Alright, some of you might know my car is sitting at a Mazda dealership and is now authorized to recieve a new transmission.

The dealer told me everything going to be done under warranty, and now he's saying (and trying to talk me into) paying him a couple hundred dollars.

He didn't want to discuss prices over the phone, and asked me to come down there to talk to him.

What should I do?

bring a baseball bat with you.

....and a lawyer.......


nah baseball bat should suffice.

So what should I tell this guy? (my service manager)

He called me again and said he has a rental car for me, I told him I don't think i'll be going through with the job since I'm really short on money and he told me I wouldn't have to pay for anything.

He said either way its fine, he said pointed out that I didn't buy the car from there dealership.

He called me back again to tell me he's going to go through with it under warranty, lol word.

call MNAO - 949-727-1990
did he give you a reason as to why he's changing the estimate now?

okay i take that back... still, what a dick for pointing out that you didn't buy it from that dealership

Well, his reason was that the car wasn't purchased at his dealership... thats about it.

I guess it's alright now considering he's doing it for free. I wouldn't have went and paid them either way, that would just make me look like a complete and utterly jackass retard.

Yeah, I would have asked MNAO to call me and inform me why I needed to pay for warranty work.

at least you getting it replace, just feel lucky you didnt have to go thru more shit thatn this. in my position i wouldve give him not a couple of hundreds, i wouldve give him 1000 but thats just me.

Hey, knight - I think you got a leaky water pump. I'm gonna need $1000 so I can fix it for you, okay?

call MNAO - 949-727-1990
did he give you a reason as to why he's changing the estimate now?

okay i take that back... still, what a dick for pointing out that you didn't buy it from that dealershipThe service departments I have talked with have been separate profit/loss centers from car sales. Neither my local Mazda service center nor the Chrysler service center my wife used for warrenty work on her van cared if we had bought through their dealership.

Heck, in the van's case we bought in Oregon 3 years before we moved to New York. In my RX-8's case I bought in Maryland when none of the 5 nearest dealerships had blue RX-8s at all. Any service department has two choices 1) get paid to do your warrenty and other service work, 2) don't.

I'd put this service manager on the watch list. If you told the whole story it sounds like he was trying to scam you. :spank: :nono: Make's me wonder why he would try to pull a fast one on you when he's already going to be paid by Mazda for a $1000+ job. Do you look like you were born yesterday? :dunno: ;)

Hey, knight - I think you got a leaky water pump. I'm gonna need $1000 so I can fix it for you, okay?


i wouldnt care. my car was parked all winter on 2004 and parked all summer on 2005 so i didnt get to enjoy it and i had to pay mazda 2230 for havin my car parked there cause they didnt want to fix it. so 1000 to get it replace its nothing.


P.S. my pump is not leaking.

Do you look like you were born yesterday?

^ Oldest trick in the book. Bart! just take the baseball bat then tell him your going to charge him for "warranty issues" lol!

Now they told me I might not be needing a new transmission, and he was going to order the parts today... I asked him what parts and he said he didn't know yet.

This is starting to look fucking rediculous, after I told him i'm not paying a single thing he seemed like he wants the easiest way out. I don't get it, the first thing he told me was that I was going to need a new transmission.

The car was dropped off last monday, today is day 12. I was offered a rentral car yesterday, didn't take it.

What the hell is going on...

By the way, this is making me feel sick to my god damn stomach. I'm tired of all this bull shit lieng, this world is clearly full of nothing but greed and lies. Pathetic...

You need to find a new dealership.

Call around and talk to the service reps and pick out another one.

The transmission is out of the car, at least he says so.

Do you recommend I go down there and find out what's going on? I'm think im going to puke.

The problem with me getting the car out of there now, is only because I'll need to wait even longer to get it fixed.

I seriously need to know what to do guys, thanks for all your advice...

Go down there.

Find out why suddenly it is ok to replace parts.

Make him show you everything, like what parts were bad and, why and what he replaced.

PAY NOTHING!!!

At this point who cares if the tranny is out - that's what tow trucks are for. Seriously, if this is the whole story, on principle I'd take it somewhere else just so they don't get any of your money.

Put them on their heels, tell them to give you a final DETAILED estimate by a certain date/time, or you're getting it towed to another dealer.

Oh, and I agree with Coop - pay nothing.

First off it does not matter what dealership you bought the car from, MAZDA is paying for the warranty work not you. Second, him trying to get you to pay extra money for work that is covered under warranty that is fraud. I would highly recommend contacting MNAO and let them know as well as contact your local NEWS if they have an investigative reporter to try and get this guy on tape doing this to another person.

Stuff like this and people wonder why wonder Mazda is not selling as many cars as the others, it is because you have to do your research and be prepared everytime you walk into the service center for warranty work to battle it out just to get your vehicle repaired. If Mazda would get their shit together and actually treat their customers with respect I am sure more people would continue buying their product instead of switching over to the competitors.

I might consider doing that in the future, although I need to be certain my vehicle is going to be repaired first. Perhaps when it is, i'll than call the MNAO.

Getting it towed to another dealership, and getting them to actually work on my car right away is close to not happening. I'm going to toughen up my conversations with the manager when I go there. I don't feel my car is in good hands, actually I feel like it got stolen and the police just found it wrecked.

I'll let you guys know how my visit turned out.

Call MNAO about their shady actions, that'll get the job done FAST...

Alright well, there might not be any need for that. He explained to me why many other Mazda dealerships would refuse to do such work... which I didn't really believe but okay.

When I got there, I parked right next to my gorgous blue RX-8, just seeing it made me feel a little better (checked for dents, scratches etc.. didn't find nothing which was good).

When I went inside he greeted me nicely, had a short conversation, and than he took me inside the shop (huge.... about 20 lifts and tons of mechanics which was also good). The transmission was on the table in peices, I mean TONS of peices... he showed me which parts were bad (scratched up) and which were going to be replaced.

He told me theres nothing else he could really do as to speed up the process, he again offered me a rental car which I refused (hate driving a car that's not mine, I get worried i'll crash it, the word insurance frightens me).

Overall, he said the parts won't come in until Friday or Monday, and the car will be done right after they arrive.

So i'm expecting it early next week, just like he said.

Satisfied? Naw... patient? might as well be.. it's been 2 weeks, a couple more days won't hurt. Terrified that the parts weren't the exact problem? Haha yeah.

ok, i know from experience when mazda tech line gives us a refference number to replace a transmission, we dont' turn around and order parts for it.......it doesn't matter what dealership you bought it at...the dealer should be willing to take care of you to earn your trust and business, the point isn't where you bought that one, they want you to buy your next one there and have all your service done there....not sure why it took him 12 days to give you any kind of answer....if it were me, i'ld call mazda customer assistance and complain....they'll call either the factory rep or the dealership itself and put pressure on them to get the issue resolved

Well, he never gave me a reference number. Just a authorization to order a new transmission or parts for it. I actually apoligize about saying 12 days, it actually took 10 total, I dropped it off Wednesday (my fault). Today is the 6th business day because of the Holidays, and you can actually take 1 day since they didn't do anything the day I brought it there (which they should have, it was dropped off at 8 AM est).

Not that big of a deal anymore, as long as it gets resolved. If it doesn't anytime soon - i'll have to call Mazda, lets hope it doesn't get that far.

he should have been specific though about whether you were getting a new transmission, or the one you have rebuilt.....how many miles are on your car?

13k, and yeah - he actually said I was getting a new tranny in the first place, I don't really care. As long as it works, i'll end up selling the car in about 20k miles.

i know he's taking care of it now...but i'm curious....did he say what the charges would be for?

He didn't make it crystal clear, but something about it being under the table.

ROFL.

I didn't follow if there was any previous threads about it but what exactly was the problem with the tranny in the first place?

It made grinding noises when the clutch was pushed in, it sounded like the flywheel against the clutch disc.

The transmission also made a rattling noise going in reverse, when it was REAL cold I couldn't put the car into gear (in the middle of traffic). Besides that, nothing really.

We'll never know, AAMCO did put in 80w90 of pure gear oil. Either way, 2 of the transmission parts had a bit of damage to them. Let's hope everything gets taken care of, I'm dieng to get on the road again in my baby.

lol, never trust them when they say under the table........

My manual transmission went out at about 10000 miles. I've never raced the car and I've driven manual since I first got my drivers license (26 yrs now...geez I'm old!). Anyway, took it to the dealer (it was the same place I bought it btw), they looked it over and said I needed new parts. The next day told me the parts were on back-order and that they were just going to give me a whole new transmission. SWEET. Got it back and it's been fine ever since.

First off it does not matter what dealership you bought the car from, MAZDA is paying for the warranty work not you.

Str8cold is absolutely right. Your 48 month 50K mile warranty is from MNAO, not a particular dealership. Any official Mazda service center is required to honor that warranty. On the other hand, the dealership simply charges MNAO what they would have charged you (sort of).

The only issue would be if your use of the vehicle fell under one of the warranty exclusions (like racing, off road operation, etc). Having someone else change your transmission oil does not invalidate your warranty as long as the proper grade of materials was used.

As advised PAY NOTHING. If they won't give you the car back without payment then talk to someone at MNAO (not the delearship) as to why the warranty does not fully apply. Remember, this repair is being paid for by Mazda North America (MNAO), not the crooked service department you are dealing with.

I was told my car's going to be ready beginning of next week, so we're looking at this Tuesday or Wednesday, and if Jesus likes me... it'll be done on Monday.

whatever you do, don't tell him to go onto rx8club and read this thread:
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=79775
i'd be thankful that they're doing it at all

I have a new clutch installed, I had the car for 3 weeks - drove it about 200 miles before it completely died. I got it for a steal.

whatever you do, don't tell him to go onto rx8club and read this thread:
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=79775
i'd be thankful that they're doing it at all

Or this post from this (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=77936) thread. :eek:

After 1 week of driving, I already have to get my rx-8 serviced at the Mazda dealer. First gear grinds usually when up hill, sounds like somethings winding up. Happened after chasing an Audi S4 on the Garden State Parkway (south) going about 110 the entire time, had to downshift from 6th to 5th a few times, and once to 4th to keep up. Eitherway, I eventually slowed down and started to hear a noise similar to a flat tire, pulled over - everything was fine, although I was low on engine oil. Stopped by my local Mazda/Honda dealer and picked up some non-synthetic 5/20. Still having the 1st gear problems, and a really weird noise (like somethings dragging from the bottom of my car) when in high gear going gaining speed.

Cars in service now, hope its nothing too serious...

Ahh... so driving at 110 broke my transmission, and downshifting is forbidden in manual cars... Maybe a $34,000 car shouldn't be driven at all? Maybe i'll just park it in the garage and stare at it. No wait.. I'll just drive in the same gear from now on. I bought the car to have some fun with it, otherwise I would have gotten a civic. It's a sports car, k? You own a MAZDA RX-8 SPORTS COUPE, maybe you should invest in a Toyota Prius.. I hear them things are good on gas and you can sprint to a 1/4 mile faster than it actually accelerates. I'm not telling you how to drive your car, so why are you telling me how to drive mine?

please .. why are you such a bag of duche? you've been bashing all my posts, are you gay? cuz your always on my balls bro.

please stop pm'ing me trying to find out where I live, you're scaring me.

Someone should "accidently" send his posts to Mazda, let them see if his driving is classified as abuse etc. Also your lucky you didnt crash or hurt anyone else while driving like an idiot.

Not really considered driving like an idiot at 4 AM with 1 car every 2 mile radius on a holiday. I wanted to see how fast my new car could go, don't most people do that? ...

The transmission had 2 internal parts that had scratches, signs of abuse? Do what you want - just get off my balls!

Yes it is driving like an idiot, streets are designed for a maximum speed and you are exceeding it. Also you were not seeing the top speed of your car you were street racing, and you were not alone you were racing an Audi. What if you lost control either hit the Audi or another car.

Than that would be my problem wouldn't it? It didn't happen, so why is it such a big deal? The garden state parkway is a multiple lane highway, it's pretty hard hitting the Audi considering it was 2 lanes away. I'll just follow your advice and set cruise control to the every speed limit sign I see, thanks for your advice officer.

This thread isn't about me racing the Audi, it's about my transmission being fixed.

Just for the record, the speed limit sign on that part of the highway was 80.

I don't drive like this all the time - but I appreciate your concern.

Ahh... so driving at 110 broke my transmission, and downshifting is forbidden in manual cars... Maybe a $34,000 car shouldn't be driven at all? Maybe i'll just park it in the garage and stare at it. No wait.. I'll just drive in the same gear from now on. I bought the car to have some fun with it, otherwise I would have gotten a civic. It's a sports car, k? You own a MAZDA RX-8 SPORTS COUPE, maybe you should invest in a Toyota Prius.. I hear them things are good on gas and you can sprint to a 1/4 mile faster than it actually accelerates. I'm not telling you how to drive your car, so why are you telling me how to drive mine?

please .. why are you such a bag of duche? you've been bashing all my posts, are you gay? cuz your always on my balls bro.

please stop pm'ing me trying to find out where I live, you're scaring me.

The only PM's I've sent you were in response to your ignorant rantings that you sent me. And I allow any moderator to see them for themselves if they'd like.
LOL!! Your such a tool! Shall I post the PM's that YOU have been sending to me? You know the ones you sent me after your "Burnout" thread?? Which you then deleted??
HaHaHa I wouldn't want to embarrass you. Let's take a look at some of the evidence you've given us shall we.............

Well lets take a quick review here.

After one week of driving on Dec. 5th you tell us this.
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=77936

After 1 week of driving, I already have to get my rx-8 serviced at the Mazda dealer. First gear grinds usually when up hill, sounds like somethings winding up. Happened after chasing an Audi S4 on the Garden State Parkway (south) going about 110 the entire time, had to downshift from 6th to 5th a few times, and once to 4th to keep up. Eitherway, I eventually slowed down and started to hear a noise similar to a flat tire, pulled over - everything was fine, although I was low on engine oil. Stopped by my local Mazda/Honda dealer and picked up some non-synthetic 5/20. Still having the 1st gear problems, and a really weird noise (like somethings dragging from the bottom of my car) when in high gear going gaining speed.

Cars in service now, hope its nothing too serious...


Then six days later this...bad clutch smell???. This is interesting because you actually ask how to “perfect” shift.http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=77587

With even the slightest shrug of the clutch, I can smell it - it's terrible.

Explain to me how you guys "perfect" shift.

Only six days later the plot thickens.... Clutch/Pressure Plate gone bye bye.
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=78800

Well, heres the diag. of whats going on... my 2004 RX-8, 12500 miles, doesn't want to drive much < haha

Have to get it to about 7000 rpms to get it to move.. any gear. My best guess is that it's more of the pressure plate than it is the clutch, it smells like it - and sure as hell feels like it.

Any advice on a GOOD clutch that has a similar feeling to the oem clutch? I was thinking of buying the Exedy clutch/pressure plate set for about $380 - and having AAMCO install it for me.

And weeks later....warranty concerns???? http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=79602

Alright.. some of you might already know I took my car to AAMCO to get a new clutch installed... they did ($700 of nothing but headaches and phone calls).

While installing the clutch, they took apart my transmission and refilled it with 80w90 peice of shit penzoil (which I didn't ask for)... ever since I got the car from aamco its been making rattling noises that they are aware of..

Took the car to Mazda, they took it apart and started asking questions.. they asked me if anyone took the tranny apart and refilled its oil, because it had WAY too much oil in it.

I told them not that i'm aware of, because I bought the car not more than a month ago, used (which I did, car has 13k miles on it).

Will AAMCO's wrong doing void my warranty? Should I tell Mazda the truth and tell them what had happened? .. or do I just wait for my bill (if there is one) and make AAMCO pay it..


What's this? I have CEL's after redlining twice!!! OMG!
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=79372


Any idea what thats all about? It was flashing, pulled over and turned the car off, than on.. its been there ever since.

04 GT w/ 13k miles


And my favorite. The pics of the burnt clutch an pressure plate.
You even admit it shows signs of abuse.
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=79602

Here's a few pictures of my burnt clutch, the pressure plate also has signs of abuse, the bearing is alright (the clutch is sitting inside of the pressure plate, the bearing to the bottom right).


And finally a few weeks later...tranny replacement.
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=79918

Alright, some of you might know my car is sitting at a Mazda dealership and is now authorized to recieve a new transmission.

The dealer told me everything going to be done under warranty, and now he's saying (and trying to talk me into) paying him a couple hundred dollars.

He didn't want to discuss prices over the phone, and asked me to come down there to talk to him.

What should I do?

I know I can be an asshole at times but I can't seem to sit still on this one.
Now I've always been one to always give people the benefit of the doubt. What the evidence that you for some reason voluntarily posted here seems that maybe driver error could have played a role in your problems. Ya think?

The car was used, purchased it with over 12k miles on it .... just before Thanksgiving . Please stop telling me I abuse my car, you don't know me.

Anyway, back to the point of this thread. The parts for the transmission should be arriving Monday, I was told if it came in that day I'd have the car ready Tuesday. It's been there for 2 weeks.

sorry i am late on this..

a double m c o did not fix your problems with your hi po clutch????

and your trans does not work.....

yes i see how you could confuse clutch and trans problems....

but a least you are at a dealer that might have fixed it all...


just a jerk....

beers

But my transmission does work, it just makes a really annoying rattling noise which concerned me, and obviously the dealer I brought it too who recommended to either drop in a new transmission, or rebuild it which is what he's doing.

Please stop telling me I abuse my car, you don't know me.


HA HA HA! Weren't you the one who started the "Burnout" thread after watching the Starsky and Hutch movie? Did you ever figure out how to do that Bart!?

Can you seriously fuck off!? You weren't invited to this thread.

Can you seriously fuck off!? You weren't invited to this thread, I should have you whacked.

I speak nothing but the truth. Besides I'd hate to see ya go. :crying:

One more like this or the post before it, and you're on a three-day vacation.

Can you seriously fuck off!? You weren't invited to this thread, I should have you whacked.

ok bart.
i will give it to you nice. i read a lot, and i multi task..

you were asking???? about a new clutch before you went to ammco...


then the trans goes out ... and all of a sudden its a new thread... well the old one is not over yet.....

why would you post if you got were stupid enought to listen to ammco...

and now you got your car at the dealer.....

bart you start threads and never finish them you ask for help and never listen...

yes i am a jerk..... but i can hear...

and didnt you just get warned for that..

beers

Tiggerlee... you speak nothing shit with your fucking cock breath.

but i love to watch you leave.

beers

ok bart.
i will give it to you nice. i read a lot, and i multi task..

you were asking???? about a new clutch before you went to ammco...


then the trans goes out ... and all of a sudden its a new thread... well the old one is not over yet.....

why would you post if you got were stupid enought to listen to ammco...

and now you got your car at the dealer.....

bart you start threads and never finish them you ask for help and never listen...

yes i am a jerk..... but i can hear...

and didnt you just get warned for that..

beers

Alright, the reason my transmission is making noises, is only because of AAMCO. They took apart my transmission.

My god... whatever, 5 pages of non-stop argueing.. this is more bull shit than a constipated cow.

Later.................

Tiggerlee... you speak nothing shit with your fucking cock breath.


Thanks for the wonderful PM's Bart! I appreciate your opinions of me. :rolleyes:

Alright, the reason my transmission is making noises, is only because of AAMCO. They took apart my transmission.

now bart.

i have been nice....

why the f would ammoco take your trans apart..... for sport???

was some crack inside.... no not so..... the worst they could have done was remove it an replace it....

really, they are going to peak inside for what????

why dont you post back when it is all done...

with pics and make it a short story or term report...

and before you call me a jerk or tell me to f off.... i have been right 2 times and you none.

beers

Tiggerlee, I asked you to fuck off, and you obviously still havn't. What will it take for you to get off my balls?

CHEERS MATE.

now bart.

i have been nice....

why the f would ammoco take your trans apart..... for sport???

was some crack inside.... no not so..... the worst they could have done was remove it an replace it....

really, they are going to peak inside for what????

why dont you post back when it is all done...

with pics and make it a short story or term report...

and before you call me a jerk or tell me to f off.... i have been right 2 times and you none.

beers

They took it apart because they weren't sure of the problem, whether it was the transmission or the clutch. The car was not operational and it had to be towed, I actually regret not bringing it to a Mazda dealer, you were right.

Tiggerlee, I asked you to fuck off, and you obviously still havn't. What will it take for you to get off my balls?

CHEERS MATE.


There's alway the "Ignore" function! :doh:

I could click you over to ignore land, but than I won't see what you say behind my back. Just ignore my threads, much appreciated broski.

I could click you over to ignore land, but than I won't see what you say behind my back. Just ignore my threads, much appreciated broski.


I can't ignore them now that you've gotten personal. :cussing:

Actually, i'm not the type to smack unless you piss me off - just stop......... like now.

Thanks in advance, and back to the thread.

They took it apart because they weren't sure of the problem, whether it was the transmission or the clutch. The car was not operational and it had to be towed, I actually regret not bringing it to a Mazda dealer, you were right.

ok,
so you took it to a transmission specialist and just buy trying to drive it and removing the trans they did not know where the problem was?????

wow..
i kinda had a clue...

once again i would lay low get your alleged stuff fixed and report back then.

beers

and btw,

i think you have about 4 threads with the same stupid bs...

just in dumber ways..

pipe down pepper.

beers

Yeah, Mazda told me when the parts come in on Monday, i'll have the car Tuesday. It's been more than 2 weeks without my 8 :(

Actually, i'm not the type to smack unless you piss me off - just stop......... like now.


C'mon down to Orlando buddy!



If you don't like what people here have to say about what you post, then maybe you should be more selective about what you post. Eh?

How old are you to invite me to Orlando, to fight? It's an 8 hour drive, I'll pass.

If not, what are you instigating?

So yeah, back to the thread post #3

Oh and just for the record, I was born in Palermo, Sicily.

bart,
you might want to reread everything in your last couple of threads and reflect on it...

it is you against the world, why??????

beers

Okay, disregard all the other threads. Here's the story.

I bought a used 04 Mazda RX-8, with 12k miles on it before thanksgiving weekend. On thanksgiving weekend, I took it out on the parkway to "play" yeah I wen't fast. Heard a few noises here and there.

Took it to Mazda, said nothing was wrong (normal transmission noise, proved it to me with a bulletin).

Later, I turned on my parked car - drove out of the driveway, drove down the block and my car would lose power to the wheels, thats where the clutch died.

Took it to AAMCO, put in a performance Exedy clutch. They took apart my transmission because they weren't sure what the problem was, which than later caused a noise in my transmission when going in reverse. There was another tranmission noises, chatter. Yeah, it was caused by peice of shit penzoil transmission gear oil, not even sure if it was pure synthetic (which really helps on the chatter noises.)

Alright, my car was WORKING JUST FINE, and I took it to Mazda again. This time they recommend to drop in a new transmission, or have it rebuilt. I'm having it rebuilt.

No, not at all. It's the rx8club against me. I'm out, later guys.

not accurate at all.

beers

Tiggerlee, did you take the hint?

I was born in Palermo, I'm 17 driving an RX-8, and I live in New Jersey.

not accurate at all.

beers

I appreciate your advice.

Tiggerlee, did you take the hint?

I was born in Palermo, I'm 17 driving an RX-8, and I live in New Jersey.



And what???? Do you want a prize or a medal or something??

How about this...http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/1074.gif

Than that would be my problem wouldn't it? It didn't happen, so why is it such a big deal? The garden state parkway is a multiple lane highway, it's pretty hard hitting the Audi considering it was 2 lanes away. I'll just follow your advice and set cruise control to the every speed limit sign I see, thanks for your advice officer.

This thread isn't about me racing the Audi, it's about my transmission being fixed.
no offense, really I'm not saying this to bash you in anyway whatsoever, but I've got to agree with them. This isn't the rx8club against you. The mere fact that you can say "It didn't happen, so why is it such a big deal?" clearly shows irresponsible behavior. If you can't see this, I hope you will sometime in the near future. I too am young (18) and I too feel there are times where you just want to drive fast. I think anyone who buys a sports car knows this feeling, but the streets is certainly not the place to let it out. There's a big difference between "spirited driving" and "reckless driving" and going 110 on any highway at anytime, regardless of however many people are on the streets with you, would be considered reckless by any rational person. If a drunk driver was on the streets driving but safely manages to drive home without hitting anything, it's not a big deal right? get real :nono: It's not about the result. if the action was irresponsible, the action was irresponsible. Just because nothing happened, doesn't change that your actions were irresponsible.
Just wondering though, did you not test drive the car before you bought it? or did the problems only develop after you started driving it. I'm not trying to accuse you of abusing the car, but maybe you should rethink how you drive the car instead of automatically assuming it's not your fault. Who knows, maybe you're a great driver, if that's really the case, than obviously this isn't your fault, but you have to admit, you've given off quite a few signs that seem to lead to abuse. learning to do burnouts definetely cant be good for your car. (yes i saw the thread)
Well, whatever happens, I hope Mazda doesn't read this and void your warranty and I hope everything works out. Good luck.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0006M1CTK.01-A3CDPEGSIQM61V._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg http://www.thesimpsons.website.pl/bohaterowie/img/rodzina_bart.jpg

^^^^ I agree

The car was used, purchased it with over 12k miles on it .... just before Thanksgiving . Please stop telling me I abuse my car, you don't know me.

You're starting to sound like all those kids on daytime talk shows, the ones they send off to boot camp because they have a REALLY bad attitude and are completely out of control. "You don't know me, you don't know me!" all the while flipping off everyone in the audience and swearing at them! Grow up and stop acting like such a hot head!

Makes one wonder if you took it out on your car and that's why it has all these problems so soon. Hmmmmm................

Can you seriously fuck off!? You weren't invited to this thread.

I'm not aware of needing an invitation to read or post on threads. Last time I checked it was open to everyone.

Tiggerlee, did you take the hint?

I was born in Palermo, I'm 17 driving an RX-8, and I live in New Jersey.


I see clearly now. An ill-tempered, hot-headed, Mafia wannabe. LOL

Wow. I'm so impressed.

You know, people might take you more seriously if you weren't spending all your time swearing at them and calling them names when they disagree. If you don't figure how to control that temper or yours, it's only a matter of time before you'll be spending a very long time behind bars. Inevitably you'll mouth off and some really big guy named Bubba will beat you down.

Okay, im a fuck tard. Oh and btw, I was talking about "talking smack", typo.

Back to the thread, post # 4.

Okay, im a fuck tard. Oh and btw, I was talking about "talking smack", typo.

Back to the thread, post # 4.
Don't say anything
see post #7 :]

Tiggerlee, I asked you to fuck off, and you obviously still havn't. What will it take for you to get off my balls?

CHEERS MATE.

Bart! - you need a break. Like a 3 day ban, for multiple violations of the forum rules.

When you come back to fill us in on how this story ends - leave the profanity at home. We don't want it here. Yeah, you're getting a bit of hassle about this story - many would say justifiably so. Suck it up, it's life on the internet. You aren't doing a great job of presenting your case or defending your story. That doesn't mean you get to lose it here and start swearing at everybody.

If you come back and start posting again like the above quote - the ban will be longer next time.

So, is this forum closed yet?

Just for the record, the speed limit sign on that part of the highway was 80.


Just as an aside, the speed limit is 65MPH on the NJ Turnpike, and only 55 on the Parkway (making 110 double the speed limit). I believe 65 is the maximum posted speed anywhere in NJ. I'd just hate for everyone to be miseducated... ;)

Just as an aside, the speed limit is 65MPH on the NJ Turnpike, and only 55 on the Parkway (making 110 double the speed limit). I believe 65 is the maximum posted speed anywhere in NJ. I'd just hate for everyone to be miseducated... ;)I appreciate the clarification. There are portions of I-5 in Washington state which I remember being posted as 70mph most of the way between Vancouver and Tacoma and, I think, 75mph for a brief stretch (back when I used to drive Portland <-> Seattle ~`97 to`99). I've never seen or heard of a posted 80mph here in the NE. I was dubious of Bart!'s claim, but couldn't be certain because I've only been through that area - not a local myself.

so what happened?

The problem turned out to have NOTHING to do with the transmission, they actually replaced the shift fork (no idea why, I had no problems with shifting).

I just found out that someone else with an ACT clutch in belgium is having the exact same rattling noises i'm getting.

likely a bent shift fork, but not bent enough to give you shifting issues. there was a problem with this quite a while back..

glad you got it fixed!!!

beers