Well I've been lurking around for a few weeks on here, reading, researching, searching and getting a feel for whats going on. I've decided to trade in my 05 Mazda 3 sport GT for an RX-8, but have a few questions to you, the worlds largest group of experts on the car. Here they are.

1) I'll be picking up a used 04 GT 6 Spd most likely, with between 25,000 and 35,000 Km on it (15525 mi - 21735 mi). What do I need to watch out for when at the dealership? What problems do these cars exibit?

2) I live in Calgary AB, and in the winter it can get pretty damn cold. ( - 35 C / 49 F is not unusual for a few days at a time before it warms up again) Does the 8 have any real problems with cold weather? or more importantly, the rotary engine?

3) For those of you living in Canada, what would be a good price on a used 8 with the above mentioned mileage on it (Sorry guys from the US, cant convert US into CDN $ because the cars are way cheaper in the US!!!! Not an accurate quote for me.) So far, from what I've found prices range from $32,000 - $36,000 CDM (Thats $27,581 - $31,029 US)

Any help you can throw my way would be great.

Thanks!

 

How is -35 C = 49 F?

 

I dont think you should pay more then 28-29 k for an 04 with 30k+ km, you can probably get a new 05 for like 34-35, mabyee lower in the next few months., I have seem them on the buy and sell locally for about that price.

On another subject, you can get a USDM STI imported for about 37-38k before tax, that is currently the choice I am facing, STI better for bad weather, RX-8 beter looking better balance... hummmm, if the USD keeps tanking and the CAD goes to 90 cents I think the STI would be a sweeter deal

Also for the post above I guess what is tring to say is that yes there are some problems with cold weather and you should look into it