can you help me?
 

hello everybody

this probably should be in the for sale section, but i think it is a little better off posting it up here. it can be moved if the mods feel otherwise.

well the subject of my post is about me buying a 8 that seems a little odd. i have been on this site alot and i am convinced the rx8 is the car i desire, so. i was browsing the internet for the perfect rx8 when i stumbled upon a very interesting add.

the link is at the bottom of the post but here is what it stated, most of the stuff is really wack and im trying to figure out why. i plan on taking a ride and looking at the car asap.

its a $12,000 04 with 55,770 miles, cloth interior, and here's where things start getting messed up, they call it a hatchback-wrong, FWD-wrong :icon_no2: , say its a 4cyl-very wrong :banghead: and say its a 5 speed, now i have heard of 5 speeds but only on UK models, i think these models came with 16's but the pics show what look to be 18's, am i missing something? does anyone have anything to say on this? that's my biggest concern. also they state the car color as blue, and even with the junky pictures they shot i dont think its blue. and the bottom text description is some babble about a VIBE, im most likey going to print out the page and ask them what went on here.

i ran a free carfax and it doesn't show much for free but it stated 4 only records on file, and for 55k miles that worries me, but might also meen the owner did his/her own maintenance. if someone has the carfax program and can run a check with the vin they provide i will be very grateful.

the best case senario would be they are wrong on the 5spd business and dont know what they have sitting on there lot so i can pick it up at that very pretty price.

worst case senario they sold it :sadwavey:

sorry about the long post, and i will be glad to hear all of the input everyone has to offer.

and if anyone can suggest any type of advice for buying a car used, what kind of questions to ask/ things to look for i will be listening.

the link >>http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...000&cardist=10

I googled the vin and found the real add. Clearly either Partyka or Autotrader screwed up the add and put some incorrect info under the title. Here is the actual car (from Partyka's website):

2004 MAZDA RX-8 SPORT PACKAGE $17,488, NORDIC GREEN, 43,119 mi, 4 dr, ABS, air bags, air, all power, alloy wheels, auto, CD, cruise, pdl, ps, pw, tilt, ONE OWNER , ADULT DRIVEN, THIS IS QUITE A NICE CAR, ROTARY ACCENT PACKAGE, APPEARANCE PACKAGE, VIN:JM1FE17N640122693, Stock No:8888A, Call DAN KOVAL at LEE PARTYKA CHEVROLET MAZDA in HAMDEN. Tell Him you saw it ONLINE! WE'RE THE SOURCE FOR ALL YOUR AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS. CAR-FAX REPORT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST! Call Dan @ Toll Free 1-888-252-2709 ext 117 Today! WWW.LEEPARTYKA.COM

thank you very much, good idea googling the vin, i wonder what they would have said if i showed up there tomorrow? i knew it seemed far to good to be true. i think i might go with a printed out copy of the autotrader page and see what they tell me. thanks alot though.

wait, i just looked up the vin in google also, and saw the add under there website, except the price isnt 17k its almost 19k, weird stuff, i still think ill drop buy with the autotrader add and see if i can pull a fast one, most likely wont happen, but its wishful thinking.

$17,488 is too much nevermind 19k. Be patient. There are plenty of cars out there.

patience huh? where do you get that stuff?

partyka is a good dealership. it's worth going in and seeing if they will budge on the $17.5K. there seem to be a few prices out there but the $17.5K is a good starting point and negotiate down a bit. at 43K miles that isn't a horrible price to be paying from a dealership but you can probably get it down to around $16.5K.

thanks for the advice, i'll see if i have a chance at getting down there today

if you cant get a rx8 for 18k go look for an FD u can find great ones for $15k, 255HP stock =)