Well, I finally got an email from Mazda telling me that a VIN has been assigned to my car. Earlier this week, rx8orders had said I wasn't in the pre-order system and when I questioned them about that they said they found my name after "further research"... duh!

Here's the text from the email:


Hello Again jason,

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.

In the meantime, did you know Mazda built a specially-equipped RX-8 for the X-Men movie sequel, X2? Click here to see the Mazda RX-8 X-Men car.

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Mazda RX-8 Order Headquarters

Hey Jason,

Wanna arm wrestle for that car. I just got my email from Mazda, IDENTICAL to yours, including the VIN. If that's a yellow sport, it's mine!
:)

It looks like Mazda may be just a little screwed up. The VIN number listed does NOT match the one I got from my dealer a couple of weeks ago.

I got that same email BUT MY VIN # IS IDENTICAL TO YOURS!!

alex

This is (as I type this) the third thread on this email. And we are ALL getting the same VIN#. Probably all getting the email twice, too:o

One of the forum members that works at a dealer ran the VIN # and it is red with black cloth interior, Touring Package. Also listed as a wholesale demo.

I didn't get the early emails from the factory. This is the first one (and the duplicate) I have received that refers to my order. And only 14 days after the dealer called me with the "real" VIN#
:p

Looks like we all got the same messages (yes with the same VIN), in fact we probably got them twice!

But then about 2 hours later I got another e-mail marked CORRECTION and it listed a significantly different VIN. So hopefully all is well and it was just a glitch.:p

So now, does anyone know how long it takes from VIN to car in my hands?

The Infiniti G35C forum says 2 weeks from VIN to dealership (for West coast deliveries), is it safe to assume that Mazda delivery takes about the same amount of time?

Originally posted by tomiata
Looks like we all got the same messages (yes with the same VIN), in fact we probably got them twice!

But then about 2 hours later I got another e-mail marked CORRECTION and it listed a significantly different VIN. So hopefully all is well and it was just a glitch.:p

So now, does anyone know how long it takes from VIN to car in my hands?

The Infiniti G35C forum says 2 weeks from VIN to dealership (for West coast deliveries), is it safe to assume that Mazda delivery takes about the same amount of time?

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"

Duplicate thread, closing...

---jps