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Picked mine up almost 2 weeks ago, 2013 White with PP. Someone in a Ford F250 cut me off New Years Eve in my Rx8 causing me to avoid him but not avoid the wooden center divider on the freeway. 15k in damages later and 6500 cash from insurance and enjoying this car much better. Rx8 was fun to drive, but about a year after getting it I started having back issues, became disabled and driving a stick was not easy when you have back issues.
Insurance actually was paying for a rental car of which was a Taurus Limited (which I didn't really care for but was easy to get in and out of with my bad back). I was actually was looking at newer muscle cars and liked the sedan type seating in the Challenger over the Mustang, but liked the Seats in the Camaro over the Challenger. Went to dealer to check out new Fusion and try and possibly find a Titanium AWD version of it, of which 7 exist in the US on dealer lots lol. Saw the SHO in the showroom and was surprised at the new 2013 changes in looks went home and researched all night and went back and bought it the next day. Been very happy since.
I do have a couple questions (prob more toward LMSRick) to the few of you that have done some mods.
1. I would love to get everything I can out of this, I am by far a power whore and 365 in 4400lbs is not enough for me. Already planing on a Livernois tune, 93oct available here and 91 is lowest I would ever put in it and that's only when i visit relatives in Cali. Would a CAI,Downpipe,Exhast make a big difference with the tune? Has anyone done all of them? Assuming doing all that work what is opinion on thermo? Manditory or Suggested.
2. Anyone who has done Eibachs or H&Rs how is the ground clearance? The stock wheel gap is GIGANTIC but I don't want to scrape everything to remove it. The car sits high enough it's great for me to get into and out of and I doubt an inch or so in drop will change that dynamic but I really don't want to have to watch all speed bumps if it's that low.
Also wondering if anyone who owns this notices the what I am assuming is the turbo respooling when you let of the gas and punch it again there is a split second where it seems like the car wants to die, then pulls hard out of it.
Anyways, thanks again for having me and answering some Qs
**Picked mine up almost 2 weeks ago, 2013 White with PP. Someone in a Ford F250 cut me off New Years Eve in my Rx8 causing me to avoid him but not avoid the wooden center divider on the freeway. 15k in damages later and 6500 cash from insurance and enjoying this car much better. Rx8 was fun to drive, but about a year after getting it I started having back issues, became disabled and driving a stick was not easy when you have back issues.
Insurance actually was paying for a rental car of which was a Taurus Limited (which I didn't really care for but was easy to get in and out of with my bad back). I was actually was looking at newer muscle cars and liked the sedan type seating in the Challenger over the Mustang, but liked the Seats in the Camaro over the Challenger. Went to dealer to check out new Fusion and try and possibly find a Titanium AWD version of it, of which 7 exist in the US on dealer lots lol. Saw the SHO in the showroom and was surprised at the new 2013 changes in looks went home and researched all night and went back and bought it the next day. Been very happy since.
I do have a couple questions (prob more toward LMSRick) to the few of you that have done some mods.
1. I would love to get everything I can out of this, I am by far a power whore and 365 in 4400lbs is not enough for me. Already planing on a Livernois tune, 93oct available here and 91 is lowest I would ever put in it and that's only when i visit relatives in Cali. Would a CAI,Downpipe,Exhast make a big difference with the tune? Has anyone done all of them? Assuming doing all that work what is opinion on thermo? Manditory or Suggested.
2. Anyone who has done Eibachs or H&Rs how is the ground clearance? The stock wheel gap is GIGANTIC but I don't want to scrape everything to remove it. The car sits high enough it's great for me to get into and out of and I doubt an inch or so in drop will change that dynamic but I really don't want to have to watch all speed bumps if it's that low.
Also wondering if anyone who owns this notices the what I am assuming is the turbo respooling when you let of the gas and punch it again there is a split second where it seems like the car wants to die, then pulls hard out of it.
Anyways, thanks again for having me and answering some Qs
