those engines can be a pain as theyre supposed to be driven hard but people dont and it builds up carbon which eventually it will seize the engine. I've heard you can put some ATF into the engine to clean it up but otherwise they're ok cars.

At 100km (from what I've heard) is when they start giving problems. If you buy one with that mileage make sure engine is cleaned regularly or it has been rebuilt already.

Never owned a newer one, but had a pair of first Gen 7s.

Make sure you check & top off oil as needed. The engine is designed to burn a small amount of engine oil to lubricate itself. (Some people disable this & run 2 stoke oil, not sure if that's applicable for 8s though.)

I recall hearing that with cool weather, they often flood when trying to start, and that some people install a fuel cut switch to get around that.

It's said that they last longer if you routinely run the Motor through to red line, as it helps to keep from carbon building up and eating your seals. I can't confirm, but I did the with mine, and never had to rebuild.

rx-8 depreciation... :heckno:

Probably a gt3rs. Fuck you jasonturbo.:okay:

Damn it jasonturbo.

Its supremely hard to keep up with your baller ness budget on awesome cars :rukidding:

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If you're serious about getting yourself into an RX-8, I'd tend to avoid the earlier model years.

The early RX-8 engines have a tendency to get themselves flooded, esp when the car gets turned off after only a short drive. I seem to think that Mazda didn't get around to fully address the issue until the 06 or 07 cars, so check with an RX-8 forum to see when the engine flooding issues are fixed. I'm reasonably sure that by 08, the newer cars have far fewer problems with engine flooding.

Be prepared for some seriously crappy fuel consumption figures, regardless of whether you flog the car or not. A close friend of mine had one for a few years, and he says that his fuel mileage was easily more than 2x worse than what his sister was getting in an Echo/Yaris.

Sorry, I don't know too much into these cars....but also saw this if you're interested:

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RX 8,premium fuel at that....also they feel gutless for passing power....RX7>RX8 for MAX POWER & BOOOST!!!.

relevant video on rotaries

Wow...

Delaware hey... I wonder which lawyer/judge/scumbag politician owns that car lol Not sure if any of you have ever looked into the significance of Delaware from a legal/business perspective - it's fascinating.

Well, it's "tomorrow". Ahem, pics please!

the really shady ones just do this:

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just gut the remains of the blown airbag out of the casing, rivet this cover on, and then disconnect the srs light... done.

Jason did you buy the Victoria ITR?
Oh and a big thanks and fuck u for letting me granny drive your GT3 around Edmonton. Now I have GT3 dreamz.

Realistically the best thing to do is buy one with blown seals and swap the engine, so you know you have a good, fresh engine. I think a crate motor from Mazda only costs $2,500 or so.

does having a VIN make it technically registerable for public roads?

Yes as long as it doesn't have a VI on it you can still get insurance. That being said how long will it go with out a VI is the big question.

Not long looking like that.

I have those same dreams! You're standing there with the rest of the poor people on RS and I drive by in my GT3 thinking about how much better I am than the rest of you.



Oh and I can't post pics of the new ride until the current owner actually takes my money, which is taking longer than I would have liked - pray for me that i don't miss out on this car pls :)

That's fair pool. Don't wanna jinx it until you have possession. I'll pray for you.

I'm surprised my next vehicle acquirement hasn't popped up in here. Should be taking delivery next week. *fingerscrossed*

Inb4:

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No matter how cheap these things get, they will still never be a good buy...

What's the problem?