'04 still has

- the original coils.
- original cat
- original motor mounts
- original sunvisors
- original lid/latch on the console
- original tranny
- original clutch
- original engine

never stalled.

never flooded.

havent checked the oil in a thousand miles or so.

plugs have been changed only during regular maintenance.

have not waxed/polished in forever.

have had the tail lamps replaced for water.

have the newer starter and battery

got 17mpg last tank in town.

got 24.xx mpg last all highway trip

never had a steering issue or a auto headlight leveling issue.

never had that brake squealing issue, although i am having some wear indicator noise since i need new pads.

never had oil in the airbox- still dont have that pcv type update

wtf is wrong with my car?

 

HAHA!!! OMG, I'd be sooooo PISSED!!! I think it's a LEMON!

 

Ya . . I would go get that checked out.

Let me know how it goes, cuz I am in a very similiar situation

 

Not that I'm complaining, because I really like my car. But, everything you have listed (minus the engine, tranny) have been replaced!

 

wow.......dude i think its a lemon

search noob!!

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=lemon

 

and your sure you have an RX8?

 

fanboi!!!

 

Thats Why I Just Ditched The Renny And Kept The Car Lol.

 

Also - heater broke, Navigation broke, sunglass holder broke, CD player broke, ABS switches malfunctioned and my compression is low but Mazda doesn't care.

I guess we're all not as lucky as you Zoom.

It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't really like the car.

Edit: Build date - 8/03

 

Sounds like you may have got an EVO 8 not an RX8

 

Hm... come to think of this, mine must be even bigger of a lemon than zoom44's... except for the tail lights (which were not replaced and don't fog up) and only getting 23 mpg on my last highway trip, mine is exactly the same like his.

I'm starting to get worried...

 

You know, with the exception of having a tuning problem , I'm in the same boat as Zoom 44.

 

With the exception of 1 set of coils (which was probably my fault, as I had just done 2 hours worth of lapping, in July, with a Canzoomer) and regular waxing of my car, mine's exactly the same as Zoom's.

What's going on? Especially with my car being one from the first batch...

 

Hmm ... how many miles. That could be the answer to your problem!

My 2004 with 65,000 miles is in similar shape although I did replace the coils and the plug wires.

 

I've stalled due to my own doing...

 

 

Sigh. I should've gotten a VR.

I heard they're faster too.

 

i have told you this numerous times......less dangerous too

 

Must have been a bad batch shipped to the Portland area... my 2004 is in exactly the same condition... Mazda should be ashamed!

 

Zoom, what is your build date? Mine is a 5/2003 and also has been been good to me.

 

mine has a late 03 build, too. gotta get a list of what has been replaced on it. i hate you though for not having the brake squeal....

 

Oh man! You know you just cursed yourself. That's just like saying the word "shotout" to a goalie in hockey with 2 minutes left in the period.



tisk, tisk

 

- the original coils. -3rd set
- original cat - 2nd
- original motor mounts
- original sunvisors
- original lid/latch on the console
- original tranny
- original clutch
- original engine -on my third one

never stalled. - does it count if it was when they engine blew?

never flooded. - once...about a month ago

havent checked the oil in a thousand miles or so. -checked it last week because I had the check engine light come on. It always comes on when it get below -25c

plugs have been changed only during regular maintenance. - changed out - raped for the price I paid the dealer for them.
have not waxed/polished in forever. - many imes

have had the tail lamps replaced for water. - one tail light replaced. I ws dump enough to go through a car wash
have the newer starter and battery - new startergot 17mpg last tank in town. - after my flood I'm getting around 13-14mpg

got 24.xx mpg last all highway trip

never had a steering issue or a auto headlight leveling issue.

never had that brake squealing issue, although i am having some wear indicator noise since i need new pads. - brake pads replaced 3 times

never had oil in the airbox- still dont have that pcv type update

wtf is wrong with my car?[/QUOTE]

 

I think i have a lemon too then, but mine is a 05 lemon.

- the original coils - on my second set, nothing really wrong with 1st, its just that I want to change it just to be *Safe*
- original cat - Second cat, first one was *Gone*, it melted !
- original motor mounts - Probably 3rd or 4th
- original sunvisors
- original lid/latch on the console
- original tranny
- original clutch - ACT Clutch now, going back to OE ones soon
- original engine -ALRIGHT !

never stalled - Couple of times at startup, no isseus tho.

never flooded.

havent checked the oil in a thousand miles or so.

plugs have been changed only during regular maintenance. - Change mine around every 15K

have not waxed/polished in forever. - I wax every 2 weeks or up to a month

have had the tail lamps replaced for water. - 4 times

have the newer starter and battery - Same

got 17mpg last tank in town. - Much less

got 24.xx mpg last all highway trip

never had a steering issue or a auto headlight leveling issue.

never had that brake squealing issue, although i am having some wear indicator noise since i need new pads. - Mazda replaced them twice

never had oil in the airbox- still dont have that pcv type update

wtf is wrong with my car?

 

Hmm... I'm not having the same problems. And, strangely, I'm still on my original engine, which is as smooth and powerful as the day I bought it. What's up with that bullshit!?! I hate to say it, but the vast majority of 8 owners will never know what it's like to deal with these problems.

You can quote me on that if you want.