BVD

Awesome! I stayed up half the night watching it live. Which probably accounts for my current bug eyed bout of frantic posting. It's some sort of sleep deprivation side effect. :o

Your pic of me is close but a little out of date - i.e lacking the grey hair and vacant stare.

You're an officer and a gentleman, and a good sport sir, but then Gomez always was...

BTW - I rang up this afternoon and enquired about getting a service done - LOL. Still well short of the ks, but even by my standards well over the suggested time.

Won't be using the dealer though - too many poor performances from them over the past couple of years - I'll use our local rotary experts instead. They already handle the services for several other RX8s, and a swag of RX7s and so on.

timbo

Oh c'mon BVD....make the trip East in October. She'll die of underuse at this rate, and we'd love to meet you

xxup

I guess that it is up to me to act the clueless one.. What is the McGrath spell????

Revolver

Not a cricket fan then xxup? :D

timbo

oh, I thought it might have been a central plotline in the new Harry Potter

xxup

Me too... Sorry guys - never got into sport...

BVD

You're right there mate. I just checked the odometer and then whipped out the old calculator to see how many kilometers I should clock up by October next year (when the car's warranty runs out).

If I maintain my current lavish rate of use, I'll do 9,677 kilometers in 3 years - not even due for its first proper service! Sad eh...

I may be setting records for shameful underuse here, although I believe that some others (like AMG) also have several cars and clock up the ks pretty slowly on the "fun" one(s).

I just casually said to my wife "How about I take a couple of weeks in October and drive over to NSW? You'll need to take time off work and stay here and look after the house and family though..."

To my horror she said "OK, fine. You could even put the car on the train for part of the way if you want". What a treasure she is - 25 years together and she still loves me.... on second thoughts, maybe she meant "Yippee! Two weeks without the bugger cluttering the place up!" :D

Not really practical unfortunately, but maybe next year (after the car's properly run in :p )

Lock & Load

42,000 KM IN UNDER TWO YEARS :D if you dont use it you loose it

Sold to many deceased estates with low kilometer cars left in the driveway .

Quote......... BVD"........Not really practical unfortunately, but maybe next year (after the car's properly run in )"

SOMETIMES NEXT YEAR NEVER COMES


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michael

xxup

You have a leave pass and won't take it - very sad...

I agree with Lock - next year never comes...

Plonk the car on the train to Melbourne.. Follow Taka and we'll all see you in Goulburn.. About time you had a real holiday...

timbo

(applies cunning psychology) Look mate, none of us will be better, more understanding people than your wife, but that doesn't mean we're not mortified by the fact you sound reluctant to take up this opportunity...! C'mon!

(note to self: next -- labrat!)

Revolver

Aha! Now the truth comes out! :p :D

Now we know why you were so keen to establish the difference between and time and usage re: servicing. :D

As for the Nats - I agree with the other boys - tomorrow never comes.

You've already overcome the biggest hurdle most of us will face (the marital negotiation). Mine still has a difficulty with tracking the car due to the lack of insurance cover but I figured if worse comes to worse (and assuming work allows me to get there) I'll just go for the social lubrication and spectate.

BVD

Sprung! :D

Do you think I want to service the car SIX times on the basis of time before ONE service is due on the basis of distance or usage?

A couple of times will do just fine. I follow the Timbo plan - every 5,000ks (whether it needs it or not... LOL... :p )

As for the kind invites to come to the Nats, it does sounds tempting. However, I've also got a long standing plan to drive across to see my brother in Melbourne. Among other things I want to do the Great Ocean Road drive. For various good reasons it doesn't look practical to combine the two objectives this year.

I believe that it will happen eventually, although I'm completely in agreement with Lock's general philosophy of "don't fart about - just DO it" in regard to most life matters. :D

Kas

just had 50k service. $212 all the usual oil/fluids and a wash, great service and loan car Werribee Mazda VIC

takahashi

That is a great price.

I recently have a minor service with Ringwood Mazda for oil change, oil filter change (they supply), spark plug and gear oil change (me supply). It cost $130 (that is inc 5L of rotary oil, oil filter and 1 hour labour).

Nice people but slow in service. Everyone is busy on a Saturday perheps.

rotarenvy

well thats what you would belive
I'm having this argument with my service department and mazda at the moment. my car dosn't do it's 10k km every 6 months so it is serviced on time interval.

since I over service my car :D every 3months it gets a oil and filter change. so at 3months the dealer did the 10k service and stamped it. I took it back at the 6 month interval and they did the 10K service and stamp again, then at another 3 months they did an oil change but no stamp.

then at the 12month 20k service the odometer read 10k so they did a 10k service and stamped the 10k service yet again! I had a go at them at the service desk and they said don't worry it is std practice and everything is ok. after pressing the issue I let it lie and went home and called mazda who said it was ok! now I'm about to do the 18month 30K km service and they sent me a reminder saying that it should be serviced even if it hasn't reached it's next 10 000km's

I called the service department and gave them a serving but it didn't resolve the issue. so I guess next week I will be doing battle to get it through their thick heads again

skc

It has taken me 12 months to get from 20k to nearly 30k and I did not recieve a letter from my dealer. May be they are busy or lack systems.

But I am looking at booking my car soon. I was hopeing to get this recall letter and get it done at the same time but it looks like MA is taking its time with this.

I am also thinking of giving the diff and gearbox a flush and may be a spark plug change.

skc

Revolver

I'm sure BVD will have an opinion about this....hehe :D

Gomez

The letter wont go out until the dealers get the parts involved in the recall.....specifically, the tank insulator pad. US RX-8 owners haven't got their recall letter yet, either.

takahashi

Takes days before they can stock those parts I think. I am not worried since I know which batch of lower arm they are searching and they ain't mine.

Gomez, can you confirm that MA has not seen/recorded any heat issue like the in the US?

skc

In that case it could be weeks and perhaps after Wakefield. I reckon I will tick over to 30k by next month so I will book in for service shortly.

I might start hunting around for diff and gear box oil from now.

skc

Lock & Load

Royal purple is the way to go .

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michael

Gomez

I don't want this thread taken off track, this isn't the recall thread......but I suspect there will be a few tanks replaced. I know of one local forum member who has melted the rear body grommets above the muffler assy by spending time on the dyno. His dealer may need to have a new tank ready.....

RIX 8

Hi all,
I just had my 20k service done & thanks for everybodies advice - incl the download - all done for $220, car was washed and ready on time too.

Gomez

Which dealer Rick?

RXP33D

Recommendations.
Parra and Liverpool Mazda seem to be rip offs when it comes to servicing for my 20K.
They charged 280 + GST. Im up for my 30K service, anyone recommend any service places
within sydney that charge decent, give free washes, know what a flash is..?

Cheers.
Tuan