RX8

[tdavies]

Btw i can change oil in the b14 for 180
Oil and filter.
Oil change on the van is 800.
(Amsoil). There are also 2 diesel filters to change.

1 tyre on the van costs 1300.....i can get a ga15 head and block for 1000.....lol

So the nav cost a lot more to maintain.
Does that mean the navara is bad.......

No sir....i love my pickup

[RAJIE]

but wait, wait...hold on..the car is not sheit. Just its not for someone who's not knowledgable, doesn't do maintenance, or wants a daily driver. Handling is amazing and it's fun ...once it's a manual Type-S.
232hp,9000rpm red line, 5.9s 0-60 is not shoddy performcance...I agree it doesn't compare to Rx-7...but with emissions laws its as good as a rotary could do

im just curious
rx8 that is imported from japan or bought from roro dealers.. although it has 232hp.. 9000rpm can it cross 180/200km/hr or does it comes with the japan top speed restrictor?

[antlind]

Just a short note to all the rotary bashes. Back in 1991 Mazda won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the 787. This car won due to its reliability over other competitors. So much so that the Le Mans folks banned these engines from future races. No other Japanese manufacturer has won Le Mans before or since.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

imo the rx8 with the right kit does not look bad. wrs to the rotary engine....there are several other engine options which can work in the 8...so what's the problem??

[hyperdude]

hmmmp
growing up we had Rx2,Rx4 and first gen Rx7's
although they are thaught to be high on maintenence ,
we generally had no major problems with them,
but they needed to be run on a daily basis
I guess you need to understand the basic design of the rotary
as for Rx8's my old man has gotten to old for them now,
so has retired to piston power...lol...

[Lance]

imo the rx8 with the right kit does not look bad. wrs to the rotary engine....there are several other engine options which can work in the 8...so what's the problem??

So it's perfectly ok to buy a 4 year old car with the comfort of knowing you could always change the engine?

That ain't a Sentra.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

imo the rx8 with the right kit does not look bad. wrs to the rotary engine....there are several other engine options which can work in the 8...so what's the problem??

So it's perfectly ok to buy a 4 year old car with the comfort of knowing you could always change the engine?

That ain't a Sentra.

obviously there is a huge cost attached to it...but men making it out to be impossible...I have seen

1jz
2jz
rb and
sr

fit in it

[Morpheus]

Have seen some that look really good. Coworker has one and it pulls decent enough. As with any car, research, research, research. Know what you getting into.

Will not bash....

[cornfused]

The 787B is a Japanese Technological legend . Euro collectors note this epic piece of engineering . Now if an Rx8 could sound like this or 1/3 the performance well

Enjoy

[konartis]

i personally really like it...always wanted to get one...

[K74T]

imo the rx8 with the right kit does not look bad. wrs to the rotary engine....there are several other engine options which can work in the 8...so what's the problem??

So it's perfectly ok to buy a 4 year old car with the comfort of knowing you could always change the engine?

That ain't a Sentra.

LOL

[acesinghit]

this forum full of big talkers but in reality more than 1/2 cant dream to afford a newly imported roro rx8 let alone for a used one already on our roads. For those who actually got one and it put down under their upstairs only house next to a rotten down washing machine, what can I say....you can't expect to maintain such a car with the mentality you got from your father with his taxi b15 or almera and your already existing b14 budget now can you?

sufferers + rx8 = lose
enthusiast + rx8 = win

[m and r imports]

Being a 3rd gen, rx8 and rx8 r3 owner I would like to confirm that all who bad talking rotary just jealous that they doh have one

[zoom rader]

I always liked the Rx and still do . Came close to buying a 3 gen but I just don't have the time to drive it as it should.

[1UZFE]

Pros and cons

[zoom rader]

Pros and cons

Its not cons, sone ppl don't have the money and time to deal with an RX.

Ferrari, Porsche ect are all in same brackets. You have to drive them and spend money on them.
RX ant no B14

[zdeternal]

@ RAJIE... these cars are AWESOME... I tried out the new stretch of highway to debe... Windows up and A/C on, the car did 110 MPH I.e., 177.03 KPH... and wanted to still GO!!! the only reason I didn't push it was because I had the family in the car and remembered my back tyres are a little smooth....

what I DID do was decelerate i.e., take my foot off the throttle and then sink it again... the car went down to 90 mPH and back up to 110/111 Mph without skipping a beat.. no lag or waiting to go back up to speed.. I've never felt that with ANY car..and I've had quite a few (sports), including American ones...

that's my 2 cents anyway...

[Lance]

Pros and cons

Its not cons, sone ppl don't have the money and time to deal with an RX.

Ferrari, Porsche ect are all in same brackets. You have to drive them and spend money on them.
RX ant no B14

And an RX8 ain't no Ferrari or Prosche. So your comparison is a moot one.

The 8 is simply not even comparable to the older 3rd Gen. The 8 retailed for almost 14,000 pounds less than the previous model. Where didn't that cost saving go?

[tdavies]

Pros and cons

Its not cons, sone ppl don't have the money and time to deal with an RX.

Ferrari, Porsche ect are all in same brackets. You have to drive them and spend money on them.
RX ant no B14

And an RX8 ain't no Ferrari or Prosche. So your comparison is a moot one.

The 8 is simply not even comparable to the older 3rd Gen. The 8 retailed for almost 14,000 pounds less than the previous model. Where didn't that cost saving go?

The rx8 was not intended to be a rx7 .....
as the sa22 or fd
Hence it was called a 8 not a 7
It was designed as a cross between a saloon and a sportscar.
If you consider it as it was intended , you will realize its full of win.

[Skyline007]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plj4DW8rT2s


Mazda RX8 - Stop / Start procedure guide is this so?

[Coppershot]

http://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/new-potential-owners-start-here-202454/

[pete]

That start stop procedure is only if you're switching it off without letting it heat up. It pumps a lot if fuel in at startup and if you switch off without it burning off might flood it if you try to start again.

[j.o.e]

the flooding was mostly a problem for 2004/05 cars...was fixed in subsequent yrs....car pretty much revved itself by idling higher

[pete]

Yeah and unfortunately most down here are pre-2006 models. After 2006 all were 6 port engines and the auto were 6speed. Earlier autos were 4 speed and suffered a lot. I was thinking to buy an auto one but didn't think I could particular have it as a daily driver for my wife.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

the rx8 ched in autotech forum has some very useful points..those who dislike roti should check it out

[shake d livin wake d dead]

ah lil roti love

[j.o.e]

Bout dat roti life....having a roti powered car is a privilege not a right.