Ol1i3x

outta curiosity, can everyone post how long they had their rx8 and mileage and any issues (rattling or nething)?. my friend keeps sayin that u cant judge how reliable it is yet so i jus wanna c wat kinda problems the rx8 will come across in later life.

markh711

1.5 years. 23000 miles. The only problem, condensation in the tail lights.

rx8pilot

i think there was a thread like this before..

had mine since Dec 03
24,500 miles
-replaced front right headlamp assy (projector beam housing inside rubbing against the clear lens...everyone should check theirs)
-replaced center console sliding cover...probably will again too....probably the worst thing on this car design-wise.
-replaced all OEM tires after 20k...replaced with S-03 Pole Positions
-tsb fix on brake squeeling..work and sound great now
-noticing SLIGHT looseness and rattles coming from interior items..(door..dash..etc.)
-the step plate (i don't know the nomenclature for it) on the bottom of the doors when you open them...is falling off and needs to be secured down better or replaced with a better one.

For the miles..i think it's pretty good! no flooding yet..hopefully never.. *Knocks on wood*

also..just installed the MS Front Strut tower bar...and wow..i actually didn't think i'd notice any diff.. i do! ...handles alot better.....that stock strut bar is a joke..and ugly as all sin.

kwolfman

Since July 17, 2003

6800 miles (hey, it's not my only car, but it's the most fun)

No problems. No floods.

shakRpahX8

what is MS Front STrut tower bar??
what does it do?

theCATALYST

Bought my W.Blue January 1, 2004 (Deal closed at 10.32.57am)
I have approx. 11,000 miles.

Not One Single Problem! (And I drive her HARD)

rxeightr

See the sig,
25,000 miles with no problems. Had the P420 CEL Code early on, but the "L" reflash took care of that.

rxeightr

BTW,
3Rotor got his a full 2 weeks before the rest of us in the 1st pre-order group. A few got theirs before I did, but very few.

mysql101

10,300 miles, bought her mid april 2004. it has driver seat creeking, noises from the homelink rear view mirror, and some of the interior plastic trim makes noises when you push on them. There is also a random rattle in the driver side speaker area that annoys me. Seems to get around 16 mpg these days (got around 19 when I first got her), but I no longer baby the car when I drive it. i did the brake pad replacement due to the squeeling from the original set. Front headlights were replaced due to some dirt on the inside of the lens.

no other issues that i can think of right now.

Nemesis8

iTrader: (3)

20K and all's well - zero issues or problems, other that a notchy 2nd and 4th gear. Changed fluids to Redline and it helped, so thumbs up on my reliability.

nolarx8

16,200 wonderful miles, 11.23.03

Urchin

Picked the car up July18, 2003. No major problems. Got a new sensor for the oil pan, no low oil lights since then. Got the amplifier for the A/C, and it helped a lot,. Got hte M flash and no problems, and the two recalls. Never flooded, but I have had rotaries since 1973. The biggest problem may be my wife liking to drive the car more and more, so I may be driving it less.

Aratinga

I've had mine since July 17 2003. Not many problems at all that were the car's fault, but plenty that were just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

• Sept. 03 -- Hit by a large chunk of road debris thrown up by a semi. Had to have hood and windshield replaced, and some bodywork done on passenger side rear wheelwell.
• Spring 2004 -- Rats entered my engine compartment while the car was garaged and gnawed holes in two coolant hoses. Couldn't start the car without coolant gushing everywhere. Couldn't get replacement parts from Mazda for several weeks.
• July 04 -- rear-ended on the freeway during rush hour. I was stopped; dolt in pickup truck was doing between 30-40 MPH when he slammed into me. $16,000+ and five months in the body shop later, I got her back on Christmas eve 2004.

But no flooding or anything. The car runs and drives great, even now. Gas mileage still sucks though. 16-18 MPG, combined city/highway.

She's got 9900 miles on her now. She'd have more, but she's been undrivable for over six months of my 18 months of ownership.

mikeb

july 27th, 2003
30k miles
the first one was July 7th, 2003

EZZY

Dec 19 2003
- just over 3,700km (dont know whats that in miles )
- a bug in one of the taillights
- no problems, so far so good
- its in pieces atm :D

Lock & Load

July 26 2003 ,30, 000 KM No problems whatsoever but could use more Torque :D

cheers
michael

brothervoodoo

July 31, 2003
~ 25k miles

- mandatory tsb's
- new oilpan
- new grommets
- snapping noise
- AC Amp

- never flooded


Thinking about getting:
- rattle
- Headlamps replaced under warranty

Paul_in_DC

FYI: 3,700km * .62 = 2,294mi

TxRx8

Bought my baby in Dec 2003. 12k miles on her. Runs great. No major problems. Only wish the tires for this car were'nt so expensive. Not that I burn 'em out or anything, just normal tire wear and traction is sucking now.

skuzbucket

July 10th 2003

8900 Miles. No "problems" as of yet other than doing the 2 recalls and the TSB stuff. Love the car

graphicguy

Drove mine off the lot on July 16th, 2003.

--Got the oil pan sensor done
--"M" reflash
--A/C amplifier installed

Other than that, smooth sailing for 27K miles. No flooding...haven't added but 1 qt of oil between oil changes (right after ai had only 3K miles on the odo).

Have to torque complaints as this baby just loves to pull and then pull some more to the 9K red-line. IT'll thrust me back into the seat whenever I get on it.

Still tight and rattle free (although the floor mats are starting to show a little wear). I get 18 MPG in the city and around 24 MPG in all highway after the "M" reflash.

All service and routine maintenance being done by the dealer AT NO CHARGE! Thank you Mazda!

Winning Blue and lovin' it.

Kevin239

I got my red 8 in August of 2003
40,050 miles
Ive got the squealing brakes fixed.
driver side tailight replaced because of condensation.
been through three sets of tires.
and some pieces of plastic are breaking off in random parts of my car.
and i got a little ding in my driver side door a month ago.

RX-Hachi

End of May, 2004. The car is still flawless and runs like a champ. Not a single problem (knock on wood), just sweet motoring bliss.

There are some members from Japan (JSG, EASTMOON, and Yuhki) who were the very first to get their cars back in around April of 2003. I believe RX-Nut was one of the very first in the US, who got his on July 11, 2003.

mikeb

I am pretty sure the first one came to the US on jUly 7th, 2003

TownDrunk

July 24th 2003 with around 14.5K miles. I could have picked it up a couple days earlier but I was on vacation.