HockeyRX-8

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oh noez...you're following kel to the dark side al

alz0rz

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depends what you consider the "dark side"..

yes it is a Honda, but that is personal taste.

still a sports car, still is gorgeous, still has that sublime handling, still loves to be revved, very rare to see one on the road.. but in addition to that... more reliable, quicker then the 8 in raw hp/tq but also LIGHTER, much better mpg, cheaper to mod (already looking at the SC), true 2 seater, convertible.. to name a few.

nycgps

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Oooo S2000 Sweeeeeet !

U better be sure that u bring it out so I can keyed it ! LOL !

nycgps

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Update :

T_T

Throttle body is bad. parts ordered, will be here by tomorrow

No car today

9krpmrx8

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S2000's are rarely seen?

nycgps

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saw one last night. It was the early model.

oh rarely seen? pretty rare, NYC ppl loves "the biggest SUV" they can find. people hardly get 2 seaters.

rotaryPilot

Is this the reason that your car was stalling ?

nycgps

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Nope

Compression was low.

9krpmrx8

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I guess because of the cold weather. S2000's are a dime a dozen around here.

nycgps

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maybe, the one I saw last night has a hard top.

driven by a late 20s guy and with his "I think" girl friend. (or maybe sister, who knows LOL)

alz0rz

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I honestly do not know when the last time was that I saw an S2000 here on the streets... apart from the 1 that comes to our local meets.

nycgps

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Insurance gonna rape you :P

alz0rz

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I will be paying $10 more, already asked.

And since I won't have a car payment anymore a bit higher insurance wouldn't even be a big deal.

nycgps

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grrr ....

2 months more till my car is pay off .... yesssSSSS

teknics

TB was ordered for a few minor reasons, nothing noticeable to the average person while driving, just some odd data i recorded while testdriving the new motor which signals that it may eventually completely, luckily I caught it early.

kevin.

nycgps

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+1 To Kevin

pm

nycgps

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Damn overslept, suppose to be up an hour earlier.

Gonna make something, Go out and get da Donuts, then start going to Wayne

Mazmart

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People like Kevin (Teknics) are the reason I always suggest: Do your homework in finding a good dealership (Or Mazda specific shop) and get to know the people. If you don't then you need to take some blame in the event of problems where you aren't treated properly (In your perception or otherwise). Some people just care about the work and some people care about people as well but human nature causes us to put a little extra time and effort for people we can identify with.

In short, Kevin, you're the man!

Paul.

teknics

i appreciate your comments very much, it means a lot to me. As most of you may or may not know i don't own an rx8, i come here only to provide help for other people who may be in distress over their cars, and because i hate seeing rotaries get a bad rep when they don't really deserve it.

I pride myself on personal relationships with my customers, I may not always have time to talk while at the shop but I regularly have email chains going with people, even if i havent seen their cars in months.

There are other tech's out there like me, I just wish they'd make themselves more visible and more approachable then they apparently are.

I definitely agree about doing dealership homework. I always try to explain to people that just because two different buildings both say Mazda on the outside doesn't mean they are the same. Each is it's own business with it's own style and rules.

Thanks again for the comments, I'm just glad I can make some sort of a difference with peoples cars and their perceptions of us lowly grimy ripoff know-nothing-about-rotary dealer techs

kevin.

nycgps

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Got my CAR BACK ! w00t ! (Home now)

My car is almost out of bumper to bumper warranty, so Kevin spent a lot of time on my car just to be sure that things will work right down the road , New Engine, New Throttle Body, oil filter, some nuts, both taillights, parking brake lever and 5w-20 oil ... LOL ! Its breaking in now so Im gonna keep those in there for 500 miles, then I will swap them with some 20w50

Hope u guys enjoy the donuts, its from Donut Plant NYC , speaking of that, The Square ones tastes better imo, its cream filled. I think I got 4 kinds of Glazed Donuts (5 each, the bigger kind), 3 kinds of cream filled (5 each, square ones), and Bunch of other regular ones (4-5 favors), total should be 50. wow you guys grab it mad fast, I saw one of the tech, the moment Anthony took them in, he walked out with one in his mouth rofl hahaha

Again, Thank you Kevin for doing all the hard work

P.S. : Checked the Mazda 3 hatch test drove one. To be honest with you its MUCH BETTER than I first expected. need to talk with GF about it. Hope I can get her to say YES

Pics of this morning :



w00t ! I only had 1 (I got 50, the dude there gave me one extra for free, LOL!) Blah

Jedi54

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grats on getting the car back, that's awesome!

Kevin: you are a tremendous assett to Mazda and to this community

nycgps

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Engine Break in : Never stay at 1 rpm. I kept shifting up and down up and down like my car is having a seizure or something. rofl.

alz0rz

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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm donutsssssss

nycgps

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This is the cream filled one that I had, yum

ASH8

How true, there is nothing worse when a Mazda owner comes into a Dealership Service Department and starts bouncing off the walls demanding this or that, particularly younger owners. You will get no-where, build a relationship with your service guy(s)..makes a huge difference.

And Kevin..well he is quickly becoming a Mazda LEGEND!

Ash