I want to know if I am making a mistake about purchasing a rx8. This price seems right (is it too low should i be worried),

I know its an 04 (the bad year), am i likely to need an engine replacement.

It will be out of warranty in a month. How much is an engine replacement.

Any other stuff I should ask or worry about.

 

^more info needed

less than 1% needed new engines. and most were autos.

 

GT, touring, standard? MT or AT? any additions such as rims, cd changer, moonroof/sunroof, etc. not enough info to base decision on.

 

more info needed, if it's an mt, gt that doesnt need an engine thats its a decent deal

 

its a 6 speed manual with grand touring. No custom stuff.

 

if its mechanically sound, its a good deal

 

13k is nothing,,,,,, buy it.

 

13K is about the going rate for that car. Take it to a dealer and have them do a pre buy inspection and make sure the recall was already performed.

 

its a good deal if he doesnt have to pay out of pocket for the engine

 

buy it. great deal.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...QQcmdZViewItem

most I see are between 2400-3700 depending on mileage you want on the motor. so basically a 16k car.

 

Why the heck are all of you people factoring a new engine into the price? Just because it's an 04 doesn't mean the engine is going to blow up. 3 local friends of mine all have 04's and regularly autocross their cars, all 3 passed the recall with flying colors. 13K is not a fantastic deal but it's not bad. Like I said take it in and get all the recall stuff checked out before the warranty runs out and if everything is in good shape then buy it.

 

because OP asked how much an engine replacement was... that is why.

 

That's a real good deal. About $4g under dealer retail. Make sure it passed the compression test. Your good to go.

 

Actually it was the MT's https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=122843

 

I paid $18,900 for an 04 in canada like 2 months before our dollar became so great...

 

because thats the diferrence between a good or bad deal, 13k is great for an 04, 16-17 isn't a good deal at all for an 04.

 

My info is from my local Mazda dealer.

 

Run the VIN in carfax and ask a Mazda dealer to print out the warranty service record for that VIN.

 

Sounds like a good deal to me. ~3K under average selling price