new arrivals - anyone?
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A boat arrived here on the 22nd of Nov @ 2:38 in the morning. It was holding the next shipment of rx8's.
Has anyone got theirs yet? I'm hoping to have mine tomorrow, 24th nov.
Has anyone got theirs yet? I'm hoping to have mine tomorrow, 24th nov.
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Hopefully tomorrow, tuesday.
I rang the dealer 12 hours after the ships arrival and requested that he go pick it up. He said he would but it has to pass customs and then go to the distro center to have some things fitted to it. The distro place is 10 mins from the dealer, so tomorrow i'm going to bust hit nuts to go fetch my ride.
It should be tomorrow anyways, mazda runs a pretty tight schedule i'd imagine
I rang the dealer 12 hours after the ships arrival and requested that he go pick it up. He said he would but it has to pass customs and then go to the distro center to have some things fitted to it. The distro place is 10 mins from the dealer, so tomorrow i'm going to bust hit nuts to go fetch my ride.
It should be tomorrow anyways, mazda runs a pretty tight schedule i'd imagine
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My friend got his on the weekend. Was told that only 900 are coming into Oz until the end of the year & his one is car 100884.
Already starting to do the dealer fitted options to it today. All purchased seperately to save on the luxury car sales tax eliment.
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Already starting to do the dealer fitted options to it today. All purchased seperately to save on the luxury car sales tax eliment.
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thanks sco
dmrh, what day did he pick it up? as the ship it came on was in sydney in the early hours (3:00am) on the 20th nov. Means i'll have mine tomorrow !!!
Hows the driving going? have you put alot of kms on it yet?
dmrh, what day did he pick it up? as the ship it came on was in sydney in the early hours (3:00am) on the 20th nov. Means i'll have mine tomorrow !!!
Hows the driving going? have you put alot of kms on it yet?
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your not going to believe this!!
Mazda distrobution center would not release the car to my dealer as they ran out of spare wheels! Mazda aus was meant to call me today to ask for my cencent to release the car without the wheel and to install it on my first service. what a ****!
So, i'll be getting the car tomorrow. without a spare wheel
Mazda distrobution center would not release the car to my dealer as they ran out of spare wheels! Mazda aus was meant to call me today to ask for my cencent to release the car without the wheel and to install it on my first service. what a ****!
So, i'll be getting the car tomorrow. without a spare wheel
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Originally posted by DMRH
My friend got his on the weekend. Was told that only 900 are coming into Oz until the end of the year & his one is car 100884.
My friend got his on the weekend. Was told that only 900 are coming into Oz until the end of the year & his one is car 100884.
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Hi Kas, i'm getting mine tomorrow (wednesday), had the same dramas regards the fitting of the spare but was told it was the the bracket not the actual wheel. After following the ships progress, could not understand why after its arrival (@ 0400 on 17/11, man i'm obsessed) it still wasn't at the dealer on the 19th. After many calls to the dealer, he managed to get the last bracket direct from mazda australia so it turned up at the dealer on friday 21st. How it's possible to build and get the vehicle to the city where it's being sold without planning the fitment of required parts dumbfounds me.
PS. Know how frustrating the extra wait must've been for you considering how long you've been waiting so long, it was driving me insane
PS. Know how frustrating the extra wait must've been for you considering how long you've been waiting so long, it was driving me insane
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Not sure Kas, think it would probably have been the same ship. Hope you've got yours now, i picked up mine today and can't get enough. In fact, what am i doing sitting here when i could be out driving. Gotta go!
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Picked it up today. Took off to lorne and the great ocean road for some running in. Kas is back!
done 300 kms and been sideways out of carlovers. Love it!
done 300 kms and been sideways out of carlovers. Love it!
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Originally posted by Dez
and to think that sydney Nissan dealers are filthy with 350z's around the place..
Mazda! Make more cars!
--dez;
and to think that sydney Nissan dealers are filthy with 350z's around the place..
Mazda! Make more cars!
--dez;
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Originally posted by Kas
Picked it up today. Took off to lorne and the great ocean road for some running in. Kas is back!
done 300 kms and been sideways out of carlovers. Love it!
Picked it up today. Took off to lorne and the great ocean road for some running in. Kas is back!
done 300 kms and been sideways out of carlovers. Love it!
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Hi Guys, my RX8 turned up in brisbane around the 11th of Nov as well. If anyone is interested, the ships name is 'Franconia'. I'm actually from Darwin and am flying down to the Gold Coast to pick up my baby on the 15th of Dec. Unfortunately I couldn't get off work any earlier!! My ex is a Mazda dealer and you all may be interested to know this new batch of RX8's have been fitted with the oil sump baffle fix out of the factory. So no retro fit needed.
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Hi NT Rotor Head -- Welcome to the forum. So are you suggesting that any batch prior to the current batch need the sump upgrade?
Can your ex let us know what VINs are affected?
Can your ex let us know what VINs are affected?
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Welcome rotor head. Darwin is one of my favorite places in Aust.
KAS - Get out there and put another 4700km on the clock so that you can start working on your turbo install! If I have to wait much longer, I might do something rash like purchase a rotary extreme intake or something. Drive son, drive!
KAS - Get out there and put another 4700km on the clock so that you can start working on your turbo install! If I have to wait much longer, I might do something rash like purchase a rotary extreme intake or something. Drive son, drive!
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Originally posted by sco
Hi NT Rotor Head -- Welcome to the forum. So are you suggesting that any batch prior to the current batch need the sump upgrade?
Can your ex let us know what VINs are affected?
Hi NT Rotor Head -- Welcome to the forum. So are you suggesting that any batch prior to the current batch need the sump upgrade?
Can your ex let us know what VINs are affected?
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Thanks mate, really appreciate it.
That's a nice collection of rotaries you've got/had. And you're lucky enough that you can get out of town and legally give them some stick! :D Methinks I'll have to do a little side trip to the NT sometime just to give my '8 a good run. But I'll probably need to fill the boot with an aux tank :p
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That's a nice collection of rotaries you've got/had. And you're lucky enough that you can get out of town and legally give them some stick! :D Methinks I'll have to do a little side trip to the NT sometime just to give my '8 a good run. But I'll probably need to fill the boot with an aux tank :p
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DGW, i'd be driving now however i'm on the whitsundays taking a relaxing break. actually, why am i even here, on the net that is ?
I'll have the 4700 kms on real soon, i recon I can do about 900-1000 a week, might have to do more like a trip to sydney and canberra and maybe adelaide.
Its funny, i got my car on wednesday night, did 300 kms and left early thursday to my holiday. I miss my car so badly. But the girls in bikini's are helping.
See you all in another week.
I'll have the 4700 kms on real soon, i recon I can do about 900-1000 a week, might have to do more like a trip to sydney and canberra and maybe adelaide.
Its funny, i got my car on wednesday night, did 300 kms and left early thursday to my holiday. I miss my car so badly. But the girls in bikini's are helping.
See you all in another week.