Decision to make!(hoefully)

I think the main draw of the RX8 is that you can get a much newer one for the same money as other, older metal. DO NOT fall in to this trap though. They are a fundamentally flawed car and it WILL present you with a big bill at some point.
I bought an RX8 brand new in early 2004 and ran it until late 2005. This was when they were still desirable and had a manufacturer's warranty. I wouldn't want one now. The fuel economy just doesn't marry up with the performance on offer.
I averaged about 19mpg in mine over 17,000 miles and it drank 2/3L of oil every 1000 miles. I replaced it with a 4.2 V8 Audi A8 in order to save money on fuel.
 
Buy an RX8

A knackered one for a grand, take it to rotaryrevs (not far from you at all) who will rebuild the engine and give you 3 years warranty for less than 3k.
 
Defcon5 said:
Buy an RX8

A knackered one for a grand, take it to rotaryrevs (not far from you at all) who will rebuild the engine and give you 3 years warranty for less than 3k.
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If you want one then either this or buying one direct from a reputable engine builder that's been rebuilt with warranty is the best way to go. Sell it on again before the warranty runs out and accept that you'll lose a bit of money. Far better than spending £2-2.5k on one, it dies on you and you either sell it for 3p or pay a few grand to get it sorted properly
 
The amount of people who **** off the RX8 and no nothing about them is ridiculous!!

Yes, the mpg isnt great. I get 20-25mpg mixed driving and 30 on a run. A bloke earlier tonight posted his 1.6 focus gives 31mpg..

Oil, yes it uses it! it uses it too lube the engine.. and if you dont put it in things go wrong! I use about 0.5 litre every 1000miles.. check it every second fill up of petrol.

The only reason they fail is because average joes think ooh they look nice and never bother looking after them!

If you want one, buy one. Just make sure you get a compression test done before you purchase to ensure engine is in good nick, then top oil when required.

Parts aren't particularly cheap, tyres are 225/45/18.. Spark plugs are £100 for the 4 and coil packs £200 from mazda..

And yes I own an RX8..
 
JonnyGeee said:
The amount of people who **** off the RX8 and no nothing about them is ridiculous!!
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Funny, except the owner of an RX8 has backed up the slating, and even stated that they bought a large V8 in order to lower running costs!

JonnyGeee said:
Yes, the mpg isnt great. I get 20-25mpg mixed driving and 30 on a run. A bloke earlier tonight posted his 1.6 focus gives 31mpg..
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The problem isn't that the MPG isn't too hot, it's that the car only offers luke-warm performance for its thirst. A thirst that is on par with some seriously fast kit.

JonnyGeee said:
Oil, yes it uses it! it uses it too lube the engine.. and if you dont put it in things go wrong! I use about 0.5 litre every 1000miles.. check it every second fill up of petrol.
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All my cars use oil to lube the engine and ancillaries, but they don't burn it off to such an extent that I need to add oil every other fuel stop! It's a joke, plain and simple.

JonnyGeee said:
The only reason they fail is because average joes think ooh they look nice and never bother looking after them!
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No, they fail because they have an inherent design flaw, and aren't suited to the task of daily driving in a normal fashion.
 
paradigm said:
Funny, except the owner of an RX8 has backed up the slating, and even stated that they bought a large V8 in order to lower running costs!

The problem isn't that the MPG isn't too hot, it's that the car only offers luke-warm performance for its thirst. A thirst that is on par with some seriously fast kit.



All my cars use oil to lube the engine and ancillaries, but they don't burn it off to such an extent that I need to add oil every other fuel stop! It's a joke, plain and simple.

No, they fail because they have an inherent design flaw, and aren't suited to the task of daily driving in a normal fashion.
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You do realise a new astra vxr uses 1l of oil per 1000 miles also?
I didnt say I topped it up every other fuel stop, I said I check it..


The 231 is reasonably quick, and I dont find 25-30mpg to be at all bad. 1.8t vag does 30mpg at 150bhp?
 
paradigm said:
My 265BHP 1.8T "VAG" did 35-40MPG on a motorway run.

It also never used a drop of oil, even at 90,000+ miles.
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Congratulations. If your engine used oil I would be surprised. As already stated in a previous post..

Oil lubes the rotors.. it needs oil to keep the engine going.

That's the engine design.. There's no cam belt to fail, no valves to bend, no turbo to fail.

Just put the right lube in, top up 0.5l every 1000 mile.. anymore and the engine is already starting to fail as the seals are failing from poor maintenance or using crap oil.
 
JonnyGeee said:
Congratulations. If your engine used oil I would be surprised. As already stated in a previous post..

Oil lubes the rotors.. it needs oil to keep the engine going.
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So, let me get this straight? You are saying that it's ok for one type of engine (rotary) to CONSUME (not need) oil, but another type (common-or-garden piston based internal combusion, that has more moving parts, and more things to lubricate) shouldn't use a drop? The rotary is flawed, plain and simple.

JonnyGeee said:
That's the engine design.. There's no cam belt to fail, no valves to bend, no turbo to fail.
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No, just the one sodding big rotor and it's three tips, resulting in an engine rebuild costing thousands. No amount of oil top-ups and changes seem to alter the fact that an RX8 will need a rebuild at some point, and that's one rather large and common failure. Turbo failure, whilst annoying, isn't typically a lunched engine (unless it ingests a compressor, but that's rare).

JonnyGeee said:
Just put the right lube in, top up 0.5l every 1000 mile.. anymore and the engine is already starting to fail as the seals are failing from poor maintenance or using crap oil.
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They can fail regardless of oil used, or frequency of change.
 
paradigm said:
So, let me get this straight? You are saying that it's ok for one type of engine (rotary) to CONSUME (not need) oil, but another type (common-or-garden piston based internal combusion, that has more moving parts, and more things to lubricate) shouldn't use a drop? The rotary is flawed, plain and simple.

No, just the one sodding big rotor and it's three tips, resulting in an engine rebuild costing thousands. No amount of oil top-ups and changes seem to alter the fact that an RX8 will need a rebuild at some point, and that's one rather large and common failure. Turbo failure, whilst annoying, isn't typically a lunched engine (unless it ingests a compressor, but that's rare).



They can fail regardless of oil used, or frequency of change.
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One big rotor?

Clearly you know nothing about the car, I shall just ignore the rest of the tripe you posted :-P
 
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