Welcome to the forum to everybody (i cant be the only one) living in the great nothwest! i got here first:D by june you should be able to see me driving around porland in my new rx8. watch for the plate and you'll know its me:cool:

edit: oh yeah and lets try to keep it relatively clean folks!

I'm up in the Puget Sound region, living on the outskirts of Auburn, working downtown Seattle.

Placed my order yesterday, but haven't heard from dealers yet.. I'm thinking about sending email to every Mazda dealer in a 25 mile radius, simply to try and get a response from somebody...

-SS

great to hear from you. let me know how it goes with your dealer. mine seems to be a little lost. i'm giving them til fri/sat to get it together and then i'm going elsewhere.

Hey, I'll check in with a shout from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Won't be getting my RX-8 for at least a year.

Just a suggestion, don't forget to try some dealerships in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene. I know Miatas and sports cars are not huge sellers here due to a relatively lower income and bad winter driving.

I have dealt with Post Falls Mazda for many years, they are a top rated dealership and can likely provide a good deal with friendly service.

In Spokane, I'd try Foothills Lincoln Mercury Mazda and Appleway Mazda in that order.

Maybe Boise too? That's pretty far I'd guess.

Hope you find a great deal!

I live in Tacoma. Just finished up my deal at Russ Dunmire Mazda. My order has been confirmed by Mazda and I have a confirmation number. I can't wait (again). I did talk to Mazda NA today. They said that individuals who order under the pre-sale program will receive a series of e-mails so you won't have to keep bothering the dealership (who probably won't know anything anyway) about your car. They said you would receive an e-mail:
1. When the orde is received and processed at Mazda NA
2. When the factory accepts the order
3. When the factory assigns a VIN to your vehicle.
4. When build is complete and car is released.
5. When the vehicle hits the port of entry.

That will be cool. I hope it works out that way.

Brad

good to here ya got one 3rotor and that email system is pretty cool i heard they were doing something like that.

I still haven't heard anything from Sound Mazda in Renton (where we bought our Miata), the dealer I initially specified in the order process... I also emailed the Online/Fleet Sales guy at Milam Mazda in Puyallup, but haven't heard from him.

I went back into the Build&Order section on the Mazda website, and changed the dealer to Fugate Mazda out in Enumclaw, and got a helpful response, so I'll probably go that route..

Hey, 3Rotor, who did you talk to at Mazda NA? I checked the online FAQ (at the beginning of the Build&Order), and it seems to indicate that if a dealer doesn't have allocations available, then you have to wait until general availability.. I don't really want to wait that long.. Maybe I'll send a note to rx8orders@mazdausa.com, as specified in the FAQ...

-SS

when i was having my doubts about my dealer last week i talked to a guy at mazda NA customer service named charlie. ask for him. he was a big help and called the dealer for me and got me thru to someone who actually knew what was going on. i'm sure he can help you. remember that today is the last day to get a car ordered in the first may-july allocation. so if you want one soon, call today!

This is a copy of the e-mail I received after I submitted my online order. I called the number at the bottom.

Subject: Mazda RX-8 Order - Important next steps

Dear Brad,

Thank you for submitting your online order request for a 2004 Mazda RX-8! We have forwarded your inquiry to the dealer you selected.

To ensure you are one of the first to experience the exhilarating performance of this revolutionary sports car, remember you MUST VISIT YOUR DEALER TO COMPLETE YOUR ORDER.
At the dealership, you will confirm your requested order, complete any necessary paperwork, and provide a deposit (if required by your dealer).
Your Mazda dealer will submit your requested order to Mazda North American Operations.

PLEASE NOTE: Your car will NOT be ordered unless submitted by your dealer.

Throughout the order process we will keep you updated with email notifications of important milestones leading up to the moment you take delivery of your own Mazda RX-8.
After you have completed the order through your dealership, your dealer will process and place your order request.
Stay tuned and we will send you an email when that occurs.

For more information on what to expect in this order process and the timing involved, please visit our FAQ at the link below:

http://www.MazdaUSA.com/RX8/FAQ

Zoom-Zoom,

Mazda RX-8 Order Headquarters

Questions or Comments?

Please call 800-222-5500, option #4 or email us at rx8orders@mazdausa.com.

Jumpin' in from Pullman, WA. I've never owned a rotary car, but I'll seriously look at the 8 in the next few years, once I've been out of college for a while and the loans are payed down a bit. It's a gorgeous car, and it has pretty much everything I want/need. Can't wait to see what the aftermarket cooks up for it (turbos? supers?)!

welcome aboard. sorry i didn't reply sooner.

Sweet, I wish I would have taken the 4 year route through college instead of the 6 year plan I am on. Otherwise I would have ordered mine by now as well.

Do you guys have any Idea how much you are gonna have to pay for your cars?

$29,900 plus tax and tags! thats msrp and not $1 over:D

$31,100... MSRP for mine! yeah! Got it at University Mazda in Seattle. Drove 1 1/2 hours to get there (live across the water in Bremerton), but hey... it was worth it! Besides, they actually called me and wrote me back the same day i made the request on mazdausa.com. Put $1,000 down as deposit and ordered Sunday (Feb. 9th... my birthday...) Talk about a great B-Day present! Gonna have to be kissing up to the wife for years for this one... might even let her drive it! (might)

hey everyone,i guess i am the furthest north here coming from anchorage.i went to the dealer here yesterday and ordered a blue 6 speed with gt package and accent package.this car was already a dealer alot car and had a eta build date of last month but still allowed him to change the color and options for what i wanted.i am very excited about this car but am also worried that it will take forever to get here.looks like im the only one that did not order online and the dealer said it should come in by august week 2 but after reading on this forum that cars on the water wont be to dealers entill july week 3 im not to sure that will happen.i guess good things come to those who wait.

this is CraziFuzzy's wife. We just got our VIN in an email yesterday and it said our car should be done within 30 days!! how exciting!

how is crazi doing? good to hear about the vin!

crazi is doing good. I am actually visiting him right now so he is definitely doing pretty good. =) we just got an email saying that his car has a birthday and that the dealership should have "our" car in 3-8 weeks. How exciting! he was so happy to see that. have an awesome day!

I'm in the Boise Idaho area.

Hello to all the other Northwest RX8 owners


Titanium GT MT (Roxy - my kids named her) :)

Hello all, good to hear all of the excitement about getting you own RX-8, I could not be more pleased. I live in Seattle and bought mine off the lot at Glen Grant Mazda in Burien, where I might add they have about 8 in stock, price as marked was 38,000 for the full meal deal minus the Navigation System. Got them worked down to 33,000 by simply refusing to pay the "Market Markup" and drove it off the lot for 31,000 even. This is the MT model, black on black, gorgeous car, best car have ever driven and this coming from someone who just lost a Jaguar X-Type 3.0 in a divorce. Can't go wrong. If you visit Glen Grant let me know and I will drop my name to you so you can drop it to Glen Grant, ask for Gary! Good luck all.

Welcome tge90.

Are you from the burien area????

I live in the Des Moines, Burien area :)

If you want we are having a get together tonight down in olympia......

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21867

Welcome and glad you were able to get a good deal.

congrats on the new car!

The 8 is realy a great car. I love mine to death. I usually wash it atleast twice a week. Rain or shine. ;) CJ

Newbie here...from Spokane, Wa. Had to say Hi. I know how lurkers on message boards suck. I won't be one of 'em. I've had my RX-8 for 5 days now. What can I say but......WOW! I love it.

welcome! so what package/color/options did you get?

sorry for the delay...sunlight silver, manual, base model.

Hi I live in bonney lake and Just bought my RX-8 at Auburn, it is fully load and more, she is AT Black and Black/Red interior, with nav.
:D

Sounds great and congrats.

I'm new to this forum, so I thought I would say hello everyone! My job keeps me too busy to contribute much. Has anyone completed any mods to their 8 yet? If so, what is the biggest bang for the buck so far??

CZ's Stage I. You can find Canzoomer's website in the Vendor's Forum. And Welcome I hope you find this site helpfull.

Just purchased an '04 Nordic Green MT/GT from Lee Johnson in Kirkland. Giving up my beloved '94 VTEC Honda Prelude (no room in the garage with other vehicles.) Looking forward to having a "real" sports car again. (Last was a 240Z that lasted many, many years.)

Would be interested in hearing from others, especially anyone whose other passions include motorcycles.

Welcome! The Nordic Green is really pretty.

I'm in Oregon. We don't get as much snow here as southern part of state. Was reading the snow tires and tire sensor forum. Anyone in this forum plan on installing winter tires?
H

Howdy. Just picked up my black rx-8 this weekend. Best damn 4 wheel vehicle I have ever owned! I am fairly new to sport cars. My 4-wheel experience to date has been fairly practically oriented. The RX-8 is the closest i have come to the joy I get riding motorcycles. The sound is just intoxicating! I find I late shift all the time just to hear the engine! My gas milage is going to suck....

Welcome Kneepuck! Where are you from?

I think there is a rule about not complaining about gas milage! :)...you'll get the "what did you expect, you bought a sports car!!" answer.

Again welcome to the madness, and enjoy!

Hey everyone, after a couple other posts I realized I should post here introducing myself. I got my Silver 05 '8 from Rus Dunmire, Monday. I'm down in the Tacoma area and working up in Redmond so I get to drive a lot :) So far the car’s been a blast to drive, I’m going to go through withdrawals while it’s in the shop getting the tinting installed and the stereo looked at.

I purchased my 2006 RX-8 "Shinka" just a week and 1/2 ago. I like this car! and I am interested in getting together with people of simular auto interests for drives and cookouts etc. I would like to meet other's who have the same obsession for these cars as I do and would like to get out of the house and make new friends. If there are any planned drives, barbaques etc please keeep me in mind. I'm Retired U.S. Navy after 20+ years and know want to enjoy my free time, my wife would get a kick out of it as well. Hope to be hearing about good times soon please call when plans are firmed up.



V/R Mark Murphy

I purchased my 2006 RX-8 "Shinka" just a week and 1/2 ago. I like this car! and I am interested in getting together with people of simular auto interests for drives and cookouts etc. I would like to meet other's who have the same obsession for these cars as I do and would like to get out of the house and make new friends. If there are any planned drives, barbaques etc please keeep me in mind. I'm Retired U.S. Navy after 20+ years and know want to enjoy my free time, my wife would get a kick out of it as well. Hope to be hearing about good times soon please call when plans are firmed up.



V/R Mark Murphy

Hi again! Whoops, now I see your first name is Mark, so disregard my other post about maybe being a female 8 owner!!

We had a great meet on June 11th - drive, BBQ, drive - some families came along this time, and we even went home on the ferry from Clinton. It was really a blast. Just keep your eye on the NW Forum!

Hi All. I am relocating to Seattle from Philadelphia in 2 weeks. I don't know anyone out that way and would be interested in meeting up with the 8 community out there. Please let me know what upcoming events there are and if there are any club websites I can check out so I can meet up with people and get to know everyone.

Hi All. I am relocating to Seattle from Philadelphia in 2 weeks. I don't know anyone out that way and would be interested in meeting up with the 8 community out there. Please let me know what upcoming events there are and if there are any club websites I can check out so I can meet up with people and get to know everyone.

Hi shaunv74! Welcome - in 2 weeks!

Keep your eye on the NW forum. We're trying to get something going soon - see kristopher_d's post about "Which Mountain Should We Run?" Most of us are in the Seattle/Eastside/Northend areas.

Thanks for the invitation. I will definitely keep my eyes open. As soon as the 8 is delivered I will plan on joining everyone at the next event. Looking forward to meeting the west coast rotorhead community.
:cool:

Well hello from some of us in the south sound as well. I am in Gig Harbor, and more a bit west and south of me. I really hope we get a few more get togethers before we start our rainny time. Is anyone doing anything this weekend? I finally have a weekend off and no kid!!!! Anyone want to go drive or something Sat? I dont care what or where lets just do something. I know a lot of the time we need more time to do this, but I am sure some of you can make it. Please let me know. I will check back later tonight. :mdrmed:

yo new kid new rx8 longview washington always up in portland and or vancouver I love my car never thought I wopuld like rotory so much lol ok guys time crunched at the moment but hello 2 all nw rotors!!!!

I just transferred from Florida to the Fidalgo/Whidbey area. Had my car shipped up here.

It is great to be back in the Northwest. I grew up here, but it is the first time having a fun car on these roads. I'm looking forward to Chuckanut Drive. For any of you that were driving from Tacoma to Burlington, and saw a silver RX-8 with either a green tarp (for the first 6 miles) or a blown out window... that was me.

See my post in BAD GUY: Dependable Auto Shippers (DAS) (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=117075)

hey guys new to the area, and new to my 8, recently finished a type s swap 05 into my o4 chassis. i have my reasons, nothing is sacred to me. are there any guys around the tacoma area. that meet on a regular basis?

Welcome I am in puyallup and we like to go on monthly drive here!! Hope to see you around!!!

Just got my RX-8 about a month ago. Nordic Green color, still trying to figure out what I want my vanity plate to say :-p I'm loving my car, though.

I live in Boise, ID. Are there any events in the area, or are they all over in WA/OR?

I went to the dealership(Milam Mazda) and bought my first RX8 Yesterdasy. I love this car, I cant wait to get some work started on it. This will be my first car that I will invest in...Before I always had girl cars hahaha So if anyone wants to help a cherry out let me know. Look forward to talking to everyone, Christina

Welcome Christina!!! Another local female - yay! There's a drive this Sunday up north if you're interested - Check out the String of Pearls thread for details. Linda

Sounds great...I have off sunday. Have to work all the time to pay for the toys.....Yes another girl that drives that is awesome. I will go check out that thread now. Christina

hey guys, i actually don't own an RX8 but I was close to getting one. I own a 350Z w/ some bolt ons. I joined because I want to learn more about the rotary and get in some diversed-vehicle car meets/drives.

Ron

Hey guys/gals! Just picked up my RX8 last week and am stoked to own one. Wish I could get a brand new one but ended up jumping into a 04 with 27k miles so not bad. Anyways glad I found this site and looking forward to getting to know the greatness of the RX8 even more.

Welcome guys! Keep your eyes peeled for monthly drive info. The next drive is on July 29th.

I'm a newbie to the rotary world and I'm looking into trading in my 2002 Honda Civic Si (lightly modded and extremely slow) for an RX8. I am getting medically discharged from the service after breaking my back during a training op so I would like to find something that I can drive and enjoy as kind of a "thanks for serving" deal to myself. I would like to meet up with some of the local guys (I work at McChord, live in Des Moines, and find myself in Yakima almost every weekend) to see what you guys are doing with yours. My soon to be wife and I are a big fan of the body styling and handling of these cars, it's our favorite so far from test driving all kinds of stuff from Evo's, S2k's, BMW 3 series, Audi TT's and on and on. I really think this would be the project car to have.

Welcome. There are a couple of regular rotary meets every month, plus, I do a couple of multi marquee group drives each month, so there's plenty of opportunity to learn what you want. Just be warned, for some of us, rotaries are a [bit] of an obsession.

Greetings all. just bought an 04 GT about a month and a half ago.. unfortunately she's being held hostage at milam mazda. getting a new (under warranty) tranny. i'm in the lakewood area stationed at ft lewis. i've been in the area for about a month now and i'm looking for places to buy parts. i'm told i need a new clutch and $680 for a stock clutch is a little rough.. anyone know where i could physically buy an aftermarket because i wanna get it to them before they put it all back together. any help would be golden..

There Are A Couple Of Places. There One On Meridian Ave, I Drive By It Avery Day (i Think It Call Adrinaline) Or On South Tacoma Way There Like Three Or Four Places. Sorry For Not Having There Name., And On Bridgeport Theres Speedzone And Welcome To The Area!!! Hope To See You In A Drive One Day!!!

thanks anibal, i'll check out speedzone tomorrow.. may if i get a good enough price i can get a flywheel too.. hehehehe

hello bigireland!

Just saying hi!

Wusup guys, just got here (Bremerton to be exact) from VA about a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunatly my car didn't come with me on the trip. But it's getting shipped up here.
Shipping company are charging me an arm and a leg to get my car here.
But my car should be here between the 4 and 7 (praying everything goes well).

Hi all, I bought an RX-8 last winter, and I'm in Seattle.

If anyone knows of a meet up, or of a great local resource - I'm all ears! Also, if anyone has a body kit, I'd love to see some of them in real life.

Hi all, I bought an RX-8 last winter, and I'm in Seattle.

If anyone knows of a meet up, or of a great local resource - I'm all ears! Also, if anyone has a body kit, I'd love to see some of them in real life.

Hi Avery,

We go on great drives every month. Keep on the lookout for posts from kristopher_d who is the organizer, or go to his website: http://www.the-winding-road.com/modules/eguide/event.php?eid=36

The next drive is April 27th - the details aren't posted here yet, but they are Kris' site.

Welcome to the club Avery. Details are up here now too.

Excellent! I was hoping the meet-ups would be starting again soon! I'll do my very best to attend.

You don't have to worry about them "starting up." We drive year round.

Since I responded to the front plate post, I guess I should introduce myself. Got my 08 three weeks ago from Walker. I traded in my H3...long story. I missed my 01 Vette, but didn't really want a fourth Vette. So far, I like the R8.. It could use more torque and less gas. I live in Auburn and work for T-Mobile.

Welcome to the club. The RX-8 is definitely a change from 'Vettes.

Checking in from Bothell WA --- New to the forums, but they are a great source for just about everything.... What a source for info...

I've had mine for about three weeks and I love it, what a blast to drive..