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I had an RX-8 for years. It was made in 2007. Someone defaulted on the loan or lost it in a divorce and drove it into a lake, marking it salvage. I bought it f

I had an RX-8 for years. It was made in 2007. Someone defaulted on the loan or lost it in a divorce and drove it into a lake, marking it salvage. I bought it for 25k and was the owner from 2009 to 2019, from 60k to over 150k mi. The maintenance was a bit pricey, due to the fuel injection problems and the electronics would fail in extreme heat of sustained 110+ outside temp (southern california heat) or cold (seattle mornings). I eventually sold it for 9k to a collector. Not a bad deal at all.

nogridbag 3y ago
Wait you paid 25k for a used/salvage RX-8 in 2009? That sounds crazy. I think I bought one new for around 26k in 2008.
- kcrwfrd_ 3y ago
  That does sound crazy. The sticker price for the brand new Subaru BRZ limited manual transmission I got in 2012 was $28k.
- Supermancho 3y ago
  A new RX8 Gran Touring in 2009 was ~38k out the door, iirc. I completed the purchase of one red new gran touring from Mazda, for delivery. The inventory was already taken, so they tried to swap a yellow and I cancelled. The next shipment was in another 8 months. Obviously, the internet RX8 community was active and I knew what was a reasonable pricing, at the time. I looked locally and I had a salvage checked out at Mazda. It was clean. As I mentioned, I sold it to a collector for 9k ~10 years later, as it was still in near-mint condition, regardless of the title status.
amatecha 3y ago
$25k USD? That does sound really high for a salvage RX-8 in 2009. My 2005 RX-8 was about $12k CAD in 2011 and was not salvage status. Though I guess yours was just a couple years old, mine was older, but still. In regards to reliability, not long into owning it I had to get the engine rebuilt due to low compression (luckily JUST within the extended warranty period which Mazda offered due to the very issue everyone in here is mentioning, loss of compression due to failing seals).

nogridbag 3y ago

Wait you paid 25k for a used/salvage RX-8 in 2009? That sounds crazy. I think I bought one new for around 26k in 2008.

kcrwfrd_ 3y ago
That does sound crazy. The sticker price for the brand new Subaru BRZ limited manual transmission I got in 2012 was $28k.
Supermancho 3y ago
A new RX8 Gran Touring in 2009 was ~38k out the door, iirc. I completed the purchase of one red new gran touring from Mazda, for delivery. The inventory was already taken, so they tried to swap a yellow and I cancelled. The next shipment was in another 8 months. Obviously, the internet RX8 community was active and I knew what was a reasonable pricing, at the time. I looked locally and I had a salvage checked out at Mazda. It was clean. As I mentioned, I sold it to a collector for 9k ~10 years later, as it was still in near-mint condition, regardless of the title status.

amatecha 3y ago

$25k USD? That does sound really high for a salvage RX-8 in 2009. My 2005 RX-8 was about $12k CAD in 2011 and was not salvage status. Though I guess yours was just a couple years old, mine was older, but still. In regards to reliability, not long into owning it I had to get the engine rebuilt due to low compression (luckily JUST within the extended warranty period which Mazda offered due to the very issue everyone in here is mentioning, loss of compression due to failing seals).