Congrats dude. Post up some pics.

I'd pay a little extra for a car with great maintenance records an only one owner. How many miles on it?

 

But... WHERE did they buy these cars? Just take a look at craigslist in a variety of cities, and you'll see the difference. Check out the following examples:

2009 GT with 22k miles in NJ for $18k
2009 GT with 8k miles in San Antonio for $19k
2009 GT with 16k miles in Portland, OR for $25k
2009 GT (automatic!) with 29k miles in Portland, OR for $23k
2008 GT (sport!) with 45k miles in Seattle for $19k
2009 GT with 15k miles in Atlanta for $25k

See what I mean?

 

Yes, location is very important, I agree. my car was purchased in northern New Jersey, about 1 hour away from New York City.

This is when tools like kbb.com, nada.com, edmunds.com, etc. all come into play to make sure you are getting a good deal for your geographical location. prices people are asking on craigslist is not a good tool to use for measuring the cars value, I could very easily create a post asking for $23k for my car as well, that doesn't mean that's what it would sell for.

 

Did he offer you a car FOX instead?

 

Dude did you get a compression test before you bought the car ? I sure hope you don't just get carried away without thinking here. With that mileage on a used rotary it doesn't matter how clean it looks and what extras he gave you. What matters first is the condition of that engine. Get that compression test done ASAP . Hope it checks out ok, but if it doesn't ,most states allow you to return a defective car within a few days of sale.

We welcome you to the RX8 group, but don't be blind to the reality of these cars if the previous owner didn't properly care for the internals of the car, no matter how great it looks outside. You may pay for your rush to buy, I hope not. And i am sorry to say you paid way too much for this car with the mileage. You came to this forum for good advice, but you just bought it anyway. Why bother asking ?


40th Anniversary edition RX8

 

Well, yes and no... If KBB and Edmunds appraise a 2005 Shinka in the mid-$16k range (which they actually do), that's not too relevant if you can't find one in your area for that price.

Sure, I only picked one example (the first 2009 GT I saw) from each location... Obviously, it's not a full sample set that one would need to draw a solid conclusion.

But I do know that I looked (off and on) for more than a year for my RX-8, and there's no way I would find one in the Pacific NW for prices that compete with NJ and TX.

 

Yes i got the compression test done before signing, I test drove around 10 in the past month dealt with about 15 cars salesman which was fun. I know all internal parts on these matter more than any thing on the outside. I wouldn't put this kind of money into something i didn't feel would last.

 

Well if you did all your homework and testing of the car, then best of luck to you . Expect the normal replacements going forward with any RX8 with that mileage.

 

Finally a couple pics, the car has koni yellows, swift springs, volk rims 18x9.5 +42, yokohama 255/35s mazdaspeed strut bars front and rear

 

thats a lot of money for an 05

 

LOL... I'm guessing you didn't read the entire thread.

 

It was a bit pricey even for here in San Diego. But i figure i got a 12k car with about 3k in used extras so it about evens out for what you find out here

 

Hey we all wish you well here as another RX8 owner, but you will have to live with the fact that even for California you paid WAY TOO MUCH for that year and mileage. Oh Well, it is YOUR money.

Good luck to you and be prepared to start replacing all the things that will start to go with that mileage.