I own a 2002 subaru wrx currently, and i am just getting out of the whole my car has to be the fastest mind frame because someone is always going to be faster. It is not worth all the money, and I am really looking for some thing that is fun to drive, not to slow, looks great, handles well, and has good interior. I am going to test drive some rx-8s tomorrow, but i just wanted a couple questions answered to help me in my decision. Is the rotary motor reliable? I am also worried about the low torque. Is it really that bad or does the high redline make up for it? Is it fun to drive? Any year models i should try to avoid? I can't think of any other questions right now because i'm half asleep, but just let me know what you would want to know about the rx-8 if you were about to buy one. Thanks for the help in advance.

 

I think you'll enjoy the car almost as much as you'll enjoy all of the terribly sarcastic and hatey "search" replies you'll likely be hearing soon!

As long as you keep the RPM's above 4-5K, it's a very peppy car, and a blast to drive.

 

drive it n00b

 

yea i dont know why everyone gets all mad and says search. that might be ok if i was an experinced user, but i just made my name about five minutes ago. hopefully the rx-8 people will be cool and just answer my questions haha but thanks for the feedback so far. and also what is a good website to look at the aftermarket options for the rx-8?

 

youll get faster replies by searching... and reading the stickies...

 

in the process...

 

test drive test drive test drive.

 

stop posting then

 

suck my ***** then damn the subaru prople are so much nicer than you all

 

just kidding! have to give the new people a hard time and blah blah blah

welcome aboard

 

don't take it personal bro...the people on this board just get the exact same questions about the rotary almost every other day...literally. It's not meant to razz you too much, but more just to turn you towards searching.

welcome

 

haha i was worried there for a minute because i used to have a celica and the people on the forum was the reason i sold it haha. they sucked. if something would break or go wrong on an install no help from the people on the forum. i still hate the celica community to this day. if you have a celica no offfense

 

Have you considered the Crossfire?

 

bighead, honestly, most of your questions will be thoroughly answered with a search and a good test drive. Test drive a used model at the dealership so you can flog it a bit more.

 

This forum actually rocks.. wealth of information.. dunno what i would do without it

 

the engine is reliable we have at least 1 over 100k and quite a few over 50k with no problems at all. the take off really isnt bad at all its right around the same as the wrx (not sti) you will love the high rev and the handling.

as for aftermarket look in the aftermarket part of this forum there is a wealth of info there i read it daily because there is always new information.