Soon-to-be RX8 Owner!
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Soon-to-be RX8 Owner!
Hey guys,
I've been saving up for a while and I'm just about ready to buy my new (used) RX8. I found the forum a few days ago and I've been reading it on and off in my spare time--seems to be a lot of good info! I was wondering what kind of problems I should be looking for while shopping for my RX8 (I'm sure there have been many posts about this but I thought I'd post just to introduce myself so might as well ask). I'm looking for a higher mileage (read: 50,000+) with limited options (low cost). I'm in Pittsburgh if you need someone to take a car off your hands
Right now I'm a sophomore in college so my plan is to autocross in B Stock for a year and then maybe move up to STU if I have enough money to upgrade (I have about half a season's worth of experience in STS). Afterwards (when I hopefully have a nice $$$ flow), I want to get a nice DD and make this my weekend/toy so the RX8 seemed like a good choice
Anyways, just wanted to say hi and I'm looking forward to joining the club!
I've been saving up for a while and I'm just about ready to buy my new (used) RX8. I found the forum a few days ago and I've been reading it on and off in my spare time--seems to be a lot of good info! I was wondering what kind of problems I should be looking for while shopping for my RX8 (I'm sure there have been many posts about this but I thought I'd post just to introduce myself so might as well ask). I'm looking for a higher mileage (read: 50,000+) with limited options (low cost). I'm in Pittsburgh if you need someone to take a car off your hands
Right now I'm a sophomore in college so my plan is to autocross in B Stock for a year and then maybe move up to STU if I have enough money to upgrade (I have about half a season's worth of experience in STS). Afterwards (when I hopefully have a nice $$$ flow), I want to get a nice DD and make this my weekend/toy so the RX8 seemed like a good choice
Anyways, just wanted to say hi and I'm looking forward to joining the club!
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As long as you're going MT you should be ok. Like Ninjanick said - make sure all recalls are done. Check carfax and any other info you can find.
Welcome, and happy hunting!
Welcome, and happy hunting!
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1935 lbs. FTW!
If you can barely afford the car then it's going to be hard to bear the costs to be comeptitive in STU, much less BS. Most B-stock people around here buy about 3 sets of tires a season at a cost of $3,000 not to mentinon wheels to put the tires on or any other consumables. I could easily afford my RX-8 new and still trying to stomach the cost to co-drive a BS RX-8 next season, I think it came out to around $15-20 bucks PER RUN. You'll enjoy the car though, it's a great autocross car and very capable.
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