**** Satisfaction Survey with your RX-8 ****
 

Please limit your posts to single, punctual reasons. Let's try to get a real number of happy/unhappy campers.

What is your overall satisfaction with your RX-8?

Even with the issues (i.e. rough idle, low mileage - 13mpg) there are so many things I love about this car that I couldn't honestly vote anything less that "highly satisfied".

Highly satisfied, yes... totally satisfied, no. But then again, total satisfaction is a very rare ocurrence with me.

Totally satisfied. Have not loved a car this much since my '76 Datsun 280Z.

And it's not just the awesome handling and performance, or the georgeous looks, or the attention it gets, or the way it makes me love driving again. It's also ALL the little things... see this thread: https://www.rx8club.com/violations-53/little-things-9437/

The only complaint that I have is with the gas mileage, everything else I am satisfied with.

highly satisfied. the city MPG is 15-16 but highway is low 20's perfomance is awesome its faster than 6.7 seconds styling is exceptional inside and out.

I really wish right now I had a animated Gif of a stick beating a dead horse.

I think it makes total sense. And will make total sense in another 6 months probably as people stack up more miles.

Like others, I voted highly satisfied. I would say Totally Satisfied if mileage improved a bit. I get 16.7 no matter what I do or how I drive. I would be totally satisfied if this were above 18 or so.

As of my vote, the vote totalls were: Highly satisfied: 42, Somewhat satisfied: 2, Highly dissatisfied: 2.

With a ratio of 42:2 of highly satisfied to highly dissatisfied why is there so much negative pub on this server?? Proud owners speak out!

In theory, the squeaky wheel is the one that gets the grease, right? Well, then what is going on?

1. The people that are having problems, don't even bother in voting.

or

2. There is a fraction of the people that are not satisfied with the RX-8 registered and lurking here. The rest are not paying attention...

or...

{someone help with this...I am lazy..}

I too voted highly satisfied. Would not have voted for totally satisfied for only two reasons... mileage (17 mpg on two tanks), and lack of automatic climate control.

Quality and sheer entertainment.
Except crawling along at 5mph on the A14 out of Cambridge...

I want to see serious voting volume here, c'mon everyone. What do you think?

Highly Satisfied - best vehicle I've ever owned.

**BUMP** I believe there is a lot more people here that is driving the car....and haven't cast their vote.

I was highly satisfied with my first one (except for the price), and I am highly satisfied with the second. Of course, if it had 200 more horse power, a front spoiler, and gullwing doors, I would be, like, totally satisfied, but, oops, sorry, wrong car. Better MPG would be nice, but I don't drive for fuel milage, I drive for fun.

Somewhat satisfied - after looking at my bank account

wanted to vote totally satisfied but will settle for highly satisfied.
I dont min hte low mpg cause it keeps the gas tank fill with fresh gas, and give people a chance to catchup to me when I am filling up the 8.

Highly satisfied!

No problems at all. Everything feels just right. It's got all the power that I will ever need for a street/road car. Handling couldn't be better. Styling catches your eyes and holds them there - inside & out. Compliments by total strangers all the time. (I was washing mine this afternoon & a 14 year old boy hollers from the street "nice car!" I never saw the kid before & didn't even see him before he shouted to me. Yes, I thanked him. He made my day!) Mod's are just now really getting good. I can imagine what kind of mod's will be available in a couple of years from now.
If this car doesn't get "car of the year", they're friggin' crazy!
My wife said something about not falling asleep while driving tonight. I replied "I can't. Not driving THIS car. Just no way."

And one day, I'm gonna see how the stereo sounds. :D

ive never been so in tune with a car than when driving the 8. if i push it it takes off and its getting stronger as i put more miles on it, handles like no other car ive ever owned and probabli ever will. i too use the stereo very little. too busy listening to that rotary whine.

Could not be happier...
 

...and my mileage is only 1 mpg less than with my V6 Acura.

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or:

I voted "Neutral"
The good things are great.

The bad things somewhat soured the experience so far.

I think the people who are unhappy are probably not on this forum any more, and a good few of them already returned their 8's.

Those if us who like the good things enough are sticking with it for it to get better.

LOVE THE CAR! I'm always looking for reasons to drive the thing. My girlfriend and I picked it up last night (11/20/03) and 24 hours later, we already racked up 180 miles on it!

I am very happy, my wife is very happy. Love the vehicle.

Whenever I am in my RX8 I have a big smile on my face! Can't say that is the case when driving my Jeep.

It is a very fun car to drive. Had an RX7 and the '8 beats it in fun to drive.

I LOVE IT! Highly Satisified

OK, take back anything negative I said yesterday.

Got my car back today after the engine was replaced.
Drove it back 170km to home.

I did not realize just how much i missed her..
How smooth it is on the highway.

I was breaking in the new engine, so took it pretty easy.

People kept pulling up to pass, then slowing down as they got next to it so they could look.

Next time it goes in for service they will have to put up with me sitting in it reading a book while they work.

I will not abandon it to strangers again.. {sniff}

Mostly sattisfied , exepting the power /torque issue and mileage .

Very happy with the car. However, (always gotta be a couple) Yeah, mileage could be better, ~18 mpg, (and could be worse, according to what I've read here!) and oil consumption could be lower. (~2200 mi./qt)

I was out of town for all of 3 days. In that time I thought of my woman, then my car, then my cats (they are pretty worthless, dont worry. They dont mind), then stuff.

I am highly satisfied with it. Every chance to drive is a good one. If I dont do 100 miles a day I feel unsatisfied :D

I feel somewhat ashamed that I'm being so hard on my RX-8 since I voted "somewhat dissatisfied". It's probably because my CEL is on after a power loss (possible misfire) @ 6000rpm, oil light problem, gas mileage subpar, and flooding caused my RX-8 to be extremely hard to start once.

To be fair, I've got an appointment with my dealer next week and it'll be my first visit. If the dealer fixes these problems, then I'll be a happy camper. I do love my RX-8 but I won't be happy until these problems are fixed. The $500 cash card and free maintenance for 4 yrs aren't enough to overcome the obvious problems the RX-8 rotary engine has. I feel all these problems are fixable. The oil light problem, which I learned about in this forum, requires a new oil pan (which I'm hoping my dealer already knows about), and I'm guessing the other problems may actually be symptoms of a single root cause (i.e. bad ECU programming as others have theorized).

I have personal interest in Mazda (and actually visted the Hiroshima plant several years ago) and hold them to a high standard. If I was a Mazda Rx-8 engineer, I'd be embarrassed to release a product with such obvious problems. It's unfortunate to have initial quality problems but it isn't uncommon, and I'm expecting Mazda to take responsibility for these problems and correct them.

I'm sorry you have had a bad run in of luck with your 8. I hope all goes well. I'm assuming it's one of the first ones state side since you got the rebate and maintenance. I also respect the way you articulated your feelings about your car. Not like some people. "Car sucks...I want to take it back. It's not running 10 second quarter miles while giving me 50 MPG...The turbos aren't working..."

I really think that a few required fixes on a new car must really be expected. It's a $30k +/- car. This thing is a whole lotta stuff wrapped up into one neat & compact & very complicated package, that behaves very well as a car. Quite a marvel.

A few glitch fixes must be considered the norm here. I think that goes for whatever car you buy.

I once bought a Dodge mini-ram conversion van (custom caravan). It had a Sony stereo & it didn't work right. They must have come from reject pile somewhere, cuz I kept getting rejects over and over again. Finally the dealer said to go to Circuit City & get one like it or similar to it, at their cost & they'll put it in. That's what finally worked. And that was not the only thing with it, not by a long shot! I thought I would NEVER be free of that service department! It was all free, but MAN! WHAT a PAIN!!!

So, put everything in perspective on this matter. Get it fixed & good luck when you do. Everybody, just PLEASE don't come here & gripe about having to get some little glitch fixed for free. Please!

WOwee, looks like there's a lot of people who get bad gas mileage!

I'm neutral. Cant help wondering what I missed out on with the STI performance level. Hard to find dealer that will let you test drive both! Mileage isnt a factor. Love the syle and handling.

** BUMP **
One more time: Look like we are still missing a 'few' owners probably. Regardless, nobody should feel ashamed of voting dissatisfied in any way. Things happen, and maybe the car is not living upto your expectations. There is no fault at that (except that you might have to live with something you don't really like that much.)

In my case, I voted highly satisfied. Reasons: no other car (maybe Miata & S2K) are so much of a hoot to drive 'round. Practicality level, and features packaged together...have been seen on premium badged-cars until now.

Have had no problems so far, except (yes, I am one more) my mileage seems to be getting worse: 15~16 mpg mostly city driving. Went down from 17~18 mpg. That's my only gripe for now.

**BUMP**
C'mon people. Don't be lazy!

I am very happy
the car is beatiful and very fast when needed
I love the suspension also

Can we ask for a sticky on this thread at least for the next few months ?

So far (164 Total Votes) 21% of owners are less than Highly Satisfied with their 8s. This is, of course, based on the honesty and accuracy of the voters.

How many members go through the site everyday on average?

890 miles, Highly Satisfied. Best car I've had in a long time.:D

**BUMP** If this thread doesn't stay on top, quite some people will overlook it. Is there any chance to make it a sticky for 30 or so days. After that time any additional voting will become pretty much irrelevant.

**LAST BUMP**

so happy I could shit myself!

here's proof:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=14557

++dez;

I love the car!!

I'm kinda tossed up. Love the look of the car. Every where I go everyone is starting and pointing. Milage could be better but not a big issue. My main gripes are not enough torque and handling is kinda of crappy when I hit around 85-90mph. Don't know why? Everyone so far has told me they have great handling on their car but for some reason I feel it sways alot. A friend mentioned it could be the alignment. I heard of people going 100-155 but no complaints with the handling. Any comments??? Going to take it to the dealer to see what they say. Otherwise, I love the car.

Moderators, Thanks for making this a Sticky thread !

Anyone notice that as of today, 90% of owners are satisfied or hightly satisfied, and only 6% are dissatisfied? That speaks volumes.

My miliage is actually getting better and better...

Highly satisified. Only complaint is low MPG and low torque. Need supercharger!!