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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 11:44 PM
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Last production year?

Is there any current speculation surrounding the final year of production for RX-8's?
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 11:52 PM
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Yes there is!

When they start production of the new Rotary Car!

It will be at least two years, maybe less if sales are still bad.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 08:29 AM
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NO !!! We have to get people to buy Rotaries man. I hate the fact that when you have a car .. and they don't make it anymore. Some might like it,, cause its rare i guess. But it makes the car seem old and not good enough to be continued.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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i thought it was 2012.

thats the end of the world anyway.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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The car platform was supposed to be built for a 10 yr production run....so let's see....the car was 1st delivered July 03....so I'd speculate the last year of production would be '12 sold as a '13 model.
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 10:17 PM
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QC

I've seen this car with my own eyes this summer in Montreal on Gilles Villeneuve racetrack... Seriously... it had one of the craziest sound I've ever heard... Closest thing to a F1 that I've header...

shiiiiiit..... once again.... Got hard just thinking of it.... hummm... I'll be back in a minute........
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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^ WTF are you talking about?
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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+1.
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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WOW off topic
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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Wasn't there an article posted on here that stated 2011 would be the last model year?

But if that's true, don't get your hopes up that the next rotary car will immediately follow. There's no way that's happening.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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Thank you for input.

Last edited by midrange_jumper; Jan 30, 2010 at 01:42 PM.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by midrange_jumper
Thank you for input.

Next question:

What is a better car 2008 or 2009? No opinions, just facts please.
There are numerous minor improvements, a few of which should make the engine more reliable. There was an attempt to give the feel of increased performance by changine the ratio, but tests show that this actually slows the car down very slightly in 0-60 times and fuel consumption. But no one should buy an RX-8 for impressive 0-60 times or fuel consumption, of course! I would recommend the 09+ if you want a newer car, but you can get some awfully good deals on a used RX-8 because they depreciate so quickly. If you can find a very low mileage '08 or older, and if you prefer the older styling details, don't worry too much about reliability. As long as you take good care of your car (check the oil frequently, premix), reliability should be just fine. But I would not recommend a high mileage used RX-8.
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