Better late than never-------

We've just received confirmation from our factory that your 2004 Mazda RX-8 has been assigned a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and is about to be produced to your specifications.

Your VIN is: JM1FE173040100509

It won't be long before the factory completes your car and it's on the way to your Mazda dealer so you can experience the thrill of the all-new, high-revving RENESIS twin-rotary engine! We'll let you know as soon as that happens, but we expect this to occur within 30 days.

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You beat me to it. I just got mine.

Better late than never.

Oh and.. your VIN # is the same one I got. Whats up with that?

Here we go again!

They must have sent out a batch of them, because I just got "the factory has accepted your order" email. We posted at the same time in different forums.

We are going to have a lot of dupicate threads from very excited owners about this.:D :D :D :D :D :D

Oh and.. your VIN # is the same one I got. Whats up with that?

Yea, I was noticing the VIN# did not match what my dealer gave me.

Something ain't quite right!

Well the whole e-mail notification program hasn't seemed to run quite right.

For whatever reason, they just sent me a duplicate e-mail.

Still has the incorrect VIN# tho.......

And now I just got a duplicate email from Mazda again! Same VIN though. I thought for a minute they figured out they screwed up and were sending them again.:(

Originally posted by RotorBoy
And now I just got a duplicate email from Mazda again! Same VIN though. I thought for a minute they figured out they screwed up and were sending them again.:(

ditto

here is the info from the car that everyone is getting!!:


VIN JM1FE173040100509 VIN Status 20 - In Transit

Model / Year RX8 6P / 2004 Country US - UNITED STATES O Warranty Start Date

Exterior Color 27A - VELOCITY RED MC Retail Dealer 10816 State MN
Dealer 10816 State MN
Retail Date
Interior Color F6 - BLACK (FABRIC) Wholesale Demo Date
Engine No 13B 359534 Engine ER - ROTARY RENESIS(2R) Assembly Date 05/27/2003
Transmission T9 - 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANS Drive REAR WHEEL DRIVE
Emissions F - FEDERAL EMISSION Key Code 10782

POE TA - PORT TACOMA, WA. IP TA - PORT TACOMA, WA.

Accessories FLM - CARPET FLOOR MATS FL2 - FOG LAMPS
HL1 - XENON HEADLIGHTS MC2 - AUTO DAY/NIGHT MIRROR W/HOMELI
MR1 - MOONROOF RA3 - PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM
TC2 - DSC WITH TRACTION CONTROL WLK - WHEEL LOCKS
1TR - TOURING PACKAGE M/T -


Customer Name
Address Home Phone
,

This is astonishing. I keep thinking that they can't screw up again and then they go and make it worse. What's most staggering is the international nature of their incompetence. Mazda UK have been irritating us Brits for months and we thought it might be a local problem but it seems Mazda USA are just as stupid! Are all car companies like this or is it just Mazda?!

I emailed rx8orders today and this is what I got.


Dear Josh,

Thank you for contacting Mazda North American Operations. I
appreciate the opportunity to respond to you.

In regards to your questions, all of the Pre-Order customers receive
status updates automatically via e-mail. I have confirmed that you are
a Pre-Order Program participant and that your e-mail address is listed
with your order so that you will continue to receive updates.

You will be notified as to when your vehicle is expected for delivery
to your dealership. I do show that your RX-8 order was within the
first order segment, among the first allotment to be delivered. The
first Pre-Orders are expected to be delivered in mid July.

J = Japan
M= Mazda
1 = Passenger Car

F
= RX-8
E

1
= B-series
7

3 = Engine type (Rotary)

0 = Official use only (what ever that means)

4 = 2004

0 = Hiroshima

1
0
0 = Serial Number (Last six are always the serial)
5
0
9

Now this is straight from an official Mazda VIN breakdown sheet!
What I think is funny is how even the VIN is screwed up cause of the 17 being labeled for the B-series trucks.
Also I think it is interesting how the RX-8 is being Labeled as an FE. I would of thought mazda would of used that classification for the future RX-7 (if there is ever going to be one)

Yep the Vin#'s are all identical, and yes I got two e-mails also.

Originally posted by RotorBoy
Well the whole e-mail notification program hasn't seemed to run quite right.



With all of us getting the duplicate 509 VIN...the above quote is a major understatement of Mazda's communications. Now you know why the dealers do so poorly...

I got the same email and I got the email 4 times...haha

Originally posted by gettingan8




With all of us getting the duplicate 509 VIN...the above quote is a major understatement of Mazda's communications. Now you know why the dealers do so poorly...

i guess the apple doesnt fall far from the tree

Could someone post the headers to the email you received from Mazda... I think a spam filter of mine might have caught it...

It's going to fun fighting over this one car:D

I also received two e-mails and with VIN #509

It's not Mazda who is sending the e-mail, but a third party firm. Nonetheless, this vendor they have chosen is less than impressive.

Originally posted by rotarynews.com
Could someone post the headers to the email you received from Mazda... I think a spam filter of mine might have caught it...

is this what you wanted Dan? i didn't get the vin email , rather i got the order accepted one but the "from" should be the same.

from Mazda [Mazda_Marketing_Communication@mindarrow.net]

by the way how come the pic/link in your sig is down?

I got two emails with the 509 VIN. I just now got a third email with a VIN of JM1FE173240102178. Has anyone else received the same number?

hahahaa! mindarrow(the email company "handling' this for mazda) is mindf#@%$ing everyone of us. they were probably watching the forum and saw everyone's reactions and have started to try to fix the gaff :D :D :p ;)

Just got a "Correction" email that did have my correct VIN # in it.

I replied to the email and told them we were all getting the same VIN#. Correct emails started less than two hours later. Not bad under the circumstances. The corrected email has the VIN#the dealer gave me back on May 23rd.

Originally posted by rotarynews.com
Could someone post the headers to the email you received from Mazda... I think a spam filter of mine might have caught it...
Here ya go:
Return-Path: <Mazda_Marketing_Communication@mindarrow.net>
Received: from deploy08.adm01.com ([216.177.68.28]) by fed1mtai10.cox.net
(InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP
id <20030606215510.KCLC4051.fed1mtai10.cox.net@deploy0 8.adm01.com>
for <sykeATcoxDOTnet>; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:55:10 -0400
Received: from deploy08 ([10.20.1.28]) by deploy08.adm01.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.2966);
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:55:00 -0700
From: " Mazda" <Mazda_Marketing_CommunicationATmindarrowDOTnet>
Reply-To: " Mazda" <Mazda_Marketing_CommunicationATmindarrowDOTnet>
To: "XXXXXX" <XXXXXXXATcoxDOTnet>

Some of the info is being blanked by the forum engine, but it is just the normal email addresses

Mystery solved guys. About 2 hours after getting duplicate "509" VIN number messages I got one marked CORRECTION in the title, and a VIN nuimber ending in 101897.

So now I am wondering two things: 1) how long from VIN notificatin to arrival? and 2) Just how many cars are on that boat?

Originally posted by tomiata
Mystery solved guys. About 2 hours after getting duplicate "509" VIN number messages I got one marked CORRECTION in the title, and a VIN nuimber ending in 101897.

So now I am wondering two things: 1) how long from VIN notificatin to arrival? and 2) Just how many cars are on that boat?


not sure how many cars on the boat but from my understanding it takes 7-10 days from japan to the states, then 7-10 days for customs and port work. then just deliver in a few days. not positive they may hold them longer, who knows. also i noticed just because you have a vin doesnt mean your car is in transit. it depends on the build date. anything built on or before 5/28 is "in transit"

not sure how many cars on the boat but from my understanding it takes 7-10 days from japan to the states, then 7-10 days for customs and port work

I've noticed 5 or 6 different Port Entries listed on the VIN #'s being checked by ibfubar2000, i.e CA, FL, TX, NJ & WA to name a few.

Does this mean there are several boats, one going to each location?

I think some are ship ports and other are truck ports. Like mine...

POE PH - PORT HUENEME, CA. IP DA - PORT MIDLOTHIAN, TX.

The first being the port of entry (POE) and IP being the trucking port/distribution center. Don't know what IP stands for, internal port?

Originally posted by jdj1971
I emailed rx8orders today and this is what I got.

Dear Josh,

Thank you for contacting Mazda North American Operations. I
appreciate the opportunity ...

You actually got a response?? I've been emailing the past week .. about 4 times .. NO DAMN RESPONSE.. must be ignoring me. F*CK! Man I am getting pissed.

Originally posted by ibfubar2000
it depends on the build date. anything built on or before 5/28 is "in transit"

Unfortunetly I don't think your car made it. My car was built on 5/29 and has a vin number ending in 1850. Your in the same boat I am which to say your car was sitting very near mine when the ship left. I could be wrong since you are on the west coast. You may have made that boat if it left a day or two later.

Good Luck. Call your dealer and have them pull the status off their order screen, it may say On Water.

Duplicate thread, closing...

---jps