I've been driving an 8 for almost six months now and today i just noticed if you slide the center console back you can pick it up and it tilts to the right to reveal another compartment and another outlet....now i can run my radar and charge my phone. am i dumb and just didnt notice it or am i not the only one?

 

You ARE the only one!!

 

Well I notice it when I got my 8 I went through it from front to back

 

haha, yeah I think you're dumb.

 

dumb

 

you are indeed very very dumb.

 

Did you find the other secret compartment? It is located under the rear spoiler

I would guess most people picked up on it right away.

 

not dumb- stupid, you did a stupid thing. dumb is cruel

 

Oops I touched the big plastic thing between the back seats and it fell off. Did I break it?
Another secret compartment?

Surprised you didn't find it yourself. Your salesperson must have been a real winner.

 

LOL--actually I just found the compartment last week and I've had mine for a couple of months now.

 

If you dont have the DVD nav there's a secret compartment under the hump in your dash..
It's very handy for storing dead pets!

 

Ha!!
I'm still finding little cubby's too. I've had mine for four months. How about the little change tray under the left side of the dash?
Have you noticed the neat pen holder when that big hole in the roof is open?? :D

 

By the way, you do know there's a handle on the drivers seat that moves the seat bottom up and forward or down and back when you pump it. This is on the manual seat, don't screw up your power ones!! :D :D :D

 

:D
Wait till he finds the "secret gear" , located on the right side where you have to push down on the shifter to get into.
:D

 

Rule number one about secret compartments...don't talk about secret compartments. Rule number two about secret compartments...don't talk about secret compartments.

 

Shhhhh! Don't tell anyone, but this stuff is in the TOP SECRET Owner's Manual which is usually found in the secret glove compartment. This document reveals all types of secrets about the car that you many not figure out if you don't read it - don't try doing it in one sitting.

rx8cited

 

I guess I'm dumb too since I have yet to notice it...

Although, I did buy mine at a Kia dealer so it definitely validates the salesman comment :P~

 

I guess I can't make a judgement call about missing the compartment. I had brought my 8 in for 6000 mile service recently, and when I got it back, my trunk release button on my key fob or the button on the lower left driver panel wouldn't function. I brought it back to the dealer, and they showed me that there is a button in the glove box to disable them so when you give out a vallet key they can't get in the trunk. I guess the service guy accidentily hit the button when he worked on the car.

buz

 

6000 miles and only 3 posts. Shame on you. :p

Actually, I knew about that button thingie in the glove box. It's just that I forgot about it a little.

 

Right on par with most Mazda dealer's sales staff's. I knew about the compartment from the website but didn't know how to open it. When I picked up my car back in December, I didn't want to force it open so I asked the salesman to show me. He said there was no compartment back there. So then I asked him where the second 12v outlet was. The answer, there is no second power outlet.

Went home, looked it up in the owners manual.

 

Let's not be too harsh on this guy. He's having fun since he just found the secret compartment. I had no idea it was there either, and when I found it I was impressed.

 

Hey, I found a "secret" windshield wiper speed....
If you click it up 3 times....It's super fast!
Don't tell anyone!

 

k, it got old like after the 3rd or 4th post, but good job anyways. :o

 

Oh yea! it's the super-secret gear you get after you get to the redline in 6th gear. One last upshift and the whole world will change in an instant... :D

 

Ha!