dradon03

Hi guys,

I come from the rx7club forum and recently will be looking into an Rx-8 for the girlfriend. I am wondering if there are general things to look for when picking up a used 8. I know everything that needs checking on the 7 but an clueless on the 8.

It is her first car so I will be looking for an automatic. The FD auto tranny was really well made is the 8 tranny the same case?


Thanks for the help


A few pics of my seven
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...7/IMG_3083.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...7/IMG_3082.jpg

kersh4w

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nice 7. i love the enkeis.

get a 06 and up AT. it uses the 6AT. the 04 and 05 had a 4AT. also, the 04 and 05 had a 4 port engine, whereas the later ones have a 6 port engine.

i'd stay away from 04s, just because they are the ones that tended to have problems. im sure you could find a nice 04, and if the seller has all the maintenance slips with no major problems. i dont see a problem with that. but.. personally, i'd stick with 06 and up.

zerobio

Niice car! It's going to be sweet having two rx's in the gene pool.

Spinning Sushi

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Nice Enkeis.

mmats69

careful...several members have bought 8's for their gf's and now they are paying for it. Nice 7

r-enzyme

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+1.....

CyberPitz

That's one sexy FD....I'll date ya if you buy me a car! :P

dradon03

She is buying the car herself.

Originally she wanted a C6 Z06, but I convinced her that she would be dead within a week.

Thanks for all the tips.

How has the condition of the interior on GT's done so far? My friend has one but he rarely drives it, I am wondering how it holds up under some real usage.

I am actually trying to sell the Enkeis they look alot better on the 8 than the 7 I find.

xsnipersgox

damn.. u got money to burn.. hmm.. how much money we talking about here? interior GT when well taken care of, is well, i bought an 04 with awsome interior tat i can show u with picture later, but the previous owner babies it, it will scratch to hell if you don't watch out, the button on my jean had scratched the left side of my driver seat like mad till i noticed it.

dradon03

Sorry for bumping my own thread back from the dead but after being patient for a long time I have been able to convince her to go manual.

Can you guys provide any comments on the OEM Navigation System? As well as the quality of the tan GT interior?

m477

The leather on the 8 is about the same quality as the leather on the 7 -- not really great, and definitely doesn't hold up as well as cloth.

I owned an FD and looked at many before I bought one. Now I'm looking for an 8 and in the cars I see, it seems about the same to me.

04RX8man

yeah way to go for the manaul she will like it alot more...and that's a damn nice 7!!!!

Razz1

OEM Navagation is junk.

Use mink oil on the leather.

Rotard

lol you guys think I was trolling?

this guy just said RX-8s are for girls and reinforced that with a stunning picture of an rx-7. Then asked if the FD chassis was better than the RX-8s.. god you guys are slow.

Not so obvious troll is a troll.

StealthTL

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Waiting.....

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Tim Tim Tim

Id go with the cloth over leather. All the leather I have seen looks like crap after 1-2 years

RIWWP

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Yeah, it isn't top of the line leather or anything, and I would have gone cloth if heated cloth seats was an option. My heated seats are my favorite creature comfort up here in new england

04RX8man

he is asking a reasonable ?(yeah back in feburary) and u just asked dumbass ?'s rotard.....

Marklar

The cloth interior is actually nicer than the leather, IMHO. Go have a look at an 8 with the cloth interior, it's pretty nice. And it should wear better than the leather.

The factory GPS nav is nice in that it's built into the dash with the nice pop-up thing. But that's the only nice thing about it as far as I can tell, stand-alone GPS navs seem to be a lot better. Also, some of the older models can no longer get updated disks, and you can't just take it into the house and download updates on a computer like you can with a stand-alone unit.

I didn't go for the GT because I didn't want the extra weight, and the leather and GPS were not what I wanted at all. But why not just have your GF look at both trims and see which she likes best? Her reaction would matter a lot more than anything you'll read here.

And...nice 7. Too bad it isn't black though :P

dradon03

Don't understand anything you said and what you are saying doesn't reflect anything I can see that has been said in this thread.

She is terrible with directions and I don't want to have my car broken into just to get a 250$ Garmin, I don't exactly live in the nicest area of my city.

I find BB FD's look ordinary, white, IBM, CYM and red are the nicest I think.

TopGear8

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^I see you mentioned that you want to sell your RPF1's..If your still interested, what size are they?

rx8dad

A standard C6 would be a good choice.

Here's mine.....






I find it predictable with the automatic as long as the traction control on.