Highest mileage for an '09 R3?
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Highest mileage for an '09 R3?
I was just browsing through a semi-local search on autotrader and I found this Black '09 Rx-8 R3 with almost 90,000 miles at a Kia Dealership. I believe this is the highest mileage for not only an R3 but an S2 as well. They're selling it for dirt cheap too.
http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dd...ealer_id=72465
http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dd...ealer_id=72465
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I wouldn't buy it. And considering the miles it has, the prices is quite subjective here.
Way too many miles way too soon. How did somebody manage to put that many miles in two years?!?!
Way too many miles way too soon. How did somebody manage to put that many miles in two years?!?!
Last edited by pistonhater; 12-28-2011 at 10:09 PM.
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I wouldn't buy it. And considering the miles it has, the prices is quite subjective here.
Way too many miles way too soon. How did somebody manage to put that many miles in two years?!?!
Good grief, the engine core warranty on that car will end before the 36month bumper-to-bumper warranty!
Way too many miles way too soon. How did somebody manage to put that many miles in two years?!?!
Good grief, the engine core warranty on that car will end before the 36month bumper-to-bumper warranty!
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Only one owner for that car, the "first" was the dealership that bought it. They sold it within 3 days to the true first owner.
I like how it took the latest dealership 15 days to service that car(according to carfax anyway) after they were already selling it lol.
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For a two year period I put almost 70,000 miles (3,000 mile oil changes all highway driving on a Mazda reman) driving about 100 miles to and from work + running around on my RX-8. Now I only drive her about 5 miles a day The Series II at least has a better engine so if it was well maintained it might be a good deal if the price is right.
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$12,750? There's gotta be something wrong with her.. A black on black 2009 R3, around a third of the price new..
If it were closer by, I'd check it out. Should've moved to Florida when I was with my ex.. Ha.
If it were closer by, I'd check it out. Should've moved to Florida when I was with my ex.. Ha.
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For a two year period I put almost 70,000 miles (3,000 mile oil changes all highway driving on a Mazda reman) driving about 100 miles to and from work + running around on my RX-8. Now I only drive her about 5 miles a day The Series II at least has a better engine so if it was well maintained it might be a good deal if the price is right.
Engine core warranty will be gone soon. Bumper to bumper warranty is gone already. I don't think the price of the car is that great after all
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wow, 90k. good thing is no one has gotten a replacement engine yet.
mine just ticked over 21k.
she needs some new plugs, I can hear MIAC sound at lower rpm.
mine just ticked over 21k.
she needs some new plugs, I can hear MIAC sound at lower rpm.
Last edited by jasonrxeight; 12-29-2011 at 11:07 AM.
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It would be interesting to take that car, and have a compression test done on it to see how it held up with 90k miles on its engine.
Also interesting would be to take the VIN, call up Mazda, and find out if the engine was ever replaced.
That would give us S2 owners some piece of mind if that engine is still showing great compression after that many miles.
BC.
Also interesting would be to take the VIN, call up Mazda, and find out if the engine was ever replaced.
That would give us S2 owners some piece of mind if that engine is still showing great compression after that many miles.
BC.
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That's great! 05's were S1 though not S2.
I'll give them a call and see if they'll get a compression test.
My guess is it's mostly highway miles so it might not really show the true reliability of the S2 as highway miles are good for any rotary. I believe there's an S1 with 200k miles original engine.
It would be interesting to take that car, and have a compression test done on it to see how it held up with 90k miles on its engine.
Also interesting would be to take the VIN, call up Mazda, and find out if the engine was ever replaced.
That would give us S2 owners some piece of mind if that engine is still showing great compression after that many miles.
BC.
Also interesting would be to take the VIN, call up Mazda, and find out if the engine was ever replaced.
That would give us S2 owners some piece of mind if that engine is still showing great compression after that many miles.
BC.
My guess is it's mostly highway miles so it might not really show the true reliability of the S2 as highway miles are good for any rotary. I believe there's an S1 with 200k miles original engine.
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235K as of now, to be exact.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/200000-mile-club-210536/
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/200000-mile-club-210536/
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If so, I recommend that you rate Toyota Corolla reliability on my 2002 Corolla I used to have. It blew it's engine at 62,000 miles. My 2005 8 is still doing fine at 93,500.
How is that for a single data point?