Got a new daily.

[JC316]

Well, my T-bird SC went on the fritz and will be down for a while, so I picked up a new daily driver and I will sell the SC when I get it fixed. Got myself a 2004 Mazda RX8. 2nd owner, 130K miles, 6 speed manual, cloth seats, no NAV. I have always loved the RX8 and I got this one for a good price. My only concern is on that rotary, but it seems to get decent reviews and this one runs great. The ride and handling of this car is OUTSTANDING.

I will get better pics tomorrow.

[BradM]

Is that the off-road version, and did you piss in the seat?

[matts5.0]

They make Turbo kits for them?

[JC316]

Is that the off-road version, and did you piss in the seat?

Lol, the stance is actually decent, it's just the angle that I am on. And no, the cloth on the seat is just fanned a different direction.

They make Turbo kits for them?

Yeah, they do. I am likely going to keep it stock though. Has good enough power for me.

Oh and for the future posters, it looks slow because it is, but I will kick your ass in the twistys.

[Pooter]

Guy I work with picked up one just like that a few months ago, he loves it.
Just remember to check your oil like every time you fill the gas tank
Burns oil like a mofo, but thats a rotary for you.

[JC316]

Guy I work with picked up one just like that a few months ago, he loves it.
Just remember to check your oil like every time you fill the gas tank
Burns oil like a mofo, but thats a rotary for you.

Yep, I knew about the oil issues going in. Scared the shit out of me because I found an oil/water milkshake on the upper part of the dipstick after I bought it, but it's a common problem with the Renesis engine, it gets condensation on the stick.

[oh1bullitt]

I used to have a silver 04. It was a blast. Make sure it has already had the motor replaced. 04 originally had a problem with the oil injection into the chamber. Caused a lot of problems with the apex and side seals. I got a new motor put in mine after i got it. Mazda covered the new motor but got a bad one from the factory. Decided to get rid of it after that. Super fun car to drive. Like driving a big go kart. Enjoy 12000rpm.

Plus make sure you let it warm up fully if you start it. Don't shut it down cold. Floods sometimes.

[crapstang]

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[JC316]

I used to have a silver 04. It was a blast. Make sure it has already had the motor replaced. 04 originally had a problem with the oil injection into the chamber. Caused a lot of problems with the apex and side seals. I got a new motor put in mine after i got it. Mazda covered the new motor but got a bad one from the factory. Decided to get rid of it after that. Super fun car to drive. Like driving a big go kart. Enjoy 12000rpm.

Plus make sure you let it warm up fully if you start it. Don't shut it down cold. Floods sometimes.

The guy I bought it from never changed the engine, but the first owner traded it in at 20K miles for some reason. It's a freaking blast to drive, the only thing I have driven that was close is my old 93 300ZX. The guy I got it from kept it maintained, 3K mile oil changes, all scheduled maintenance, etc.

[fordracing19]

I'm sorry. I changed a ton of those engines when I worked for Mazda.

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[JC316]

I'm sorry. I changed a ton of those engines when I worked for Mazda.

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Anything in particular to watch out for? They seem easy to work on. I know about the flooding and oil usage and I know that it's best to run 5W30 in them rather than 5W20.

[GrayStangGT]

I had friend who had a demo model for the weekend when those first came out, after a saturday night of ragging on it we had to stop and buy some oil for it lol.

[Slowhand]

Lot of fun to drive, I'd be skeptical on owning one but I won't hate as I've always thought they'd be a great daily so long as it was working. If all else fails you can just toss a 13B out of a formula mazda in there after the original blows; they're supposed to be pretty tough little engines.

[jdgregory84]

Other than embarrassing a guy in a race with his teenage son in his paper plated RX-8 when they first came out other than they're slow.

[Slowhand]

Other than embarrassing a guy in a race with his teenage son in his paper plated RX-8 when they first came out other than they're slow.

You might want to read what you wrote there, because it doesn't make a bit of sense.