i like my perforated visors kthxbye

 

Visors are fine for me. I tested them by lowering them and looking directly at the sun (im super smart btw) and no issues at all. I can see lights change and everything else.

 

Word!

how to check your oil without removing the engine cover

I'm astounded that the "car people" at Road & Track could drive the thing for 50,000 miles without figuring it out!

 

I actually like the perforated visor. When I adjust it to the angle I normally would with a solid one (all the way against the windshield), it is totally opaque, so no change there. But it has the advantage of adjusting the angle so I can just see the stoplight without being blinded by the sun. In order for it not to work well for someone they would have to be incredibly short, like 4'10" or something. Has anyone seen the editors of R&T in real life?

Also, it's kind of annoying they point out their quibbles with the suicide doors but don't bother to point out the advantages. Like how they allow the car to be smaller (and therefore lighter) than it would if it was a sedan. Also, it is much easier to get boxes and stuff in and out of the car without a B-pillar.

 

Glad they finished before the engine recall. The new flash will take the oil useage up but who cares. My RX-2 used more oil.

 

Thanks, I tried the no taking off the engine cover oil check a couple days ago. Not sure its any faster!

I read the article in the magazine. Nice piece considering the RX-8 isn't getting as much press nowadays.

Perforated visors or not, Mazda needs to design one that doesn't break!!!!

 

Thanks for sharing...I guess my flatlands, driving style, and conditions have been a blessing. I just went over 10K and my lifetime average for my 8 is 19.3mpg (give or take .2).

Till this day, for all the "bad fuel economy" stories I've heard, before and after I got the car...for me at least it has not come true.

By the way, I hit 9K heaven AT LEAST once a day...still in love, while the future Grand Prix (if they bring it here) might be a sweet sports sadan for Jr to have more space in. So far, he is enjoying the rear.

 

BUMP!!!!!
here's the whole article if anyone wants to read it:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=3949

 

Regarding the complaints about oil consumption; Isn't that why the RX-8 has a giant 7.5qt resevior? I was of the belief that it was extra big to account for oil burned between standard oil change intervals. Certainly, a 1.3L engine isn't actually needing to keep 6.5 ~ 7.5 quarts of oil in constant circulation...

Also, the gripe about the suicide doors doesn't seem legitimate, since Mazda clearly markets the car as a coupe and not a sedan.