Mazda USA bought back my 2004 Vel Red 6MT RX8 and i have sinced picked out a 2006 MS6 in Pearl White. I miss the RX8 already, what a great car. I wish she could have been ALOT more relaible. Sure the MS6 is quicker is a straight line, but it does not have the handling, character or sure FUN appeal of my old RX8. I will miss her, but will still check in on this forum.

PS. The MS6 is a good car and it almost makes up for the loss, but the 8 was the BEST car I ever owned. BUT: it was also the most unrelaible.

Once Mazda gets the Engine bugs fixed I will buy another one if they keep building them..

 

What engine bugs? Most RX-8's are fine. There are going to be issues with EVERY single car line out there.

 

sorry to hear you traded your 8 but at least you stayed within the mazda family. Good luck with the 6!

 

He must have had an AT with heating issues and lack of oil circulation.

 

the RX8 is probably as reliable as you can get when it comes to rotaries... oh well.

 

no he stated he had an 04 MT in the post. he had one fo the MTs in vegas that had the same issue

 

manuals in very hot weather. so yea... sorry about your problems.

 

The MS6 is a nice car, I drove the normal 6 six and was impressed, would take it over an accord/camry/etc. anyday. But why the MS6 over a Legacy GT though?

 

I might take out a MS6 for a test drive just to hear what all the whoopla's about. I'm kinda curious to see how it handles in comparison.

I think that's pretty sweet that you stayed in the Mazda fam even after gettin rid of the 8. The MS6 sounds like a good find!

 

I find it kind of funny that he traded an AT RX-8, which may have some problems in hot climates but overall doesn't have a lot of "bugs", for a car that has documented bugs with the tuning and is notorious for heatsoak... Nice call!

 

The MazdaSpeed 6 power loss threads are fun to read on all the 6 boards....hehe....I'm glad I picked the 8 over the MS6. But the MS6 is still a great car!!! Congrats and good luck!

 

i knoe why he was having probs, he lives in vegas. out here we do have alot of 8's with problems.you go out to the service drive at mazda you'll see a **** load of 8's waiting to get new motors...(my cousin works there and is a master mazda mechanic 14yrs) he puts most of the motors in the rx8 at courtsy imports.the reason why i dont have any problems(knock on wood) is cause he helped me prep my 8 for the heat and it was simple, i just upgraded my radiator.and i must say that is probably the best mod for wheather temps 100+. the heat wears out the engine, thats why we have probs out here in vegas. good luck with the ms6 there beautiful cars...

 

true, everytime im in vegas, i always wondered why theres no 8's there and hten realized the heat. Vegas is just too hot for me and i can see how it can be too hot for an 8. Well, the ms6 is awesome, hope you enjoy it!

 

Sorry to hear about your problems with the 8--mine has 52,000 trouble free miles...its actually been the most reliable car I've ever owned...no heat issues here and I'm in Houston. Congrats on the MS6, I like them alot, not sure if I like em more than the Legacy but its a wonderful car.

 

Uh o...
I'm in vegas...
and I haven't got any problems yet........

nnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooo

does that mean I'm bound to have one?

 

I'm in Vegas, too--only have about 800 miles on my '06 (though I learned real quick about the visor issue at about 350 miles). What exactly did you mean by upgrading your radiator?

I purchased mine at People's Mazda, and they daid Mazda bought their '05s back because of numerous problems, but I don't recall hearing anything heat related.

 

I have been on this forum about a year and you are without doubt an arrogant, know it all jerk!!!

Go back to your Subura forums and give us ALL a break.+

 

Futhermore, read the thread!!! I had a 6MT RX8. I would never buy an AT piece of crap. I spoke with the tech at the dealership who I am friends with and they have had NO MS6 in for ANY problems. He say the standard V6 can have problems but not the MS6.

What is Heatsoak??? I dont know as much as you.

 

My friend, i think i hear taps faintly in the distance

 

Hrmm, it's mid high 90's to 100's here in TX in the summer and I haven't had any engine problems yet (knock on wood). But I'm surprsied to hear that Mazda actually bought your car back, if they'd take mine back I'd be in an Elise like I should've just done.

 

I just typed out a fairly long response only to get a database error. So I'll shorten it up a bit... There have been plenty of problems with boost cut in the MS6, not sure why your friend wouldn't mention it. There is even a supposed fix from Mazda for it though I'm not sure if it has solved the problem completely. Hopefully it won't take Mazda years to sort the tuning problems out like they did with the MSP.

Heatsoak is a problem almost all turbo cars face, cars with little airflow to their intercooler will suffer even more. The MS6 intercooler design is a poor one and acts more as an interwarmer than anything. The result of heatsoak is lost power.

 

my cousin works for mazda and he never said anything bout the boostcut, i heard about the power loss but over all ms6 is a badass car check out the mazda 6 forums those guys are putting out 247whp and 280wtq bone stock.and you can easily bang out a 13 in the 1/4. there badass....

 

That's relative.

 

Just ignore that fool. When no-life losers like him live and breathe internet forums, they think they know everyfuckinthing.

Our MS6 has been absolutely perfect and survived more than a few 100+ degree days with no power loss or any drivability issues. But because five or ten people on a message board have mentioned having problems, the idiots trolling that board jump to the conclusion ALL MS6's have problems.

Anyway, good choice with the 6 (much better one than the lawnmower-propelled legacy).

 

err...MS6 has a top mount intercooler



just as the soobies do



how is that a poor design?