New 2011 Owner - RX8 to Speed3
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Congrats! I made the same move last year.
Things I miss:
The sublime handling
Shifting at 9000 RPM
100K engine warranty since the engine could die at any time
Digital speedo
Things I don't:
gas mileage (never, EVER saw 20MPG even on highway)
fast car, but doesn't feel fast because of the low torque
no trunk space
knowing the engine could die at any time
No telescoping steering
jerks and ricers revving at me at stoplights
world's worst air conditioner
cops following me just because I like to go shopping at 3:00 in the morning
Things I miss:
The sublime handling
Shifting at 9000 RPM
100K engine warranty since the engine could die at any time
Digital speedo
Things I don't:
gas mileage (never, EVER saw 20MPG even on highway)
fast car, but doesn't feel fast because of the low torque
no trunk space
knowing the engine could die at any time
No telescoping steering
jerks and ricers revving at me at stoplights
world's worst air conditioner
cops following me just because I like to go shopping at 3:00 in the morning
lol, I have half of those issues with the speed..thats why I moved on to an older audi...just higher quality.
oaklandopen
Member
Wow, didn't have the 8 for very long.
Friend of mine is into FDs and got an rx8 trying to stay with rotory everything, always told me he hated it. Mainly because he kind of expected a little better gas mileage from a newer vehicle
I'm really surprised that the rx8 is still selling. The following must be wayyyyy to big for mazda to give up. But when you compare it to other sports cars there's almost no comparison
The 3 is a huge upgrade all around
Friend of mine is into FDs and got an rx8 trying to stay with rotory everything, always told me he hated it. Mainly because he kind of expected a little better gas mileage from a newer vehicle
I'm really surprised that the rx8 is still selling. The following must be wayyyyy to big for mazda to give up. But when you compare it to other sports cars there's almost no comparison
The 3 is a huge upgrade all around
Pic!
I entirely agree with each of those comments. My 2009 actually had a crap transmission that broke twice. The dealer kept it for 6 weeks the first time, and 3 weeks the second. The RX8 was just way too much work to maintain, at least for my tastes.
Love this car!! Now I just need to get the windows tinted and learn about which mods to do first!
I entirely agree with each of those comments. My 2009 actually had a crap transmission that broke twice. The dealer kept it for 6 weeks the first time, and 3 weeks the second. The RX8 was just way too much work to maintain, at least for my tastes.
Love this car!! Now I just need to get the windows tinted and learn about which mods to do first!
oaklandopen
Member
Someone has the k&n typhoon sri for gen2 for sale over in marketplace
oaklandopen
Member
The k&n is supposed to be a good product. And the only thing you should concern yourself about intake-wise is just figuring out how long you want to restrict your engie with the stock one. Any intake other than oem WILL give good, feelable results
oaklandopen
Member
A car is not an aircraft, that's all I can say about that. A bolt used in an aircraft has to pass more tests than one in a car would
I love the idea of rotory, even though I have never owned one before. But I understand some common issues because I've done some research and a friend of mine is a rotory fanatic
The general idea being rotory uses less moving parts (fewer areas for failure), they rotate as opposed to coming to a complete stop 4 different times during a cycle (so the redline is seemingly endless), and they pack a lot of punch for their size.
Common issues being they are basically made to burn oil, even though the engine itself is only 3 moving parts all of the components included in the wankel twin turbo became multiple failure points with cooling, apex seals, etc, and of course 1.3 liters gets worse gas mileage than a dodge viper idle at a stop light with the ac running.
One day I still hope to own an fd (one of many in my "reasonable" dream car garage). And I guess technically in about 3 years they will no longer need to go throughemmission inspection because of the whole 20 year old classic car thing
I love the idea of rotory, even though I have never owned one before. But I understand some common issues because I've done some research and a friend of mine is a rotory fanatic
The general idea being rotory uses less moving parts (fewer areas for failure), they rotate as opposed to coming to a complete stop 4 different times during a cycle (so the redline is seemingly endless), and they pack a lot of punch for their size.
Common issues being they are basically made to burn oil, even though the engine itself is only 3 moving parts all of the components included in the wankel twin turbo became multiple failure points with cooling, apex seals, etc, and of course 1.3 liters gets worse gas mileage than a dodge viper idle at a stop light with the ac running.
One day I still hope to own an fd (one of many in my "reasonable" dream car garage). And I guess technically in about 3 years they will no longer need to go throughemmission inspection because of the whole 20 year old classic car thing
Yes I know all that about rotary engines too. And yes I know the parts used in aircraft have tighter restrictions. The reason I mentioned they are used in aircraft is because they don't suffer from some of the failures that piston engines do, such as seizing. Even if you run it dry with no oil a rotary engine won't seize. Aircraft design and maintenance is all about eliminating failures before they happen. So does why does the rx8's rotary run the risk of failing at any given moment? Is it a flaw in Mazda's design, or something inherent to all rotary engines? An engine that can fail at any given point in its life cycle at random is not something you would want on a plane.
You see what im getting at?
You see what im getting at?
oaklandopen
Member
yea i see what you mean....but it probably ended up being mazda's decision in order to keep selling the car. and i've not heard of this engine garauntee so i don't really understand exactly what the details of it are, but it does sound weird
it's a mathmatical equation by mazda that probably deals with amount of claims, projected claims, cost of claims, cost of recalls, cost of warrants, cost of not warranting, etc etc....all in order to keep them from going negative. im sure there are probably crazy algorithms about every little detail for every manufacturer in order for them to sell cars (except ferrari)
and is it only the smaller choppers that use rotary? i thought they mostly used turbine engines
it's a mathmatical equation by mazda that probably deals with amount of claims, projected claims, cost of claims, cost of recalls, cost of warrants, cost of not warranting, etc etc....all in order to keep them from going negative. im sure there are probably crazy algorithms about every little detail for every manufacturer in order for them to sell cars (except ferrari)
and is it only the smaller choppers that use rotary? i thought they mostly used turbine engines
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/05/mazda-extends-rotary-warranty-on-rx-8-to-100k-miles/
I haven't heard about any engine failures in the 2009+ models, so maybe the minor tweaks Mazda made did fix many of the worst problems. But I wouldn't get another one.
I haven't heard about any engine failures in the 2009+ models, so maybe the minor tweaks Mazda made did fix many of the worst problems. But I wouldn't get another one.
