Mazda Rx-8 04’

[inland cipher]

the rx-8 is pretty unreliable-- so 150,000 km may mean its close to breaking, however, it could also mean that the car has been properly maintained. regardless, i'd suggest bringing the car to a trustworthy mechanic before making a purchase

[proper oracle]

Don’t buy a rx-8

Garbage rotary

Also has electrical problems

Shitty mpg for the hp it is making too

[ocean sky]

the rx8's renesis engine makes the pinto's lima engine look reliable...

[light basin]

They’re not that unreliable if u pamper it

Just make sure you get a manual

By pamper I mean letting it properly warm up and properly shut off

But otherwise you can redline them all day

[ocean sky]

basically described any unreliable engine

you're also gonna have to premix your fuel, the factory oil holes arent enough

and will cause premature wear

[proper oracle]

Fr

They are anything but reliable

Worst rotary engined destroyed, ruined because of regulations

Has wiring issues on the early years and the rotary engine can have extreme failure due to carbon build up, common in them.

So your okay with engine rebuilds every 30-35k to replace the apex seals?

Redlining it will not remove all the carbon build up as much, as compared to the fc and fd

[proper oracle]

Shit didn’t know a engine that needs rebuilds almost every 1.5-2 years was reliable mb

[light basin]

The fact that the rx8 made it to 150k km either shows the engine is reliable enough or that it’s something that’s worth driving to the point they don’t mind rebuilding it that often

[proper oracle]

Bro dude what other engine requires that much maintenance to be reliable?

A Hyundai sadly is more reliable than that lol

[proper oracle]

Requiring constant rebuilds does not make a engine reliable, it basically makes it unreliable as it is not a reliable transport

Also 16mpg in city for 200hp is pretty ass

[light basin]

S85

[proper oracle]

Ya a fucking cheap Japanese company vrs a high performance German manufacturer

Little diff there, Ferrari were know to be unreliable too, at least they have performance lol

[light basin]

No the point is that I doubt anyone would be rebuilding a engine that often on a Mazda …

[light basin]

Yk that engine correct

[light basin]

So how else does it have so many kms

[proper oracle]

500hp bmw engine vrs shitty 200hp rotary. Hp gets cut really easy too on that engine with carbon build up in the exhaust

Pretty big dif

[proper oracle]

Because one car can get to a certain Kms doesn’t justify the whole fleet

[light basin]

Well u asked for a unreliable engine that needed constant rebuilds

[proper oracle]

Ya but at least one is worth it lol

[light basin]

It’s the owners

Someone did something right and that rotary is still brapping

[proper oracle]

Gonna call cap right there it is not just the owners + they changed the manuals for maintenance through the years to combat the shitty flaws from what I have heard

[proper oracle]

Do you know 150k kms really ain’t that impressive I hope u know

[light basin]

Maybe they revised it to be more accurate and easy to understand pretty sure that’s common

[proper oracle]

You can also tell it is a shitty car when the fd is faster lol

Think the fc is faster too

[light basin]

Not everything abt speed

Esp when it comes to Mazdas

[light basin]

Yeah but when ur saying the engine has been rebuilt like 4 times to reach that point…..

[proper oracle]

Dude the rx8 was nothing but a down grade

[light basin]

yeah that goes for lots of cars Inter early 2000s

[proper oracle]

Ya lol, dieing company

[light basin]

Tough shit

[proper oracle]

Nope lol

My 2000 r34 was nothing but a beaut

[light basin]

No …, they’re more known for handling then speed

[light basin]

When was it designed

[proper oracle]

Bro ngl, sad to say but even the g35 is a better car than the rx8 lmao

[light basin]

Better at what

[proper oracle]

Bro you are legit saying it ain’t a good car because of the year? You are saying it is shit on performance? What are u even defending

It is a garbage car

[proper oracle]

Performance, reliability, honestly probably as good at handling from all the idiotic videos of people swerving through traffic like shit out of a movie.

Lmao and they ain’t even powered by a Nissan engine

It is using a Renault one lmao

[light basin]

Literally false

[proper oracle]

Nope

[light basin]

That’s the shit Clarkson spread

Wiki is free

[proper oracle]

The cylinder head uses parts from a Renault vel Satis, and the whole engine was co designed by Renault

[proper oracle]

Yep look up the vqs series

[light basin]

Either way you’re not exactly doing the op any favours

and that’s getting out of topic

[proper oracle]

Neither are u buy saying a unreliable car is reliable

And other than that it is pretty much garbage in any way

He is better off getting a fc

Way better car

[light basin]

😐

[proper oracle]

Yep cheap as balls sometimes and has a better rotary housing

Handles better too, since your main chip in the argument was handling

Better mpg too, at least from my knowledge

@light basin btw I didn’t mean to go at your engine. Completely forgot u had a z

Wasn’t trying to beef there

[light basin]

Vqs been around since 94 , quite a while before Renault had any involvement

[proper oracle]

There are different types of vqs

Look at the years and versions

[light basin]

Crazy thing is that some of them made it into r34s

[proper oracle]

Ya because tuners thought they were the next big thing, but they weren’t

Being more complicated, and the cheap casts from Mexico put a damper on that fast

[light basin]

They where so bad to the point that they are known to make 1k+ hp and have been in production for decades

I think the Nissan racing division knows more abt tuning than u

[proper oracle]

Ya forsure, cause they are winning lots of races compared to the days of the r32

[light basin]

Yet again this has nothing to do with rx8s

[proper oracle]

Same with the rb

And it is a late 80s design

[proper oracle]

Weird because u just started this

[proper oracle]

Right here

I legit said I wasn’t trying to beef so stfu

[light basin]

No but you did say a blatant lie

[proper oracle]

Which

[light basin]

“sO sTfU”

[desert mason]

wth

[proper oracle]

Didn’t say a lie

[desert mason]

that was not what i meant to post

[proper oracle]

It uses Renault components

[light basin]

Yeah , but it’s Nissans engine

[proper oracle]

I mean those cars after Renault took in legit look like French cars too btw

[proper oracle]

50/50

[light basin]

Assuming that all vqs where using Renault parts

No lol if u design something it’s urs no matter who makes it

[proper oracle]

Dude bro idk if you know this but a lot of car manufacturers use parts from different manufacturers

[desert mason]

general electric makes the spiny thing on the a 10

[proper oracle]

Some Maseratis use a jeep cylinder head

So please learn some before u beef

[light basin]

Dude bro idk if you know this but Carlos ghosn saved both Nissan and Renault by sharing parts and cuttings costs

[proper oracle]

Not all only some versions

[proper oracle]

And?

[light basin]

Kinda common knowledge

[proper oracle]

How does that cut into the engine topic

[proper oracle]

Yes ik

Everyone does

[light basin]

Then why nothing brining up Renault lmao

[light basin]

Brrrtt

[proper oracle]

Ummm I said one sentence which u denied

And kept it going

So ya

Ur the one who should stop bringing up shit

[desert mason]

that one :D

[light basin]

U mentioned the carbon deposits on rx8 but like ur supposed to redline it to clear that out

[proper oracle]

It doesn’t fully clear up all the deposits compared to the fd and fc

And u can’t even use gdi deposit cleaner on them

Like I said the fc is a better choice because of the housing and it is cheaper

[desert mason]

all these words are like funny shapes cause they make no sense to me :D

but it’s funny to see them tho :)

[proper oracle]

That is okay I was once clueless too, u will learn quick. Especially in this server

Got into automotive 1.5 years ago

Somehow I get thrown into augments everytime I go on one thread. Tag along and u will definitely learn stuff lol

[desert mason]

is fd the flippy lights?

[proper oracle]

Fd and fc

Yes

Although I prefer the slat light mod. Less stuff to break and decent aero

I mean I am the type of guy to remove anything from my car that is useless or will break easily. So my opinion will be based off that

[desert mason]

so it does men flippy dippys :D

[proper oracle]

Yep

[analog nexus]

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[proper oracle]

I love rotarys

I love the rx7 fc and fd

The rx8 is just a shit car, a stain on Mazda’s record

[spare schooner]

I am resurrecting this thread simply to tell you...

Get it lol

[proper oracle]

No don’t

Worst engine ever

A fc would be 100% better lol

A rx-8 is the pinnacle of the worst engine ever designed. Terrible hp performance for the mpg, and the most shit reliability. I don’t know why people still buy these cars; it really hurts my brain. In the past year I have seen around 5 broken down on the side of the road.

[proper oracle]

Who ever emoted “doubt” , you need a 🧠

[proper oracle]

Like how can you be this brainwashed? Were you tortured into liking this car? What is the backstory?

[spare schooner]

How can you hate a car so much that you give me shit for liking it lol

My thoughts are 100% my own

The RX-8 is the car that got me into cars when I was like 6 years old

[proper oracle]

Because I actually have a brain and know that it is ass

[proper oracle]

Strange

[spare schooner]

I also know that it is ass

I simply do not care

[proper oracle]

Then why would you wish harm and difficulty to someone else, that’s pretty shitty

Why would u do that?

[proper oracle]

Then keep it to yourself lol

[spare schooner]

If you like a car and are prepared to put in the effort to own it I see no reason not to try.

I'm not going to brainwash someone into buying it but if they're willing to own one I'm all for it

Means I get a buddy

[proper oracle]

There is no way the effort out weights what you get out of the car lmao

[proper oracle]

Ya I am saying he shouldn’t, because it is a terrible car; and I don’t want to encourage someone to buy a terrible car

[spare schooner]

Not at all, but if you like working on shit then it's perfect lol

[proper oracle]

I like working on shit, I just Don’t literally like working on “shit”

[spare schooner]

That rotary is the first thing I ever worked on, and it's made everything else a breeze

[proper oracle]

Working on my car has made everything easier to work on too

That is what it is

[spare schooner]

Damn you own an RX-8, sick

[proper oracle]

No a r34

[proper oracle]

No I wouldn’t step that low

[spare schooner]

Dude did your wife leave you for a guy with an RX-8? Jesus Christ

I've never met someone more hateful in the car community.

[proper oracle]

No I just don’t want to encourage people to buy a shit car

[proper oracle]

Read the rest of the post, everyone is saying the same shit. Sorry ur the only one

[proper oracle]

Cry about it

[spare schooner]

Same shit maybe, more respectfully definitely

[proper oracle]

I really couldn’t give less of a fuck, it’s a online chat. Go cry

[spare schooner]

No I'm good

If you don't want to treat others with basic human decency that's not my business

Just don't get pissy when others decide to treat you the same way lul

[proper oracle]

Well I don’t own a shit car, and go pressing it as a car someone should by; so I should be fine. Usually people with common sense don’t receive that much hate on this server

[spare schooner]

I didn't hype it up at all lol I just said "get one"

Was under the impression OP had already read everything about the reliability

[proper oracle]

Ya “get one” is the worst thing you could’ve said

You should’ve said “don’t get one”

[spare schooner]

I'm saying get one. End of story.

Change my mind.

[proper oracle]

With how contorted it is, I doubt.

[proper oracle]

I am saying it is ass, don’t get one. End of story

[spare schooner]

You made that clear way before I even joined the thread, I don't know why you felt the need to start shit again. Rent free, I guess.

[proper oracle]

Weird that you had to restart a thread that was dead a while ago. Rent free, I guess

[proper oracle]

Aight bet

[spare schooner]

Yes

Rent free until the day I die, I own one

[proper oracle]

Well I am glad I don’t have the same disability in owning one

[spare schooner]

I'm glad for you too.

[proper oracle]

?

Aight switch up bet

[spare schooner]

Wym switch up

[proper oracle]

Wdym glad for u too

[spare schooner]

You said you're glad to not own one. I'm happy for you.

Like I said earlier I'm not gonna brainwash you into thinking it's a reliable vehicle.

[proper oracle]

If you are glad for people not owning a rx-8 you should have said that a while ago

[spare schooner]

Not what I said.

[proper oracle]

You said you are happy for me not owning one

Thanks

[spare schooner]

Glad you like what you're doing. I'm going to let people make their own decisions about their cars.

I'm happy for anyone that likes theirs.

[proper oracle]

Well if someone asks if a rx-8 is a car to buy; I am gonna tell them the truth

[spare schooner]

Go for it, so am I lol

[proper oracle]

Rarity

[spare schooner]

Actually among owners they're pretty popular. Know a couple people who've stopped at nothing to keep theirs.

[analog nexus]

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[spare schooner]

The guy I bought mine from was sad he had to get rid of it since it didn't run

Turns out the engine had sat flooded for almost two years.

[proper oracle]

Well that is a deep type of object love for no reason

[spare schooner]

You don't love your car??

[proper oracle]

Ya he was really sad about leaving his engine flooded for 2 years. You got played

[spare schooner]

No he had to move and couldn't trailer it. Don't see how I could've been played if I got exactly what I wanted.

[proper oracle]

Ya because it is a good car. I hate it sometimes working on it; but I have legit torn the whole car apart.

All bare metal chassis with no engine or anything in it rn.

Hopefully it will be worth it

[spare schooner]

Jesus Christ good luck

How much was that

[proper oracle]

Thxs

[proper oracle]

Well the 26 cylinder head rebuild is gonna be like 10k when done

That is the most expensive part so far

[spare schooner]

Damn getting the RX-8 running was like $40 for spark plugs

Got the battery for free

[proper oracle]

Been waiting on the machine shop for a month now, kinda piss

[spare schooner]

Wish I could find a machine shop that did blocks in my area

Need a new bottom end for my xB before I start doing anything to it.

[proper oracle]

Mine was running too, I just want a machined cylinder head with larger valves for the 26 head swap

[spare schooner]

Aye

[proper oracle]

I got mine from Japan with 46,000kms on it for 9k

I just want to completely refresh the car though

New exterior, interior, engine bay, etc

[spare schooner]

Where are you?

[proper oracle]

Canada

[spare schooner]

Ah

Lucky you lol

[proper oracle]

Bro the cheapest house around me is 1 mil; idk about luck

[spare schooner]

Cheapest here is around the same, anything decent is $1.2M

[proper oracle]

Ya I am just looking to buy land and build something

Think that is the best route

Gonna hopefully have enough for land maybe by next year and gonna build a Quonset house

[spare schooner]

If things go my way I'm selling all my shit and moving to Japan to live with a friend of mine

From there I'd like to own a workshop

[proper oracle]

I wanna go to Japan so bad, got a friend with a place down there. Gonna hopefully learn some of the language this winter.

Heard housing is cheap down there too

[spare schooner]

I know just enough to be kinda sociable, definitely still need to work on it

Yeah cars were a pull factor but goddamn if everything else wasn't.

[fresh drift]

Bugger the winter start doing like 15 mins a day and you'll be gold by winter

[proper oracle]

Only problem is, if I wanna go live there I would have to re-import my skyline lol

[proper oracle]

So busy with my car

[spare schooner]

I'm totally selling the RX-8 for a new one.

Or newer.

[proper oracle]

I need it painted and the engine in before I do something else

[spare schooner]

Import would be neat but I really just don't trust the one I've got

[proper oracle]

You would probably find a cheaper one in Japan anyways

[spare schooner]

Yep

[proper oracle]

I just can’t get rid of mine, done way, way way too much work on it