Just a general question, I have seen WRX, G35, EV08, and some 350z, and they come with Brembo brakes. We pay about the same price for the rx-8 and we get cheap *** brakes that the housing for the rotor rusts after the first rain fall. Surely, Mazda did not spend it either on really good leather seats, they actually suck compared to the G35 for about the same price range.

Really what did they spend in manufacturing besides the engine, that they could not afford to give us all least with the "GT" model some decent brakes.

Seats: are moderate to cheap leather
Navigation: Basically crappy
Stereo: Basic
Sound System: Bose crappy but not surprising after the 300zx bose sucked also.
Sunroof: You can actually see where the inner lining lid is stappled, no cover!
Seats: A heat warmer that BAreeeeeeely heats up the seat, and no seat cooler!?
Buttons: Buttons that break if you use them.
NO Auto Day Time Running Running Light
NO Defog for mirrors
NO Memory function to powerseat
If they put those last three in I would understand about the brakes but come on.

End of my early morning rant after seeing all these cars with brembo last night and compared to my rusty brakes. :p

 

A seats only Car to have real italian leather. "except for the super cars"
B If you wanted navigation why didnt u buy a lexus?
c If you wanted a great sound system why didnt you buy home theatre?
d Sunroof my is fine and dandy, I think you should watch the road more than the sky?
e SEats heat my fat *** just fine. If you wanted warm seats why didnt you buy cloth. A SEAT COOLER!@#$ did you want a luxury sedan or a damn sports car?
f What buttons broke for you maybe your just not smart enough to buy a car your happy with?
g NO AUTO DAY RUNNING LIGHTS. OH NO, You might have to turn them on if you want them, Jeeeeez thats a lot of effort turning that 1 little ****, oh wait, yours must be broken sorry.
h no defog mirros dont we have heated mirrors?
No memory FUntion power seat.... WHY DIDNT YOU JUST BUY A LINCOLN TOWN CAR!!!! ARGHHHHHHHHH

i NO name brand brakes. But i wanted to pay a extra 400 dollars for a name to be engraved in my calipers. oh no im sorry YOUR A DUMBY FOR BUYING THIS SPORTS CAR if your this unhappy.

Im magix puma and i approve this message.

 

Check the stats on braking power of the cars you mentioned, the RX-8 doesn't underperform. If you think that brand name is all that matters, maybe this isn't the right car for you to begin with. I personally have never considered buying ANY Mazda, ever. It wasn't until I took the RX-8 out for a test drive to see what the fuss was about a "rotary" that I got hooked.

 

Why did you buy this 'crappy' car in the first place?

 

We HAVE side mirror defog. Read your owner's manual.

Our leather seats are superior to the G35's. The G35's only SEEM to be higher quality when in fact they are SHITTY and wear out like you wouldn't believe. They appear to be supple but they're cheap leather with an inferior coating.

 

Magix Puma And The Forum Members Pwns U Nub!!!!!!

 

Hey thanks for the flaming, that is not what I was looking for. I dont care about the brand on them. I guess what I am saying they rust!! And that really bothers be, I have never seen Brembos rust. Geez even on older BMWs with non-flashy type rotors, they dont rust.
I am trying to justify why at the same price range as something like a G35 little things that would of rounded out the 8 as really great, not saying that is not great. A better non rust braking housing was made.

Anyways Magixpuma if you don't have anything constructive to say, take your thumb and stick in your rectum.

 

Side mirror defog? really, let me guess Candian 8 right? Usa here so we dont get that option.



LoL pwNed, right..... I don't understaned all that leet haxxor razor scooter lingo son.

 

No, US model. Trust me, read your manual. Lots of people think we don't have them. I was confused in the beginning as well.

 

Are you serious we have them, wtf! I swear I read that manual and the button was missing in my car. As well with the auto washing headlights, I looked at the picture and we dont have that either on the car, its just a blank spot with a lid cover on it.

 

Let's face it, Mazda cut some corners to provide us with the 8 at its price...no question. But who GaS? It's a superb car for the money and sure, it's got rusty rotors and we have to deal with that, but if you want fit and trim go buy a Lexus...else accept the 8 for what it is and enjoy it, bugs and all. The threads are great...idle noise, clutch problems, oil debates, ABS "clunk", etc. If you want to spend supreme dollars then buy a Boxter and it will probably fulfill yer needs, but it will cost a hell of a lot more. As for the 350Z vs. 8 debate, drive 'em both and decide..they are both not "perfect" cars.

 

If its so crappy, then the price I pay you for it should be low. How much?

 

as an aside, my rotors aren't rusty. Maybe they fixed that for 05?
Heated mirrrors on the GT pkg. To turn em on, you must turn on the rear window defroster (OM, pg 5-54)

 

I did test drive the 350, rx8, sti, evo8, tt, and some other cars, the 8 was the best for the price range. I am just surprised how it starts to fall apart so fast. I guess I got a bad production of the car. My nav has never worked right, my driver side seat looks like wrinkled beef jerky at the bottom **** area, my defrost button cracked, my a/c button fell off, my rotor housings are rusty, constant low oil light no matter how much oil, car has many hard starts, and I just don't see having all these little problems within the 5 months of ownership.

 

Are all you guys who are flamming me retarded because your responses are.

 

Look in your owner's manual on page 3-27. My GT model has the side mirror defroster. If you have a GT, then you have it too. I don't know about non-GT models. We don't have a separate button; that's what confuses EVERYONE in the beginning, including me. On page 3-27, you'll see that the side mirror defroster is turned on automatically when you turn on the rear window defroster.

 

guys, drop the flaming. Next person who resorts to namecalling gets a warning. If you don't agree with the original poster, just say so and back up your argument- don't act like an *** about it.

 

Hmmm that sounds like my Navigator I used to have, but I started suspecting my car did not have it since the fog never cleared away. Hmm kinda makes me wonder if the damn dealer didn't just slap on some areo kit and put in a nav and pass it off as a GT model, how can I make sure I have the GT? If I don't have the GT I will make them buy back this damn car.

 

only GT

 

Damn that's a drag dude...I for sure hear you. But your experience is also in the minority....just check these threads. I'm sure you've had your 8 checked and re-checked, but sometimes we just get loaded with an "off" car. Doesn't mean it's the standard. Again, it's value for money with the 8, it's quite a bit cheaper than the previous RX-7 and even that car had issues. If you can, offload your current 8 and don't buy another one...get something that you'd feel more confident about and drive it for a while. Then, after a while, and after you've been reading these threads to feel some comfort, get an 8 again to share the joy.

 

Is this for all GT models? I looked up my VIN and I have an older production run of the 8, Nov 2003, with the old nav start screen as well. And it has had 2 recalls done on it from what I can see on the side of the doors.

 

mine takes a bit of time to fully clear.


from what I understand, the pop-up NAV and all the wiring associated with the console buttons have to be put on in line (Japan). I know this cuz I asked the dealer if he could put an OEM nav on a car he had on the lot.. "Not possible". He said some options are put on "in-port" ( when the car hits the US port) such as spoiler, 6 cd changer, appearance pkgs, but not NAV. "If it didn't have it leaving Japan, it wont have it", he said. No reason think he was jerking my chain.

 

LoL I can't see myself in an other car. The 350 and g35 have weird inside cabin space, and the rest are not to my liking. I wonder if these problems I have had can qualify under the california lemon law, that way I can get an 05 GT instead.

 

im not sorry for the flamin, look at what you typed seriously. and if you have a day off you can paint your calipers and rotars like i did. its fun and if not go to your dealer thell do it for free.

 

service bulletin 07-003/03 talks about broken switches.

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...cs/07-003.html