What shape is your Knob?
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What shape is your ****?
I just bought a certified used 2010 Sport (manual), and it was sold to me with an oval-shaped shift ****. The few photos I've been able to find of the 2009+ RX-8s have shown rotor-shaped tops on the shift ****.
I'm sure that the R3 came with a rotor shaped ****, with red stitching. Can any owners of Sport models confirm that they came new from the dealer with the rotor-shaped ****?
I'm sure that the R3 came with a rotor shaped ****, with red stitching. Can any owners of Sport models confirm that they came new from the dealer with the rotor-shaped ****?
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Nah, nothing to be done about it. Even though it's a "Mazda Certified Used" car, it doesn't mean it has to be sold with the original interior parts. I wish I had noticed before the purchase, although I doubt they would have done anything for me.
alnielsen: Ironically, they didn't provide an owner's manual either, and that is something that they're required to provide when selling a car as certified. Mazda customer support is on the case, and the salesman has promised to order me the owner's and warranty manuals.
alnielsen: Ironically, they didn't provide an owner's manual either, and that is something that they're required to provide when selling a car as certified. Mazda customer support is on the case, and the salesman has promised to order me the owner's and warranty manuals.
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If it were me, I'd just buy a new OEM ****. And move on with my life. A brand new shift **** in a used car is one of those things that provides a disproportionate amount of happiness for what it costs.
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/\ Shift pattern is not the same for Series 2 ***** (Reverse Gear)
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When I was shopping for my 8, I test drove a brand new '11 Sport with 20 miles on the clock that had the non-rotor shift ****. At the time I figured it was an end-of-production part shortage, but someone here said that their even newer '11 had the rotor ****.
The '10 Sport that I did get had the rotor ****.
You didn't happen to get your car from Galpin, did you?
The '10 Sport that I did get had the rotor ****.
You didn't happen to get your car from Galpin, did you?
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No, my car came from Oak Tree in San Jose. I don't know who made the swap, the original dealer, the previous owner, or Oak Tree (or a test driver?). What really annoys me is that the **** that was on the car was a Mazdaspeed3 ****, which costs almost as much as the RX-8 ****.
The original dealer didn't "insert the plugs" either (the rubber covers for the container tie-downs) and of course the used car dealer had no idea what to do with them.
The original dealer didn't "insert the plugs" either (the rubber covers for the container tie-downs) and of course the used car dealer had no idea what to do with them.
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