Low compression!! Please help.
 

I bought my 04 rx8 in September at around 96k miles and since then I've put about 1500 miles on it and it ran well with the only problem being the awful warm starts so many people seem to suffer from. I didn't think anything of it. I assumed it was my ignition coils so I changed those(didn't help) and had plans on replacing the spark plugs shortly after. But I turned my car on after 2 days of no driving and my cel started blinking and then my rpm dropped all the way to 0 and it hasn't started since. My mechanic said there was no compression whatsoever and I'll need a rebuild or a new engine. Does anyone know where to get this done for a decent price. I'm trying not to dump more than 3-4k on this.
Thanks in advance

I'm in southern California

lance; did your mechanic use a rotary compression tester? A standard compression tester will not work.

Where in Southern California are you?
There are plenty of shops in the LA / OC area I can recommend you to if you need.

Sorry to hear about the car problems

I would assume so but I'm not 100% sure. And I'm around Santa Clarita area. Any recommendations would be appreciated

You know what they say about assumptions, they make an ass out of you and me.

You're right. Ill give my mechanic a call today

Not only do they need to be using a Rotary Specific Compression Tester, they need to be using one that's still in working condition and calibrated.