First off i want to say, nice board, i was lurking for the past few days to find a good forum and i finally found one. You guys are very reasonable and helpful to one another which is a plus in my book. I traded a modded 2k2 Maxima with bolt ons for the Rx-8. The RX-8 is a blast to drive! Owned 3 Z's ('80,'89TurboZ, '94TTZ StageIII) in the past and once i had the Maxima i had to have another rear wheel drive sports car. I tested many and wasn't impressed with the new 350Z, as much as i love Z cars, i dislike the look of the new 350. The Rx-8 sold me on the first test drive!

It is so much of a pure sports car,light weight, nimble, and good looking, and decent power to boot!

Looking forward to being here and being part of the fam! I got a 2k5 RX-8 6-speed with the xenon package/fog light package. Please inform me on the good,the bad and the ugly on the RX-8. Thanks!

 

It's all good. Welcome to the fun. Love the 8.

 

Hey DailyDriver welcome!

Good choice! My family is a bunch of Z nuts. My dad has a 91 300ZX, a 1969 Datsun Roadster, and an 83? 300Z. My mom has a new black on black 350Z roadster. My sister has a 91 300Z, and a 1974 260Z show car. My brother has a 92 Turbo 300ZX.

They call me the black sheep of the family......I thought about buying the 350Z also, but the 8 IMHO is a much more fun car! Enjoy!

 

Welcome! Glad to see another rotary on the road!
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Welcome.

 

Thanks guys....owned this car since Monday, and i am developing a love for this car! Its so fun! I wish i was out of my break in period , i only been to 8500 a few times, been shifting at 5 and under. This car is a blast, so many people just stare, so many people turn there heads, its awesome!

First hour of ownership and i got 5 compliments and a bunch of stares, owned the Maxima for 2 years and 4 months and got the same number of compliments.LOL!

Oh my color is the real bright silver, forgot what Mazda calls it, but its beautiful in appearance! I love the colors chosen by Mazda, they look good on the RX-8!

 

BEWARE THE CURSE, BEWARE THE CURSE

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...t=silver+curse

Now that that is out of the way, excellent choice in vehicles, welcome to the forum and here's to many happy miles.

 

The curse is highly overrated. Just like black cats and Friday the 13th.

 

Welcome...

Break-in properly, fully warm-up the engine, check oil regularly, and don't be afraid to go to the redline...and it will give you many years of enjoyment.

 

Welcome. I like how you summed it all up in that one line.

 

I would avoid hitting the redline until you have at least hit 2~3K miles on it.

 

^ That is going to be a challenge

Here is a quick list of the good, bad, ugly:

Good: unique engine, unique body style, comfortable seating for 4, balanced handling, excellent brakes, blah blah blah I think you already know this. See "little things" sticky thread: https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/little-things-67045/

Bad: So-so mileage, some members have minor interior rattles, especially in cold weather. Some have experienced excessive transmission noise.

Ugly: um.... i'm thinking hard on this one

 

Welcome, go to the group buy area and check out the cool radio **** Vice Grip is getting for us. It's in the shape of a rotary very cool.

 

16,500 on my 8 and here is how I score it:

Looks - 10.0
Fun Factor - 10.0
Power - 8.5
Handling - 10.0
Reliability - 9.8
Maintenance - 9.0
Build Quality - 8.9

Only Problems I can think of is people having flooding problems. It has flood once on me. Not abig deal though. and the rattles. I got those especially in cold weather. And Rust in my break assembly that will not go away! It does but then it comes back! Well that's a pretty normal maintenance thing though.

I know you will very satisfied with your purchase.
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