My VIN # ends with 039xx, so my car should be one of the 4,000 oldest in the states. (Still only have 24,000 miles on it! and stock as a new baby.)
Anybody got me beat with a lower VIN on a 2004?

 

the first person to take delivery of an RX-8 in the US (Brad aka 3rotor) sold his a couple of years ago. the 2nd owner still owns the vehicle. he has the oldest RX-8 in the US.

The first Japanese owner to take delivery reportedly still owns his so he has the oldest RX-8 in the world. Mr. Haru Yuno of Ibaraki-shi, Osaka took delivery of a Lightening Yellow on April 22, 2003

 

Mine is 085. 2004, lightening yellow, beautiful with 38,800 miles.

 

Mine is 08812. July of 03' build date.

133,xxx miles and still mint

 

i'm picking up 03314 this week, build date is 6/9/2003 so its pretty early.

 

Mine is 0603 bought July 03. Just under 170,000 miles. Replaced engine at 128,000 miles, trans earlier this year. Just replaced brakes and struts. She's running pretty good. No heat though, and winters coming. Gotta get that fixed.

 

Bought mine oct 03. A little short of 60k miles and has brought me a lot of smiles.did a little work to it but its mostlr stock..

 

wow, some of ya'll been here from the beginning! mine is 8766. I didn't know that meant anything til I read this thread. I have less than 31k on it and have babied since I bought it new. It started out in Atlanta, went to Alaska with me, and now back in Georgia.

 

Ha, ha, ha...that's BS!!! lol ...that engine bay looks mostly stock...cough, cough

 

2391 xD
6speed manual, sunlight silver, black/red leather, 70k, one engine club >:]

 

My car turned 10 this month. 5/03 vin ends with 1093. Lightning Yellow.

 

Likewise - same birth month w/vin 0084x Yours is mines little brother

 

Mine was built May 03 as well.
vin 01501

First RX8 delivered in Atlantic Canada. (For whatever bragging rights that's worth.)
Just short of 82,000km (So just over 50,000 miles.)

 

Interesting, never thought about it till now.
I'm not close.
10/03, 1197, LY GT, just flipped 24k miles.

 

7885.July of 2003. 100k miles and still going strong.

 

4341, August of 03, 29K on original motor. Rebuild by choice in-progress.

 

mine turned 10 years old yesterday

 

Okay, so who has an 03' build date and the car is still mint?

<-----This guy,

 

^^^ With more than 18k spent on it, it should be still in mint condition.

 

Anyone who has owned one as long as me has spent more than 18k on their RX-8 genius.

 

mine is an 03 build date. its looks mint sitting in my driveway

 

The last 4 of your VIN does not equate to your production number

Just take a look at the 2005 Shinka production list:
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discuss...-vin-s-166370/

Even taking into account non-Shinkas produced on the same line, they aren't even sorted in ascending order (note #6 to #7, #12 to #13)
They only generally ascend in numerical value.

 

It is a sexy beast, running or not.

 

10/03 build date. Not the oldest but feels like it every time I try to use the navi.

 

, yeah the NAV sucks big time.