Im interested to buy a rx8(m)

[sam8888]

I heard them said rx8 gots lot of problem and maintainence will cost alot..may i get some advise from rotary sifu's??thanks alot..

 

[Jaymz]

If you dont love your car.. surely it will add on to your maintenance.. if you love her.. then low lo.. simple analogy

 

[kazukimy]

not to bash TS or anything, but isnt this topic been discussed lots of time?

 

[Jaymz]

Don't buy rotary la.. Scare this scare that
.. Go buy Sohai evo or any pistons .. Don't join the rotary club .. No appetite for pussies

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Be a man .. Don't whine and dry about things .. Want it love it then buy it .. Easy.. Think this and that .. Yawns waste your time and kena fark somemore kaka

 

[stutzedward]

I dun think so much n worry about the 8 when I made the decision. If u want, just get it. I love my rx8 n Airtrek. Both said to be high maintenance n fragile. U own it only u know.

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Don't buy rotary la.. Scare this scare that
.. Go buy Sohai evo or any pistons .. Don't join the rotary club .. No appetite for pussies

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Be a man .. Don't whine and dry about things .. Want it love it then buy it .. Easy.. Think this and that .. Yawns waste your time and kena fark somemore kaka

Hey bro. Evo is good la. Dun say sohai cos I love my 4g63t as much as I love the 8. Hehehe

 

[Jaymz]

Sorry bro :3 no offense yea :3

I'll get a evo9 in the next 2 years .. 800 WHP!!!

 

[ken yeang]

maintenance sure got one.

Even basikal oso need maintenance. Tyre need to pump air, fix brake, repair the chain, greasy work, etc.


I find it silly that many people dream of owning a sportscar, while the car must be rare, oso must be affordable, oso must be cheap to maintain, yet can be chick magnet.....and yeng....

 

[stutzedward]

bro Jaymz... hehe I know u joke only la.. hehehe..

But true la.. if one want to own a car like this, cannot expect the maintenance like a Wira or Myvi lor...

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Loving my 8 day by day.... is nice and the sporty feel is cool.

 

[ixeo]

All cars got problem. You got to ask yourself is it a car that you will live with through the problems. Like marrying a wife la, you choose one you like, you will stick with her through thick and thin. You marry one you don't like you will be bitching to your buddies everyday.

Its the perfect car for people who pedal to the metal everyday. Of course, a person like that isn't the "norm". RX-8 (and rotary) is not a car for normal people. Technically I won't even call it a car. A car (in this century) is meant to be practical and fuel efficient, which the RX-8 isn't.

Before RX-8 fans come in and bash me, no the RX-8 is not practical, admit it
Not being able to reverse the car out of the house and turning it off like a normal car is not practical. - I do it all the time, house no space
Not having to NOT pedal to the metal is not practical.
Having to keep engine oil in the car and add every month or so is not practical. (Hello, modern piston engines these days don't consume engine oil - Honda Civic, Accord, Toyota Camry, Altis, Vios etc.)

But despite all that, its meant for people who knows how to appreciate it. Just like how not everybody will look good in a tuxedo, not everybody will like the RX-8.

 

[stutzedward]

Hahaha. Somehow, I agree on some points u said. It's not a normal car for sure. Even more abnormal than my big potatoes which drinks a liter of gas every 5.5km.

 

[limaynard]

Interesting I own both an RX8 and Airtrek Turbo.

Airtrek has been no problem but RX8 had problems with coilpacks going at 50k, dumpinf fuel into cat and setting it on fire.

I replaced the whole system with a stainless one (cat as well). Apart from that no issues apart from the CEL light coming on for no reason every few weeks.

Both cars get serviced every 6 months.. look after them and they will be fine. don't want to service every 6 months then don't buy turbo or rotary!

 

[stutzedward]

That's cool to know someone who owns both RX8 and Airtrek Turbo! :)

 

[ken yeang]

sam8888,

hahahah, RE are like that 1.
Change the RE to piston engine (Although it would be difficult, and it is essentially wouldnt be RX anymore) if scared of problem.
Then you can drive a RX everyday, but mind you it wont sound like RX, or behave like RX.

if you can live with that....

 

[csl]

if you have doubt, stay away from it. Myvi 1.5m is fast and cheap in maintenance and the design is quite sexy too. Meanwhile, Honda CRZ may be the one you are looking for if you think myvi is not flash enough to be your transport and rotary is too premium for your pocket.

 

[stutzedward]

Talking about CRZ, I am seeing a lot of soup up ones on the road... pretty good looking. Just that some of them try to 'poke' high performance cars thinking they're the same league.

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

They are on PAR with certain performance cars if tuned properly Even stock adi outrun many better stock cars...or to
say higher cc cars...

 

[yeehau86]

They are on PAR with certain performance cars if tuned properly Even stock adi outrun many better stock cars...or to
say higher cc cars...

Any examples?

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

Any examples?

You seems not to really like CR-Z eh? Whenever I promote CR-Z a bit, you will appear

Stock higher cc cars, take my stock Altis as example then. Tested with my friend's CR-Z.
Stock CR-Z tested with Nissan Teana 2.5 before as well.

Stock itself already can have such great results, tuned up won't be able to be on PAR with
certain performance cars? Tell me about it. Just because is Hybrid doesn't mean it cant perform.

Or u may test out urself with your new heart altis, experience it yourself.

 

[yeehau86]

I have no issues with CRZ bro, but what you mentioned is with 'performance' cars which of course related to sports car not our normal sedan cars. Of course we are talking about stock to stock basis, if tuned up then is different story as even a 86 can plonk in a 2JZ and say it can win many other cars.

On the other hand, the CRZ you tested was manual or auto?

 

[pwhyze]

To be fair, I think CRZ is a fantastic hybrid-sporty car, but able to match traditional high performance cars? I doubt that....and to be clear, I don't consider Altis or Teana to be under the 'high performance' car category. What kind of performance cars are you talking about?

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

I have no issues with CRZ bro, but what you mentioned is with 'performance' cars which of course related to sports car not our normal sedan cars. Of course we are talking about stock to stock basis, if tuned up then is different story as even a 86 can plonk in a 2JZ and say it can win many other cars.

On the other hand, the CRZ you tested was manual or auto?

Yes bro, what I'm trying to say is, stock CR-Z alone is already consider to be able to perform
better than what many have expected or to say real powerful for a 1.5 hybrid.

So, if a tuned up CR-Z for instance say Supercharged, I believe it can compete with a few performance cars. If were to compare a Stock CR-Z with say Type-R civic, of course is impossible.

So, Stock I compare with Stock cars like Altis and Teana. Tuned up CR-Z, which performance
car it can really have some go with, I can't comment much since I have not tested or even
driven one before myself. Just a thought of what a tuned up CR-Z can do. I believe it would
be a worthy challenger.

My friend's CR-Z Manual. Totally can't catch up from stand still...Teana case is what my friend
told me. Another friend of mine with 4AGE blacktop SEG, A/T. Can't believe he lost to a CR-Z but
not sure is modded or stock. Since is a street race. (I think you know him) recently changed to
MR2

Really impress with the CR-Z man. :top:

To be fair, I think CRZ is a fantastic hybrid-sporty car, but able to match traditional high performance cars? I doubt that....and to be clear, I don't consider Altis or Teana to be under the 'high performance' car category. What kind of performance cars are you talking about?

Not to say high performance car, Altis and Teana definitely can't be under high performance category, that part about Altis and Teana is actually comparing stock vs stock.

 

[stutzedward]

Sorry brothers, we all love cars. I hope I did not ignited any fight here. I like CRZ, even before buying the 8, I asked my wife if she's interested in new CRZ, used E60, used Cooper-S or used RX8 and lastly, her choice was RX8.

And those that tailgated me not only CRZ, it includes tonnes of Kancil and Wira turbos too. And also Myvi turbos. :)

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On performance, let's compare stock vs. stock, I too think that CRZ is no way near any high performance cars. Probably it's 1.5 hybrid will be on par with normal 2L street family car (128hp) but that's about it.

If we talk about tuned ones, even Kancil can be dreadfully fast. So just stay with stock comparison ya.. peace!

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

Sorry brothers, we all love cars. I hope I did not ignited any fight here. I like CRZ, even before buying the 8, I asked my wife if she's interested in new CRZ, used E60, used Cooper-S or used RX8 and lastly, her choice was RX8.

And those that tailgated me not only CRZ, it includes tonnes of Kancil and Wira turbos too. And also Myvi turbos. :)

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On performance, let's compare stock vs. stock, I too think that CRZ is no way near any high performance cars. Probably it's 1.5 hybrid will be on par with normal 2L street family car (128hp) but that's about it.

If we talk about tuned ones, even Kancil can be dreadfully fast. So just stay with stock comparison ya.. peace!

No worries bro, no argument just discussion

Yes, which is why I stated if TUNED properly, can be on PAR with some performance cars, not to pick those high performance type. Well, ya to be fair, just compare stock vs stock.

Anyway, back to topic, RX8 is nice, yet it has 4 doors, very convenient. A hidden rear doors that remain it 2 doors beauty look sports car.

But many said is not cheap to maintain. Not really easy either and it drains fuel greatly too.
But still up to individual preferences. Came across most girls also love RX-8 a lot

 

[stutzedward]

High maintenance and high fuel intake is true. But when one has the passion for the car, I think these are very low or even ignored reasons when decisions are made. :)