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Okay, Mazda has lengthened the warranty on the Renesis to exactly what?

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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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Okay, Mazda has lengthened the warranty on the Renesis to exactly what?

Shoafb said in another thread that the warranty on the Renesis has been extended to 60months/100k miles.

I thought it had been extended to 60months/60k miles?

Does anyone know for sure?

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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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Here is Mazda site info...3y 36K and 60 mo 60K power train..

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...gToolsWarranty
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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for the 2004's Mazda extended the warranty from 5-50k to 6-60k, the extension is only for powertrain though
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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Thanks OR & Marcius.

I think Mazda should do even better by their customers and extend the Renesis warranty to 100k.

I really think it's appropriate and warranted (no pun intended) as the reliability of the motor is getting such a bad rap.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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^^^I think they should extend the powertrain on the '04s to 100,000 because of all the problems
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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the 04 went from 4yr 50 to 5yr 60. just to get the #s right..

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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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Thanks Swoope.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by swoope
the 04 went from 4yr 50 to 5yr 60. just to get the #s right..

beers
This is inclusive of ONLY '04 models? '05 and up are excluded? Mine's an '05 and I seem to recall getting an extension letter. Hrm...
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Groundrush
This is inclusive of ONLY '04 models? '05 and up are excluded? Mine's an '05 and I seem to recall getting an extension letter. Hrm...
05 same thing ... *sigh*

what sup with ppl these days ?
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:00 AM
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dang its only 60k miles? Sorry about the confusion then.

Good thing the wife only puts about 10k a year on it.

I'm with Rotorocket though, 100k would have shown a little more confidence on Mazdas part.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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er... here's some perspective...

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/auto/20030224b1.asp
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RotoRocket
I really think it's appropriate and warranted (no pun intended) as the reliability of the motor is getting such a bad rap.
It's getting a bad rap HERE, on this website.

Seeking help, explanations or sympathy, owners unlucky enough to have experienced serious engine problems will most certainly find their way to this forum in far greater numbers than the vast majority of RX-8 owners whose cars are fine. That's just human nature. Unfortunately, anyone reading this forum—assuming it's representative of all RX-8 owners—will conclude that the Renesis is unreliable.

That's not to say a small percentage of Renesis engines haven't had problems; they have. So have engines from VW, Toyota, BMW, and others. If you could learn the reliability of all Renesis engines—not just the few you read about here—I think you'd find that the Renesis is, compared to all other engines—about average in reliability.

As it's not uncommon for brand new models to have a higher incidence of problems (I never buy a model the year it's introduced), I wouldn't be surprised if properly maintained, unmodified Renesis engines prove to be higher-than-average in reliability if you factor out first-year '04 models.

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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Groundrush
This is inclusive of ONLY '04 models? '05 and up are excluded? Mine's an '05 and I seem to recall getting an extension letter. Hrm...
all 04, 05 and 06 RX-8s have the extended warranty.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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that link above only shows 06's - 08's. does anyone know where it states the 04's were pushed to 60k??

i'm going in THIS saturday to buy-out my 8 ... was leaning towards getting the ext warranty, but not if my powertrain is covered to 60k! i'm only at about 49k, and probably, at this point, put less than 5k per year...
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 2tone
that link above only shows 06's - 08's. does anyone know where it states the 04's were pushed to 60k??
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Got to love www.archive.org , this used to be on another site.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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thanks expo. i'm about to run out the door and will read it in full tonight, but i caught a line that said "if you are the recipient of this, you are included" ... if i never got that, does that mean my car doesn't fall into that, even tho it's an '04??

then again, i've moved a few times in the past years, so it may have gotten lost in the mail, or accidentally thrown away. if i call mazda warranty 800# with my vin, can they tell me if i have the 60k warranty?

THEN, the real question is ... is it worth 2 grand to bump it to 90k.......
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by expo1
Got to love www.archive.org , this used to be on another site.
Cool website...
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