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Old 07-18-2005, 08:06 PM
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what maintainance is free?
ok so i read somewhere on rx8web.com that the later model rx8s have free maintainance... i have a 05 rx8.. so i was wondering if anyone knows of this? what is free..? oil , etc... ?
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Old 07-18-2005, 08:10 PM
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I think this is a dealer prerogative. I got an 05 Shinka and I don't have "Free Scheduled Maintenance" although I was able to haggle for 2 yrs worth of free oil change coupons from the dealer.
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Old 07-18-2005, 08:27 PM
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Free scheduled maintenance was only on the RX-8's sold before Mazda revised the horsepower specs.
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ok so i read somewhere on rx8web.com that the later model rx8s have free maintainance... i have a 05 rx8.. so i was wondering if anyone knows of this? what is free..? oil , etc... ?
It's not the late-model RX-8s, it's the very early models.

When Mazda was forced to admit that the engine was over-rated, and lowered the horsepower rating, one of the things they offered some buyers to keep them from giving their car back (which they were also allowed to do) was free maintenance for the duration of the warranty.

Also some dealer's offer free maintenance, but it's not a Mazda program of any sort.
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Old 07-18-2005, 09:29 PM
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i got my car from GALPIN MAZDA in valencia, ca...... ne free maintainance stuff there?
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You bought the car, you would know more than anyone else would. Sometimes it's offered on a case-by-case basis, so no one aside from you is going to know. If you don't know that you do, then you probably don't.
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Old 07-18-2005, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Sigma
It's not the late-model RX-8s, it's the very early models.

When Mazda was forced to admit that the engine was over-rated, and lowered the horsepower rating, one of the things they offered some buyers to keep them from giving their car back (which they were also allowed to do) was free maintenance for the duration of the warranty.

Also some dealer's offer free maintenance, but it's not a Mazda program of any sort.
The engine was not over-rated in HP. It all had to due with the life expectancy of the OEM CAT. The Port of Entry Flash Campaign lowered the numbers to give the CAT a longer life to meet our strict regulations. If you pre-ordered your car, you had the option of a buy back or free 50K maintenance and a $500 dollar AMEX debit card. I took the deal and kept my car. I have since modifed to get back what they took out.
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Old 07-18-2005, 10:09 PM
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Free?...
NO MAINTENANCE FOR YOU!

(The maintenance ****.)
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Originally Posted by Nemesis8
I have since modifed to get back what they took out.
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So how have you modified to get back to 250?
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^look at his signature :p
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Thanks, got it...
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Originally Posted by GerryL
So how have you modified to get back to 250?
I'm slowly getting there piece by piece in normally aspirated fashion. My biggest boost was from my self tuned CZ. I'm running about 13.6 above 6K and kicks you in the pants with my mods.
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mmmm my pants like to be kicked :p

have you gone to the track yet nemesis8 ?
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