Hi /o/, I'm thinking of buying an RX8 since the prices are

>>14298702
Probably needs a full engine rebuild. I'm not sure how much that costs in the UK but probably a couple grand at least.

>>14298709
Mazda offers free rebuilds on any rx8 under 100k miles.

>>14298702
Go for it if all else fails you should be able to recoup your cost in parts if u know how to wrench otherwise>>14298714 sounds good lol

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>>14298714
Are you serious? Is this a joke or does Mazda just not tell anyone about this? This fixes every problem I had with the RX8.

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>>14298709
Engine rebuilds on rotaries are around 1.2k just got done doing a fresh rebuild on mine.

>>14298749
That body kit looks like complete shit. Should have kept it all white

>>14298732
Google it, I am serious.

>>14298755
Well if you know anything.
It's the rarest bn sports kit and came off of a d1 drifter from the motherland of Japan ;)

>>14298755
Just waitin till taxes to paint the whole car

>>14298757
It's apparently an 8 year/100k warranty. Mine would be an 04. Welp.

>>14298757
I can't find anything that says this.

>>14298749
Looks like potential m8 ppl gona hate what they don't have/can't afford/don't understand, how many horses will it have once complete?

>>14298777
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/musa2/pdf/insidemazda/owner_letter.pdf

op's car is too old though.

read the fine print to see if it's transferable

Don't buy it unless you have around 2k to spend on repairs. Seriously they're not worth it.

>>14298702
It's a shitty girls car don't do it man.

Why do you think they all cost pennies? They are absolutely junk.
Cons:
>not reliable
>shit interior
>girls car looks
>4 doors
>burn oil by design
>harder on gas then a v8
>electric gremlins everywhere
>will rust out
>slow
>no torque

Literally no point to this shit box, no positives. There's nothing that can be said about this shit heap and that's why they are worth nothing. You can find them for $2000 for a 09 they are just complete junk.

>>14298997
>i know nothing at all and mindlessly repeat conjecture i read on an anime image board: the post

>>14299041
Cry more faggot go buy your pos cheap as fuck rxBreak.

They cost nothing anyone could own one, we don't because it's a stupid redundant car that has no redeeming qualities.

Get a rx7 or don't get a rotary.

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>>14298702
On the subject of Bongland bargain bin buckets, this would be a really fucking terrible idea, wouldn't it?

>>14299064
Yes.
Do it.

>>14299053
>pos cheap as fuck rxBreak
gtfo 16 year old shit

>>14299105
Shut your faggot ass mouth you filthy little shit. Everything you quoted is true you fucking nigger cock lover

>>14299117
>16 year old getting mad

>>14298997
OP here,
>reliable enough for a non-DD
>Stripping interior
>I like the look
>More space for a cage
>Not poorfag, ain't care
>Not poorfag, ain't care
>Taking out 90% of electrical gubbins
>Not if I look after it, underseal, covers etc.
>No it isn't not when it is 300lbs lighter
>Enough torque
Please take your retardation elsewhere.

>>14299128
edit, 300kgs

>>14299053
>rxBreak

Never heard someone call it that, top fucking kek

>>14299128
>Not getting more hoursepower, more torque, and a motor that needs rebuild every 300k mi instead of every 60k mi
Vgreats also don't burn nearly as much oil.

>>14299173
I am the Britfag, we don't get a whole lot of V8's over here.

>>14298762
Weeaboo

>>14299173
> renesis needs rebuild every 60k
Lol What try 200k+

> muh v8
> ls1 spins bearings and bends pushrods
> ls7 drops valves
> lt4 overheats and throws rods
Roflmao v8s are so bullet proof :^)

>>14298702
If it needs a CAT its fucked, its destroyed it by pissing unburned fuel into it because of low compression.

Odds are if you get it running, warm it up then stop it, it wont start again until its cooled back down. So have fun when you take it to the petrol station.

>>14299248
Blown through cat.

>>14298702
no. car is a piece of junk. pls dont

>>14299256
but power and cul luuks and udder stuffz

>>14298997
What's next, you're gonna say the timing belt fails all the time too?

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>>14299053
>RXBreak
Sounds good to me

>>14298762
Hahaha what a faggot!

>>14298749
Whats the point of kits on cars other than getting concerned about scraping

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>>14299377
r u rlly that gei

>>14298714
There was an 8 year warranty, this would only apply to cars that are 08+

>>14298762
re-amemiya>vertex>bn sports

>>14300443
>vertex
hurr durr meant sexystyle

Good cars if they're in good condition, OP. I'm happy with mine. Enough power to be fun, and delivered unlike any other car - it just screams to 9000rpm or more. There isn't much out there than can do it - it's very much the last of its kind in a lot of ways.

Last naturally aspirated screamer. Last rotary. It teeters on the end of the analogue era, and the beginning of the digital.

It's piss-easy to spank around a racetrack - it's an easy car to drive fast with a really good chassis that flatters - it doesn't rely on driver aids to keep it in line, it just lets you get on with driving it.

It's als a comfy car on long journeys, and easy to drive when you just want to get somewhere without going 100%. It's slick and smooth and just humms along without stressing.

It isn't hard to make them reliable. D585 coils and a dwell remap make a world of difference to the engine. I also had the catalyst removed at the same time. Smells a bit, but runs well.

>>14299064
I read the name as Turdismo.

>>14299248
9/10 it's the other way around.

Bad coils kill cat
Cat causes backpressure
Backpressure overheats engine side-seal springs
Spring warps, pops the side seal from it's groove
The side seal sweeps around grinding out the end plate until it finds andintake or exhaust port to catch itself in, then shatters, grenading the rest of the engine.

It's probably fine. But not for much longer.

>>14298783
You are extremely kiwi.

>>14298702
Do it. I like mine. New cat just just be an ignition coil issue. It's a known weakpoint. If it starts well hot and cold it's probably fine. I've tried a bad compression one and you know immediately that something isn't right because it just struggles to re-light on the starter.

Also:

Rx8club.com is full of asshats, so ignore.
rx8ownersclub.co.uk has better information, and more relevant.

Prices are rock bottom because all the bad ones are still being worked out of the system, it is hideous on petrol and in the UK at least, comes in the worst road tax band.

We're a little luckier here in Ireland in that pre-08 cars snuck into the E636 band which means they hold their value a little better. (Better than 2500 a year for an 08+ one)

Solid ones will start to gain in value over the next few years, especially if they've been looked after. A lot of the ones still going will have had their little foibles worked out by this stage, and maybe even be a little tougher than when they left the factory. A lot of the dead ones will have either been babied around, or just not looked after.

Funnily enough, UK/IRL seems to be the only place in the world where these cars shit their main bearings. It doesn't happen in the US, but at least 50% of engine deaths here are bearing failures.

>>14303784
Anything other than apex seals that need rebuilding after abuse?

>>14299086
Turns out the insurance wouldn't be feasible. Figured the fact I won another car might have pushed it down a bit more than it did. Shame that.

>>14303979
Main bearings should be replaced as a matter of course.

If the housings are battered they'll need replacement too.

>>14298749

Stretched tires and no suspension travel on a car that spins if you so much as hit one leaf.... I'm sure you drive it like a bitch and it hates you for it.

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>>14298702
you need to do more research

engine compression is king

if it's shit, get ready to not be able to start your car when it's warmed up e.g. at petrol stations

engine rebuild £1-3k

if cat is gone, you might need to replace coils/leads/plugs at this stage

find a rotary specialist local to you (look on rx8 owners club) and get a compression test done to see how bad things are

if it's not a daily, at £600 it's fine. if it's 2004 it will have cheaper tax than 06+ models

they are great cars - not the fastest things, but respectable

don't listen to the haters

TRACK THE FUCKING THING TIL IT DIES

Get the V8 Roadster's LS swap kit and put a LS3 in it

For 600 britbong dollars you can just buy it and rebuild literally everything and still come out far below the price of a 2010 civic sedan. How is this even a question?

>>14298702

You're an idiot