CoupeM

My fren had a bad experiece too....without even going down to HY. He wanted an auto rx8 back then.

Drizzt

Mine's a 2006 model. documents say that it was shipped out Japan on May 2006.
Mine's leather but taken it away to have it dual coloured
Default is black leathered. For my keys, i was told both are retractable.

My only worry is the servicing, will they do it properly?
For that i need to ask the 'old birds' here.

wiL50n

How about other branches? I was about to go down to Huayang at turf city to take a look...haiz

lawreo

haiz i went to the Ubi branch, same thing ....dun know much. but sometimes also depends on the sales that attend to you.
anyway, i just booked mine with HY, now waiting to get the car.
Can anyone advice me on where is the best place to get the accessories like the front and rear crest and the aluminium fuel cap?? Appreciate it, cheers.

chrisViper

lawreo is right, alot depends on the sales person attending to u (ask for a more senior sales to attend to u shld solve this) , and alot of luck too. i guess i was unlucky. nevertheless they had the cheapest price at the time. however, make sure that everything is written in black and white and signed. ie. when car will be delievered, and 'freebies' like leather and cdchanger must be fitted by the time u get ur car... because mine got delivered weeks late, and i drove my car for nearly a mth listening to only radio.
as for accessories, so far i think garage r and monster garage are the best. check them out...

SGRX8

I bought mine from HYCARZ and found a set of rubber plugs in the dashbox. Spent a day researching the net to discover that you need to install them post shipment. Dat means PDI job is poor.
And as for the advertised price...............buyer beware! Sign your life away! As for workshop related issues, no comments yet but would appreciate any info from u members of our club.
Cheers and keep smiling.

Emperor

I still have the rubber plugs. Whats it for?

jccm09

wat do u mean by sign ur life away , bro sgrx8? u mean there r hidden costs? wat specs did ur 8 comes wif since u bought frm hy carz

SGRX8

Rubber plugs -- if you peep under the car, you'll notice some strap lines and near by there are 'holes' the same size as those rubber plugs. Pop it in, it fits nicely.

Signing my life away -- happened when I paid the 5k deposit. Realised later and after the euphoria that the quoted price is no where near the true price. Example, most agents quote the OTR price but PI's tend not to do that. I approached HYcarz when they advertised at 89.9K and at that time MM was around 117K. I thought there was a 30K differential but alas realised later (after the euphoria) that the PI price was closer to 98K. Plus the specs was bare minimum (for 4AT).

And to all the bros out there contemplating PI cars; take your time; sniff around and ASK for the OTR price. That's the only way to make an apple/apple comparison.

Cheers to all.

Jimmy(wow)

To all out there, I agreed with SGRX8...It true, u have to know what the On The Road price but there still risk there cos the OMV might not be the actual wan when they promise u..Just have be careful...Anyway if u guys out there have any doubt, can help u clarify even though u dun purchase from us. Thanks.- Jimmy

chrisViper

wahhh thanks SGRX8! now i know wat to do with those plugs....

lawreo

hi SGRX8 ,

if you really have time , pls take some pics and share with the bros here ....mine coming soon....also got from HY ...are those plugs always found in the glove compartment ??

SGRX8

I found mine in the glove compartment. If you look under the car just behind the front wheel you should see a couple of holes; I think they are anchor points used during the car's shipment. I dread to think of how much muck and mud will be splattered inside them without those plugs fitted.

And as your car is coming soon, please remember to adjust the tyre pressure. I found the delivery tyre pressure on my car set at 56psi. I covered 200km in the car before discovering I was driving on 'explosives'.

Despite all of the above, the 8ight is the best car I've ever driven. Better than the 3 series.

Now I am eyeing the 6AT. Any feedback from anyone?

lawreo

thanks for the reply , SGRX8.
i am so anxious now thinking about my 8 , sian

Emperor

I understand how you feel. I had a terrrible 2 months wait.

I have not yet installed the plugs yet. Always have chance but always forget.

wiL50n

lawreo....I'm more sian than u lah. I have to wait for 3 months for mine to arrive in sg...hopefully it will take shorter time.

lawreo

huh? you mean you are still waiting for the car?
did you ordered from MM?
i think its faster by PI.

SushiFan

how about the servicing provided by Super Workshop that serves Hycarz? Anybody has any feedback?

Red Shinka

Booked a copper red 'shinka' model in Mid June 06 and took delivery on 1/8/06. Bought it from Garage R at $116,800.00.

Everything was hassle free and service wise both pre and after dely was pretty good. (Already went for 3 service checks)

And more importantly, they are themselves specialist in 'performance' cars including the RX8 so no need to worry abt aftersales service.

If you are a sotong like me on performance specs, I agree wif bros here that Garage R is one of the better choices to get your 8.

SushiFan

so Garage R is a workshop and a PI at the same time you mean?

sqflyer

In short... yes.

SushiFan

you won't happen to know what sort of package they offer? Visited their homepage, quite impressed with their history and depth of business.

Red Shinka

You can call Ms. June at Garage R. Last I heard was around the 98-100k range but cud be cheaper now due to lower COE.

I believe they hv already brought in the 6AT model. But be warned, they are not cheap but at least you hv peace of mind. My experience wif her was a pleasant one altho her price of a 'take it or leave it' nature was initially quite unsettling.

SushiFan

oh yours was manual was it? hmmmm then perhaps i could get the 6AT at 90k+. well I wrote them an email... let's see if they reply hur hur.

SushiFan

I got their reply and I think i get what you mean by the take it or leave it nature ha ha ha ... I guess I'm not their type of customer... heh heh