Picked up a new 08 VR GT, 6sp... Car had 170 miles on it when I took ownership of it yesterday afternoon.

Got an ok deal, not great (regardless how much the dealer would like me to believe I was screwin them) but anywho..

Spent almost half my day today reading threads around here

Those of you with 04-08s, where's your oil pressure gauge sit? Manual says it's supposed to be ½ way, but mine's consistently a few ticks above that.

Had a couple other queries, but I've been up for nearly 24 hours now (go go graveyard shift weekend) aaaaand my mind's a bit frazzled.

 

Welcome, there are plenty of members around Vegas here if you need any help im sure they would be happy. And a couple ticks over 1/2 is normal

 

Welcome to the club! Great choice on color cuz VR is the fastest lol. As for the oil pressure gauge, that's normal...plus it's a dummy gauge anyway. Post pics too!

 

Welcome, gratz, that's pretty much a brand-new 8!

The oil pressure "gauge" isn't a gauge at all, it's just a switch. It's like an idiot light: at a bit past half the light is off and all is OK, and when it's at zero the light is on and there's a problem. There's nothing between normal and zero.

 

Pics or you don't exist. VR FTW!

 

Pics to come sooner or later... possibly in between. It is a brand new car. No previous owners... I wasn't looking for a new car, but they made it so hard to say no.. Oh well, that's their job, right? And the VR is nice, tho I still think it may get me into trouble :|

 

welcome to the addiction, errr, club! haha
yee! VR FTW!!

perhaps. just dont attract attention

remember though
drive like you stole it!
and a redline a day keeps the carbon away!

 

170 miles isnt brand new. >10 miles is brand new.

but congrats on the car, arent rx8s fun to drive?

gas mileage is eehh though. heh.

 

Congrats, you have good taste.

Which dealership did you buy from ?

 

People's way the hell out on Ann/95.

 

I live 1 mile away from it.

Don't take your car there for service, They are wreckless. I got my engine replaced there and the day I got it back, my brake caliper fell off on the freeway and damaged one of my new rims and damn near killed me. They paid for a tow fixed the caliper and ordered me a new rim, but it was another week without my car.

 

Welcome to the addiction... I mean klan.... DAM IT i mean Club!

 

That's disturbing.. Dominic seemed an alright guy, but he's the service manager.. *shrug* I've already got them ordering new cloth for the center speaker since mine was not how it should be. It was pulled up on the passenger side.

Still gotta get them to do a full detail also. They did a quick wash (maybe wax) before I drove it home.. water spots down from the door handle...

 

He's not that bad, when face to face, it's just the techs that you gotta watch out for.

 

omfg.

 

Eh, bumper to bumper for 3 years. They fsck anything up, they will be fixing it >:D

 

they cant fix your spinal cord.

 

Good call.

Only other Mazda dealership is, what? Courtesy Imports in Henderson?

 

Congrats, welcome and pics please. So what did you end up paying?

 

Yeah. They are better, if not the same. I seriously think we have the worst dealerships. They are both owned by the same person.

 

Have you discovered the DIY section of the board yet? You'll be in there for days, weeks, months..

 

150 million dollars and Jessica Alba would make it feel just a LITTLE better.

 

What would 150 million dollars and Jessica Alba do for you if you are like Christopher Reeve and Stephen Hawking.

 

I dunno.. but she could sit on my face if she wanted too. :O

 

Not posting the pic as I didn't bother to resize 'em, but here's link instead

http://members.***.net/jamestaylorii/rx8/kdk_0011.jpg

I are in need of tint :D