But you got to thrash it, where is the civility in that when you aint in the mood? Seriously buy something that does it all quite good.
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But you got to thrash it, where is the civility in that when you aint in the mood? Seriously buy something that does it all quite good.
How do you maintain a car to completely avoid rotor tip wear? I'm pretty sure the RX7 and RX8 communities would love to finally solve a problem that have plagued their cars for years
Only broken ones will drink oil to the figure of around 1ltr/1000 miles
Guess his idea of using it to tow caravans is now out of the question.
How do you maintain a car to completely avoid rotor tip wear? I'm pretty sure the RX7 and RX8 communities would love to finally solve a problem that have plagued their cars for years
Well, on the RX8 the biggest issue with the apex seals failing is too much fuel/not enough oil, usually stemming from incorrect operation of the ignition system (coilpacks are a particular weak point - I've even had several RX8 owners tell me to consider them as service items), or the oil injector not operating properly.
All very well, but I'm not almost doubling my budget to achieve it. I already know the RX8 gels well with our roads, I know I love the drive and I'm sufficiently informed about them to make an educated decision
Only broken ones will drink oil to the figure of around 1ltr/1000 miles
Sounds like a 2stroke engine
All very well, but I'm not almost doubling my budget to achieve it. I already know the RX8 gels well with our roads, I know I love the drive and I'm sufficiently informed about them to make an educated decision
Ok then
All very well, but I'm not almost doubling my budget to achieve it. I already know the RX8 gels well with our roads, I know I love the drive and I'm sufficiently informed about them to make an educated decision
So again, why did you buy a 182?
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All very well, but I'm not almost doubling my budget to achieve it. I already know the RX8 gels well with our roads, I know I love the drive and I'm sufficiently informed about them to make an educated decision
This isnt the first time you've waxed lyrical about the RX8 before bottling it because you couldnt afford it, and neither I suspect will it be the last.
If they were so good why didnt you buy one in the first place?
Come on mark, pull up a chair next to mine and watch from the sidelines. Like I said earlier you can only say your piece and hope that it is taken on board. Other than that what can you do?
I dunno but i got another observation that has occurred to me
If your budget aint too much to start and saving is within the realms of possibility i cant help thinking 7k for a car is a nice round number even if you did double the original budget.
Myth.
Yes, and we've discussed this, which you must remember as the figure we discussed was exactly 7 people based on a particular example someone posted.
Most people buy them, thinking they are absolute bargains and then **** themselves when they realise that they are achieving 20MPG or less. A lot of people seem to think they are crap because of the power delivery, too.
I on the other hand probably understand all the pros and cons of an RX8 better than most, as well as having spent a fair length of time driving one.
Let's not forget that I've not definitely decided on one (I also mentioned that I wanted to look at the Megane 225), they are still a difficult car to buy because you really want to have it compression tested first and there are a lot of crap ones with rust, corroded wheels etc.
In hindsight, I should have just bought one, and I had pretty much decided on one before I lost my job, tossing aside the DC2/EK9 idea on the basis of wanting something a bit newer. The Clio seemed like the ideal compromise really, I found one for a lot less money, it had the rawness and handling, but the little nice touches like auto xenons, climate control etc. My mistake here was sitting down and listening to the recommendations on here....
A whole weekend you say???
Considering most people's test drives are an hour at best, I think at least 20 hours in one in the space of a long weekend puts me in a pretty good position to make my own mind up
I do not think it unreasonable to consider that a "fair length of time".
I do not think it unreasonable to consider that a "fair length of time".