jimbojsb

All,

I just bought this 2005 with 7450 miles on it. Factory warranty until 1/2010 (or 48k of course). Paid $19,995 from a Chevrolet dealer. Good deal? (I'm already in love with it, so I don't really care, but still curious).

Pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35019371@N00/

icyur2

That looks like a good deal..seems to be a GT package (leather seats, etc.). Only concern would be if the previous owner abused it during its "break-in" period..rotary are more susceptible during that time (IMHO). Nevertheless, awesome deal!!

jimbojsb

Doubt it was abused. I live in texas, and in texas, chevrolet dealer = truck dealer. They took this on a trade from a guy who thought he wanted a sports car but in reality, wanted a turbodiesel pickup. So...whatever that's about. Anyway, they said the guy hated the car and thus didn't drive it much.

icyur2

Huh..well, that is good then!! His loss, your gain!!! If you haven't done so already, use the search on this website to find good info on "optimizing" your experiences with the 8!!! Transmission fluid, etc...

If you have the $$, I would invest in some splash guards (front & rear), a/c condenser screen (protect it from rocks), and swap out your old transmission/differential fluids to synthetic (royal purple/redline). Other than that, the 8 is an awesome car as is!!!

Easy_E1

iTrader: (2)

Looking nice. Seems like a good price.
Just a quick question,,what color is the moulding around the back window? For some reason it looks light in color. Or is it just the glare form the sun?

jimbojsb

It's standard black trim. It's just glare that makes it look odd.

dillsrotary

good deal man, oh and the factory warranty is 60k now instead of 48k

Stalker

Sounds like a good price to me. It looks great and I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do. I bought my 04 GT manual new and financed 28500ish. I am just always skeptical about used cars due to bad experiences. I bought a VW GTI with 8000 miles on it thinking "what could possibly be wrong with it with only 8000 miles." It had been wrecked which I found out later. Salesman always make it sound like a good reason why people trade in their cars. Its normally a pleasant story about a grandmother who kept it in a garage and only drove it to church.

Raptor2k

Great deal to me.

Looks like it came with a sweet wax job?

sunilseru

pretty good deal...

jimbojsb

Wash and wax was after the fact. It came wet and icy due to our lovely ice storm in Texas last week, although luckily, they had it displayed under the covered driveway in front of the dealership, so it wasn't too bad.

mtrevino

Hey! I new RX-8 in Austin! Awesome! Be sure and check out the regional forums as well. btw- I think you got a pretty good deal...

michael

VarneyMazda

its a decent deal, these 8's just keep getting cheaper and cheaper.

WantedTwo

iTrader: (4)

and I'm not sure thats a good thing

icyur2

Oh..if you haven't done so already, take her out for a redline drive after proper warm-up!! Nothing like cleaning out the system if the guy who previously had this car didn't do it justice by taking her out for a be-eeeeeeeeeeep experience

SpeedB

I sell mazda's and that sounds like a descent deal for a gt and looks in good condition, i love black, welcome to the club, you will grow to love your 8 as we all have.

Stavesacre21

very good deal! Probably one of the better one's i've heard of lately! Well done, and since yur out of the break-in period, keep those rev's up!

CarAndDriver

It's a good deal considering the low miles.

delhi

did you carfax it? Accident free? Katrina salvaged? Otherwise, good deal!

nycgps

iTrader: (1)

Before something bad happens to your oil cooler and A/C Condenser, Get the RacingBeat's Screen.

Its easy to diy, so just buy it, prepare about 3 hours for a first timer, get a friend to help you out.