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The engine probably wasn't completely warmed up then if he had trouble starting it up again, or the battery was dying. You have it a bit backwards. The issue is with starting the car and turning it off before it's fully warmed up. If you do that you flood the engine and soak your spark plugs due to the vast amount of fuel being injected while the engine is cold, and might have trouble starting it again. You just have to make sure the car is warmed up before you shut it off, which in the scheme of things isn't really a big deal. As far as shutting the car off for a few minutes and turning it back on again, mine always fires up immediately when I'm sitting in traffic or waiting in line and turn the car off.

I just bought a 2005 whitewater pearl rx-8 6 speed manual a couple months ago and I'm in love. Don't forget they all have an extended 8 year 100k mile engine warranty now, and getting a rebuild if the engine fails thereafter is actually really quite cheap since rotaries are so simple, only 3 moving parts in the entire engine. Check out rx8club.com and read up on all the details. I was on the fence for a while between the G35, 350z and RX-8 and after driving all 3 I fell in love with the 8. As long as you don't care about gas mileage (or torque ) it's an awesome car. So far my best tank to date is 21.7 mpg and my worst is 9.5 mpg
Here's a pic of my baby:


Car and Driver just ranked the 2010 RX-8 as the 3rd best handling car under $100k, behind the porsche boxster and lotus elise. It's really a blast to drive. But stay away from the automatic, it's a dog.

edit: I thought I would chime in a bit more. The 8's have pretty weak and finicky ignition systems. The spark plugs and ignition coils on the renesis NEED to be replaced every 30k miles or so. If your rotary starts to misfire then kiss it goodbye, as misfiring nukes the apex seals on the rotors (lowers compression). The car also consumes oil, as it is injected into the combustion chamber via an OMP to lubricate the apex seals. Expect to add a quart every 1,000 miles or so. On the 2004-2008 models there wasn't enough oil being injected on the original factory flash, so engine life suffered as a result, thus mazda introduced the extended engine warranty last year.

The reason I was confident that my RX-8 would be reliable and last a long time is that the previous owner was a huge gearhead, bought it new and took amazing care of it, always performing proper maintenance and adding fuel lube every tank of gas for apex seal longevity.

If you decide to get an 8, try to find a single owner one or at least one with complete maintenance history. That might be difficult in the price range you are looking for though. Expect to spend about 14-20k on a properly maintained 8 with low miles 2005 or newer.

I chose to avoid 2004 models when shopping for an 8 since that was the first year it came out and the most popular, so people bought the car who actually weren't interested in cars at all and didn't properly take care of them. Often letting the cars starve for oil and neglecting the ignition system, reducing engine longevity.

Pretty much the only reason the RX-8 has a bad name for reliability is because idiots don't know how to properly maintain it.

I guess you could say it's a PITA to maintain, but I think it's completely worth it for one of the best handling, most fun-to-drive cars money can buy. Plus it shoots flames!

/end rant

Love the flushness of the wheels. And I'm diggin the halos.

I absolutely love it, it's a blast to drive. As long as you take care of the engine and make sure it always has plenty of oil along with letting it warm up and not flooding it should last 150k +. The only thing that's hurting me is the gas mileage. Since I got it I'm averaging about 14 mpg with mixed driving.

Sold my Celica. Here's my new baby:


2005 RX-8 6 speed

http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?atta...mp;d=1280531132

Thanks.

Car no longer has JDM tails and I am in the process of selling Euro Splitters. The price reflects this.

to the top!

Tails are sold! Bump for Euro Splitters!

Make me an offer

Yeah but they probably should be sanded and repainted. The paint is starting to come off the left one on the bottom where it's not visible

I've decided to sell my euro splitters and JDM tails. I have a few people locally looking to buy my car and they couldn't care less what tail lights are on the car or if it has splitters.

SOLD -------> Tails are in perfect condition. $150 plus shipping.
Splitters are in good condition painted white. $120 shipped

bump

Shoot me an offer!
142,000 miles mostly highway as I've been doing lots of commuting to school and work. My car is one of the cleanest on the site. info on my profile. I'm located in Merced, CA. Here's a few pics i took tonight:






link to craigslist ad: http://merced.craigslist.org/cto/1871004924.html

Beautiful.
I just don't care for the offset of the 7th gen gts wheels. Throw some spacers on!

Would have bought your 2-post about a month ago if I knew about it! Oh well.

Still haven't received the TOM's decal you shipped 2 weeks ago. Did you send it to the right address?

Washed my car and put on my new 2-post spoiler

noice

He was referring to generation, not price.

The SE has the 240 hp V6 I believe. They are pretty quick for a family sedan (0-60 in mid to low 6 second range) . Alot faster than any celica without a swap

Jeep Liberty. Not sure how that even looks like a celi besides the round headlight.

Good stuff! Those wheels cleaned up really well