Sold my Ibiza and bought this:

[MK8]

I no, I no, reliability, mpg....but you only live once!

Went to see it yesterday evening, and within an hour it was mine! FMSH and less than 25k on the clock, it was a steal!

Going from a 1.4 Ibiza to this is somewhat different, and I love it.

Still not used to the tail happy RWD in the wet, it definately gets your heart going when it steps out. and the sound is amazing, hopefully Ill have a borla exhaust in within 6 months. 238bhp, (wont mention the torque ), 6 gears, redlines at 9k with a nice beep. I just love driving it!!

What do you think?

 

[UncleFester]

Nice car but two points of advice.

1. Check the oil ... regularly!!!
2. Do try and drive in a manner on the public roads that doesn't hang the tail out, it's a matter of time before it costs you at least a wheel.
3. Do go on a trackday instruction course

 

[MK8]

got a litre of 5w-30 in the boot, will be checking once a week. you would think with this engine they would locate the dipstick somewhere with easy access....nope! but its all part of the fun. japanese engineering i guess.

Dont worry, wasnt trying to make the tail hang out on purpose, just got caught off guard, and the roads round mk are really slippery today as im sure youve realised.

Have you been on a trackday instruction course? I wouldnt mind actually, whats the rough price?

 

[dave_ph]

thats 3 points

nice car, but as fester says, check oil lol

 

[MK8]

lol yeah will do, its strange, mazda recomends 5w-30 semi synthetic, but mazda forums recomends fuchs Titan XTR which is a synthetic oil.

Will have to clear that one up, found a site that does 5w-30 for 24 pounds delivered for 5l.

 

[UncleFester]

got a litre of 5w-30 in the boot, will be checking once a week. you would think with this engine they would locate the dipstick somewhere with easy access....nope! but its all part of the fun. japanese engineering i guess.

Dont worry, wasnt trying to make the tail hang out on purpose, just got caught off guard, and the roads round mk are really slippery today as im sure youve realised.

Have you been on a trackday instruction course? I wouldnt mind actually, whats the rough price?

Haven't been on one yet but intend to - as for the roads, yeah they're as greasy as fook today - i'm in a honda jizz for a couple of days whilst they do some work on mine so i'm not noticing the lack of grip as much as i'm noticing the utter lack of any kind of attempt at handling haha

 

[evans1089]

my mum has one.. not really quick until about 5k revs lol.. nice looking cars but have their problems.

 

[Hartosh1]

I love the doors on these cars only reason id buy 1 my mate has just purchased 1 aswell exact same colour not seen it go yet but ive heard they are pretty quick!

Is there much mods u can do engine wise ive never heard of any rotary engines being tuned


Nice car though dude

 

[cupramillo]

Ever heard of the rx7? Rotary engine with a turbo, stupidly easy to turn them into monsters!

 

[warren_cox]

My boss has an '07 plate one in red. Eats oil, so he now keeps a full 5 litres in the boot.

Every time he finishes a journey he sits and rev's it for 10-15 seconds at a constant RPM. No idea why, but supposedly it was recommended to him by the dealer?!?!

As Fester says, track day tuition is a must, as you can only really learn properly in that environment, and you owe it to yourself / others, particularly with a car that expensive. Over time you will see significant improvements in your overall driving and be able to exploit SO much more from the car.

Quite an interesting car that I thought I would hate (as it seemed gimmicky). After having been out in it a few times I actually respect and like it quite a lot.

 

[Philleuh]

nice car

 

[cus]

very nice car.. i feel left out, so just wanted to say,.. check oil!

 

[ben_leon]

Ha. Nice transition to the new rx8 mate.

 

[jwilkinson]

nice, my dad's got one in the same colour, great cars but absolutely drinks the petrol as you pointed out!

 

[Crafoo]

Nice car in a nice colour mate, you should have gone for the RX7 and tuned the nuts off it though

 

[raisin]

Looks stunning...especially in that colour

 

[turbo009]

Ever heard of the rx7? Rotary engine with a turbo, stupidly easy to turn them into monsters!

lovely cars but don't last long the engines. Nice rx8 tho,and agree regular oil checks