kimmy

I know that the 04 rx8s have had misc. problems and my warrenty runs out in May 08. Would most on this board agree that i get an extended warrenty? anyone know what the cost of this might be?
15,000 miles, original owner, its my second car...it sucks gas, so i regularly drive my 96 honda accord, and save it for weekends.
Its in great shape and I have 2 more years to pay on it.

SmokeyTheBalrog

If you get one, get it from Mazda.

tskeltonPGA

u should have a warrenty that's good for 60,000 miles...ask about it

nycgps

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60K or 5 year for powertrain, whichever comes first.

Bumper to Bumper 48 K miles or 4 year, whichever come first

savedsol

Yes but some 04s (like mine) were bought in 03. Add five years to that and you get 08.

tskeltonPGA

yea...well i'm at almost 62000 miles on my 05...(highway miles) so warrenty here = negatory son

rodmeister

I bought in mine in 11/03, on my second engine, and will definitely look into an extended warrentee next year. I hope it doesn't cost too much.

chetrickerman

What about mine? its a 04, i just bought it a week ago from an independent dealer, and i have 31,000 miles on it. do i still have the warranty?

rodmeister

I think subsequent owners are still covered by the 60,000mi/5 year warrentee.

chetrickerman

NO WAY, that would be awesome!

chetrickerman

another stupid question, but do i still have the warranty being the second owner of this car?

ZoomZoomH

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as long as you haven't passed the mileage/year limit, yes you are, the warranty stays with the car, not the first owner

Razz1

For a thousand bucks.................. No way in hell.

You can buy a rebuilt engine around $2500

How many moving parts we have? Not many so whats to warrenty?

chetrickerman

and the warranty goes up to 60,000 miles or 5 years, correct?

Razz1

Yes

Cody Red

get an extended warranty.

chetrickerman

awesome, so i just have to see when my 8 was born, because im sure i will hit 5 years before 60,000 miles, im only at 31,000

ZoomZoomH

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correction, find out when your 8 was first TITLED, because that's when the warranty actually begins counting

tajabaho1

if you dont plan to mod ur 8, and you suck at cars, yea get it,
if you can do **** your self, I see no reason to

rotorhead335

BIG QUESTION RAISED:
The local Mazda dealer was recently bought by a Chrysler, etc. dealer, which immediately resulted in a quantum, downhill shift in warranty repair attitude. The new dealer is insisting that my 04 Titanium 6-speed, of which I am the original owner as of Jan or Feb 2004 (I'll check), has a warranty good only to 50k and four (!) years on drivetrain. Thus he claims I am already out (just passed 50k) and would have been anyway in Jan-Feb 2008. It sounds like you guys are saying 5 years, 60k, right? Is there some catch I might be missing? Never modded, no interruption in title, completely virgin RX-8.

Really could use a knowledgeable reply here.
Thanks,
Jeffrey

ZoomZoomH

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the dealership is wrong, Call MNAO customer service, they can verify your warranty coverage for your '04 RX-8.

rotorhead335

Thank you so much!

szym0n

I recently bought an 04 rx8 from the dealer...was 40K miles and I had remaining 2 months left on it, but at the bussiness dep. the guy said if I bought the exteneded warranty 5yrs/60K miles he would drop the price 700$....So i took it... Total 1800...If i didnt take the warranty that day would have been 2500$...So maybe thats what ur looking at...Idk call them and ask

nycgps

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Whoever told u those, are nothing but full of bullshit.

its 5 yrs 60 K for powertrain, its not the dealership who said *yes or no* to your warranty, is Mazda America.

and some early 04s got even LONGER warranty for their 8.

Tell your Chrylser that they can go sick their left nuts, and honor the warranty now.

chetrickerman

well when i went to take my car in for the latest pcm flash last week thursday, i found out my 8 was born on december 8, 2003, so i still have over a year left, and im no where close to 60,000 miles