Is this an issue?

1) Is it possible that this car is really an '04, despite what the VIN says?

2) Did this car sit around for an entire year on the dealer lot?

3) Is it possible this was one of the first '05's produced?


Should I be concerned about this?

 

no, a lot of car manufacturers do that. thats why new year models come out as early as july of the previous year.

meaning: build date of july '04, but it is an '05 model

 

I just read through some of the threads dealing with a car sitting around for a year though. If I had known about some of those issues, I would've asked for some new fluids, etc., maybe.

The odomoter had 48 miles on it when I left the dealer lot, so there's no way it could've been a demo.

 

the '04's ended production in June '04, and the '05 production began in July '04

so congratulations(?) on getting the very first batch of the '05s, which doesn't have the ability to hook up with the factory Sirius satellite radio kit :o

 

If the head unit issue is the only one, I can take that with a grain of salt. I have XM anyways.

Is that the only issue?

Tell me that the July '04 produced RX-8s are the most perfectly crafted, and problem-free batch ever produced. :D

 

you also have the black windshield wiper fluid resevoir (like '04s) instead of the white semi-transparent ones on later '05s :o

but since I have a June '04 built 2004, which is almost practically identical to your '05, I can confidently tell you that you have "the most perfectly crafted, and problem-free batch ever produced." :D

 

What about the ones made in July 2003? Could the very first ones ever made, be the best?

Doubt it, but mine has been pretty damn good to me.

 

Mine is vin of under 700, build date May 2003

so on to your question...yes the first ones ever made are the best

 

I bought my '05, manufactured in 7/04, in February, and have had no problems at all beyond the inconvenience of recalls. Can't speak to the sitting-for-a-year issue, although that's not so unusual for a lot of cars. My parents bought a 2003 Olds Intrigue a year after it was manufactured and it's been perfect . . . Wouldn't hurt to ask about the fluids, though, and if you're in the snow belt you might want to watch the battery, which was just adequate, as it gets colder.

 

Mine is also an '05 with build date of 7/04. Other than the brake squeal,(which will be fixed next week) I have had no issues with the car.

 

without sounding terribly ignorant....how do you determine the built date of your vehicle?? :D

 

it's on the side of your driver door

it says "Build Date" on it :D

 

Thanks!!

 

weird mine isn't like that

it not on the door

it is on the door frame and simply has:

05/03 on it