Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I searched and didn't find the answer. While filling my 8 up yesterday, I noticed this sticker, which seems weird to me. It says "PREMIUM FUEL ONLY" and "SUPER UNIQUE".

Super unique? Is that a factory sticker, or something the dealer put on my car? Or is my car super unique?

 

All mine says is "Premium Recommended"

 

Two languages I suspect

 

Perhaps a British or Canadian thing?

 

You're just UNIQUE.

 

You got the golden ticket!!!

 

Mine says that too...I'm guessing you're from Canada too, eh?

 

No, I'm in California, which makes me wonder now if I have a Canadian-market car. Is there any other difference that I can check for? A place to hang skates? Cup-holders sized for Molson cans?

 

mine says the same thing.. wonder if it's new starting with the 06 models?

 

My car has the same sticker too...07GT Stormy Blue Mica purchased in VA

 

It the new Mazda CARE program. They want you to know that, despite not really caring about you, they still feel you should know you are truly unique*















*note: you're unique like the rest of us.

 

Yeah, I expect this is French for "Super (that is, Premium) only".

 

Mine says "Premium recommended" and "Super Seulement". "Super Only."

05 shinka.

 

And while we're on the meaningless subject of labels, how many of you have this one?

 

Just about everyone. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=4206f

 

Ah, interesting, thanks. I just bought my car (new) 3 months ago, so I didn't know about that recall. I wonder what the dealer did...

 

No problem.

 

for new owners, if you dont have that sticker somewhere on your car, you better go to the dealership and get that done...

 

I had the recall done, and don't have the sticker. I also had the gas cap recall done, and didn't get a sticker for that, either.

My dealer doesn't seem to believe in stickers.

Ken

 

+1, you're not alone man

 

I dont think I have the sticker either, but if you keep all your paperwork it really doesn't matter.

 

The invoice for the gas cap identifies it as a recall and says that the cap was replaced.

The invoice for 4602f does not say much of anything.

But it's all in Mazda's computer. As long as we believe in computers, we're fine.

But here's a deeper question...

A Corvette-owning friend belongs to NCRS, which stands for something like obsessive-compulsive-gotta-be-like-it-rolled-off-the-line. She judges, and has told me how every little original sticker and overspray and chalk mark counts.

Let's jump ahead 20 years, when there is a similar OC group for RX-8s.

Will the presence of the recall stickers enhance the value of our cars? Or will the absence of recall stickers (which are not factory original) enhance the value?

And did I trash the future value of my car by letting them replace my factory original 2006 gas cap with a 2007 cap?

Ken

 

An RX8 owner could wallpaper a room with those stickers...

 

Not sure about value, but I have a couple of Fiats (yeah, I've heard the "fix it again tony" joke, thanks), 25 and 35 years old. I appreciate every original sticker, no matter how insignificant.

So, that's why I didn't remove the recall sticker, even when I thought it was nothing more than some marketing tag. I figured, if nothing else, it shows my door jambs haven't been painted. And even though it's a bit garish, it's what the car came with, so it stays.

I could see my 8 going in the garage in the couple of years while I drive something else day-to-day. In that case, when it's time to sell in 25 years, originality only helps.