it you didnt take the pics in RAW? You can fiddle about with the colour balance in Photoshop, like so -
 Hosted on Fotki
Im not that great at it as i use Bridge if any of mine come out dodgy, im sure someone else could do a much better job 
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stan_the_man
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Nah took them in Jpeg.
Hmmm Bridge you say......?
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Adam_B
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Yeah i take pics in RAW then process them with Adobe Bridge. It lets you play about with white balance and exposure if you dont get it quite right as well as lots of other stuff.
Usually comes with Photoshop CS 2/3/4 etc.
[Edited on 11-09-2009 by Adam_B]
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by stan_the_man
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
RX8
Was back at my last place of work today doing a job there (i'm a spark) and there were 2 RX8's.. one getting a new engine and the other getting a rebuild.Engine one was a 53 plate having done 50K and the rebuild one was an 04 plate and done just 45k.They use shit loads of oil...shit loads of fuel..insurance is high as is the Tax bracket and there not even quick cars!!!
EVO mag have just given back there long term RX8 and pretty much summed the car up..worth a read as much for the negatives as the positives.
Ash please don't shout at me! i only speak the truth buddy.
Eek! Hmmm. . . . . .
Sorry mate but i've never been a fan of the car on the whole Don't get me wrong they handle really well..the interior is a very nice place to be and i personally think they look amaizing especially in Black with the Chrome wheel option.I just don't think all the high costs are worth the performance output.
The RX7 is another matter though...great cars.
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CorsAsh
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I deliberately didn't comment earlier as I knew you'd come in gunning for me
I kind of agree on the hassle to performance ratio, if I didn't have the turbos on mine I don't think I'd have stuck with it. But as for everything else you're saying, I think you're exaggerating.
Next RX8 REALLY needs forced induction.
But Stan, just enjoy it, you can prevent lots of problems with simple, regular checks and maintenance.
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stan_the_man
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Its not mine anyway, so i dont care haha.
I have my trusty BMX 
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