See, you lied, there's 100,007 miles on it and your engine light is on

Well done. Excellent condition for those miles. Congratulations!

 

That would be interesting to know!

 

Hopefully this will help some of us sleep better tonight

Nicely done. Car looks great too! Clean and tasteful.

I would also like to hear your driving style/conditions, oil used, other maintenance/issues, etc.

 

nice to hear that your still enjoying the car after 100K miles

 

he didn't start up the car. Those lights are going to be on when the key is set to ACC.

 

Shoot, I'm still breaking mine in. Should hit the 1k mark next week. I've had the car more then a month already.

Traveling for work SUCKS!

 

cool you didn't cheat cuz I can clearly see it's mph on the speedometer hehe

 

i think he was joking


EverHernandez, good job, i'd love to hear as many have asked, what type of oil, driving habits, climate info etc...just for the heck of it!

 

There are a couple 8's in Texas at or near 100K.

People don't log on to the forums to usually say how wonderful there car is running, so most car forums would make you think to never buy the subject car as its riddled with problems.

Sure the 8 has had its issues, but in the grand scheme of things, more than 98%+ are running around with no significant issues or problems.

I'm going to try to get the actual problem engine info to prove my point.

 

who waits 7500 miles for an oil change? I feel like if I go a mile over 3000 I can feel a difference in engine vibration, so I change it. Plus I burn so much oil anyway. ;rofl:

 

...and it can go for many more as well

 

Well now they do, but in 04 it was around 50%. 4 years later I'd hope they'd be a little bit better

 

Wow Ever, I didn't realize your car had that many miles. It looked showroom fresh when I saw it. Anyway, I hope you don't mean you've just changed the sparkplugs at 90,000 miles?

 

Did you ever have to rebuild or clean out the engine? If so then how much was it to do and how much time did you spend doing it?

 

congrats! i'll be ecstatic if my 04 A/T makes it to 50k. only 25k left to go...

 

One of the Mazda maintenance schedules actually calls for 7500 mile oil changes, but it only basically applies if you do nothing but highway driving.

 

What were your driving habits, obviously alot of highway miles, but did you run it like an indy car shifting at 9k often, or were you very gentle with the car. My car is at 49K and has had an ongoing problem with the trans output seal leaking!!! when I bought my car with 20K, it was already leaking. After 7 seals, I got a new trans under warranty. Ive been through 2 seals with the new trans. Mazda stopped warranting it saying I MUST be causing it. I denied and they said it was caused by shifting constantly at redline. Now, im no saint in my RX-8, but I dont shift at redline that much at all. Im a spirited driver but still baby my car and Ive had ongoing problems and I really need this car to last. Please, any advice or comments from ANYONE would be awesome, I would love for my 8 to see 100K.

 

My 85 rx7 was at 178k miles when it was taken out by a hit & run driver. Ran strong as all hell even still. ....If I could've afforded to repair that car I feel it would have hit at least 250 k .
I sold it as a parts car to a guy In Pottstown, PA who was an instructor at a mechanics school .... it's possible the engine from my baby is still in use today!!!

Congrats!! heres to another 100k

 

I don't redline it all the time, just ocasionally and whenever I get a chance to hit the twisties Sorry to hear about your tranny man.
I'd change the oil as often as you can, buy in bulk if your budget allows and do it yourself. I think I did it for the most part around the 3k mark and used Penzoil 5w-20 non syntetic most of the time.
Knocking on wood and crossing my fingers for you bud!
Rebuild? no not yet, however I do want to get it prep for a turbo in the future.
Thanks man, and I meant to say the last time the plugs were replaced, not the only time. hehe
Yep, this is very much true, not to sound cheesey or gay. The RX8 is the perfect car for me. On a general note, I live south of the SF bay. The weather is nice for the most part, if not a bit 4 seasons.

 

It's funny because my car has had a number of major issues despite my meticulous care for the car. I am at 49k and my headlight is fogging up. 100k for a car now a days should not be much to celebrate. But good to hear at least your car has been reliable. But I will be impressed when it hits 200k on the same motor and trans without a major rebuild. Great looking car.

 

Very impressive!

.......and going strong to boot!!!

Good to hear, Congrats.

 

I am 5'4" and my two boys are 6'2" and 6'3" One fits behind the driver seat and 1 sits in the passenger seat and our 100lb dobermann sits in the other back seat. I love this car!

 

^You inspire me!

 

EVER!

congrats man on hitting the mark - and damn glad you got back to the bay awight!

sorry for not bein' able to kick it some more when you down here - damn fever!

take it easy mayng - good luck on the tc upgrade! - show your girl up!

oh yeah, how did that royal purple work out for you?

 

Wazzuuuuup! don't even sweat it man. I appreciate you coming out to greet me. Take good care.