I just picked up my new addition on tuesday the 5th and she is in teh shop for brakes squealing, speedometer off by 14mph, front bose speakers sound like garbage and other mionor things-not a good sign in my book! And to top it all off they give me a FORD to drive I hopefully get my other baby back tuesday!

 

Hmmm.. that sux.. at least its in warranty.. not even a mazda 3 or mellinia at least.. ya know?

 

that friggen blows!....sorry to hear....did you take my advice on what to interrogate them about?

 

just wondering, how did you know the speedometer was off?

 

Yea that kinda sucks but I'm sure it'll be fine. Is it new or used?

And with a 578rwhp Camaro I'd figure you'd have bought something more torquey, like a Z or Vette. Why the 8?

 

Did you buy it used?

 

sorry to hear it man.

 

i think shes no man feras
i was talking about the speedo just yesterday, i wonder what can go wrong later in the years since its all digital.

 

Hey
yes Chris i took your advice on what to yell at them about and i knew the speedometer was off because I hit 2 speed traps. The RX 8 is my daily driver-had a 2000 cavalier z24 and ditched that for a RX8! Its an 2004 with 11k miles btw

 

That doesn't really explain things.... did you get stopped for doing 11 over or something when you were on cruise control for 65 or whatever?

So it was reading low?

 

this is why buying used cars are so risky... hope it all works out for you, and soon too

 

ok cool...so did they give you any heartache about replacing the rotors?

 

Unfortunately you don't know what the previous owner did during those 11K miles. With those problems sounds like they may have been a bit abusive. Now if that was a new car I'd be concerned.

 

the 8 is a delicate car.. so with people driving it the way they did.. i could see why all that stuff was wrong.. i suriously doubt that they will be able to fix it.. It would have been a lil more money.. but you could have sent it to KD rotary in PA.. they only work on rotaries.. how is the ford running?.. :-D

 

just look up the good dealers that are local.....after what you told me i dont think you should be going back to that place...like i said post it in the bad guy forum and find a good guy to work with....

 

I hope this is a joke right?

 

yeah wayne mazda sucks

 

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wayne mazda is the only dealership that works on my car
what happened with them ?

 

well i just picked up my car and the service manager told me my car is SUPPOSE to pull since its a high performance car-yeah ok!
second the tires are at the wear mark and when you get a used car you need to get a pic inspection-the guy didnt want to pass me bcuz they are at an unsafe tread height

the list is on and on
my speakers are almost blown in teh bose system and they wont replace them etc etc

 

No.. KD rotary is an excellent place to go to.. i'm goin to go there sometime over the summer when i have some money saved up so they can see what is wrong with the car and fix it on the spot.. :-P

To me since the 8's are new.. He shouldnt have as many problems as he is listing.. unless someone was in an accedent with it and they fixed it and tried to sell it.. i mean the stuff that is wrong seems kinda odd that's all

 

^ What I was referring to was when you said "the 8 is a delicate car" and "i suriously doubt that they will be able to fix it.." Then you recommended taking a car that's under warranty to a specialty shop to pay to have them work on it.

?????????

 

The reason why i say that is cause most of the time the dealers dont know what they are doing with a rotary engine.. or car for that matter.. but, i would would take it back to the dealer til they get the thing working.. and warranty is up.. when its up and car still fucked up .. i say get money back.. but if he still likes the car he can take it to KDrotary.. they warranty their parts from what i think.. i'll ask a few 7 people who have went there to see if they warranty their service and parts..

 

are you doing what i said? :D

 

04RX*,
Unfortunately, Wayne Mazda is much better than the other two dealers I had the non-pleasure to take my car to.... So far, the best out of them, so I'm worried to hear of your problems with them.... Even their customer rating with Mazda US is excellent.
As for the problems you mentioned, they seem minor to me. The stock tires are weak and good only when it is warm outside, so since this sounds like the 8 is your daily driver, you need all seasons anyway - and have them install them, other places might break the pressure sensors or not balance the tires right.
Also, the speakers on both Bose and stock systems are lousy, so replace those (all of them) anyway (Infinity Reference series seem preffered). I'm in the process to replace mine also.... and I did get the all season tires too
The only bad news is that the brakes will keep squeaking even with the new revised pads - but the good news is, brake dust will be much less
Just curious, what else is wrong with the car? Anything major?