The dealer refuses to sell Eights!!
I dropped my car off at my local Mazda dealer and I noticed that they had no Eight's on the lot. Come to think of it when I was looking for an RX-8 they never had one in stock. While I was sitting there waiting on car, I went and talked to sales manager. He told me they never and will never sale a RX-8 at their dealer. They sure do like servicing them though. The Manger just told me that the owner refuses to sell them and that is that. :Wconfused
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Considering that the EOL for the RX8 was this year, I am not surprised. Considering any RX8 sitting on a dealers lot are going to be a pain in the ass to get rid of as the car gets less and less exposure.
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That makes sense.
Originally Posted by paimon.soror
(Post 4024414)
Considering that the EOL for the RX8 was this year, I am not surprised. Considering any RX8 sitting on a dealers lot are going to be a pain in the ass to get rid of as the car gets less and less exposure.
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makes perfect sense at this point considering the sales rates of the RX-8 compared cars such as the 3, 6 or even the 2.
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Seems weird to me that they have the authority to do that as an authorized dealer.
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
(Post 4024608)
Seems weird to me that they have the authority to do that as an authorized dealer.
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That was my thinking as well. :yesnod:
Originally Posted by tjbourgoyne
(Post 4024622)
If someone wanted an 8 they would find one. Saying flat out that they refuse to sell them as an authorized dealer, I seriously doubt they have that much say so in it. Don't they have to order a certain quanity of each model?
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the dealer that i went to in the chicago area, never had an 8 in stock either.. A lot of people will order one and with the high gas prices and everything, not a lot of people would buy an 8. so thats why they wont keep them in stock. they would be losing money
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One of my co-worker bought a CX-9 and they never even saw one rx-8 on the dealer lot.
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Originally Posted by monchie
(Post 4025208)
One of my co-worker bought a CX-9 and they never even saw one rx-8 on the dealer lot.
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Originally Posted by Brettus
(Post 4025228)
How interesting .
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I think they stop making it already, whatever you see on the lot are "left overs"
Understandable. consider Rx-8 was never a big seller. Time to make room for the next rotary to come :) |
I just noticed that when browsing the new inventory on the web sites of three of my local dealers... the RX-8 isn't even listed as a search option anymore :(
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You're better off looking at cars.com to see inventory for the RX8 in comparison to looking at a dealer's website.
Most dealer websites are built in such a way that unless the vehicle is uploaded in their current inventory by their internet sales manager, the pull down option for a type of car won't even show up. BC. |
It's a sad thing. It seemd like the dealer could car less about the Eight anymore, other than the insane repair bills.
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When I bought my car used from the Mazda dealer in Springfield,IL they told me they haden't sold new RX-8's since 2007. They also do not sell the Mazda Speed3. Told me that tools to service it would cost 20k to buy so they decided not to sell the car.
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"mid" level sports cars are just not in the US market.. yes there are alot of people such as us that appreciate a car as rounded as the 8 (torque not included) but all my friends would buy a mustang long before looking for an 8 .. well that is until the take a ride autocrossing
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Funny my dealer who also sells Fords tried to sell me a Mustang. :sad: I went with the Eight because I had my heart set on one and I had done my research.
My only fear with Eight's demise is if parts will be ratably available in the future. Was this a problem with the RX-7?
Originally Posted by smalltownboy_08
(Post 4028351)
"mid" level sports cars are just not in the US market.. yes there are alot of people such as us that appreciate a car as rounded as the 8 (torque not included) but all my friends would buy a mustang long before looking for an 8 .. well that is until the take a ride autocrossing
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Originally Posted by monchie
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One of my co-worker bought a CX-9 and they never even saw one rx-8 on the dealer lot.
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