s-l1600.webp I recently acquired this stunning ono RX-8 example which is currently in the paintshop undergoing a finish in Crystal White Pearlescent when I can find my paint, then if everyone can check their spares collection and I do realise these parts must be getting rare these days but I need 1...

I did look at that Dave but there seems to be quite a lot of new tyres available but nothing about those and that topic the latest was a year ago: "Hmm current generation tyre Vs 4 generation and 14 year old tyre design" (whatever that means) :-k DrewR3 "I've been happy with my Accele...

Well I have decided the trusty Vredestein Sessanta`s @ nearly 10 years old have to go even though they haven`t got a lot of miles on them, no signs of age or wear, no cracks still look like new but the rubber has got hard and driving on the roads in pot hole city is ruining the normal compliant ride...

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Thanks Del :D Best I've seen so far is 21.4 mpg :p :lol: That is amazing Mark considering I get approx 23 mpg out of my weedy little 2 litre Cupra but as they say there is no replacement for displacement! :thumleft: In the Cupra`s defence that maybe quite low because Kobie my Minature Schnauzer is ...

Looking good Mark its nice to see a previous RX-8 owner has seen the sense and moved on from 20 mpg cars or do old habits still die hard, now if its not a too personal question how many gallons to the mile ie miles to the gallon are you getting with the "Stang?"

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Can any of you clever RX-8 owners tell me if you have to remove the front bumper to change a fog light bulb, many years ago I had changed the H11 halogen bulbs to LED's and not that I use them but one of the LED's is now not working but I think I had changed the bulbs with the bumper off whilst chan...

If you polish the headlights you also need to treat with a UV coating.

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I have a Gunsen battery saver which I have always used on various cars basically you plug it into the mains and into the cigarette lighter socket and it maintains everything whilst changing the battery but the 12 volt socket has to be live with the ignition off and on newer cars its usually off. Now...

The ongoing saga of Cupra Formentor ownership. Well so much for hopeless Cupra dealers help yet again, after nearly 2 weeks to get a poor battery checked as it is under warranty I took my Formentor in today and after an hour as I waited they informed me that they need to put the battery on charge fo...

Another one for RRP coils have had them plus Magnecor leads for years and they have always been perfect!

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MoT passed with a couple of advisories in line with it being stood for a couple of years. Just a bit of advice check out the ignition coils, leads and plugs make sure they are sound as duff components can wreak havoc with a Rotary - OE items were not so good, there are cheap Mazda copies of coils, ...

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Fortunately having never had RX-8 rust problems does anyone know are rusty sills due to internal, external rust or both?

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I had bought my first new RX-8 in 2004 and I hadn`t had it very long, I paid a visit to my brothers house which has a long steep drive down the side of the house of course down I went, when I went to leave it was dark and as I reversed up the drive having to slip the clutch slightly and being a bit ...

Have a very Merry Christmas to all the RX-8 owners and their families and best wishes for the New Year!

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My Formentor is the same, I am perfectly capable of driving a car and I don`t want or need most of these "driver aids" and it wouldn`t be so bad if you could turn off the unwanted ones but once you turn the ignition off they default to on. I recently had a similar unexpected and unwanted s...

I fitted a Tracker to my Formentor It costs £60 pa and it works well it always shows where the car has travelled each journey and where it is parked and that is relayed to my phone, it also shows the state of the battery charge which is handy to know.

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Protecting a car from theft is not easy due to advances in technology, I have used a Farady pouch for the 2 x Cupra`s I have had, the first I bought was hardly doing anything when eventually curiosity moved me see how effective it was - it wasn`t so I bought another which I use now and it works well...

I have tried various LED bulbs in several cars and I find they just don`t work correctly they are bright but poor intensity, - in the RX-8 I have a 6000K HID kit in the dipped beam and fast start 6000K ballasts and bulbs for the main beams and it makes a good improvement over the Halogen bulbs even ...

I missed that in last weeks budget - road tax for band K from April 2026 = up from £415 to £430.

Band M = up from £760 to £790.

Luckily after my big win on the lottery last Saturday the £30 will cover the increase to the RX-8 road tax - in one hand etc!

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Plenty of information on here for all things RX-8k, more so as a club member.

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I am not a fan of EV`s by any means but for some reason unbeknown to me I would love to see and drive a properly sorted Electric RX-8!
As long as it had a decent leccy motor.

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I would get a load test done on the battery if you haven`t done while your at it!

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