Automobile Mag's 8 had lots of problems.
06-10-2005, 10:22 AM
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Automobile Mag's 8 had lots of problems.
Check out the latest long term test article on the RX-8 but it ain't pretty. Automobile basically says while a fun car to drive they would look elsewhere if they were buying due to all the many problems and the annoyances(like adding oil) that their car had.
06-10-2005, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by khtm
Oh no!! They had to add oil!! Aaaaaaaaaaaa!!! How could they ever afford the time (once every couple months) and money ($2) to do that??
Not only that, I remember reading a Car & Driver ( I think ) and they were talking about how important break-in procedures were on some of the newer import sports cars such as the Evo and RX8. They went on to say how they 'need to be babied' for 1,000 miles so they won't burn up oil as much later on in their lives...
Maybe the Automobile guys should have taken it a bit easy on the poor RX8 when they drove it off the lot?!
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06-10-2005, 02:50 PM
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bahhhh.. i hate how ppl bitch and grip about adding oil.. big frikkin deal!!!!
I'm surprised ppl haven't started bitching about putting gas in their god damn cars!!!
Talk about a lazy lazy society we live in now a days..
I'm surprised ppl haven't started bitching about putting gas in their god damn cars!!!
Talk about a lazy lazy society we live in now a days..
06-11-2005, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by flatso
Check out the latest long term test article on the RX-8 but it ain't pretty. Automobile basically says while a fun car to drive they would look elsewhere if they were buying due to all the many problems and the annoyances(like adding oil) that their car had.
06-11-2005, 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by MrJynx
bahhhh.. i hate how ppl bitch and grip about adding oil.. big frikkin deal!!!!
I'm surprised ppl haven't started bitching about putting gas in their god damn cars!!!
Talk about a lazy lazy society we live in now a days..
I'm surprised ppl haven't started bitching about putting gas in their god damn cars!!!
Talk about a lazy lazy society we live in now a days..
06-14-2005, 11:33 PM
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there's a whole section of this forum dedicated to "issues and problems." it wouldn't be necessary if the only problem was the need to add oil. like it or not, many rx8's have had big problems. not entirely unexpected, but certainly annoying.
06-15-2005, 12:29 AM
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jerryf, I just read through many of your posts...I live in Phx and have an 8 ordered. I am concerned over the problems at high temperature. What year is your 8? Is your dealer helpful? If there is an issue at 100+ degrees I may need to reconsider.
06-15-2005, 08:38 AM
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Why does everyone blame the "break-in process" for issues. I know I will get crap for this but I say bull****. I work in a shop and have been dealing with cars for 14 years. I have even run a performance shop. The best running motors are the ones ridden hard from the very beginning. The cars that were "babied" seem to be the ones with all the issues. The ones drivien hard after properly warming up seem to have less issues. I don't know about RX-8s But it was sure true about the 7's.
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06-15-2005, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by khtm
Oh no!! They had to add oil!! Aaaaaaaaaaaa!!! How could they ever afford the time (once every couple months) and money ($2) to do that??
06-15-2005, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by canaryrx8
what's a rotary engine? is that the same as a 4 cylinder? :D
Same as the 4 cylinder....sheesh....
06-20-2005, 08:29 PM
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When I bought my Yamaha R6 a number of years ago the mechanic at the dealer said the same thing about break in periods. regardless of what Yamaha says about break in for the first five hundred miles....go out and ride it like you are going to for the life of the bike and do not baby it. Well after having it for about four years not one problem other then a dead battery.
06-23-2005, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jerryf
there's a whole section of this forum dedicated to "issues and problems." it wouldn't be necessary if the only problem was the need to add oil. like it or not, many rx8's have had big problems. not entirely unexpected, but certainly annoying.
uh, almost ALL car forums have those- it certainly wasn't created because the 8 has any more issues or problems than any other vehicle.
