Some Questions about the RX-8....

[Bad Juju]

I'm seriously looking into this car, and I have a couple of questions for whoever has acually driven one.

1. How's it handel? And I mean comaparitively to any other mazda's you may have driven.

2. How does the Transmission shift? Is it kind of stiff or does it just slide into gear?

3. Does the car have immediate get-up and go, or is there alittle lag?

4. As far as rotary's go, what kind of extra matinace is there?

5. How often is the oil change?

6. How often do you have to change the sparkplugs?

I have more but I'll ask those later. One thing I ask is don't tell me what I can get for the same amount of money, I've already looked at the Sti, the Evo, and the S2000. I'm looking at this car because it has the most potential, aside from the s2000 but I want the extra passenger room found in the rx-8.

Thank you for all your help

 

[twiztedjeckel]

you'd have alot better snooping around the RX-8 forum.

the handeling is incredible though.i think it has a lower center of gravity or shorter wheel base or something than the 3rd gen 7's did. there's a video floating around somewhere of a 3rd gen and an RX-8 on some road course and the 8 was all over the 7's ass in the corner but the 7 would pull away in the straights but the 8 would reel him right back in come corning time.

the tranny just slips in and out of gears very effortlessly. very short throw as well.

no turbo,no lag,no real torque either so it doesn't necessarily snap your neck back upon launching but it'll get you there

as far as your last 3 questions,those i can't help you with

 

[FC3s Boy]

4. there is no special mant. execpt checking the oil every 1500 miles
5. 2000-3000 miles
6. we have'nt got that many miles on ours, but on my non-turbo rx7 i change the plugs at 15,000 miles or so.
i am a mazda guy so the choice is easy for me..

 

[ZoomZoomH]

believe or not the RX-8 owner's manual recommends 5000 mile oil change intervale

 

[FC3s Boy]

believe or not the RX-8 owner's manual recommends 5000 mile oil change intervale

ya i would'nt believe that

 

[Bad Juju]

thanks for the help guys!