IGOZMZM

What's the difference between the '05 HU and the '04???? I thought 99% of the car was the same between the two years, and the things that are different most people have been trying to get mazda to trade them out for anyways.

Landon_Starr

Good to hear from you again, IGOZMZM. I'd be up for a meet...I'm moving to Atlanta, Georgia on the 29th of April, though, so we'd have to make it quick.

--Landon

SledGeek

The '05 HU has a SAT button where the '04 has the AM button. They just made the FM become a FM/AM button. I did get it all swapped back. Some poor sap would have gotten a '05 with a '04 HU.

SledGeek

I have been commuting to Atlanta for the last 3 weeks, heading back tomorrow morning to finish up. People in Atlanta love their cars, lots of S2000, RX8, Vipers, etc. Love to meet up with yall next weekend or so.

IGOZMZM

Had I known that happened when it did, I would have traded you my '04 HU for it :D for some reason when I first read it I was thinking you meant HUD. But now I understand (just a temp brain fart)

IGOZMZM

Hey everyone..... I don't have everyone's email addy's or phone numbers. I am trying to find out who if anyone is going to the Rocky Mountain RX-8 Club Annual Meeting. I've sent out some PM to members that I could find.

Project, I saw your name on the comfirmed list of attendees. Are you up for driving out there together again? ANYONE else that is thinking of going you are welcome to join in the group drive out there.

Please reply or message me ASAP so we can get a comfirmed list of people going and get the appropriate schedule going for a group caravan out there.

Kewl

igozmzm

While in Colorado at the June meet you had the problem of not being able to past 7000 rpm with the engine....what did you find was the cause?

IGOZMZM

Well I took it in to the dealership and at that time it wouldn't go past about 6000 rpm. They found that the cat was plugged up. They replaced that and it would rev like normal again. Well they didn't find what actually plugged up the cat, and now I'm having the same symptoms as I was having before of lacking power now and then. And I am also having some really hard starting problems sometimes. I personally think there is a compression problem and that is contributing to the cat plugging up and the hard starts sometimes. So I will be taking it back in again soon. oh well it's a love hate relationship..... I hate having problems but I love the car enough to make it through the bad times. :D

Kewl

Any updates on the power and starting problems?

IGOZMZM

Not yet, I'm kinda waiting a bit so that I can get the recall work down at the same time and not have to wait for weeks for just the recall parts to come in. I have read of a few people that took their 8's in minor/serious problems and they could fix that stuff in a timely manner but they couldn't let them have their cars back until the recall work was done.

Kewl

Seems fair...I know I haven't even been driving by the dealer for fear that they would run out into the street and take the car away....lol. Still haven't heard anything from Mazda...and it would appear that no one else has either, but it would be nice to hear something from Mazda. Anything!

tharkness

I had a starting problem a few months back. Came back from a trip and had not driven the car for 6 days. It would not start. Mazda came and towed it to Freeway. They said I flooded it. They cleaned it out, changed the spark plugs, and sent me on my way. They made sure to instruct me to rev it past 3000 for a second or two every time is turn the engine off. All work including towing was covered under warranty. Sounds kind of funny to me that they would cover this under warranty with no questions asked if I actually flooded the engine. Anyway, no problems since.

What recalls are you guys hearing about?

Kewl

Go here to read about the potential recall

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...2&page=1&pp=20

stinger

I had the same thing happen here! When me and the wife bought the car we were informed that we could not just drive a little ways and then turn the car off. Tis was also mentioned in the owners manual as well. That we had to let the 8 warm up to normal operating temp and then we could shut it down. The tow bill the cost of the de-flooding process and such was all coverd under warranty. But we were informed that it would only be covered once. So far this has not happened again.

csaltkill

Hi everyone,
I am kinda new to the forums here. I purchased a 04 in February. I love the car. I got my first door ding this past weekend. I am wondering anyone know of a good body shop in the Salt Lake area. It didn't scratch the paint, but put a small dent in it. I hope to hear from you all. My poor baby. Oh, I live in W.V.C, so if anyone sess a black with the wing in the area, it is me.

SledGeek

I also purchased my '04 in February of this year and got my first dent while golfing. That will be my last trip to Bountiful Ridge. After a company golf tournament I came back to a car covered in dried grass that had been washed off a lawn mower next to my car. After a pissed off look around at the car I noticed a dent in the driver quarter panel. The car had been hit by a golf ball.

I talked to the golf pro and filed a report (no call back, typical). He offered to wash the car off with a pressure washer, no way on this earth was he using a pressure washer on my car. And that is all he offered, (no free golf).

So the car is fixed now. I have the utmost praise for the :D DentPro :D office in Ogden. can't even tell it was touched. I don't have pictures of the after right now but here is what it looked like after I got a camera and had wiped some of the grass off.

- Casey

IGOZMZM

I'm sorry to hear about everyone's bad times.

I've been rather busy lately with work so I haven't been able to get out much and plan for stuff. So here is my current situation: I had planned on going to SevenStock 8. I even have the time off from work to do so, but with costs of gas, friends falling out, minor car problems (read about it a few pages back), and other miscellaneous things..... I've basically come to end that SS8 is out of reach this year for me....

Now for my solution: I've decided that we haven't gotten together for sometime now, and it's long over due. I'd like to meet all the new owners, and catch up on stuff with everyone else that I've already met. So my idea is to have a meeting/road trip/getaway from normal weekend/day. I'm going to be going out to Wendover the weekend of SS8 (Oct. 8th and 9th) and would like to invite anyone that would like to come and hang out and have good times. I will probably throw out an invite to the RX-7 guys too so we can have a fun little caravan going out there (carpooling is an option too since gas is a factor). if we have enough interest I will even see if they can hook us up on a hotel deal (I usually get my nights free from playing too much ) Well either way chime back in if there is interest since time is drawing near.

IGOZMZM
Casey

csaltkill

SledGeek,
I hear you about the dent issue. I recieved my first one this weekend. Someone opend up there four door on me. thankfully the paint was scracthed, but a small dent is there. It just bothers me though, and is frustrating. I wish when people do that they would give you the courtesy to at least leave some money or contact info on your windshield.
I am going to get mine looked at by the people that we use at my old dealership I used to work out. They use the Dent King. How much did you cost you to get your golfball dent out?

csaltkill

IGOZMZM,
I would be down for a Wendover meet. I was going there quite often for awile and now I only make it up for the Blackjack tournaments. What games do you play while you are there, and where do you prefer to stay.
I play mostly Blackjack and prefer to stay at the Montego Bay. I am going up this weekend for the Peppermill Blackjack tourney.
Let me know what happens with the meet. Oh, I am gonna take my car in for the recalls. I am taking to D. Dahle, has anyone ever been to Allen Patch in Orem?
Where did or do you guys take your 8 for work?

SledGeek

DentPro got me for $95. I was so glad to see it look as if it was brand new I would have paid $195. They were great.

I took my car to Freeway Mazda in Riverdale for the recall. I got my best gas mileage ever right after that (21.x mpg) recall, also had my first oil change at the same time. I am currently averaging (19.x mpg).

Also just received a DVD from Mazda today on oil consumption and cold starting, I had read about most people receiving this months ago. They took their time getting it out to everyone.

- Casey

csaltkill

Wow! I might have to check them out. Do you have the number available? I called someone I know today, that guy who does the work for my old dealership today, but hasn't called back.
I am scheduled to do the recalls at Dahle, I haven't had that great of experiences at Bountiful. Their shop is state of the art, but the servie that is questionable. I took in a few months ago, for a reflash, and they came out and said the computer that was doing it went down right in the middle of the flash. Which sounded a bit dangerous. I ended up having to go back for it. I think they were just full of it originally, but damn it is a nice looking service dept. But I guess as my one my lady friends told me it isn't always about looks.
I did order the 05 key fob today. I am looking forward to it.

lovinmy05

well i picked up my black 05 in june love that car and got sent to iraq a couple weeks later. would'nt mind getting together when i get home for about a month in december before i have to go back to ft bragg nc for awhile. my dad has my car and told me that he took it to d. dahle mazda where i bought it for the recalls and never had a problem. BTW everything is stock so far but i did get the windows tinted at a place called auto rage in WVC awesome tint job :D

IGOZMZM

Well as of this morning I'm currently without my RX-8 I finally got it in for:

Oil Change
Recalls
Light grinding noise from the rear
Lack of power sometimes after long drives
Hard starts
Front brakes squealing (should be getting the new brake pads)
Oil light coming on when it isn't low (should be getting the new oil pan)
and part of the E-brake cover broke off

I'm afraid that they will come back once again and tell me they can't find anything wrong with it (hard starts, lack of power). But has anyone heard of any problems with the rear differential making a grinding noise, or any other part for that matter. Sadly I'm driving a Ford Expedition. It's like trying to drive a damn oil tanker compared to my 8.

csaltkill

Well, I took my car in for service at D. Dahle Mazda in Murray Ut.
I asked for the following:
Current Recall for Ball Joint and Heat Pad.
Squealing Breaks
22,500 Service
Moonroof Rattle
Drivers Side Mirror Rattle
Rust on Hubs.

Well anyone want to guess, what work was performend?....In a few seconds, first you need the story. I called ahead twice to confirm a time. The first time I called they said drop it off all day. The next day I called to set up a confirmed time, thankfully someone else answered and I did. I went there, told the Service Advisor what was wrong. She mentioned she would look into it. Well, 8 hours later I called. They just got done. I did get a rental it was a bron Ford Focus. I can't complain at least I got a car. Well, I picked up the paperwork from the receptionist as they were closing service and had dropped it off up there. I looked at the invoice, the only thing they did was the recalls, everything else wasn't on the paperwork. I thought maybe the didn't write it down. Wrong, apparently they only did the recall, supposedly. I swear, how hard is it to be honest? Needless to say, I called today and they apologized. Didn't offer a free oil change or anything like that. I am supposed to take it down there again on Saturday. I was thinking about taking somewhere else like Bountiful However, the last time I was there in in Bountiful I was having a reflash, the computer went down, and they couldn't do it. Which made me nervous when they said it went down while doing mine. I was afraid to bring it back there again, since who knows what could happen there next. At least the work would get done right. So needless to say, anyone have any good experience with any of the Service Depts in Utah. Let me know.
D. Dahle Mazda THUMBS DOWN! I DO NOT RECOMMEND.

IGOZMZM

Well when I went in last week to make my appt. I watched the guy type in my concerns. Also when I dropped off the car today I saw all the stuff on the paperwork. Now if they will actually find the problem and then proceed to fix it is the story to come......

I have been taking my 8 to Freeway Mazda in Riverdale Utah. Talk to Jerry if you go there, he seems to be a good guy. :shrugs: