Originally Posted by Spin9k

Just some common sense I'd venture, as I don't often read CR, but their reliability ratings should be based on the historical universe of cars they have ratings on, so older models years are the base as that's how to get reliability ratings....you wait and see what happens over the years.

As for reliability, I'd say the RX-8 (engine excepted) is plus or minus similar to an average car, which is fairly good, but not stellar. However the engine being one of the more important systems in the car, problems there seriously taints the whole ownership experience I would venture tio say.

Rather than an afternoon dealer visit for some simple new car problem, when the RX-8's motor blows, the car is out of commision for up to several weeks, something hard to forget or forgive when filling out a relability questionaire.

Originally Posted by Phlash

......not recommending the RX8.......due to declining reliablilty........

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17385761/

what a shame.......