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« Reply #20 on: December 14, 2005, 04:33:36 pm » |
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« Reply #21 on: December 14, 2005, 04:34:02 pm » |
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« Reply #22 on: December 14, 2005, 04:34:12 pm » |
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« Reply #23 on: December 14, 2005, 04:34:39 pm » |
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« Reply #24 on: December 14, 2005, 04:35:02 pm » |
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« Reply #25 on: December 14, 2005, 04:35:20 pm » |
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« Reply #26 on: December 14, 2005, 04:36:32 pm » |
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« Reply #27 on: December 14, 2005, 04:38:55 pm » |
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Rx-8s are very cool - I couldn't stomach the asking price. Maybe used in a couple years will be better. My Rx-7 was a pile of fun but also very cheap. Didn't realize there is no block heater - my Rx-7 had one (never used it). Rotaries have traditionally been hard to start in cold weather (no idea about the 8 though). |
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« Reply #28 on: December 14, 2005, 04:39:37 pm » |
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Sorry dOOd… I can’t help myself lately…..life is good. S'ok. Got me over 700, it did!  BTW wing, nice cherry red cherry! No lemon there! If only we could all have such previous rides! Ah well. University, kids, house,... oh the humanity! When will it all end so that I too might be blessed with more automotive toys! |
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« Reply #29 on: December 15, 2005, 10:17:11 am » |
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Traffic might be a different story, but I would imagine the MX-5 revs very high on the highway - will probably cost you similar to more in fuel than the A4 depending if you drive over 120km/h. |
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« Reply #30 on: December 15, 2005, 10:29:15 am » |
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Traffic might be a different story, but I would imagine the MX-5 revs very high on the highway - will probably cost you similar to more in fuel than the A4 depending if you drive over 120km/h.
You're right it does rev very high (a distinct contrast to the low-highway-revving Audi for sure)... and that thought had crossed my mind about the fuel consumption. But, I'll ask you to kindly shut yer pie-hole and not tell my wife.  |
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« Reply #32 on: December 15, 2005, 11:51:44 am » |
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I love the RX-8. I was close to picking one up myself. When I was helping a coworker choose between a G35 coupe and an RX-8. We were at the Mazda dealer and talked to a mechanic (always a good idea) who admitted they had serious cold-start issues. He bought the G35 and is happy as a pig in %#@. I have recommended RX-8 to alot of people looking for a fun daily driver but always make sure they know what they are getting into. We probably wouldn't have cared too much about the RX-8's sheik-friendly ways, except that there was another problem. The car didn't like cold mornings. We're not fans of them, either, but we don't lie down and give up when the thermometer drops. We had to call Mazda's roadside assistance no fewer than three times when the rotary failed to start in winter. Jump-starting it worked once, but twice it was hauled away to our local dealer on a flatbed. Online editor Mike Dushane, savvy about the RX-8's aversion to the cold, parked it facing downhill so he could push-start it, which came in handy once.
It transpires that the Renesis 13B rotary is prone to flooding if you fire it up and then shut it down before it gets up to operating temperature. The RX-8's manual specifically states that you should warm up the engine in really cold weather-0 degree Fahrenheit or lower-and use minimal throttle for starting. Once the engine is flooded, Mazda advises flooring the gas (which shuts off the fuel pump) or using no throttle at all. That sounds fine in theory, but in practice, our car just didn't respond to those wiles. One really cold afternoon, the car stalled when the traction control cut in while we were reversing out of a snowy driveway. We tried everything to restart the car, but it wouldn't fire up. To exacerbate the annoyance, getting to the battery terminals was a giant pain in the fingers, thanks to the aforementioned cover that must be removed for access to anything on the engine.
The starting problem wasn't unique to our car, as both Mazda and Internet chat rooms acknowledge. Mazda says that, weirdly, only some cars have been affected by cold-starting woes, which the company has partially redressed by changing the spark plugs and retrofitting batteries with more cranking power. Found here, http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/coupes/0507_mazda_rx8_4seasons/And what's this business about it only putting down 162hp at the wheels?  |
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« Reply #33 on: December 15, 2005, 11:57:29 am » |
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I've read that for those folks with the early '03 delivered 8's that experience cold wx issues that they bring them in to have the starters modded/replaced and the same with the battery.
I've not experienced any difficulty in starting in the cold but mine was built in Spring 04.
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