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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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advice needed for purchasing rx-8

I would like to ask if anyone noe abt this PI - chuan cars located ard changi lorong 101. they are offering me the RX8 6-speed manual at $108k. Is it a good buy? Is this PI reliable? Does anyone noe if there are other PI that are bring in the 6-speed manual version? Or is it better juz to buy from MM?

Anyone noe the difference btw the 2006 Rx-8 and the current one selling at MM? When is it coming to spore?

Thanks in advance.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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Rei,

If you're looking to buy a 6MT, I would suggest you go to MM... Think their price right now is about $115... so that would make about 7K diff.... not alot to pay for, for the peace of mind you'll be getting. Most PI only offer 1 year warranty, whereas you'll get 3 years from MM. If you dont intend to hold the car for that long, than I would suggest you get a 2nd hand one.

anyway, happy hunting
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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i juz got mine 6mt last yr dec. hmmm... so far no prob. but i actuali save arnd 7k and got xtra 20bhp, though e speed is cut at 180km/h (which i haven't tried before). aniwei, mine is not leather, no electric seat, but wif bose sys. btw, the radio will not work so well, there's bound to be prob. but it comes wif tinted glass. so.... depends what u wan
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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u forgot to mention no boot lip, headlight washer and seat warmers as well.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:28 AM
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Most people remove boot spoiler to aftermarket ones or remove it to reduce drag. Not much downforce anyway; i would say negligible even at 100km/h plus.

Headlight washers are limited in practical use and is one more part to spoil and adds weight, spoils the clean lines on the car.

Seat warmers... hmm.. not very practical in hot humid SG...
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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Not forgeting the lower OMV and restrictions imposed.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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our Rei guy din log in...
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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So basically I have stated some of the useless functions and accessories of MM's 8.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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Err, sori to ask again...
can the radio be changed? any lobang to rectify the problem?
wat is the restrictions imposed on the PI cars?
how much lower wld the omv be?
Thanks...
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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lower omv would be for MM cars i think.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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Hi guys, I'm jimmy from world of wheels...PI for performance cars...do let me know if u guys have queries...Thanks for your support...
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by whiteX
i juz got mine 6mt last yr dec. hmmm... so far no prob. but i actuali save arnd 7k and got xtra 20bhp, though e speed is cut at 180km/h (which i haven't tried before). aniwei, mine is not leather, no electric seat, but wif bose sys. btw, the radio will not work so well, there's bound to be prob. but it comes wif tinted glass. so.... depends what u wan
May I know whats your OMV for the PI 6-Spd Rx8?
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rei
Err, sori to ask again...
can the radio be changed? any lobang to rectify the problem?
wat is the restrictions imposed on the PI cars?
how much lower wld the omv be?
Thanks...
can. U shld check out lohsk's or nah's system..... simply out of this world.
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 01:59 AM
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There are still differences like the factory leather seats, 6 airbags, electric seat, sunroof, auto levelling headlights, boot lock switch in glove compartment, no speed limiter, 3 years and 100,000 km warranty and etc. But of cos still open to individual decision.

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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 03:25 AM
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There are still differences like the factory leather seats, 6 airbags, electric seat, sunroof, auto levelling headlights, boot lock switch in glove compartment, no speed limiter, 3 years and 100,000 km warranty and etc. But of cos still open to individual decision.

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Whats a Auto Leveling Headlight?

Cos I only know that the PI one can adjust the headlight level with a control in the car , while the MM one need to use a Screw driver, open the bonnet and adjust it from there.

(mines a MM car)
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 03:55 AM
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huh! i thought xenons supposed to have auto headlight leveling? (system adjusts automatically according to car load)
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Old Feb 24, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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But PI cars are manual levelling. One thing to add is there is two oil cooler instead of one.
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