Vagus

so i have no real hurry to get the addons before collection?

for example, if i ask for upgrade to 18" wheels, that means the dealer will bring in the car with 16" and also extra set of 18" to swap locally? That means i get to keep the 16"???
Some how i dun think that is feasible for them leh... like leather seats etc..... so you think the car is shipped with certain options installed from factory?

Vagus

think blue will be quite nice... i'll be taking either blue or red.
yellow will be very unique cos i dun see that many in Singapore:D

cuscorex

hi tere,suppose the wheels will b fitted in factory.there's a member here had his E upgraded to 18',but dun tink he gotta keep the 16'.

cuscorex

sent ya a pte...

dru8999

To Cuscorex n Vagus. My rims was swapped at the factory during production and this is a package that comes with sports suspension. If u bring in the standard Type E, it will come in with 16" rims and tyres and u will have to hunt for the 18" rims ln tyres locally fr either Type S owners or after-market rims. N the worst scenario wil be u left holding on the the 16" original rims and tyres which I am sure will not be easy to dispose of.

hoks

Yeah, imho all the bright colours looks great on the 8. Juzz that my wife disapprove of red and I had a real hard time deciding between blue and yellow. Since I am not getting any younger, take this oppurtunity to "hiao" for the last time:D

M-ster

To Cuscorex n Vagus.
I not so sure about rims, you might wanna check with your dealer, if you've to top up the different for the rims, I think that's fine. But if you've to pay full price for the factory 18' rims, then you might as well get something aftermarket here. You'll have more choice and can get something you like.
As for other option like leather seats, sun roof and air-bags of course these will come factory fitted. Only those small items then, that will be fitted by local dealers.

Vagus

From what i gather, the price of S$1200 for changing to 18" and sports suspension is an upgrade price rather than the price for the unit. Cos to get 18"rim and tires easily cost >S$1800 for after market rims/tires. What's more, the suspension was also changed....
IMHO, i think the 18" upgrade price is a good deal!

Is the suspension changed to the Type S suspension? or different kind? Is it lower than original Type E's suspension?

If i intend to lower my car, and if type S suspension is same height, then no point in changing right?

can get 18"upgrade without sspension upgrade?


does the sunroof affect the torsional rigidity of the car? Automatic sliding function?

Pardon my incessant questions but i need to learn as much as possible coz this time round dealing with PI......

Zo0oM

This is a great site with lots of info! Anyway, I just booked an RX8 from MM and will be getting it in late June/early July. I can't wait to drive it!

hoks

Hi Zo0om, u r the 3rd guy liow....so u also getting the 2nd batch eh...cuscorex is the first one and his will be the first batch. We can all count down together....:D

dru8999

The price i posted is an upgrade price. It is an option that is available if u buy the Type E. It comes as a package, 18" rims and tyres with sports suspension. As i mentioned earlier, i know next-to-nothing about cars, i really cant tell what the height of my suspension is except that i think the suspension is similar to Type S, pretty hard but i like it as u can corner with confidence. I have always been a careful driver who never drive hard but with this car, things r starting to change as i realised that this car can really do things i never thought was possible b4, safely! As for the sunroof, i was quite apprehensive at first due to past experiences with my 3 other cars with sunroof esp my Mitusubishi Lancer Mivec which flexes at the slightest road imperfection. (Fab8 should be able to attest to this right?) The roof on this car is i would say well built, with no flexing detectable. It has one-touch opening but u have to hold on to the switch to close it completely. U can also choose to tilt the roof if u like. Ok, better stop here, its getting too long. Cheers!

Zo0oM

I heard from MM that they are bringing in 2 cars in each color for the first batch... and they are all sold! With 6 colors available, that makes it at least 12 new RX8 owners in June!

Zo0oM

hoks & cuscorex,

Not sure if you have the same experience as me. Do you know if MM is bringing in any accessories/options? They are telling me that we have no options whatsoever...

"you get everything in this brochure...nothing more, nothing less..."

cuscorex

hi zoom,yes xactly...tere r no options available YET,they dun even have the catalog!when i shw the SE the catolog(own),he was amused tat the car actualli have so much optional items.in fact,i ask the SE not to install the wing tat coms wif the car,cos i dun wan the boot to b drilled,guess wat?the MM manager;wich oversees all sales & bookins,declined mi request.tat was the time when i actualli hv 2nd tout of buyin fr MM.
& since its a euro-spec car,im actualli quite worried tat 'wats the state' of the car will b like when it arrives s compared to the JDMs.

hoks

U r right man...dis is my first time dealing with them but my impression is they are one conservative company...I hv sent my SE an email with some options I found from Mazda Jap website but they have yet to get back to me...these are all cosmetic changes only.

Cuscorex, u spoke with Philip? Tough guy eh....

RX-8ster

Hi All,

Ordered an 8 from MM also, 2nd batch due in late june/early july.

Anyone know if the test drive car will be in with the first batch?

jaskin

Are they even going to provide a test drive car? Cause the car will sell quite quickly anyways.

CURRENT9

To those proud owners of the RX8 6MT ... ... does the car comes with sat navigation as well when you all buy it from PI? Or does the centre pop-up monitor works? From the link below you might have a clearer picture what I am referring to..... thanks in advance for the info

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-23601.html

Zo0oM

From what I heard, the showroom car will arrive in late May/early June. We can then go down and have a look at it (and maybe bring it for a little spin) & drool about it till our car arrives in End June/early July.

cuscorex

hi there,sad to say,our local(PIs or MM) units doesnt com wif the the nav.the sys(GPS) is onli avai for the high end luxury saloons;beemers(7&5),merc etc...jap models here still dun hv tat ' luxury icon' yet:D

cuscorex

zoom,i'l rather we wait til our own unit arrives,collect it,& F***kin brin the car to spin the rest of the day.sleep inside if u wan to.rather then gg to MM,drooool over the car,wich is not ours,& hv sleepless nitesssss aft...

RX8_666

just curious. do the cars from m & m have any speed limits?

cuscorex

hi...nope,MM is brinin the xport model,tere will b no speed-cut of the 180km/h.

Neon

Dats nice. If only someone can ripped the ECU apart and totally **** lyzed it. Copy the speed cut part and paste it over ours.

If it was only dat eazie...ya... zzZZZZZ on....

Fab 8

Neon, you won't want to do that... you will lose some horses, as the MM model is 228bhp (231 ps).