Year: 2005
Make: Mazda
Model: RX-8
Price: $11500
Mileage: 30000
Color: Black Cherry Mica
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (US State/Canada/Int): CA

Yes, it is time to part with my baby. I have had this car since 2006. It has been a blast to drive. I am the 2nd owner, I bought it with 3,000 miles on it and have all records – even the original sticker. Rare, 2005 Shinka Edition RX-8, number 799 of 1,357 built. Excellent condition. Always garaged. New brakes, new spark plugs, new clutch and performance flywheel. 30K miles on Mazda factory-rebuilt engine (133k on chassis). The car is loaded with every extra. The Shinka was the ultimate RX-8 sold in the United States. This is your chance to own one of the last rotary engine sports cars.*

*Parts and components are available as they still make the engine.
· 1.3-liter twin-rotor engine - rated at 238 horsepower.

· Black Cherry Mica exterior with a Parchment leather seats and tan interior.

· 6-speed manual transmission.

· Shinka Special Edition - Urethane filled suspension cross members (improving handling and ride quality), reinforced A-pillars for increased rigidity, unique suspension tuning with thicker damper shafts.

· AM/FM stereo w/in-dash 6-disc CD changer: digital clock, 300-watt Bose sound system, (9) speakers w/AudioPilot noise compensation, Sirius XM Satellite radio

· Power sliding-glass moonroof w/1-touch open & sunshade.

· Heated seats

· Power windows, power mirrors

· Cruise control

· 8-way power driver seat

· Rear seat pass-thru center armrest

· Dual front side-mounted airbags

· Front head airbags

· Stability control

· Traction control

· 4-wheel ABS

· Alloy Wheels

· Front and rear ventilated disc brakes

· Tire pressure monitoring system

· Xenon high intensity, self-leveling headlamps

· Front fog/driving lights

· Remote anti-theft alarm system

Serious inquiries only.

 

30k miles on the rebuilt engine, how many on the chassis?

 

133k on the chassis.

 

define front stack? Also paint condition?

 

The front stack is a series of bushings and bearings on the front of the engine. Per my mechanic, it is a few hundred dollars in parts - tops. The expense will be in taking the engine out to get at the front stack. The car is drivable, but that stack should be replaced before it causes a problem. Trust me, it irks me to no end that it has to be replaced 30,000 miles after replacing the engine.

In terms of the paint, it is in excellent condition (see photos above). The car has always been garaged and well cared for.

 

133k on chassis

 

Another pic of the Shinka