hi everyone. i am the current owner of a 1999 mercury cougar:uhh: automatic V6 and i am 18 years old. i'm looking to upgrade soon and i've fallen in love with the rx8. the 2004 model usually sells for 12k - 15k in my area. i am not planning on buying another automatic car so the new car would need to be a manual.

what kind of things do i need to look out for when buying a used rx8? i know very little about a 4 stroke engine and even less about a rotary. i've heard weird things about the rx8 but at the same time i've heard tons of positives.

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here's my car now. it has 135k miles on it and the automatic trans is not in the best shape.


thanks for your help! i appreciate it.

Welcome to the forum!. Be sure to read everything on this page

http://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

Happy reading, and happy shopping when it's time.

DO NOT PAY 12-15 FOR AN 04!!! my 05 was 11.5k!

Welcome to the forum!. Be sure to read everything on this page

http://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

Happy reading, and happy shopping when it's time.

will do! sorry i know the question has been asked a million times. i'm a member of newcougar.org

everyone has to be the new guy at some point!

DO NOT PAY 12-15 FOR AN 04!!! my 05 was 11.5k!

alright cool. i have a friend who's dad is pretty high up in the auto auction. i might be able to steal a deal through them.

It all depends. I paid 13 for an '04 with 19k miles/
Look over a car, post up the stats of a potential purchase and let the internetz help you.