6 cd changer maybe?
04-01-2003, 11:56 PM
#76
tyranosaurus rex-8
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: los angeles
Posts: 376
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by colin204
can we add options at the dealer if we are in the first group. I want the spoiler and a few other options.
can we add options at the dealer if we are in the first group. I want the spoiler and a few other options.
04-02-2003, 10:33 AM
#77
8 the HARD way.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 1,001
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
certain can and cannot be installed at dealer. according to mazda, the nav cannt be added at dealer, however, the rotary pkg and 6 cd changer can be.. I emailed them and asked :D
They also said an MP3 is available and can also be installed at the dealer. Although they didnt describe the player, I sent them another email asking the deal on the MP3 player. Will post back when I hear from them.
They also said an MP3 is available and can also be installed at the dealer. Although they didnt describe the player, I sent them another email asking the deal on the MP3 player. Will post back when I hear from them.
04-02-2003, 11:53 AM
#78
8 the HARD way.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 1,001
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
from mazda..
You can not have MP3 player and the 6-CD player at same time. You would have to choose one or the other. The 6-CD player can only play audio CDs and the MP3 player can play MP3 files and audio CDs.
The estimate Manufacture Suggested Retail Price for the 6-CD changer is approximately $530 and for the MP3 player is approximately $350. Please keep in mind that this is only estimated MSRP price. The official price has not been determined and the estimate price may change.
The estimate Manufacture Suggested Retail Price for the 6-CD changer is approximately $530 and for the MP3 player is approximately $350. Please keep in mind that this is only estimated MSRP price. The official price has not been determined and the estimate price may change.
04-02-2003, 12:04 PM
#79
Administrator
The official price has not been determined and the estimate price may change.
Last edited by zoom44; 04-02-2003 at 12:29 PM.
04-02-2003, 07:29 PM
#81
FX8TED on my RX-8
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 815
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just wondering, has anyone asked if the 6-disc changer will still cost about $500 if we buy it outright after purchase of the vehicle? I figure I can try the single-disc unit for a while, SINCE MAZDA IS SCREWING THE PRE_ORDER LOYALISTS (sorry, just had to say that :D), and if it's too much of a hassle I can get the 6-disc unit later.
04-02-2003, 07:35 PM
#82
8 the HARD way.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 1,001
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yea I do feel a bit screwed ...
but my take is getting the MP3 player because its cheaper than the 6CD.. plus you can stick more MP3s on 1 disc than you could tracks on 6 discs.
but my take is getting the MP3 player because its cheaper than the 6CD.. plus you can stick more MP3s on 1 disc than you could tracks on 6 discs.
04-02-2003, 07:52 PM
#85
Administrator
LOL... not that you haven't had your own string of problems.
btw what island do you live on? i spent a couple of weeks on kauai a few years ago and it was one of the best places i have ever been. i have been to oahu also but kauai was our honeymoon so that made it even better:D
btw what island do you live on? i spent a couple of weeks on kauai a few years ago and it was one of the best places i have ever been. i have been to oahu also but kauai was our honeymoon so that made it even better:D
04-02-2003, 07:57 PM
#86
8 the HARD way.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 1,001
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
On Oahu.. glad to hear ya liked the islands. Yes, it's a great place.. expensive as s#it.. but you cant beat the atmosphere, weather, or chickies.. hehehe.
Yup, Kauai is one of the nicer "homey" laid back islands.. more greenland than Oahu. As Oahu is Waikiki-ized..
Yup, Kauai is one of the nicer "homey" laid back islands.. more greenland than Oahu. As Oahu is Waikiki-ized..
04-02-2003, 10:14 PM
#87
Prodigal Wankler
Originally posted by RX-Nut
but my take is getting the MP3 player because its cheaper than the 6CD.. plus you can stick more MP3s on 1 disc than you could tracks on 6 discs.
but my take is getting the MP3 player because its cheaper than the 6CD.. plus you can stick more MP3s on 1 disc than you could tracks on 6 discs.
I already have all 500+ CD's in our collection ripped to my server - burning a custom MP3 CD-ROM will be a whole lot more convenient than digging through the racks to find a half dozen CD's.
04-02-2003, 11:49 PM
#88
FX8TED on my RX-8
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 815
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by eccles
Amen. As long as it can read CD-RW's, so I can change my driving mix as easily as swapping out one of the disks in a changer.
I already have all 500+ CD's in our collection ripped to my server - burning a custom MP3 CD-ROM will be a whole lot more convenient than digging through the racks to find a half dozen CD's.
Amen. As long as it can read CD-RW's, so I can change my driving mix as easily as swapping out one of the disks in a changer.
I already have all 500+ CD's in our collection ripped to my server - burning a custom MP3 CD-ROM will be a whole lot more convenient than digging through the racks to find a half dozen CD's.
04-03-2003, 01:53 AM
#89
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: VA
Posts: 97
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Mp3s all depend on the bit rate u encode it at. 128, 160, 192, etc... depending on the bit rate the sizes differ from about 3mbs up. Also depending on the length of the track. That being said about 4 to 7mbs per track is what your looking at. Cds have the ability to hold 700mbs if you don't take overburning into account. so about 100 - 170 tracks per CD, which is obviously alot more then a 6disk CD changer. The problem I have with mp3 cd players is that most of them take forever to load at the beginning because they have to scan through the CD before playing. Another problem is with so many avaliable tracks its hard to find the song you want to hear unless you have alot of organizing skills and categorize your songs by artist, genre, or what ever. I wonder how the mp3 cd player on the rx8 is going to be though. If it loads quick I will most likely take that over a 6disc cd changer expecially with the difference in price.
04-03-2003, 12:52 PM
#90
Prodigal Wankler
Originally posted by khoney
Just curious, eccles - how much hard disc did that require? Maybe MP3's the way to go for me too.
Just curious, eccles - how much hard disc did that require? Maybe MP3's the way to go for me too.
I tend to rip at high bitrates, since we play the MP3's on the good gear at home as well as in the car. If you only want to play them in the car, where high fidelity is somewhat of an oxymoron, you could easily rip them at a lower bit rate, thus needing less storage on your PC. With hard disks being so cheap these days, that's not so much of an issue, but a lower bit rate would also allow you to fit more on a single CD-ROM.
04-03-2003, 01:24 PM
#91
Love it! Keepin' it!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando FL
Posts: 567
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well, the good news is that it is probably a high margin item for the dealer...
has anyone asked if the 6-disc changer will still cost about $500 if we buy it outright after purchase of the vehicle?
04-03-2003, 02:34 PM
#92
Administrator
if it comes to the port with the single player, what do they do with them when they put in the changer? send them back? or does it get to the port without any module there?
04-03-2003, 05:35 PM
#93
Love it! Keepin' it!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando FL
Posts: 567
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by zoom44
if it comes to the port with the single player, what do they do with them when they put in the changer? send them back? or does it get to the port without any module there?
if it comes to the port with the single player, what do they do with them when they put in the changer? send them back? or does it get to the port without any module there?
04-04-2003, 08:17 AM
#96
Love it! Keepin' it!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orlando FL
Posts: 567
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Seems to be much more happening at the port than unloading our cars and trucking them to the dealer. I never realized that emissions equipment is added at the port. And the car has to pass emissions inspection or it doesn't leave the port. I think he initially said the car may be at the port up to two weeks. (Dealer told me that MPV did not pass when it first came over. They were all held at ports until Mazda reworked design and got new parts there to install and get emission approvals.)
Whether the work is done by Mazda employees or contracted out to some company that works on several or all the imports, I don't know. I would tend to think the contract route (and a Mazda Quality Control inspector) is more cost effective.
Whether the work is done by Mazda employees or contracted out to some company that works on several or all the imports, I don't know. I would tend to think the contract route (and a Mazda Quality Control inspector) is more cost effective.
04-05-2003, 08:47 AM
#97
Registered User
Treken,
I'm sorry but there isn't just an 8% mark-up on accessories. Port installed options are their big money makers. The 8% your dealer is feeding you is a bunch of bull. $460 dealer cost? Acording to Edmunds.com, the average mark-up for optional packages is 15% on the 2004 RX-8. And I would bet at least 25% for port-installed options. That would put that $500 changer option at $400.
I also don't know where you get your Head Units swapped out. But it is $50 tops anywhere you go. $250 is ridiculous.
-Mr. Wigggles
I'm sorry but there isn't just an 8% mark-up on accessories. Port installed options are their big money makers. The 8% your dealer is feeding you is a bunch of bull. $460 dealer cost? Acording to Edmunds.com, the average mark-up for optional packages is 15% on the 2004 RX-8. And I would bet at least 25% for port-installed options. That would put that $500 changer option at $400.
I also don't know where you get your Head Units swapped out. But it is $50 tops anywhere you go. $250 is ridiculous.
-Mr. Wigggles
04-11-2003, 11:06 PM
#100
Metatron
iTrader: (1)
Free 6 CD Changer.....
Did I mention that all Canadian Spec models get the 6 CD deck standard? Perhaps I mentioned it before, I don't remember.
....Perhaps the part I missed was that it was $3000 cheaper....No, I am pretty sure I didn't forget that, maybe it was the part about standard Sport Suspension or big wheels? Oh, thats right, it was the spare tire and the high pressure headlight cleaners that I forgot....................silly me.
.
....Perhaps the part I missed was that it was $3000 cheaper....No, I am pretty sure I didn't forget that, maybe it was the part about standard Sport Suspension or big wheels? Oh, thats right, it was the spare tire and the high pressure headlight cleaners that I forgot....................silly me.
.