i had a look around and could not find anything like this...
i have seen sim kind of threads on other car forums i have been a member of,
it makes for intresting reading once going to see what people have done each day.

so i thought i would start this thread to see what people have done to there...

I think we will have to exclude the committee from this one after their meeting in Bath :D And I'm not including the cars at the dealers....

So far, in the two weeks that I have had my car (1300 miles) I have seen two other RX8s.

The first was a week ago, on a roundabout near Hawarden on the A55...

OK maybe time to start some sort of record for the special editions so to start lets see what sort of list we can build so please add your details: then the usual copy and paste.
IF KNOWN INCLUDE THE BUILD NUMBER.

The official list here: Special Edition Register

Can we please only use this...

I've seen a lot of chat on here about the cars people owned in the past and others they own now. As a relatively young driver i think i've had more than my fair share of cars and recently i seem to follow a pattern in buying- practical to sporty to practical and so on.....

So i'll get the ball...

Well, I finally did it and wasn't even trying!!
Nice long trip from Leeds to Chichester, mostly cruising at 85 but still having fun at every roundabout I came across!

Original 300 mile thread seems to have dropped off so started another

Mod bit - title edited, this thread predates the R3 by a...

After reading this in another thread I thought I would just post to say that all is going well with my RX.

06/02/2006
Overslept after long weekend out and so the roads were clear on my hasty drive into work, a weekend of not driving made it seem even more lively.

11/09/2007
A few weeks off 2...

Again on the insurance side of things. I'm only a couple of years older than you at 27, and I think I'm looking at 800 - 900. I'd recommend trying for quotes on confused.com and elephant.co.uk . Elephant is Admiral, and Admiral was the cheapest for me on confused, but seems to have gone from there...

These are the colour codes for RX-8 touch up paint, Clearcoat denotes that clear lacquer should be applied over the colour basecoat.
Tricoat denotes that a midcoat and clear lacquer is applied over the colour basecoat.

Brilliant Black Clearcoat ..... A3F.
Lightning Yellow Clearcoat ..... A4J....

As many members help one another I thought it would be nice to have a post where you can say thankyou to each other. :mrgreen: I have been in many car clubs and can honestly say this forum is the most informative and friendly one I have come across. :thumleft: so firstly thanks to everyone who I...

I'm in the process of trying to figure out the limited edition numbering for the PZ, if anyone has a VIN number that starts something different to:

JMZSE173600141

The last three digits are missing above btw.

Please can you tell me whats different.

Just to be clear, if a cat is required for the MOT, then a decat is illegal.

Whether you swap the hardware for the MOT or somehow don't have to, don't assume that it's not an issue until the next MOT.

Increasingly we're seeing Police forces working with DaVA, performing roadside vehicle checks....

The attached spreadsheet shows the total number of UK RX-8s registered and SORNed, broken down by model and year.

RX-8_UK_Numbers.xlsx

The headlines are:
- 24,730 individual cars have been registered between 2003 and 2018
- 13,289 still exist
- 8,092 are still on the road
- 11,440 are missing,...

Only just discovered these existed (on the S-Max OC forum):

Look really handy.

Bob

We have become aware of a new recall affecting R3 model RX-8s, referenced as AM034A

Details are sketchy at present and we have few details as to the scope, either of the work involved or the specific vehicles it applies to.

Malcolm Case in his role as Club Secretary has officially contacted...

As some of you are aware, I've been in communication with Scorpion-Redpower regarding the potential of having a production re-run of the exhaust system they produced in 2006 for the PZ models.

This would enable PZ owners to restore their exhaust system to their original specification and may also...

Today I drove 452 miles in a diesel Fiesta from Northampton to Newcastle & back & saw a total of 0 RX8's. I also drive to various other store locations for the company I work for and never see more than 2.

Having got the idea off Seanp,I was wondering if people could post up if they're willing to help out fellow owners with fault codes,what area you could cover and/or how far your willing to travel etc,what beverage you'd want on arrival,preference of biscuits and so on&so forth.

Posts reporting rusty sills featured quite regularly on the forum 2-3 years ago, although less so today. The costs of repair relative to the value of the cars at the time meant that a number of RX-8’s were scrapped by owners due to the cost. Maybe that equation has changed, with values stabilising...

Based on the opinions of a couple of other owners regarding the quality of the gear change in their own cars I decided to change the oil in my own gearbox to a full synthetic.

I have used Mobilube SHC 75w90 synthetic gear oil as it is available locally in a trade motor factors that I use.

To...

As a community we have been talking forever about fake ignition coils but these days they’re far from the only fake parts being offered for your car.

“Fake” coils include replicas of the Mazda OEM coils sold in convincing branded boxes, having been produced in a factory in China and sold wholesale...

WARNING: This post is long, really long, and doesn’t even have any pictures.

I've been active on this forum for ten years now and this is all based on my personal experience owning and working on RX8s, talking to owners, information gleaned and distilled from forum posts and PMs, working for Ford...

Please use this thread is if you wish me to follow up any issues/queries you may have, regarding your 8. However, your first point of call should be your dealer. Alternatively, PM me and I will be happy to help.

I have spent time this morning talking to my service manager today. I can now list the...

Took my 8 in for its second service this week at Romford Mazda . A gentleman call Chris called me over to his desk and said, we have done the service, but we have found some problems. My heart sank. Just a few problems he said.

O/s/f anti rollbar lower link broken, os engine mount riding low(did...

You are allowed to vote up to three times for those that have had more than one rebuild but can you post in the thread if you've had more than one with the reason.

E.G. In my case it was Romford Mazda cocked the first one up royally.

If you haven't had a rebuild can you please post your current...