Hi all,
New kid on the block here. I'm from Newcastle but living "down South" near Durham now...
Bought a 2005 231 in Velocity Red yesterday. 74k, Good solid history, good compression, good warm starting, etc, etc. My first RX8 but my buddy had one so I know a little about what I've let myself in for.
Good to be here!
Cheers,
David
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Re: New member in Durham, North East
Hi David, see my response to your technical question.
The welcome wagon will be along soon...
The welcome wagon will be along soon...
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Re: New member in Durham, North East
Hi David, welcome to the club. theres members here from newcastle down to stockton.
the next club meet is probably next year now but plenty of advice when needed on here
viewtopic.php?f=164&t=73877&p=1226193&h ... t#p1226193
the next club meet is probably next year now but plenty of advice when needed on here
viewtopic.php?f=164&t=73877&p=1226193&h ... t#p1226193
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Re: New member in Durham, North East
Welcome!
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Fantastic! Thanks for the welcomePaLow73 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:01 pmHi David, welcome to the club. theres members here from newcastle down to stockton.
the next club meet is probably next year now but plenty of advice when needed on here
viewtopic.php?f=164&t=73877&p=1226193&h ... t#p1226193
I paid £900 for a 2005 Velocity Red 231. Full stamped Mazda and then later independent history, Decent compressions, no blue or white smoke and good hot starting. It has one mid-sized dent in the drivers door, where someone tried to close the suicide door with the drivers door already closed
Apart from that, it's pretty sweet. Engine sounds and runs lovely. It's on 74k, no rebuild. For the money I paid I just thought to myself that if it dies in 3 days then so be it! ...but it seems pretty happy. It's been premixed, yet still has the cat on which was a bit of a concern. But the cat's not glowing and it passed a MOT and emissions test 2 weeks ago, with no advisories.
Only issue I have is that the car is unsettled on the front end when coming off the power from hard acceleration. Dave is kindly advising me on that, on another thread!
Thanks, and would love to get along to the next North East meet
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Re: New member in Durham, North East
Hi and CylonOne. Sounds like you're pretty much sorted, but it would be rude if I didn't give you my usual greeting for newbies.
Have a good read through whatever in the FAQ section you didn't already read and then (and just ignore me if you know all this already) here are my best tips for keeping it all running sweetly:
1. To start up turn the key to position 2, wait for most of the lights on the dash to go out (I watch the airbag light by the glove box), press the clutch to the floor (optional, but reduces drag), turn the key to start and do not touch the throttle until it has started. You can drive off straight away, just keep the revs down for a bit (see #4 below).
2. Never 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).
3. Check the oil level regularly (use the dipstick - the oil gauge tells you nothing other than that you have or don't have pressure) and top up if necessary with semi synthetic 5w30 (most people and specialists are advising to use 10w40 now though) ... small amounts at a time, no more than ½ a litre then check the level again before adding more as you don't want to overfill it.
4. Use all the revs once the engine is nice and warm (don't sit idling to warm up, start up and drive but keep it below about 4k until the needle on the water temperature gauge is pointing straight up, then give it another 10 minutes for the oil to warm up too before really thrashing it ) 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.
5. Join the club for discounts on all sorts of things (you will very quickly get the cost of membership back - and then some), loads more info in the members only sections (including access to all the workshop and technical manuals), local meets (if you can't find one exactly local it is a good excuse for a drive if you come to one a bit further away), a sexy keyring just for joining and more.
Have a good read through whatever in the FAQ section you didn't already read and then (and just ignore me if you know all this already) here are my best tips for keeping it all running sweetly:
1. To start up turn the key to position 2, wait for most of the lights on the dash to go out (I watch the airbag light by the glove box), press the clutch to the floor (optional, but reduces drag), turn the key to start and do not touch the throttle until it has started. You can drive off straight away, just keep the revs down for a bit (see #4 below).
2. Never 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).
3. Check the oil level regularly (use the dipstick - the oil gauge tells you nothing other than that you have or don't have pressure) and top up if necessary with semi synthetic 5w30 (most people and specialists are advising to use 10w40 now though) ... small amounts at a time, no more than ½ a litre then check the level again before adding more as you don't want to overfill it.
4. Use all the revs once the engine is nice and warm (don't sit idling to warm up, start up and drive but keep it below about 4k until the needle on the water temperature gauge is pointing straight up, then give it another 10 minutes for the oil to warm up too before really thrashing it ) 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.
5. Join the club for discounts on all sorts of things (you will very quickly get the cost of membership back - and then some), loads more info in the members only sections (including access to all the workshop and technical manuals), local meets (if you can't find one exactly local it is a good excuse for a drive if you come to one a bit further away), a sexy keyring just for joining and more.
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Hi David & to the RX-8OC
Please check out the EVENTS SECTION's for anything coming up soon in your area
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Please check out the EVENTS SECTION's for anything coming up soon in your area
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