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Mazda RX-8 Owners FAQ
39 messages, Last post on Apr 21, 2010 at 11:18 AM
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#32 of 39 Re: Premium Gas? [bblair] by nergal_lv
Jan 06, 2007 (11:34 am)
Replying to: bblair (Aug 19, 2005 9:33 am)
Don't skimp on the premium. The few dollars you will save per year will not compensate for the loss of HP... afterall if you were going to be frugal you should have gotten a Celica.
#33 of 39 Re: winter driving [nergal_lv] by trispec
Jan 06, 2007 (7:23 pm)
Replying to: nergal_lv (Jan 06, 2007 11:28 am)
My Avon, from tirerack.com have been awesome so far 18K. I drove the original equipment, but when the first snow traction issue scared the crap out of me and my wife, I went for the all seasons Avons. The all season Avon's have 90% of traction of the performance tires and 90% of the traction of the snow tires. They cost less than half as much, and the tread wear on the Avon all season is 360 vs 180 for the performance originals or the non-rated snow tires which simply melt away it seems.
All seasons are very quiet compared to the performance, so on the highway at high speed, on good road, there's very little tire noise.
#34 of 39 cooper tires by nergal_lv
Jan 07, 2007 (10:57 am)
Anyone have experience with the Cooper (Zeons) All season tires for the RX8? I was hoping to get some input before getting replacements. I typically encounter minimal snow conditions (2-3 storms/yr usually 3-5" at a time).#35 of 39 My favorite car yet by longcat
Aug 27, 2009 (4:53 pm)
This is my first experience with a Mazda and I love my RX8! What a car! We got this one, '07 with 17,000 miles on it. The performance is great and it is a pleasure to drive. I had a little hard time getting used to the reverse.... noticed others have had that problem too. But it does shift like a dream once you are comfortable with the car. I have owned Jags, Alfa GTV, MG's and Eclipse (s) and we had considered buying an another Eclipse, but the 2009's just didn't have it. It has all the power that one could ever want and it is definitely a head turner.I use premium gas (why skimp?) I generally drive in city traffic and get around 19-20 mpg. I am not hard on the car, but I give it a run once in a while.
#36 of 39 Radio and abs light by dbushman357
Dec 01, 2009 (1:32 pm)
After a recent flat, I am driving on a doughnut until the new wheel gets in . The radio does not work and the ABS light is on. Are these two things connected?#37 of 39 Re: Premium Gas? [bblair] by rx8diva
Apr 21, 2010 (11:18 am)
Replying to: bblair (Aug 19, 2005 9:33 am)
It is a high maintence car and it is rotary egine so you should def. use preium gas espcially with all the problems rx8's already have you don't want to bring another problem upon yourself cuz you are not using the right gas! High gas price was a concern of mine as well before I purchased but that is just a sacrafice you have to be willing to take to own a beautiful car! 
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