kortiz1

i bought this car cause i got a good deal on it, it haves 80,000 miles on it and i just got it last week my question is what do i have to do to keep this car in good condition. i need advice on what ya think

jasonrxeight

check oil every 500 miles
dont turn off when engine is cold
hit redline once a day.

kortiz1

what happens in the in winter and also when you say dont turn off when cold do you mean is like for example when i come back home from a drive and park the car what do u mean by dont turn off while cold can you explain this with what i just mention.

jasonrxeight

say you wake up in the morning, car is stone cold. you decided to move it out of the garage to wash it. you turn it on, move 5ft then turn it off without warming it up. its called tune it off cold.

kortiz1

cool cool thanks i hear alot of things about this car it was a great deal and i got it.iam only taking one trip this year and thats ny to a wedding thats like 360 miles each way so i want to make sure this car last me a few years.and about the redline i quess you mean like press the pedal to almost max once a day.is that all

RX8Soldier

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read this and this

rickeo

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Also, check out my thread here. I compiled a list of good to have reliability mods that will keep our cars running strong.

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/buying-2004-close-friend-am-i-missing-anything-214764/

monchie

All is said and done.

kortiz1

so most of the time people say dont turn car on and then off right alway so when you said hit the redline once a day you mean like when car is park just press the gas pedal on the way the way to redline once a day and then turn car off after that or do you mean like drive the car for a bit once a day

RX8Soldier

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read the threads that I attached in my first post. Answers your questions

Razz1

Redline is your friend, plus new coils.