2004 Mazda RX-8 69K miles manual 6 speed
#21
Mike Wrote:isn't this about due for a new motor?

Yes......

WRXtranceformed Wrote:
SlimKlim Wrote:I have been saying for a long time that an RX-8 with an LS stuck in it would be a damn near perfect car.

Or this ^^

This is the best fix.

ViPER1313 Wrote:I feel the questions are constructive. Any person in MM about to spend 4000 dollars on a car should know the good and the bad. This isn't Craigslist - I feel like if you sell shit here you need to tell the good and the bad like you are selling to a best friend (because a lot of people here are.)

Agreed....


Seriously though, these are great cars as long as they are cared for correctly, you can actually get 100k + out of the motor. However, with no mention of service records, it's best to have the compression test completed (I"m looking at you seller) know everything about your car before listing it for sale, especially a car with known motor issues and now is throwing CEL's. Or list it for sale dirt cheap if you don't want to put the leg work in.

Why wasn't the airbag harness replaced with the airbag?
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#22
There has been no warranty recall on the engine of this, just the murderous airbags. I hadn't responded because I didn't have any notifications of the conversation. This has been a great car. Oil consumption hasn't changed since I bought it at 20K. I don't mind the questions.
'04 RX-8 - Present
'98 Mark IV Golf 1.8L - Meah.
'92 Mark III Golf GTI 2.0 - RIP
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#23
Why wasn't the airbag harness replaced with the airbag?

Different airbag.
'04 RX-8 - Present
'98 Mark IV Golf 1.8L - Meah.
'92 Mark III Golf GTI 2.0 - RIP
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#24
SlimKlim Wrote:
CaptainHenreh Wrote:Man, these cars shoulda been so good.

I have been saying for a long time that an RX-8 with the MazdaSpeed3 motor stuck in it would be a damn near perfect car.

I believe the 6 speed has a similar BHP as the older Speed3.
'04 RX-8 - Present
'98 Mark IV Golf 1.8L - Meah.
'92 Mark III Golf GTI 2.0 - RIP
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#25
But turbo-torque and awesome gas mileage.
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan

Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S




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#26
As a side note, these thing are really cheap to have rebuilt it turns out:

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/rx8gen...rices.html
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