Test drove a 2011 RX-8 R3 - some questions
09-26-2011, 08:52 AM
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Test drove a 2011 RX-8 R3 - some questions
Recently test drove a brand new 2011 RX-8 R3 (it only had 50 miles on the odometer) and I was wondering if some owners could confirm or dismiss some of the issues I found with a seemingly brand new car.
Exterior:
The paint along the bottom of the doors seemed to be more "bumpy" than the rest of the door, like it was spray painted on? I'm not talking about the side-skirts as they were normal, which is why I saw this abnormality. Is this a coating to prevent rock chips or a bad paint job?
Interior:
The lining of the pillar along the windshield was coming off but could be pushed back in quite easily. Is this something that will keep popping up down the road?
Air vents were quite loose when you rotate them around, it seemed like they were going to pop out of the hole they were in.
The Mazda symbol on the steering wheel where the horn is freely rotated in its spot and also rattled quite a bit.
The shift **** was crooked and could be easily rotated while driving.
The clutch was very soft and wouldn't come back very quickly. I think there was air in the line but that wouldn't affect the rebound of the clutch so much.
If anyone could comment on any of these it would be helpful. I'm not sure if this is how RX-8's are or if the one I drove was a dud.
Thanks!
Exterior:
The paint along the bottom of the doors seemed to be more "bumpy" than the rest of the door, like it was spray painted on? I'm not talking about the side-skirts as they were normal, which is why I saw this abnormality. Is this a coating to prevent rock chips or a bad paint job?
Interior:
The lining of the pillar along the windshield was coming off but could be pushed back in quite easily. Is this something that will keep popping up down the road?
Air vents were quite loose when you rotate them around, it seemed like they were going to pop out of the hole they were in.
The Mazda symbol on the steering wheel where the horn is freely rotated in its spot and also rattled quite a bit.
The shift **** was crooked and could be easily rotated while driving.
The clutch was very soft and wouldn't come back very quickly. I think there was air in the line but that wouldn't affect the rebound of the clutch so much.
If anyone could comment on any of these it would be helpful. I'm not sure if this is how RX-8's are or if the one I drove was a dud.
Thanks!
09-26-2011, 09:14 AM
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The bumpy paint is same as mine when I bought mine new.
The lining on the top of the windshield is poorly done but is also same as mine when new. I never understood why Mazda didn't tuck the edge in.
The air vents are slightly fishy.
They Mazda symbol on the steering wheel... Series 2 have different steering wheels, so I don't know about that, but it sounds fishy.
The shift **** can be tightened by turning clockwise. I don't know what you mean by crooked though.
Your description of the clutch sounds wrong.
The lining on the top of the windshield is poorly done but is also same as mine when new. I never understood why Mazda didn't tuck the edge in.
The air vents are slightly fishy.
They Mazda symbol on the steering wheel... Series 2 have different steering wheels, so I don't know about that, but it sounds fishy.
The shift **** can be tightened by turning clockwise. I don't know what you mean by crooked though.
Your description of the clutch sounds wrong.
09-26-2011, 01:02 PM
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I haven't noticed any interior lining coming off on my 2009 (Series II). All of the other interior things you noted sound bad to me, as I've not noticed any of them on my car. I've always had an annoying buzz from the driver's side rear deck speaker area, though. That drives me nuts sometimes.
09-26-2011, 01:57 PM
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Exterior:
The paint along the bottom of the doors seemed to be more "bumpy" than the rest of the door, like it was spray painted on? I'm not talking about the side-skirts as they were normal, which is why I saw this abnormality. Is this a coating to prevent rock chips or a bad paint job?
yes, its a thickened paint to prevent rust.
Interior:
The lining of the pillar along the windshield was coming off but could be pushed back in quite easily. Is this something that will keep popping up down the road?
no idea
Air vents were quite loose when you rotate them around, it seemed like they were going to pop out of the hole they were in.
tell mazda to fix them.
The Mazda symbol on the steering wheel where the horn is freely rotated in its spot and also rattled quite a bit.
it should be fix not able to rotate.
The shift **** was crooked and could be easily rotated while driving.
just tighten it up.
The clutch was very soft and wouldn't come back very quickly. I think there was air in the line but that wouldn't affect the rebound of the clutch so much.
its a hydraulic clutch, I do notice the laziness how it goes back up when you release it quickly. maybe they put a restraining valve to protect the clucth when dropped at high rpm.
If anyone could comment on any of these it would be helpful. I'm not sure if this is how RX-8's are or if the one I drove was a dud.
Thanks!
The paint along the bottom of the doors seemed to be more "bumpy" than the rest of the door, like it was spray painted on? I'm not talking about the side-skirts as they were normal, which is why I saw this abnormality. Is this a coating to prevent rock chips or a bad paint job?
yes, its a thickened paint to prevent rust.
Interior:
The lining of the pillar along the windshield was coming off but could be pushed back in quite easily. Is this something that will keep popping up down the road?
no idea
Air vents were quite loose when you rotate them around, it seemed like they were going to pop out of the hole they were in.
tell mazda to fix them.
The Mazda symbol on the steering wheel where the horn is freely rotated in its spot and also rattled quite a bit.
it should be fix not able to rotate.
The shift **** was crooked and could be easily rotated while driving.
just tighten it up.
The clutch was very soft and wouldn't come back very quickly. I think there was air in the line but that wouldn't affect the rebound of the clutch so much.
its a hydraulic clutch, I do notice the laziness how it goes back up when you release it quickly. maybe they put a restraining valve to protect the clucth when dropped at high rpm.
If anyone could comment on any of these it would be helpful. I'm not sure if this is how RX-8's are or if the one I drove was a dud.
Thanks!
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Yeah that's exactly what I intend on doing but I wanted to see how the fit and finish of a brand new one was so I would know if there were something wrong with the used one I got.
As a side note I plan on either adding a turbo, s/c, or dropping in a 13b-RE cosmo engine =)
As a side note I plan on either adding a turbo, s/c, or dropping in a 13b-RE cosmo engine =)
09-29-2011, 10:44 AM
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Yeah that's exactly what I intend on doing but I wanted to see how the fit and finish of a brand new one was so I would know if there were something wrong with the used one I got.
As a side note I plan on either adding a turbo, s/c, or dropping in a 13b-RE cosmo engine =)
As a side note I plan on either adding a turbo, s/c, or dropping in a 13b-RE cosmo engine =)
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09-29-2011, 05:03 PM
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You better ask to talk to their clients to see how happy they were with the results before you spend money on the car thinking you're going to get what you think you're going to get.
Go see the car in person, too.
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