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Okay this is going to be my first mazda purchase
2004 RX8 60k miles, touring addition 6 speed manual, asking price is 11.9k

I was doing some research and was told that the 04 has an extended warranty now for up to 8 years? Is that right

The heat does not work in the car, they had no idea.

The xenon light work but they dont adjust, they said there is a switch where you can move them an inch but they didnt fix it.

Car does not have any maint records. Sounds pretty sketchy to me, but this is at a mazada dealership.

Any thoughts.

lateralus

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Its not a full warranty for 8 years.... It is an 8 year 100k mile engine warranty. So if the engine itself goes bad then it is under warranty, but anything else wouldn't be. I think the powertrain warranty would have just run out on it, not positive though.

The dealer should have to fix the heater and the lights if they expect someone to buy it.

RX8Soldier

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without maintenance records, you probably won't get warranty (unless your dealer is awesome )

RIWWP

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+1



OP,

The 8 year 100,000 mile warranty is just on the engine. The powertrain mileage just passed at 60,000 miles, however the time frame for the powertrain has been gone for quite a while. Bumper To Bumper was 3 years 36,000, so clearly outside of that.

No maintenance records isn't as bad if you are buying the car from a dealer. Just get it in writing from them that the engine checked out within spec. (I.E., get compression test numbers). Then, if you have a warranty claim on the engine, you only have to show your own records, since the records before purchase are a non-issue, because the engine was fine pre-purchase.


To put it a different way, if the engine is fine now, and it fails later, then it occurred with you in possession, so you should have records for it. If the engine isn't fine now, then of course, don't buy it.

Being that it is for sale by a Mazda dealer this is something that is entirely reasonable and should be easily obtained.

lateralus

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Good point.... If you are buying it from a Mazda dealership then you should just get them to tell you what kind of warranty you would have... For that price with that mileage on it, (especially since it already has a couple of little issues like the heater and lights) I probably wouldn't buy it if you aren't going to be covered by the engine warranty because of the missing maintenance records.

Finding another one somewhere for the same price or lower that has the maintenance records and possibly even lower mileage shouldn't be too hard.

daffyduc

just fyi I paid 13000 out the door (title, tax, travel to pick up the car, gas to drive home, hotel, tags etc) for a 2006 with 48000 miles on it last month.... I have every maint record since the car was new.... one owner.... no issues.... paid 10,100 for the car...

Just saying.... might be worth shopping around....