marky77

I never knew that my simple confession was going to cause so much of a stir! I guess I was wrong hehe WELL firstly in my defense the dealer didn’t tell me once that I need to take any special care regarding the oil! Secondly the second the light came on? I thought that it was strange that a brand new car that had been serviced a couple of months earlier was showing that it was out of oil? I thought that their might be a leak or something else was wrong! SO I took the extra pre caution by calling road side assistance and they basically advised me that it was best for me to tow the car and take it to my local service centre! AND I thought what the hell I might as well let them!!

khtm- as far as me being a moron? I think you need to vent somewhere else! I am not here to criticise or put people down! I come here for advise and to share my experiences with other Rx 8 owners

ALL in all guys I guess most of you hit the nail on the head! I WILL be checking my oil more often! ITS a lesson learnt!

PLEASE rx8 gods forgive me

expo1

At least your a good sport about this, we "gods" can be hard.
Also carry some extra oil on your car should this happen again. A one litter bottle will fit nice in the storage cubby in-between the rear seats.

wedge357

There's a post here about keeping a quart beside the windshield washer fluid reservoir.. Oh, I forgot you guys drive on the wrong side of the car! hahaha

timbo

Also, to be fair, a number of us early adopters experienced the oil light warning very early, with the orginal sump baffle recall. Scared the bejeez out of me; I was on the freeway; called roadside assist and discovered what an oxymoron that name was; checked oil level, which was just a bit below full but topped off, and light went out.

Hymee! Just remember, the RX-8 sump capacity is somewhat less than the LS1!

Gibbo

I have to back Merk on this one, the RX8 is very very hungry for oil. I have had my car for 2 years and when I bought it I was never told once about checking oil or that rotaries even burned that much oil. With all the other cars tht I have owned I would never have thought that a $65,000 car would burn oil, flood, etc.

I thinks it's a friggin disgrace that the car uses that much oil. Anyway unless you have owned a rotary before I don't think it should be taken for granted that you should automatically know how to look after it. I check my oil every 3000km, however I have known instances where it has burned more than 2 litres in that time.

I love the RX-8 but I have to say it's little "quirks" are sh#ttin me a little, one of those being oil and the other being petrol (especially when basic premium was $1.28.9 cents a litre).

Hmmmm....should I becom a porsche ******.

timbo

Depends if you want to have continued concern about fuel consumption, major, major frights at service costs, significant paranoia whenever you park your car, and labour under the generally held perception among the rest of the population that you really are a....******! :p :D

Gibbo

Petrol costs with real performance.......yep I can live with that.
Paranoia....had that with the RX8 when I first bought it and now still.
Labour..... I know this I have my car deaer serviced. $300 for an oil change.
******....well if the hat fits

Gomez

Hello....<knock, knock>...hello......Time to find a new dealership, Gibbo...

timbo

Local Porsche dealer service costs: $250/hour!

Gibbo

Already done, I am lying a little it was the 30,000km service, but esentially the only thing they did was change the oil , the rest is just smoke and mirrors.

Revolver

Gibbo you use your car for your business right?

If so, petrol and servicing becomes a right off so what's the prob?

And although you're probably worried about your wheels being pinched, I've never worried too much about parking the 8 somewhere. I'd be far more worried about a porsche.

And of course, you can buy 3 RX8s for the price of an 'entry level' 911.

Of course, you could always buy a 10 year old 928S4 but I don't see the point in that.

Lastly, porsches are relatively common whereas the 8 still has a certain rarity. I like that!

takahashi

I cannot agree more. I think I am goign to pay $300 for a dealer stamp

Gibbo

Yep the car is for business, but when you own the business it comes out of your pocket one way or another. I would not mind the fuel consumption if it performed like it consumed, but it doesn't.

I agree about the pricing, however I can be driving a 18 month old 911 S for only $400 a month more. I guess I am sick of being dragged off by every **** in a car that has 2 litre engine or larger.
It is the hoon coming out in me again, it surfaces about this time every year.

Anyhow, I still love the 8 but I am contemplating putting it on the market.

timbo

Mate, how about giving expression to that inner hoon at Wakefield in October? We've a serious lack of Yellows, too Carn!

Gibbo

I would have loved to, however I have a conference in Adelaide from the 23-25. Setup day is the 22nd, so it rules me out. Trust me I wanted to go very badly, however work has to come first this time.

RIX XXX

Where can you get an 8 for $30k.
Seriously though, I'm mechanically challenged, and i wouldn't be stupid enough to not check the oil regularily

Revolver

He's talking about the price of the car in the USA Rick.