I just joined the board as I bought my forst RX8 (and Rotory car for that matter) last week. Well, I actually bought it in March, just before Covid, but since it was located in the Netherlands, I could not pick it up.
It's a 2004 car, two owner car (second owner had it for 10 years) and the engine has just been rebuild by a reputable Rotary specialist, so should be fine. It's a 192BHP model and it's bone stock.
I will do some mods to the car once it's road legal (friday, I hope), but am on the lookout for a mazdaspeed bodykit (genuine, not a replica) and a set of R3 wheels... So if anyone has either, drop me a message.
Cheers
T.
to the RX-8OC 
Congratulations on finally being able to get your car.
and then (and just ignore me if you know all this already) here are my best tips for keeping it all running sweetly:
turn off the engine before it has reached at least somewhere towards normal operating temperature (should only take a minute or two, but best to go for a short drive if just swapping cars round on the drive etc). Switching off cold risks flooding, which is a real 
with a rotary engine. Mazda recommend rev to 4k and hold it for 8-10 seconds switching off while still revving if you have no option but to switch off cold (it is not necessary to do this in any other circumstance).
) and hit the beep often. Best acceleration is from 4k revs up - to pull away you really need to rev to 2k - you can let the revs drop after lifting the clutch if you are in traffic, cruising steadily at 3½k revs and changing down to go up hills or accelerate gets you the best mpg ... which still won't be great. 
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