Hi All,

I've heard several different dates for the arrival of the RX-8. Does anyone know when the cars will actually start showing up on U.S. roads?

Thanks,

BigW

Originally posted by BigW
Hi All,

I've heard several different dates for the arrival of the RX-8. Does anyone know when the cars will actually start showing up on U.S. roads?

Thanks,

BigW
No.;)

mazda says june. some say late may. rumours say maybe even april

My dealer says April, But that was the dealer

Probably June. I doubt May and I seriously doubt April. The US spec car doesn't even go into production until April. It's definitely going to take more than a month for the car to be built, shipped and arrive at dealerships. I'm actually expecting July, but still hoping for June.... :D

I'm also hearing the first week of April from my dealer. He says he got something from Mazda telling them to expect the first shipment then. I seriously doubt that it will be there next month but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Originally posted by Master Phu
I'm also hearing the first week of April from my dealer. He says he got something from Mazda telling them to expect the first shipment then. I seriously doubt that it will be there next month but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I think your dealer is confused. What I believe he can expect sometime in April is one vehicle to be used as a static showroom display.

Originally posted by eccles
I think your dealer is confused. What I believe he can expect sometime in April is one vehicle to be used as a static showroom display.

Static?! He better let me test drive it if he gets one in.

i wouldnt rule anything out yet. im hoping for april. it'll fo sho(for sure) be here in may.

it would make sense for mazda to quote a date thats far away, they have to cover their asses.

production has already began for japan. u.s is next

I've seen info in several places that US models start production this month (March)... European models start in April.

Talked to my dealer today... he also made a little comment he's heard they'll be in next month (April), but still only officially said June. I'm hopin' for April, but my guess is they'll be here by at least May. I, too, think the quote of a June delivery date is to cover themselves.

Whenever it is, it's not soon enough for me.

The first vehicles will be sold in Japan, with production bound for North America and Europe to commence in mid-March and mid-April respectively, while Australian-bound cars begin to roll off the production line during early May.


The above is lifted from AUTOWEB.com.au

My last response from Mazda said June the earliest. My dealer (today) said last word was late June but probably not until the first week in July.

Oh that will sooooo suck if my car gets here in June vice July when I was expecting it. I won't be able to pick it up until mid-July ("business trip" of sorts) so It will end up sitting on their remote lot for like a month! AHHHHH!!! my poor car!!!! it'll feel so neglected!

Originally posted by TJRX8
My last response from Mazda said June the earliest. My dealer (today) said last word was late June but probably not until the first week in July.

no way earliest will be june, and no way will it be july, trust me

the rx8 will be here in may at the latest, guranteeed.

My dealer has also told me April. In fact, he said that he has 9 coming in April and he said he will have a FIRM delivery date from MazdaNA in a couple of weeks!! Here's hoping...

Originally posted by JTek_55
My dealer has also told me April. In fact, he said that he has 9 coming in April and he said he will have a FIRM delivery date from MazdaNA in a couple of weeks!! Here's hoping...

in a couple of weeks it will already be april...

Originally posted by pmacwill


in a couple of weeks it will already be april...

Thank you Captain Obvious!! :) J/K. I know but what he was saying was, for example: On April 3 he will get confirmation from Mazda that the cars will be delivered on say, the 27th. Get it?

"Please note that the April, May or even June delivery estimation that this dealership has given you may have been from early estimates. It is more likely that the first allocations will begin delivery by July or later.

I hope that this information helps, and thank you for being a part of the RX-8 pre-order program.

Again, thank you for contacting Mazda. It has been my pleasure to assist you. If for any reason this response has not completely
satisfied you, please feel free to reply to this message. You may also contact our Customer Assistance Center toll-free at 1-800-222-5500."

This is what mazdaNA told me when I had e-mailed them about my order confirmation number and expected delivery date on February 27 - my dealer said end of April beginning of May he would get some cars in, but not in the specs that I wanted. And that my pre-order should be arriving in June.

I'm still crushed.

July for the first allocation? That means August for the second allocation (I'm in the second batch)

My dealer said July for the second allocation at the latest and he was expecting them in June.

Pretty soon they are going to have to start calling it the 2005 RX-8. :eek:

-Mr. Wigggles

No, nobody knows. We all have a belief when to expect them which varies widely as we've heard different things from different sources. I'm pretty sure before the end of November of 2003.

I HOPE the second allocation shows in September. September 5th to be exact... my birthday.

You boys will be June as your allocation is after ours.

Our start being built on the 10th of May. + Boat time to get here from Japan :D

Hope this helps

Do not forget that if you ordered NAV, you will not be in the first deliveries (or at least that is what was communicated at the Detroit auto show.)

I orded NAV, so I hope this is not true...

Roachman

Originally posted by Maestro
You boys will be June as your allocation is after ours.

Our start being built on the 10th of May. + Boat time to get here from Japan :D

Hope this helps

ummm, if our cars aren't being built until june, that means the earliest for first batch is august... I don't think that can be correct.
please don't let it be correct.

Originally posted by roachman
Do not forget that if you ordered NAV, you will not be in the first deliveries (or at least that is what was communicated at the Detroit auto show.)

I orded NAV, so I hope this is not true...

Roachman

I have been assured numerous times that this is not going to be the case. It is much more likely that if you didn't order a popular configuration your car would be delayed, rather than it being specifically because of nav.

Originally posted by roachman
Do not forget that if you ordered NAV, you will not be in the first deliveries (or at least that is what was communicated at the Detroit auto show.)

I orded NAV, so I hope this is not true...

Roachman

i speciffically didnt order nav for this reason. i heard rumours that it would take longer so i said fuk it, dont need a talking map. plus it would make the car even heavier lol:p

Originally posted by pmacwill


ummm, if our cars aren't being built until june, that means the earliest for first batch is august... I don't think that can be correct.
please don't let it be correct.

us cars well start production in "mid march"

http://rotarynews.com/view.php?id=159

Personally, I'll be happy as long as mine gets here no later then July. By then I'll have lots of time to drive it. :D

This is the mail about [RX-8 announcement exhibition] sent to Japanese pre-order owners from Japan MAZDA.

It was counted down up to the RX-8 announcement.
An idea and demand are received in order to heap up with you the exhibition which can also be called the birthday! The propriety of realization does not ask. Please bring near the idea which congratulates the "eight" on birthday by all means.

Questionnaire deadline: March 19, 2003

my guess...
[Questionnaire deadline: March 19,]
[RX-8 exhibition: April 4(Friday)] (mazda say, exhibition is Weekday)
[RX-8 Delivery Begin: April 11]

It's just my hope...Japan MAZDA does not yet teach to me about[the day] .

YJust thinking your cars are built in the Us aren't they ????

So my comments probably don't apply !


Originally posted by pmacwill


ummm, if our cars aren't being built until june, that means the earliest for first batch is august... I don't think that can be correct.
please don't let it be correct.

nope. everything is coming from japan.

So you must be after us.

We have 60 car's in the March 10 allocation. So you could still be in mid to late march.

Japanese ones are first of course !

They're talking about July for the first UK *demonstrators*. :(

Damn shame they couldn't squeeze out a few more RHD cars before moving onto the USA, but maybe they want to do the first European allocation in one big batch.

As far as I'm aware they are doing J-Spec (incl. Aust & NZ) first the USA (Backward ones - hehe jk guys :P) then UK from memory.

you better hope is not built in the usa .have you seen the way they work i won't want my car built here not a rx model. alot of people don't care about there jobs or anything anymore is not like the old days people cared for they job .IT sad to say but i see it every were even my job.

2862 cars went under when the ship sank; volvos, etc. I was told this was a midsize ship. I called a shipping company and he said it takes about 12 days for a ship to come from Japan; he was the person that said that was a mid size ship that sank. If Mazda plans on selling 60,000 RX8s next year, that is over 1,000 per week they can build. I still want delivery in April. If Job 1 is March 14, I don't see a problem. Plenty of time to make 1000 RX8s, load them and get them to the west coast and then down to the Gulf coast for Texas.;)

Keep in mind that the spec sheet shows it was updated 1/30/03. That was a couple weeks before the actual engine production began, and about a month before the Japanese production began. I still think if your order says "Apr/Wk 1" that your car won't begin production until then and you still need to add 5 weeks minimum from the production date. Reminds me, there's had been discussion within the last 2 months about the "45 days within production" - I think that's still an estimate - based on our Mazda sending confirming letters out mid-Jan to Mid-Feb (mine's dated 2/21) that means actual production may be starting between tomorrow and early April (mine works out to be 4/14).

I'm sure the first to get their next letter about production beginning will post about it; and IMHO I think it will be soon and will occur somewhere close to when the US options / accessories are announced.
p.s. still hoping for the 6CD and a gift on the lines of the Germans'.

Originally posted by rx8daniel
I still think if your order says "Apr/Wk 1" ....

when i went to the dealer on saturday he he printed of the pre-orders for the dealership from the dealer side of the website. there were 2 dates listed for each order- the date the order was entered and the date (or suspected date) of delivery. that date on mine said june week 1. the person before me on the list had may week 4. i think that if someone's dealer told them april week 1 they should ask to see the pre order list and maybe get a copy for us so that we can see this april delivery date for our selves :)

sorry, I wasn't clear - Apr/Wk 1 is my build date, not ship date. My ship date last I saw was still "TBD".

Mazda to release the RX8 "summer 2003". June 21 is Summer.

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my dealer said my car will be in a week to before the 27 of june.

Not sure if this applies to the US market but there is a delay due to demand on the Renesis engine in Japan. They can't build engines to keep up with supply in the JDM market.

We got put out by 1-2 months

Mine will be in Tacoma WA this Saturday, and then the dealer says about 3 weeks from then it will be at the dealership.

I hope to be driving it the third week in July.

I live in Westlake Village, CA which’s about eighteen miles away from Port Heuneme…does that make me the forum member closest to the North American arrival point???

I didn’t preorder a RX-8 as my ’87 RX-7 still runs great (263,000 miles on the original engine…you guys are in for a real treat) but should it die, I’ll pick one up.

Congratulations to all those who’ve placed a claim on the road candy that’s pulling into my town.

Originally posted by RX7 Guy
I live in Westlake Village, CA which’s about eighteen miles away from Port Heuneme…does that make me the forum member closest to the North American arrival point???

I didn’t preorder a RX-8 as my ’87 RX-7 still runs great (263,000 miles on the original engine…you guys are in for a real treat) but should it die, I’ll pick one up.

Congratulations to all those who’ve placed a claim on the road candy that’s pulling into my town.

woohoo!! you are the closest. so go camp out and let us know as soon as the boat is unloaded!! :D :D :D ;)

Mine is believed to be on arriving 3rd week July. I wish we could get as much info on the east coast arrivals as the west coast folk have!
Sounds like they need a fourth person building the Renesis engines. Going from memory - didn't the Mazda factory PR say only 3 people are building them?

Originally posted by Maestro
They can't build engines to keep up with supply in the JDM market.
The "Japanese Domestic Market" market?!?! :D :D :D

The first vehicles (the ones "on water" as of two weeks ago) are slated to hit dealerships July week 3 or 4 according to Mazda inbound lists. Our initial pull will be three vehicles, one of which Mazda has designated as a demonstrator that cannot be sold for six months, with 25 more to follow over the course of the following months. Every dealer should be roughly the same, depending on how long it takes to get the vehicles from the port to the dealer.

Originally posted by JRobUSC
The first vehicles (the ones "on water" as of two weeks ago) are slated to hit dealerships July week 3 or 4 according to Mazda inbound lists.I almost freaked for a second there Mr. USC. You are back east. The west coast dealers will have their 1st cars by the end of June.

Sorry for the confusion, like I said it's all dependent on how long it takes for the vehicles to go from Tacoma to the dealer. Obviously East Coast dealers are going to take a little longer than those of you near WA (I'm curious if anyone on here is in Florida and can tell me what timeframe they're looking at). We're hoping the first vehicles will get here (Cincinnati) a couple of weeks early, it doesn't take three/four weeks to ship a car from the port.

Actually, the first cars to attain the status of "on water" were all slated for east cost dealers - Atlanta, Savannah Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania. It wasn't until about 5 days later a car hit 'on water' status slated for a west coast destination. The best I can tell from reading shipping related posts is that the east coast cars have approximately 16 - 18 days longer of a trip which makes up for the head start. I believe Mazda is doing the best they can to get have the first arrivals at dealerships throughout the country arrive at about the same time. Even in a perfect world this wouldn't be possible because of all the variables involved with delivery just from the port locations. Mine is slated for 7/6 arrival at port, week 3 delivery - even though I'm pretty literal and anal retentive it isn't clear to me that even if 3rd week comes to fruition if that means 7/14 or 7/18 or even 7/21 (the last day of the 3rd set of 7 days in July). But one thing is clear - today it's closer than it was the last 3 years!

rx8daniel, you seem to have a pretty good idea on when your first allotment is coming. Do you have any idea on the 2nd allotment? How far apart the 1st and 2nd shipments will be? When they will be at the dealership? I know this 1st boat(s) are of a priority, but us poor saps in the 2nd (or even 3rd) allotment want some love, too;) .