Got mine on Friday and have just come back from a 3 day weekend around the mountains South of Tokyo (Izu peninsula). Awesome!

I've put 500km on the clock - will do another 600 next weekend to get through the break-in period. The red-line is 7000 during break-in of the high power motor but I haven't taken it past 6k yet. After the first 1000km you pit stop for an oil change and then change the oil every 3000km after that.

I'll post my thoughts on different pieces in other threads. Unfortunately I can't post any pics yet as the PSU on my PC has died so I'm doing all this from work (where I can't plug my camera in).

Nobody should be disappointed... just hang on in there - it's well worth it!

The forum appreciates your efforts!

Standing by. :cool:

congrats! another RX-8 owner letting us in that we're in for a surprise! good news man...why not elaborate on your experience adn tell us more? how's the ride? how's the sound sytem? how's the handling?

btw, do they recommend synthetic oil?

congrats dude, thats awesome, i cant wait to get my own
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Congratulations!! JSG!!

Your turn came!!:D
Please draw and post up the report about RX-8 and reply to everybody's question.

EAST MOON

Don't worry East Moon - I'll take the heat from you now! I know you must be tired! Once Yuhki gets his let's meet up for a drive.

I get so much attention every time I park that I need to build more time into my journey plans!

Originally posted by JSG
Don't worry East Moon - I'll take the heat from you now! I know you must be tired! Once Yuhki gets his let's meet up for a drive.

I get so much attention every time I park that I need to build more time into my journey plans!

Congrats JSG. Nihonjin desu ka? You speak english very well. Can't wait for your posts!

Congrats. I'm happy for you. Please let us know details. But please enjoy the car as much as you can

I'm British and speak Japanese very badly! So I can't post or read any of the Japanese RX-8 forums. We have to rely on East Moon and Yuhki for that.

Originally posted by JSG
The red-line is 7000 during break-in of the high power motor

Nobody should be disappointed... just hang on in there - it's well worth it!

Congrates JSG!
WooH!:eek: :eek: 7000 rpm during break-in for the high power version, that's a very high rpm allowed to break-in a car.

Can't wait to see your picture of your new found love!

Terrific news JSG. ENJOY!

As I said to EAST MOON, any test results published
on full production cars very much appreciated.

EG: R & T said "fit and finish" an 8 vs. Infiniti G35 Coupe at 9.
Also they reported "Ride" same no.'s.

I am most interested in "quietness" at idle and various rpm's.

I'm sure we can also find a place to host avi/mpeg videos also.
;)
Congrats JSG!

Thanks for taking the time to give others the great feed back we in australia still have 3 months of waiting before we can hopefully enjoy our rides .

Just wanted to say thanks for all the detailed first impression/follow-up posts. It really sounds like you're calling it as you see it. And the comparisons to the S2000 are really helpful.

so whats a british guy doing in tokyo?

what's with the oil change every 3000km's? That is a bit low to change the oil...most of us ordinary folk will be changing oil every 2 months.....or am I missing something?

Originally posted by ed hall
what's with the oil change every 3000km's? That is a bit low to change the oil...most of us ordinary folk will be changing oil every 2 months.....or am I missing something?

depends more on how much you drive it as opposed to how long the oil is in there (unless it's a REALLY long time).

Think I'd rather be a Brit in Japan than wait another 2/3 months!!

Very happy for you JSG, just want mine now:D

Cheers
Oilman

PS. What is the boot like? Practical?

For people like me that do 15000 miles a year that would mean 7 garage visits !!

Is this 3000km oil change really true ??

...maybe 3000mi/5000km??

it may also be the case that JSG is just that fanatical about oil changing :)

Man, I hope the 3000 km oil change interval is incorrect. I do that distance every two weeks. 26 oil changes at 7 qts each. Sheesh. That is like, $420 a year. I doubt the the 3000 km is Mazda recommended.

Originally posted by hairyfrog
For people like me that do 15000 miles a year that would mean 7 garage visits !!

Is this 3000km oil change really true ??

change the oil yourself, it's fairly easy...maybe you already know this, but there's this company called Fumoto that makes valves to replace your oil drainage screw...you just flip the switch and out comes the oil...i'm really hoping they made it easy to change the oil and oil filter on the RX, i don't want to pay double the money to change my oil, plus i use synthetic

Originally posted by tribal azn2
so whats a british guy doing in tokyo?

I hate to be an a$$ here... but maybe the hundred plus years or so of British occupation have something to do with it :D

Yeah, I'm out here colonising. It's not very PC these days but there as still some of us reaching out to expand the empire by stealth! :D

I also obviously fund the local oil industry via my 3000km changes! ;) I'm just following what the dealer told me - it might be different for you. It takes a long time out here to do 3000km so it's not a big deal for me.

Forgot to mention the boot - again it depends where you come from. From an S2000 it's got acres of space! At the weekend I filled it up with a collapsable baby bed, a rucksack and a large soft sports bag + a variety of thrown in things like cameras and shoes. The access hole is a little small but once your through that it goes back a long way. The "deeper" part behind the plate is not half as deep as what I was expecting from the pictures. Some of you may have to buy new luggage but if you have soft bags then no probs.

JSG can u please post a pic of the navi

I suppose that 3000km in tokyo traffic is a lot of driving so they keep the change intervals low.

-pete

Originally posted by DrKillJoY


I hate to be an a$$ here... but maybe the hundred plus years or so of British occupation have something to do with it :D

I thought that was Hong Kong.

you are correct, however the "english" traverse the region in considerable numbers.. well more than i would have ever imagined.

hey congrats jsg! sorry i'm a little late, i haven't checked this site since 2 or 3 days ago because i was busy packing. now i'm back in japan! hopefully i'll see some rx8's running around. come down to osaka and maybe you can give me a ride?? :P

I need to run it in but going to Osaka is a bit more than I planned for! :p

Get down to a dealer and see if you can convince them to give you a test drive. Then you can tell the forum and the world if I speak the truth or am just so delirious at getting my 8 that everything seems fantastic!

Originally posted by M-ster
7000 rpm during break-in for the high power version, that's a very high rpm allowed to break-in a car.

Not really when you realize that the redline is 8,500 RPM. My Porsche 911 Turbo break in was 5,000 RPM with Redline in that car of only 6,500 RPM, so the strategy of 1,500 RPM less than the redline seems to be consistant. :)

Originally posted by evel333


I thought that was Hong Kong.

Conquer the world by the cunning use of flags....

"We were here first!!",,, "Ahhh, but you don't have a flag... "

Originally posted by G-man


Not really when you realize that the redline is 8,500 RPM.

Redline is 9K -- warning buzzer goes off at 8500

Originally posted by JSG
Forgot to mention the boot - again it depends where you come from. From an S2000 it's got acres of space! At the weekend I filled it up with a collapsable baby bed, a rucksack and a large soft sports bag + a variety of thrown in things like cameras and shoes. The access hole is a little small but once your through that it goes back a long way. The "deeper" part behind the plate is not half as deep as what I was expecting from the pictures. Some of you may have to buy new luggage but if you have soft bags then no probs.

Glad to see you're happy about the storage space - this has been one of my major worries. Guess, my problem has been I'm use to bigger trunk/boot space in my old 1990 Probe hatchback and in my wife's 2000 Passat ... which has a slightly smaller area for storage when compared to my old Probe.

... Maybe we need to start a new thread for parents and the RX-8 ...?

;)

Advice on carseats and what to pack when taking the kids out for an outing that might last a week ... on the road ...

:D

Originally posted by bwayout
Maybe we need to start a new thread for parents and the RX-8 ...?

PLEASE don't. It would depress me even more than 'Formula Woman'. ;)

Originally posted by Lensman


PLEASE don't. It would depress me even more than 'Formula Woman'. ;)

So what's wrong with "fast" women? ;) :D ;)

Originally posted by DTECH-RX


So what's wrong with "fast" women? ;) :D ;)



Their OK with me! As long as they don't drink (Formula) and drive ...

:p ;) :D

Sorry, could not resist.

Originally posted by bwayout


Their OK with me! As long as they don't drink (Formula) and drive ...

:p ;) :D

Sorry, could not resist.

That's ok...me either....LOL :D

Originally posted by RXhusker


Redline is 9K -- warning buzzer goes off at 8500

What safety feature does it have? rev limiter?

Originally posted by desmo996
What safety feature does it have? rev limiter? Since the throttle id drive-by-wire, I envisage that the limiter will reduce the throttle rather than cutting ignition or fuel like the Miata limiter.

...i thought the limiter would be fuel cut...??

So you can't bury the tach? Bummer...

RotaryStalker

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww doesnt that kinda in a sorta way deafeat the purpose of the rotary...to wind that thing out like theres no tomorow? ah well, i suppose 9k is "burried" enough
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