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I personally never dealt with them, but my good friend lives near the shop and he said that they seemed overpriced.
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Chances are your dealership never heard of this problem. Last time I took my car in to the dealer, one of the Techs pulled me back to the garage area so that he could question me as to why I decided to splice those cables.
Good luck!
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It's almost time for me to wake up the RX8 from it's winter hibernation and I thought I'd pass along some info on a future event that I'll be attending.
On April 18th, I'll be attending the Nelson Ledges Fun Days Test and Tune. This is the first time I've attended such an event, but from what I gather you get to run on the Nelson Ledges track in 20-30 minute sessions for the whole day. More info can be found at www.nelsonledges.com
The cost is $120 and you'll need a helmet if you want to run on the track. I believe it's only $5 if you want to spectate. It looks like a lot of fun, and I hope to see you guys there.
On April 18th, I'll be attending the Nelson Ledges Fun Days Test and Tune. This is the first time I've attended such an event, but from what I gather you get to run on the Nelson Ledges track in 20-30 minute sessions for the whole day. More info can be found at www.nelsonledges.com
The cost is $120 and you'll need a helmet if you want to run on the track. I believe it's only $5 if you want to spectate. It looks like a lot of fun, and I hope to see you guys there.
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Be careful on I-271! I'm not sure if you're aware, but the police have a very high presence over there. The new RX8 is fun.....until the insurance goes up to $300/mo.
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I bought the 40 anniv fr Bedford Mazda. Most excited about a car I've ever been in my life. I've driven pickups for the last 20 yrs. Biggest prob so far has been remembering how to drive a stick.........been about 20yrs for that too....lol. Hope this thing has strong clutches.....
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That seems to be a common issue with the RX8. There's quite a few threads on the forum about people's experiences with that problem (including one by me!)
I'm not sure how tall you are, but with some fine tuning of the seat adjustments and the removal of those air vent thingies on the top of my helmet that I thought looked just so bitchen, I was able to squeeze into the car. I've got the sunroof too.
If all else fails, you could always fabricate seat mounting brackets that sit lower. You certainly wouldn't be the first person to do it. (I'm not one of those people, in case you were wondering.)
I'm not sure how tall you are, but with some fine tuning of the seat adjustments and the removal of those air vent thingies on the top of my helmet that I thought looked just so bitchen, I was able to squeeze into the car. I've got the sunroof too.
If all else fails, you could always fabricate seat mounting brackets that sit lower. You certainly wouldn't be the first person to do it. (I'm not one of those people, in case you were wondering.)
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That seems to be a common issue with the RX8. There's quite a few threads on the forum about people's experiences with that problem (including one by me!)
I'm not sure how tall you are, but with some fine tuning of the seat adjustments and the removal of those air vent thingies on the top of my helmet that I thought looked just so bitchen, I was able to squeeze into the car. I've got the sunroof too.
If all else fails, you could always fabricate seat mounting brackets that sit lower. You certainly wouldn't be the first person to do it. (I'm not one of those people, in case you were wondering.)
I'm not sure how tall you are, but with some fine tuning of the seat adjustments and the removal of those air vent thingies on the top of my helmet that I thought looked just so bitchen, I was able to squeeze into the car. I've got the sunroof too.
If all else fails, you could always fabricate seat mounting brackets that sit lower. You certainly wouldn't be the first person to do it. (I'm not one of those people, in case you were wondering.)
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You'll need to watch Bedford Mazda like a hawk when it comes to any service/maintenance. Don't fall for the "Mazda 5,000 mile service" bit.
It's a Mazda of Bedford creation. For about $100 you get an oil change and a promise of a tire rotation that - at least with me - they never bother to actually perform.
But I'm not bitter or anything.
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Bedford Mazda
Actually, I'm really disappointed in them as a dealership. I love the car. But after spending $30K, I have yet to receive a followup phone call, letter, anything. I received letters from other dealerships for other cars saying that they wish me well with my new car even though I didn't buy from them.
Followup care with a good customer is critical. I will be looking to other places for service. Have any recommendations? Anybody worked with Cascade Mazda?
Followup care with a good customer is critical. I will be looking to other places for service. Have any recommendations? Anybody worked with Cascade Mazda?
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Yup... thats what DeViLbOi was pointing out is in Cuyahoga Falls.
We've discussed in this thread about local dealers and I (along with others) have written about our experience with Cascade Mazda. Its a long discussion with examples, so look back on previous posts and you'll read that Cascade is a good dealer (one of the best locally that I can tell).
We've discussed in this thread about local dealers and I (along with others) have written about our experience with Cascade Mazda. Its a long discussion with examples, so look back on previous posts and you'll read that Cascade is a good dealer (one of the best locally that I can tell).
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Uuughh! Thanks for the reminder that I need to pick up a freakin' battery too.
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BTW, who the hell decided to put a Panasonic battery in the RX8?? Panasonic is for cameras, not $30,000 cars.
Anyhow, you'd better make a showing! I don't want to be the only one from here that's going to pay $120 to embarass themselves.
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So far, though, my wife is signed up to ride shotgun (we're going to buy her a helmet this week), but I'm sure she wouldn't mind sitting out for a session as long as the weather isn't poopy, so you could hop in. Plus it would allow her to get some good film footage to further display my total lack of talent
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The Optima even comes with a height adapter that you'll need to use for our box. Two adapters come with the battery (labeled A and B). A and B are combined adapters, so you'll need to remove A and install B to the bottom of the battery. Other than that, no problems and it works like a charm.
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That's a fairly attractive price, and it's good to see that they usually have it in stock. I love going to Summit too. It's totally worth the hour drive, especially when you find something sweet in the "bargain bin" section.
The only thing I don't like about Optima is that it's 11lbs. heavier than a stock battery. Now I know that's only a hundreth of a second on the quarter mile, but still, I hate adding weight to only one end of the car, let alone at all.
I like the idea of the 17lb. Braille battery, but it's only got 475 CCA, compared to the 700 something of the Optima. Also, it only has a 45min. reserve time as opposed to the Optima with double that.
I've got some thinking to do.
The only thing I don't like about Optima is that it's 11lbs. heavier than a stock battery. Now I know that's only a hundreth of a second on the quarter mile, but still, I hate adding weight to only one end of the car, let alone at all.
I like the idea of the 17lb. Braille battery, but it's only got 475 CCA, compared to the 700 something of the Optima. Also, it only has a 45min. reserve time as opposed to the Optima with double that.
I've got some thinking to do.
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Instead of heading to Summit I would call Bulldog Battery over in Willoughby, I am pretty sure last time I was up there they had some on the floor. Might not be ours, but I would expect them to keep them in the back. And according to AutoZone they have red tops in Willowick. Not as good of a bargain bin as Summit...but the gas used is easier to swallow. :P
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That's still $40 more than Summit, and Autozone certainly isn't as cool of a place to walk around in for 3 hours. I'll make up my mind eventaully.
BTW, was it you I saw driving down 306 in Mentor today at about 6:20pm? I told my wife, "My that's a fancy looking car! I'd love to have one of those!"
(It looked exactly like mine, except mine has a spoiler - which makes it much, much faster and more agile.
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BTW, was it you I saw driving down 306 in Mentor today at about 6:20pm? I told my wife, "My that's a fancy looking car! I'd love to have one of those!"
(It looked exactly like mine, except mine has a spoiler - which makes it much, much faster and more agile.
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