Tyler Durden

Let's have a show of hands from all those waiting in Arkansas ! Where are you and what are you waiting on ?

AsNrx8

hey tyler...i'm from springdale, AR. i ordered my rx-8 at superior mazda. waiting for the velocity red auto GT with red/black interior with the appearance package.

Tyler Durden

That's Great , I'm here in Fayetteville also !

Are you getting tired of knowing more than Superior Mazda , I know I am ! I think MNAO is not giving the dealers timely info, not the dealers fault ! I'm Waiting on a Silver ,6 MT , moonroof , Bose cd.

Did you Pre-Order or are you getting on of the 5 dealer allotments. I pre-ordered on 1-8-03 and am getting REALLY excited. If you did pre-order do you know why we are not getting our e-mails from Mazda? If you did not pre-order ,e-mail me and I'll loan you the Pre-Order Book that was sent .

I think your right with ordering the appearence pkg , I should have ordered it to but once it became available my order was locked in ! Are you getting the leather or cloth ?

It won't be long now that our cars are "on the water" I think we will be zoom-zoomin' by mid July.

AsNrx8

i'm not sure if i'm a preorder or not. i guess i should go find out. i ordered mines on 5-10-03 but the sales manager said i should be expecting it sometime in july, but i think im getting one of the allotments because he said that he had one automatic on order that was silver, but if i wanted the red he could change it. he did enter my email address though and i guess i might be a preorder.

i'm getting the red/black leather seats. i really didn't want leather but that was the only option if i wanted to get the red interior. but yeah, i still haven't gotten any emails either, but i'm still excited about getting the car. maybe i'll see you driving around town...i go to school at the u of a.

Tyler Durden

Pre-Order meaning that you ordered on the Rx-8 website . Sounds like Ken is selling from his allottment . Last I heard he sold all 6 the he is getting .

you will probally not be getting any of the pre-order gifts , sorry !

Want to see the book ?

AsNrx8

thanks for the offer, but i don't really need to see the book. i think i have a pretty good impression of the rx8. thanks anyways.

AsNrx8

have you talked to mazda lately? i called ken last week and he said my car has been built and gave me my vin # but he wasn't sure if it was "on water" to the states. did he mention anything to you about when they would be expecting any rx8 in the dealership?

Tyler Durden

The latest info that I have is that my car was mfg on 6/10 and waiting on a the second boat to Port Hueneme , Then the 14 day voyage ! Looks like our cars are going thru Midlothian (Dallas). Spoke with Ken about 10 days ago and he felt confident we would be zoom-zoomin' by mid July!

I've been waiting for this cars to be available for about 18 months , pre-ordered for 6 ! I'm starting to wonder if they really exist !

Have you tried to run you vin with someone here in the forum ( ibfubar / budaman) I'm curious to see your status and how that fits with ken has told us .

Hey , lets both be on him about being there when the cars arrive at dealer , he said he give me a call . You bet your rotors i'll get off of work that day !!!!!:D :D :D :D :D

AsNrx8

no i haven't had anyone run my vin yet, but i'll put a lpost right now for ibufar to do it and i'll keep you posted. have you not gotten your vin yet?

Tyler Durden

I have my vin xxxxxxxxx3547 .

It seems VERY high for a car ordered on 1/8 , but whatcha gonna do ?

digging through the threads I just found that the second ship to the west coast may have left 6/20 , I just may have to start the 30 day countdown !!!

AsNrx8

here is what ibfubar pulled up with my vin:


VIN JM1FE17N340103695 VIN Status 10 - New-VIN

Model / Year RX8 SA / 2004 Country US - UNITED STATES O Warranty Start Date

Exterior Color 27A - VELOCITY RED MC Retail Dealer 34482 State AR
Dealer 34482 State AR
Retail Date
Interior Color F4 - BLACK/RED Wholesale Demo Date
Engine No Engine ER - ROTARY RENESIS(2R) Assembly Date 06/11/2003
Transmission T7 - 4-SPEED AUTO OD TRAN Drive REAR WHEEL DRIVE
Emissions F - FEDERAL EMISSION

POE PH - PORT HUENEME, CA. IP DA - PORT MIDLOTHIAN, TX.

Accessories ADD - FRONT AIR DAM AW5 - 18" TIRES AND WHEELS
CDC - IN-DASH 6-DISC CD CHANGER DT1 - FAUX LEATHER DOOR TRIM
FLM - CARPET FLOOR MATS FL2 - FOG LAMPS
HL1 - XENON HEADLIGHTS HM1 - HEATED MIRRORS
LS1 - LEATHER SEATING SURFACES MC2 - AUTO DAY/NIGHT MIRROR W/HOMELI
MR1 - MOONROOF PW4 - HEATED SEATS
PW6 - PWR SEATS/6 WAY DRVR/LUMBAR RAF - REAR AERO FLARES
RA3 - PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM SIL - SIDE AERO FLARES
TC2 - DSC WITH TRACTION CONTROL TL1 - TOCHIGI FUJI LIMITED SLIP
WLK - WHEEL LOCKS 2AP - APPEARANCE PACKAGE
2GT - GRAND TOURING PKG A/T -

AsNrx8

i read a post from budaman that said the next boat of rx8's left japan today with about 500 cars on board and should reach port on july 8th. i hope my car in on it.

Tyler Durden

I thought I saw a post from budaman saying that the second boat ARRIVES in cali 6/27 ! Can't find the post now though !

Remember that the info on our cars says " Status 10 - New Vin " meaning they haven't completed production yet !

Let's run our vins again with those two great guys on Wed to see what's up !!!

btw , I'm jealous over the 6 CD !!! You will probally have the prettier of our cars , but I'll have the SPEED ...

wizardrummer

Tyler Durden and AsNrx8,

Hey guys,

Well, now we know 3 of the new owners of Superior's first allotment. I'm in Rogers and I have a black 6 speed coming my way. What are you guys thinking, late July?

Wizard

TreknMazda

Thought I would drop in on you guys since I used to live in the neighborhood... moved out when I joined the Air Force a long time ago. My mother and sister still live in Springdale and my daughter is in Rogers.

My first road trip in my RX-8 will be to come home for a visit in August. I expect I will receive the car mid-July. So that will give me time to get the break-in period out of the way before I hit the road.

If you see a Black RX-8 with TREKN8 Virginia tags, honk!

Tyler Durden

Hey Wizard !

Now we have 3 out of 5 of Ken's sales id'd ! The last time I spoke with him he felt confident about mid-July , not much of a difference but I've been waiting FOREVER .

It seems like all the info is drying up here in the forum , looks like they will release a lot of cars at once !!

Tyler Durden

Hey Trekn,

I'm not from here originally , moved for my company .


Stop in and say Hi when you come to town , I run the Chuck E Cheese !


You to Wizard & AsNrx8!

AsNrx8

hi wizard....i'm not absolutely sure when our cars are coming but like tyler, ken told me most likely mid or end of july. also from one of the post i read, there have already been 3 boats that left japan. the third boat should reach port H on or about july 8. im confident our cars are on one of the boats. when did you order?

wizardrummer

Hey Trekn !

Thanks for stopping back into the old neighborhood. What is the official break-in parameters, any idea? .......and by the way, when I see you in your Brilliant Black beauty, we'll be like looking into mirrors man!

Wizard

wizardrummer

Hey man,

I ordered mine in May 2003 out of their first allotment. Was able to change most of the options I wanted on a black 6 speed GT package. I'm READY to get this car-gonna be a fun ride!

Wizard

wizardrummer

Hey Tyler,

Yeah, it has been a long wait hasn't it? I've been waiting for a 4-seater sports car since I traded in my 3rd generation RX-7 (OUCH) on a minivan when my kids came along ....... that was 1994!

How long you been at Chuck E's? It's been awhile since I've taken the kids, but I've been there many times in the 6 years I've been in this part of the world.

Wizard

TreknMazda

Wizard,
The Japanese folks had a 1000kM break-in period to not exceed 7000 rpm. I figure US specs will say 1000 miles. 750 if we're lucky.

Interesting in the one post that there are supposedly two RX-8s (one auto, one 6speed) making a mad dash around the US for 15,000 miles as some sort of final check before the cars are released.

Decided to stay with Black. My RX-7 now has over 263K on original engine. Gotta love that rotary! And the new one reminds me of the doublemint commercials... "Two, two times the fun!"

Tyler,
Chuck Es sounds like a good idea when I'm there. Something for the grandkids to do while we talk about our cars. :D

AsNrx8

hey guys...budaman just checked my vin again and i am now
status 20- on water. thought you guys would be interested in that news. hopefully we'll be riding in the 8's soon.

Tyler Durden

Hey !, I stopped by Superior after work , sadly just as the were leaving , Ken says that he may have a car THIS friday!!!!!

Before you get exited ,its not one of ours but he will be using it for test drives ! Call him up !!!!! We should all show up together and freak him out .

He said we should be in our cars " very shortly "

Tyler Durden

Hey TreknMazda ,

Thats a deal , let know when you are coming and I'll keep the grandkids occupied !