Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
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Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Hey everyone,
Owned an RX8 but had to give it up because, well, I did... and regretted it ever since.
Now in a decent position to look at getting one again, but this time not as a daily but a weekender! Hopefully looking at one over the weekend with the intention of going down the engine rebuild route in the future. It seems getting a cheap 8 and spending a small fortune on the engine and having a good shell makes sense. The car was just ace fun.
So, will be frequenting these pages possibly in the future.
Peace
Neil
Owned an RX8 but had to give it up because, well, I did... and regretted it ever since.
Now in a decent position to look at getting one again, but this time not as a daily but a weekender! Hopefully looking at one over the weekend with the intention of going down the engine rebuild route in the future. It seems getting a cheap 8 and spending a small fortune on the engine and having a good shell makes sense. The car was just ace fun.
So, will be frequenting these pages possibly in the future.
Peace
Neil
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Chris Holmes has a nice car for sale with a good engine!Stokesyjnr wrote:Hey everyone,
Owned an RX8 but had to give it up because, well, I did... and regretted it ever since.
Now in a decent position to look at getting one again, but this time not as a daily but a weekender! Hopefully looking at one over the weekend with the intention of going down the engine rebuild route in the future. It seems getting a cheap 8 and spending a small fortune on the engine and having a good shell makes sense. The car was just ace fun.
So, will be frequenting these pages possibly in the future.
Peace
Neil
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Hayward's Street/bridgeported rebuild,595's,Tein coilovers edfc Racingbeat rear anti roll bar oil pres oil temp gauge pod's,lockwood front rear grills,Tinted wind ws folding tow hook's,595s,connect2 ,at long last sohn and ap50 tank instaled ,revi ram air duct already fitted ! calipers painted,diff oil changed .
just oil lines to fit at some stage ( had them a while too)
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
I will have mine for sale to black 192 few mods not rusty and compression 7.2 and above. I will be looking the 2k mark.
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Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Hi Neil & back to the RX-8OC
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Why not buy a good one to start with and not worry about getting a rebuild? That makes alot more sense, well to me anywayStokesyjnr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 2:40 pmHey everyone,
Owned an RX8 but had to give it up because, well, I did... and regretted it ever since.
Now in a decent position to look at getting one again, but this time not as a daily but a weekender! Hopefully looking at one over the weekend with the intention of going down the engine rebuild route in the future. It seems getting a cheap 8 and spending a small fortune on the engine and having a good shell makes sense. The car was just ace fun.
So, will be frequenting these pages possibly in the future.
Peace
Neil
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Honestly, it seems like you can find 8s with good chassis and good engine (at least the S1s) for around £2-4k maximum, and when a rebuild itself is around £2-3k with clutch/ignition as a possibility too while it's all disassembled, I think the misc fixes that you will likely need on the "cheap car blown engine" one will probably tot up to more than buying a good one outright. Paintwork and general maintenance should be an influence to what you choose to buy. All depends on what sort of car you want to buy and whether you want a project, but IMO getting a good one from the start is probably better. They're out there, just gotta keep the eyes peeled
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Just in case this floats your boat viewtopic.php?f=145&t=83166&p=1315534&h ... s#p1315534
Rotary History;
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Thanks all for the welcome back and comments.
Now potentially looking at a couple over the weekend, one with 53k on clock, full service book and compression test done beginning of March (low 7’s). Will see what occurs...although travelling restrictions are still in force so may do video...maybe.
Did I choose the wrong time to get a new toy...
Now potentially looking at a couple over the weekend, one with 53k on clock, full service book and compression test done beginning of March (low 7’s). Will see what occurs...although travelling restrictions are still in force so may do video...maybe.
Did I choose the wrong time to get a new toy...
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Getting one a week Saturday. Excited much...
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
All will be revealed soon...let’s just say roll on Saturday then I’ll post pics and the drive home
sneaky pic as profile - picking up tomorrow now instead of Saturday - woohoo
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Hurry up, it's Saturday already,nothing yet.
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Perhaps another Vr one
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Its a week Saturday so that’s next week LOL
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
Think Rob was teasing
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
We can all name a rotary seller famous for all his cars having compression in the low 7'sStokesyjnr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:11 pmNow potentially looking at a couple over the weekend, one with 53k on clock, full service book and compression test done beginning of March (low 7’s).
Let's hope it's not the case this time...
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Re: Hello, looking at getting an 8 again
They have video of the test being done, so kinda hopeful with this one...warpc0il wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:05 amWe can all name a rotary seller famous for all his cars having compression in the low 7'sStokesyjnr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:11 pmNow potentially looking at a couple over the weekend, one with 53k on clock, full service book and compression test done beginning of March (low 7’s).
Let's hope it's not the case this time...
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just renewed my membership too the other day, so will be eagerly awaiting all the goodies, discounts and forums I can access.
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What a drive back from picking the car up. Beeped it a few times, yay. I’m back. Will upload more pics soon
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