Looking for some advise and suggestions for someone who owned or Owns one currently..

So.. Lately i decided i want to upgrade to an rear wheel drive 200+hp car.. and looked into the FD but thought i'd want to keep the nice interior etc.. im not a full out modding guy.. but like my car to make some nice sound and looks good.. so intake/exhaust/header would be my main engine mods.. on top of that rest of it goes to suspension and etc.. so i looked into the RX-8..

2004 Mazda RX-8 GT 6Speed Fully Loaded
79,000km
been to Alberta/Saskachewan
OEM front lip (but no side skirts?)
Black with Black and Brown Leather Interior
No Accidents (CarProof)
BCAA
Price at $16,490cdn

Here are some of the potential problems that i gathered during test drive..
-cars only at 79,000km but the tranny makes little bit of noise when its in gear and driving.. when i pull it out of gear its nice and quiet.. not sure if its just certain gear
-engine revs smooth.. but known potential flooding issues..
-when trying to put it in 1st gear right after disengage clutch the car makes a really tiny clunk..

I've heard enough bad talk about this car.. but still tons of import guys driving it.. so enough is enough.. I'd like to hear what the other owners have to say about their RX-8 in terms of the actual reliability of it and etc..

thanks!

 

79000 is not alot you gotta know that your engine still has a lot of warranty. as for flooding don't turn it off when its cold let it warm up to regular temp....my transmission makes some noise too so it should be fine

 

I have 90k km on mine, highly modified, never flooded, stock trans still, stock renny still. The carrier bearing in the clutch assembly has always whirled on my car when the car is in neutral but the clutch is engaged. It's a fairly normal sound for this car. As for other trans noises, it's definitely not a quiet trans and it's basically in the center armrest so you aren't going to get much noise reduction.

Really, the only thing that sells this car is looks and the drive. Do you like how it looks and do you like how it drives? After that, it's the standard "watch out for...." as far as used cars go. Any particular car can be a turd.

 

im pretty much sold on the car. basically just trying to un-sold myself if there seem to be big potential problems.. but reading this forum really make things seem more positive.. as in BC canada.. not many RX8s anymore.. they got a bad name going on here ><

 

make sure you get some 17" wheels and snow tires up there. The 8 with summer tires in the snow is not a fun time unless your a pro drifter...

 

no problems with flooding as long as u let it warm up...and the tranny on these cars r a little noisy...but could ask the place u r buying it from to take a look