i'm thinking about getting an rx8, its in mint condition and is from a mazda dealership, only problem is it has 170,000 miles on it but im not sure if the engine has been replaced, and thinking about trading me 2002 audi a4 1,8t 5spd man, awd for it. honest opinion what do you guys think? please respond quickily

 

keep some money in the bank in case the engine goes kaboon

 

Much more info is needed. You can't expect to get solid advice with what you told us.
My advice would be to keep searching for lower mileage.

Also, re-title your thread. A forum rule is that the title should reflect the content of the thread.

 

you want a quick response at 2 AM?




unless it has a new(er) engine in it, keep the audi. otherwise prepare to blow your bank account on a new engine

 

Only a brave man keeps a ten year old Audi.....

Thread retitled to reflect content.

That is all.

 

How much is a new engine?

 

I would be careful with looking an at 8 with that many miles.
Even if the engine was replaced there are several other items that may need to be replaced, 170,000 miles on a sports car is like 500,000 miles on a civic.

 

Depends how good of an engine you want.. A year ago Mazmart said they were doing just the engine for $4600 + your core(installation is not included), now who knows it might be a bit more. They also have a quality product to reflect that price though. I think you can get a reman engine from Mazda for 2000 - 2500 + install price but it seems like a gamble if it will last or not.

I know there are other places to get an engine but I just do not know their prices.

 

I'd hold out for one with lower miles. That's 170k on the whole car, not just the engine, y'know what I mean? You could spend 4gs replacing the engine, then blow up the transmission or something.
How much are they giving you for the Audi? I see RX-8s with under 100k miles for sale in the bay area for less than $10k all the time. Check out this one on RPF1s. 87k miles.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/ctd/2790858149.html




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Ask the dealer to look up the service history, I went to get mine serviced they told me mine was replaced body has 93k engine has 22k! Seek and you shall find!

 

If your not ready to drop some money into it, then don't get an rx8...its that simple.