Who has the highest mileage RX8?
02-13-2004, 04:30 PM
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I got 12,000 Miles
I do hear a rapid ticking when i first start the car, it lasts for about 2-3 minutes then disappears......gonna have the dealer look at it for me.....if there is a problem, then ill refer to my WARRANTY
02-13-2004, 05:15 PM
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One month, 1,400 miles and going. I drive her 50 miles a day, six days a week just to work. Its the best time I have ever had commuting! No problems, except now that its 86 deg, I notice the AC thing. No worries. Go fast and open the sunroof!!
02-14-2004, 07:16 AM
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Last weekend I bought a second car to keep the miles on the 8 a little lower from now on
02-16-2004, 01:24 AM
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Looks like some of you bought it as a fun sunday car, to put no more then 4-5k a year on. Heck, that's no fun. For me it's my daily driver, so let the mile loading begin. I've had mine 10 days now and I am at 600 miles already
02-16-2004, 03:14 AM
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Smoknjimm, you may want to try the new Michelin Pilot Sport PS2. Many have given it excellent reviews. It supposed to be better than the SO3 which is tire to beat. It is not offered in 225/45/18 size, but 235/40/18 is available and should fit the RX-8.
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02-16-2004, 07:44 PM
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I'm probably going to get a set of Bridgestone Potenza RE750's. I had the 730 Gen 2's on the Grand prix GTP i traded in on this car and the worked very well in both wet and dry. The 750's are supposed to be better from the reviews i've read on Tire Rack's site.they have a wear rating of 300 compared to the 140 of the RE070's. I'm not looking to pay $200 for 15000 mile tires! I'll be moving up to 245X40's. I've read here on the forum that they are the same diameter and won't affect the speedo(which as near as iI can tell is 2-4 MPH high in it's reading).
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02-17-2004, 08:16 AM
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15,305 this morning. Tires are still in pretty good condition?? Check engine light will come on when I switch grade of gas? like from 93 to 91(91 is the highest here in ND), it will turn off after a hours. Few rattles on driver side door, gas mileage improved to around 22 mpg on highway, around 18 city. Getting ready for the 20k mark so I can start doing some ****.
02-17-2004, 06:34 PM
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18,300 miles since 8-6-03 and I parked it for a few weeks while the weather sucked *** !!! Otherwise I would be well over 20k miles by now.
No problems except two check engine lights which were false alarms. Also, no flooding until last week when my dad tried to start it after it sat for a month.
so far...... I WIN !!!! HAHA
PS - I love the car !!!
No problems except two check engine lights which were false alarms. Also, no flooding until last week when my dad tried to start it after it sat for a month.
so far...... I WIN !!!! HAHA
PS - I love the car !!!
02-18-2004, 03:28 PM
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This is funny...a year from now a thread will be posted 'Who has the lowest milage 2004?'
Bragging about high milage...new car, guess that is to be expected (unless you are trying to sell it).
Bragging about high milage...new car, guess that is to be expected (unless you are trying to sell it).
02-18-2004, 05:00 PM
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Originally posted by Katchoo
This is funny...a year from now a thread will be posted 'Who has the lowest milage 2004?'
Bragging about high milage...new car, guess that is to be expected (unless you are trying to sell it).
This is funny...a year from now a thread will be posted 'Who has the lowest milage 2004?'
Bragging about high milage...new car, guess that is to be expected (unless you are trying to sell it).
I'm not sure that bragging is the right word. It pains me to think about 18,500 miles in 6 months. However, advertising high mileage with no problems is good. It offsets the ******** who get on here and do nothing but complain about problems with the cars.
02-18-2004, 06:09 PM
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Yeah...bragging wasn't the right word I guess.
But I still maintain soon you will see folks talking about how low-milage thier 2004s are.
But there will always be that group that talks about 5 gazillion miles on thier car and have had no significant problems with thier rides. (and that is cool)
"I've got 238,000 miles on my car and have only had to change the windshield wiper blades once."
But I still maintain soon you will see folks talking about how low-milage thier 2004s are.
But there will always be that group that talks about 5 gazillion miles on thier car and have had no significant problems with thier rides. (and that is cool)
"I've got 238,000 miles on my car and have only had to change the windshield wiper blades once."