As good as you guys think the Brembos are on other cars, they are not without their flaws. First of all, the Brembos on the Evo feel quite numb and dust heavily. Hop on the track with them and they will fade after a lap or two. They look nice because they are red and say Brembo, but until I swapped out to Endless pads on my old Evo, I did not know what good braking was. Having test driven the RX8 a few times now (and lusting after the car more each time), I can say that the braking on the RX8 is more than adequate. Naturally, the first thing I'd do is swap out lines, fluid and pads, but really - you guys have some good stopping power.

 

Bottom line, my brakes make my car stop very well....as for the rust look, I spent $15 on some caliper paint...problem solved.

 

The brakes on this car are amazing. You would have to spend a LOT of money on Brembo or AP setups to get better braking performance than you already do.

A professional racing instructor drove my car a few laps and said they were the best brakes he had come across on an unmodified car, up to and including Porsches.

If you like paying money for brands, well, good luck to you - I'd rather have the performance over the name.

I do think you got a bad example of the car though by the sound of it. But don't diss the brakes, they're fantastic.

Incidentally better pedal feel was one of the reasons I bought the 8 over the Z.

 

I am suprised someone would complain about the brakes. I live in SF and do not have any issues whatsoever. I find them to be wonderful. You want Brembos because of rust? If it is a paint issue, then take them off and paint them.

 

First off, the title of this thread probably got the 8 worshippers' feathers a little ruffled. The original post just seemed to be buyer's remorse... the list was something that may have been valid, but were you not aware of these things before you plunked down 30K (give or take a few K)???? Then after only 5 replies... Equis comes back with...

LMFAO!!!

Then this post

At this point it sounds like TROLL talk... as we all know (and Equis should also, having as many post as s/he does), that many of these complaints are covered by TSBs.

Granted that in that short time of ownership, these are alot of issues to have to deal with, but this is the first year of the 8's existence. It sounds more like an issue with crappy service at a crappy dealership than the car itself. If i had the same issues with my 8 as Equis has had in the first 5 months of ownership, I wouldn't be happy at all... but I would not have accepted it, and brought the car right back to the dealership BEFORE I would start a thread on an 8's forum.

Hope all works out for you... be careful where you put your thumb.

 

and the beat goes on............lol

 

See this is why I bought nothing more than the Sport package. Go with simplicity and there are less parts or gadgets to break.

 

You mean the sport package version of the RX8 doesn't have brakes????

How do you stop???? Fred Flintstone style????


J/K

 

wow, stuff like this makes me really appreciate my 8 even more, I have not had any of these issues, just normal stuff like oil changes etc. my seats get plenty warm, sunroof is fine, it's crazy how many people I see who do nothing but complain about their ride, makes me wonder if there is anything out there that would make them happy.

 

I mean the little stuff like Nav and such. All I have to worry about is the big stuff. But now that you mention it maybe that's why my tires have gone to crap...lack of brakes!

 

lol, you got a mazda