Stephenl

Hello, i'm about to buy a 2004 rx8 and was wondering about the warming up of the engine before going anywhere, how long do i need to warm it up and if im in a hurry to go somewhere would it be bad if i didn't warm it up and just jumped in and took off?

Also, how many mpg do you all get?

xsnipersgox

search on the mpg, but i will let u on the hard one

warm to where engine idles to below 1.5k rpm, then drive, not to exceed 5k rpm until operating temperature..

Stephenl

what is considerd warm? middle of the cold hot meter?

AJ's Shinka

yes, and it warms up fast. Are you buying it from a dealership or privately owned and for how much? Just curious.

reaper1

Make sure all update on the car have been done , especially with an 04 . Mpg I get about 14 , so if thats an issue you might want to do a bit more thinking . Its something that gets talked about quite a bit . I take my car , turn on wait a minute and take off , you really done have to sit there and wait till it reaches ideal temps , just dont turn off till then .

Stephenl

its privately owned, im getting it for 6,000 because the engine had to be replaced, it only has like 7000 miles on it. I took it to a mechanic and he did a full check and said it was in good condition and what not with the exception of a couple of minor problems that i will fix.

To be named later

I think there is a typo you said it was $6,000.

There are a lot of 04's out there that have had engines repaced and they sell everyday for $14,000, so my question is, outside of a couple of minor problems you will fix yourself...............what else may be wrong to explain the additional $8,000 drop in price?