The only thing I hate related to my 8 is this THREAD.

 

Finally found something that really does bug the hell out of me.

You know that black plastic piece that is on the side of the regular doors? I can see fingerprints on it from literally 20 feet away. It really gets to me, because I'll spend 2 hours washing my car, and then the next day when I walk outside and see how beautiful it is, I see these disgusting fingerprints all over that pillar piece.

I'm slowly adjusting to closing the door from the very top edge.

 

i think the aftermarket pillar appliques clean up better than the oem ones

 

Holes in the sun visor. What a ridiculous idea.

 

the digital speedometer bugs me , makes it a bit harder to notice how fast yr going.

 

"Holes in the sun visor. What a ridiculous idea."

Actually they are quite convenient when you need to see the traffic lights without raising the visor when it's down.

 

I Love my 8 about 96.3% of it's full capacity, as of today. 6 week owner.
I think that most of the cars equipment and systems are genius.
There are several features that were simply left to the Chairman's nephew...
#1 - The Fuel Cap having no holder. I drive a 2004, I know they fixed this later.

 

The HVAC...

 

I Love my 8 about 96.3% of it's full capacity, as of today.
It's a Silver 2004 GT with 33K, and I'm a 6 week owner. We are Soooo in Love.

Other people on here are complaining about squeaks and rattles, but I have none of those issues, I love quietness of this car compared to my Miata, which is made of rattles. I also rarely even turn the radio on, because I love to listen to the car run.

I think that most of the cars equipment and systems are well designed genius.
But a few RX-8 features were simply left to the Chairman's nephew...
#1 - The Fuel Cap having no holder. I drive a 2004, I know they fixed this later.
It just pains me to let it dangle there.
Is there an aftermarket fuel door that doesn't look goofy?
#2 - Dipstick location and impossible to read fill level.
This is TOTAL FAIL in a car that requires an owner to check their oil. GM got this right over 50 years ago, and even my 1992 MAZDA Miata has a better reading dipstick and location. I think the RX-8 should have a warning light that tells you when you need to add oil by the 1/4 liter - 1/4L is a gentle reminder on start-up, 1/2L is a steady light, 3/4L is a flashing light, 1L and you have 3 start-ups to fill it.
And the Oil fill isn't so easy to use, under that nifty engine cover.
Careful not to drip!
#3 - The Windshield Washer fluid reservoir is black. Looks cool, sort of.
WTF? - I cannot think of another car I have had, ever, that made me open a cap to know the level of that vital blue fluid. I think this is why translucent plastic was originally invented. Intentional Fail?

As a geek, sure I'd like some other features on the car, like guages that tell me the temperature of everything everywhere - coolant, oil, intake air, cat, my seat, etc. I'd also really like some programmable sounds at various rpm levels, rather than a just pitiful beep that I can barely hear over the roar of the engine.

I'm slightly annoyed that the front grille is only 50% vent and 50% fake. But at least I have the original model without the newer huge permagrin that is at least 65% fake. That's what happens when the Nephew gets promoted. Noone questions stupid.

I'll let you know if I think of anything else.

 

The door props. Easily the worst props I've experienced on any car. Either I don't push it hard enough and the door springs back at me, or I push it too hard and the door springs back at me. And the window for the correct force is verrrrry small.

 

My '10 doesn't have a fuel cap holder. I was gonna cut the strap so I can hold the cap when I'm fueling up.

The only thing I really can't stand so far is the stock radio. It's bad...really bad. Come to think of it the radio in the CX-7 I had was pretty bad also. I also wish they would have kept the same bumper stying on the 09-10's...I like the series 1's more.