Rx-8 discontinued???
03-22-2005, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by moRotorMotor
The RX-8 was discontinued the moment the plant in which this car is manufactured, burned down to the ground. 
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(It's gotta be true! I read it on the internet!)
03-22-2005, 01:54 PM
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Hey, I saw a red 8 on a Mazda TV commercial last night. Mind you, it was only on screen for 2.7 milliseconds, but I saw it, by jiggers!
03-22-2005, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by czr
Sales numbers show the opposite. May I ask your source for this info?
03-22-2005, 07:53 PM
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Actually I heard it from the mazda dealer where I bought my 8 from.. and the harshness doesnt bother me i was pissed when i heard it and hoped it wasnt true. The guy told me that mazda is redoing the miata (or one of the other cars) to make it a little larger and more sprorty and to replace the 8 but he didnt know how soon
03-22-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Catch-22
Actually I heard it from the mazda dealer where I bought my 8 from..
03-22-2005, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Catch-22
Actually I heard it from the mazda dealer where I bought my 8 from.. and the harshness doesnt bother me i was pissed when i heard it and hoped it wasnt true. The guy told me that mazda is redoing the miata (or one of the other cars) to make it a little larger and more sprorty and to replace the 8 but he didnt know how soon
03-22-2005, 09:53 PM
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don't know about any discontinue of the 8, but all you folks are ignoring the other valid posts on this site showing offical sales figures that prove the 8 is not selling as well as you all brag about. Seems to be 2 schools of fish here. Those that defend the 8 no matter what and those that ask questions and get beat to shi.. seem unfair to post bad sales and the beat up on inquiring people.
03-22-2005, 10:03 PM
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Ummm, all I am saying is that there is no way the 8 is being discontinued this soon. Now Ford has said that the Thunderbird line will shut down due to lacking sales, but even though they might not have hit sales targets in the NA market there are still enough sales to continue the line.
So I will stand by my previous assessment...crack smoker....
So I will stand by my previous assessment...crack smoker....
03-22-2005, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MI_FamilyMan
Man, some of you guys can be harsh. I can see why a lot of newer people don't come back to the site.
Either way, whether it's true or not, if you've already got yours, why would you even care?
Either way, whether it's true or not, if you've already got yours, why would you even care?
Keep your car in pristine condition because the dude is correct.....Methinks This would have been a better thread on April First! :D 9100RPM
03-22-2005, 11:00 PM
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I don't think he may be that far off base. I have been travelling a lot the past 9 months for work and wherever I go I visit the nearest Mazda dealer to check out the parts dept, etc. At each of the dealers I see tons of RX8s sitting around. As an RX8 owner, I really don't like that. First, I don't like that at any moment anyone can just go buy one, like buying a Neon. I want the car to be somewhat rare and hard to find/come by. Second, it does lower the value significantly because the dealers have 04's sitting around still and offer deep discounts.
I really don't understand why the owners on here get all mad and jump up and down when someone suggests Mazda may lower production or even stop producing the 8 in the near future. To me, that would be awesome news! Maybe the people getting upset really don't own one yet and are dreaming of buying one someday and get mad if there aren't going to be any available.
Chris....
I really don't understand why the owners on here get all mad and jump up and down when someone suggests Mazda may lower production or even stop producing the 8 in the near future. To me, that would be awesome news! Maybe the people getting upset really don't own one yet and are dreaming of buying one someday and get mad if there aren't going to be any available.
Chris....
03-23-2005, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Catch-22
Actually I heard it from the mazda dealer where I bought my 8 from.. and the harshness doesnt bother me i was pissed when i heard it and hoped it wasnt true. The guy told me that mazda is redoing the miata (or one of the other cars) to make it a little larger and more sprorty and to replace the 8 but he didnt know how soon
I can understand why you would be pissed .... as others have said "dealers know jack" better find out if the mechanics at this dealership know the 8 has a rotary engine.
What did you get on your 8?
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03-23-2005, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Catch-22
I heard that 2005 is most likely the last year for the 8 because of lack of overall interest in a 29,000 dollar mazda.. does anyone know if this is true? If it is we will all be the few that own such a great car!
"2005 has RX8s. There is interest in $29,000.00 Mazdas."
03-23-2005, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 1up5dn
I don't think he may be that far off base. I have been travelling a lot the past 9 months for work and wherever I go I visit the nearest Mazda dealer to check out the parts dept, etc. At each of the dealers I see tons of RX8s sitting around.
We are half-way through the 2005 model year and they haven't sold all the '04s. May not mean anything but to me it is not a good sign.
03-23-2005, 08:54 AM
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wasnt there a post of a new rx-7 not too long ago?.....im not worried about the 8's.....sooner or later the demand will be there....and besides that when they eventually run out of sulvers from the crashes then the other colors will be bought up :D :D
03-23-2005, 09:16 AM
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Catch: Welcome to the forum 
But boooo to your dealer
You'll have to tell us who your dealer is so that we can warn people not to go there. Sorry, but those guys are morons. That's like saying Honda's not going to make anymore s2000s because they're making the new souped-up Civic.
1up: That dealer was off base. Despite the numbers, I don't think the 8 was meant to be a high-volume selling car. Besides, we're fully aware of Mazda making plans for production MazdaSpeed 8's, high-powered engine versions of the AT, etc. Why would they do that and take the time to go through that development if they were planning on halting production entirely? If you take those facts into consideration, that dealer was smoking some really rancid crack.
But boooo to your dealer
You'll have to tell us who your dealer is so that we can warn people not to go there. Sorry, but those guys are morons. That's like saying Honda's not going to make anymore s2000s because they're making the new souped-up Civic. 1up: That dealer was off base. Despite the numbers, I don't think the 8 was meant to be a high-volume selling car. Besides, we're fully aware of Mazda making plans for production MazdaSpeed 8's, high-powered engine versions of the AT, etc. Why would they do that and take the time to go through that development if they were planning on halting production entirely? If you take those facts into consideration, that dealer was smoking some really rancid crack.
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03-23-2005, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Catch-22
Actually I heard it from the mazda dealer where I bought my 8 from.. and the harshness doesnt bother me i was pissed when i heard it and hoped it wasnt true. The guy told me that mazda is redoing the miata (or one of the other cars) to make it a little larger and more sprorty and to replace the 8 but he didnt know how soon
03-23-2005, 09:46 AM
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I know I'll get flamed for this but if they would just get rid of the rotary thing this car would sell tons. Sure, a lot of people that post here would not buy it but the rest of America would. Most people are thrown off by the extra care a rotary needs. If it's so great why doesn't any other car maker use a rotary?
03-23-2005, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Catch-22
I heard that 2005 is most likely the last year for the 8 because of lack of overall interest in a 29,000 dollar mazda.. does anyone know if this is true? If it is we will all be the few that own such a great car!