Greek 8 Owners
 

Interested to know how many Greek rx-8 owners are there.

I think we should start communicating oftenly and exchange views and tips on the 8

Furthermore it would be great to compare fuel consumption and driving experiences in order to get some info on diffrent gas brands etc...

i agree

I am a Greek owner.

Well, I'm greek too. Got my RX-8 for only a week, so I'm still a noob! First three days of driving the car had 500km. Some information that might be useful:
-about 16-17lt/100km consumption, 1st tank with BP ultimate, made 350 km, then i refueled with Shell V-Power racing. Both brands seem good.
-my heated seats don't seem to work -damn!
-real fun to drive, more amusing than my brother's Audi S3!
Have you guys had any starting problems with your car? I 'm worried about the 'flooding' every1 talks about. Do you rev your engines before you shut them off?

i sold also my a 156, 1.8.
I havenot starting or flooding problems, after 2.500km.
The fuel consumption is 14-17lt/100km.
Suggestions, where to do the regular services?

What do you mean by rev your engine before you shut it off?

I am a greek owner too
i live in Larissa
my rx8 is black
now i have about 3.800km
what is this flooding problems??
my seats works really nice....its so nice to have ur butt warmed!!!...my first car that have this!!!!:)

fuel consumption 17-22lt/100..i know its really a lot but thats it...but with very heavy leg:)
maybe later we can arrange a meeting....

Giasou!

I wish I were there....

Seats work but they don't get too warm. I think that the leather on the seats is too thick (I like it) 17-22 is a lot but if you work the 8 on 9000rpm it's fine and you should that's the reason it was made in the first place.


we should arrange a meeting as soon as we get a sufficient number of owners and have a small member list to work with. Anyone who is interested can email me .

Gia se olous,
I have a black RX8 3200km (Rhodes) and i have no problems.
Anyone knows any turbo kit already placed in Greece.

tio:
'revving an engine' simainei na anebazeis tis strofes tou kinitira. I think you know what 'shut off' means :-)
demmis:
'flooding' means to get your plugs (mpouzi) yet with gas so that they don't fire any more and the engine is unable to start. This can happen when gas remains in the chamber of the engine after you have turned it off, and the sad thing is that they have to be replaced to run your rx-8 again. i have been told all that by my dealer (any of you expert guys out there think i am wrong please correct me!) Dealer told me to avoid this 'rev the engine to 4000rpm, keep it there and then turn the ignition key off'
fondas:
i don't think there are turbo kits yet, car is too new for that...

<---Oh my god, I just realised my spelling sucks! I can't even spell my own city!

Hallo guys,

I'm not an owner yet but I will be by June.
I have chosen the 192 HP version and since I will import the car to Hellas next year, I would like your opinion about the 18' wheels cause I have the option to get the car with 17' wheels.
Does anybody has any problems with these wheels in the Greek roads ?

no.

'flooding' means to get your plugs (mpouzi) yet with gas so that they don't fire any more and the engine is unable to start. This can happen when gas remains in the chamber of the engine after you have turned it off, and the sad thing is that they have to be replaced to run your rx-8 again. i have been told all that by my dealer (any of you expert guys out there think i am wrong please correct me!) Dealer told me to avoid this 'rev the engine to 4000rpm, keep it there and then turn the ignition key off'

oh yes..i read about it in "evo" magazine
this happens only in very cold conditions and only if u shut down the engine after u have it on for 1 or 2 minutes



Does anybody has any problems with these wheels in the Greek roads ?
no problems with 18'
they are awesome
i thinging of buying 20's:)

SATURDAY WAS COMING TO ATHENS FROM HALKIDA

250Km/h maximium speed THIS CAR ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have seen 267km on the road to thessaloniki

thanks god i have an antiradar:)

dont mention how much gas i spend:(

at 170km/h, my wifes toyota verso 1,8, burn 19lt/100km, according the on board computer.
Every car at that speed, have high fuel consumption.
But few cars can give the stupid grin of driving satisfaction

Gia sas Ellhnes,
To onoma mou einai Thomas kai eimai apo ta Giannitsa. Exw ena silver to opoio agorasa stis 19/11/2003. Exw kanei 8.600km. Max speed mexri stigmis tipote idiaitero. 240km me 6h kai 7.500strofes kai 236 me 5h kai 9.000 strofes. Apo katanalosi 14-18L (min 12 lit mia mera stin ethniki me m.o. 130 km/h).
Apo problimata tipota spoudeo. Tremei to kathisma tou synodigou otan einai adeio.
Yparxei tropos na kerdisoume ta 10ps pou exoyme xasei logo Euro 4; (Ta Americanika exoun 10ps perissotera).

I love this car (prohgoumena: 1990 Alfa 33 105ps, 1995 Punto GT 136ps, 1999 Alfa 156 120ps, 2002 Toyota T.Sport 192ps)

Ta leme magkes.

Thomas - Giannitsa
(Gia tipote kalo: tomkar@pel.forthnet.gr ).

The L flash will be avaible in 2 months.
In the last EVO magazine the rx8 was faster than subaru wrx, s 2000, and slower to evo 8, mod with 300hp and 6 gears, only 1,9 sec.

Ïíôùò NAM, ôá ðÞãå ðïëý êáëÜ ìå 1.39,10sec, áëëÜ óôï drive magazine-ôåý÷ïò Éáí.2004 Ýêáíå 1.38,50. Ðßóù áðü Evo ,RS êáé S4, áëëÜ ìðñïóôÜ áðü Z4, Cupra R, 206RC, S Works, 156GTA, V70R & PT Cruiser. Áíáêçñý÷èçêå äå êáé áõôïêßíçôï ôçò ÷ñïíéÜò ìå âÜóåé ôá êñéôÞñéá ôïõ ðåñéïäéêïý. ÎÝñåé ìÞðùò êáíåßò ðüóï Ý÷åé êÜíåé óôéò ÓÝññåò ôï Type R;

EPANALIPSI

Ontos ta pige poli kala me 1.39,10sec, alla sto drive Magazine Ian.2004 ekane 1.38,50sec. Piso apo EVO ,RS êáé S4, alla mprosta apo Z4, Cupra R, 206RC, S Works, 156GTA, V70R & PT Cruiser. Anakirixthike auto tis xronias me basei ta kritiria toy periodikou. Gnorizei kaneis poso exei kanei stis Serres to Type R;

Welcome to all RX-8 owners, around the world. :)

D MENAC 7 any photo;

Demmi

Esy eixes stamatisei sto aristoteleio me to kokkino rx8 dipla mou gia na to deis se mauro xrwma? den kserw an einai symptwsi, alla mou eixe pei ekeino to paidi oti to telikiase me '265' stin ethniki! Congratulations!!

Oso gia ta magazines 'evo' kai 'drive' pisteuo oti ekanan wraia test (eidika xarika pou to rx8 'erikse' -an thymamai kala- 2secs sto wrx!!) alla ola ta noumera einai sxetika. Deite ta video tou step-hen (einai melos autou tou site www.step-hen.com). To s2000 einai poly pio grigoro sta giaponezika video, enw sto test tou 'topgear' to rx8 bgainei pio grigoro apo to focus rs kanwntas idio xrono me to nissan 350z kai tin BMW M3!

P.S. From what I read the L flash must be really cool

rotormaniac : oxi file mou..den imun ego sto aristoteleio pou les...
ego exo mabro rx8

to kserate oti otidipote allages kanete sto rx8 me mias stamataei i eggiisi??? to ematha simera...akoma kai filtroxoani na valete aftermarket...eggiisi..yiok!!

opote anagastika tha prepei na perimeno 3 xronakia gia na valo to neo turbo kit pou molis kikloforise stin iaponia..pistevo to mathate etsi?

ok demmi, diko mou lathos. Apla piasate idia top speed me ekeino to paidi. Prosexe me to antiradar mono giati an se piasoun de tha paroun mono to diploma sou alla kai to rx8 sou!

Oso gia to turbo egw den akousa tipote, kanena kalo website na to koitaksw? Ksereis an proionta tis mazdaspeed stamatoun tin egiisi?

paidia exei balei kaneis sas tipota extra; Egw to mono pou topothetisa htan prosthikes 1,5cm ths H & R stous piso troxous. To autokinito edeixe pio wraio, giati oi zantes ths mamas htan poly mesa sta ftera.
Skeftomai episis na balo elatiria tis eibach gia xamiloma 3cm. H Mazdaspeed ta exei 229dol alla pou rotisa stin Ellada akomi den anafairontai stous katalogous.
Demmi otidipote akouseis gia beltiosi enimerose mas.

RotorManiac : re si..me tromaxes!!...sobara milas gia to antiradar??..iparxei periptosi na paroun to aftokinito?..eisai siguros?

TOMKAR8 : Bale re si kammia foto me tis prosthikes na doume pos fenete

oso gia extra mexri tora exo topothetisei to kalima tis tapas benzinis(panakribo!!!) kai to sima tou rotora kato xamila sti maska
...tin pempri omos exo rantevou sti mazda na peraso kai kati alla pou exo idi paragilei....eponte fotografies

Demmi: Prepei na ksereis kati. H astynomia twra pia exei systhmata poy katalabainoun an exeis antiradar opote 8elei prosoxh. An se piasoun me antiradar den exei kamia shmasia an etrexes me 120 h me 250. Soy kanoun to ama3i maliokoubara mexri na broun to antiradar, se pane aytoforo kai kathgoreisai gia polu pio sobara adikhmata apo speeding.

Oi plhrofories poy soy lew einai apo mesa apo thn astynomia apo diko mou an8rwpo. Prepei na exeis antiradar teleutaias teleutaias texnologias gia na mhn se katalaboun.

BE CAREFULL

Giati thewrw megalo risko to anti radar:
Oi syntaktes tou 'DRIVE' eixan apantisei se ena gramma pou rotouse kapoios gia antiradar kai tou egrapsan mia lista apo epiptoseis (pio polles apo autes pou leei o filos mas o saxRX-8) kai pragmatika den pisteua sta matia mou :eek:
Episis sta aggliko 'evo' dokimasan sta prota teuxi (den erxotan tote stin ellada) kapoia antiradar kai mono ena itan aksiopisto (kai panakribo), pou simainei oti me tis aples markes eixes megali pithanotita na se stamatisoun gia speeding, kai exontas kai to illegal devise mesa katalabaineis ti mporei na ginotan...
Telos, kai alles xwres opws h Galia exoun tetoia metra (pali gramma anagnwsti sto 'evo'). Autos o agglos -ti eksypnos :confused: - eixe stin ferrari tou tin cabrio to antiradar kremasmeno na fainetai kai fysika ton stamatisan kai gia speeding kai giati to eidan apo makria, rymoulkisan tin ferrari, tou tin edosan pisw kai xtypimeni kai after a week! H ekdromi tou egine oxi apla talaiporia... alla kolasi!

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Kati akoma Demmi: diathetoume oloi ena poly periergo kai monadiko amaksi. H troxaia mporei na se stamatisei mono kai mono gia na se rwtisei an paei kala (fantasou mou to ekanan me tin alfa, poso pio eukolo einai me to rx-8!!)
Opote pisteuw einai kalytera na kaneis tin 'papia' otan prepei, kai na trexeis ekei pou nomizeis oti einai kalytera.
Athina-Thessaloniki einai enas dromos pou ton exw kanei ametrites fores kai me piasan mono 2: mia me radar (pigaina me 160 :cool: kalos mpatsos omws mono 80euro klisi, oxi dikastirio) kai tin alli KAMERA! Mono me 90 :mad: stin katerini alla pinakida ellege 60! 30 euro. Ta antiradar lene oti douleuoun stis kameres alla isxuei auto?Dyskoleuomai na to pistepsw. An kanw lathos apologoumai ek twn proterwn.

P.S. Proteinw pantws ena pragma: an perasete ena bloko tis troxaias xwris na sas stamatisoun min trexete giati autoi einai san ta probata, :) bgainoun oloi mazi h katholou! Tha exei kai alla polla bloka parakatw.

gia peste mou tin gnomi sas gia to aluminium fuel cup.

sti foto den eimai ego...apla dio filoi mou pou tous eipa oti tha tin balo ti foto sto net kai thelan oposdipote na einai kai aftoi mesa!!!:):):)

kai mia 2 me to aluminium rotor down there!

kai mia me to antiradar on!

kai mia last me ta kainurgia mou patakia pou pistebo oti teriazoun teleia me to esoteriko xroma tou aftokinitou an kai einai ligo skonismena..sorry about that

gia aftous pou tha anarotithoun ti einai afto to pliktrologio me ta numera kato aristera apo to timoni....einai ena doriforiko sistima entopismou

Prwsopiki apopsi: ta dyo prwta accesories poly kala, ta dyo teleutaia... akyra! (Ta patakia re sy einai ligo too much, protimw ta apla xontra manisia me to logo 'RX-8' epanw)
To trigwno katw xamila apo pou kai poso? Lew na to balw mazi me tis dyo asimenies grammes pou bazoun sta ftera. Thelw episis na ksilwsw to 'mazda' apo pisw kai to terastio plastiko tis mprosta pinakidas (apaisio... :confused: kserei kaneis pws bgainei?)

Here is a photo of my RX-8 and it's 3rd brake light mod...

Also, here is a photo of my RX-8 with the painted calipers and center wheel hubs

File demmi

To aluminium fuel cap proswpika den moy aresei giati xalaei thn omoiomorfia toy aytokinhtoy, fainetao poly san tsonta , san mpaloma, to shma toy rotora mprosta einai teleio.

Oso gia to antiradar etsi opws to exeis kai fainetai 8a se baloun mesa.

H gnwmh moy einai h ekshs , an eisai pragmatikos odhgos kai soy aresei h spor odhghsh tote to na piaseis 250 den leei tipota. Egw proswpika 8a paw lamia me 120 kai afoy stripsw kai mpw stis strofes gia karpenisi 8a bgalw apo to amaksi ton basiko logo gia ton opoio ftiaxthke, NA STRIBEI. To pasxa phga apo Aitoliko, pros Leykada kai stis kleistes strofes to aytokinhto edwse resital. Estribe kai epairne 8esh gia thn strofh me to freno env oso kai na to anoiga epanw sthn strofh egane driftarismata elegxomena kai akrws diaskedastika. Den einai oudetero einai FUN

Yikes! :eek: symfwnw apolyta! Diabase parapanw ti grafw gia ton agglo me tin ferrari...

Demmis
To fuel cup nomizw oti tereiazei monon sto diko sou xrwma (mayro). To shma toy rotora pragmatika omorfo. Prototypo epishs kai to 3rd brake light toy D MENAC 7. Exw dei kai kathreptes se M3 style, den gnorizw omws poso kanoun.
To antiradar soy bgazei mati apo makria. prosexe

SaxRX-8
pragmatika kai egw strofakias eimai, alla den antexw na pigainw taxidi me 120 (oyte otan htan egyos h ghnaika moy den pigaina toso). Exalou to rx8 anebazei klm xwris na to katalabeis.

Here is my own little test about fuel consumption(Note No1):

After traveling a distance of 510km (from Thessaloniki to Athens) with average speed of 140-150km\h I managed to get about 14lt\100km, which I believe it's a good figure,because up until now I got more than 15-16lt\100km. The gas I used was Shell V-power and with one tank I made 420km! Next time I'll try a premium gas (100 RON, probably its gonna be BP Ultimate)
So, when I have new information I'll let you all guys know.
P.S. I'll try to keep the test conditions same every time (car loading, aver. travelling speed etc.)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TOMKAR8

re si TOMKAR8 exo dei kai allous xoris pinakida mprosta...fenete pragmatika panemorfo xoris pinakida....eixes katholou problimata? se stamatisan pote?

..ase pou xoris to terastio plastiko tis pinakidas pernei aera kalitera o kinitiras kai paei kalitera:)

Den nomizw na epireazei tin leitourgia tou kinitira, giati den tha to ebaze h mazda se tetoia periptwsi. An thymamai kala, diabasa kapou se auto to forum oti anapneei apo tin katw eisagwgi.

Anyway, einai xalia pantws, symfwnw apolyta :D An kserei kapoios pws bgainei... please let us know!

koumpoto einai...alla prepei na sikothei to amaksi psila gia na valeis xeri apo kato

to weekend pou mas perase eixa paei stin ekthesi sti saloniki kai eixa mia tixea sinantisi sto parking
apolafste
krima pou den petixa ton odigo na ta poume:)

Tha sas po to pio aplo. To antiradar einai mono gia ta stathera radar pou fotografizoun. An exei ginei bloko stin ethnikh kai se simadepsoun me to "pistoli" den glitoneis me tipota. Emena mou xtypise to "antiradar" otan me eixe symadepsei idi o "fonias" kai meta apo 1-2 Km me stamatise to bloko gia na mou poyne oti pigena me 127KM se orio 90KM. Eytixos ti glitosa me ena mikro prostimo.:)

Oson afora thn pinakida den nomizw kai egv na thn ebaze h mazda an htan na epireaze thn apodosh h thn 8ermokrasia toy kinhthra. Auto isws to katalaboume fetos to kalokairi. Pantvs h pinakida leitoyrgei kai ligo ws prostasia emena exei hdh faei 2 'mphxtes' apo kotsadoroys (megaloi malakes oi an8rwpoi) kai an den thn eixa h 8a allaza profulakthra h 8a moy ton ragizan.