haiya… dont buy this car laa… singapore ah gua love this cars.. almost every street can see this car. cheap-plug laa. At MY, its like gold and selling 230k … puke already.

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it is a nicely balanced car. but the engine is already ‘dead’ as far as im concerned. the only way they can keep it alive is to price it alot cheaper than the 350z/370z and gang to offset the horrible fuel consumption. and to be realistic, the mx5 is a much better buy. way better.

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But again, for a engine merely the capacity of 1.3L, it can rival the output of a highly tuned “traditional” engine, like the K20A. How many “traditional” engine of 1.3L can crank that output without using forced air induction solution? By forcing so much output outta a 1.3L engine, any “traditional” engine will consume much higher fuel consumption (bear in mind one rotor has 3 ignition point per cycle x 2, that’s 6 of it, equivalent to a traditional V6 engine), perhaps even comparable to a rotary engine of similar displacement not to forget the driveability of such engine (the infamous turbo lag from high boost engine). As well, Mazda is struggling with R&D synergy with other car manufacturers due to the completely different engine design yet they’re still be able to come up with one of the best (if not the best) Jap car design which I think this alone deserved a high praise for their sheer persue of…err…REAL PERFECTION in car design.

Bermaz should have config their offering of the RX-8 here by offering the following :

1. RX8 Luxury – All the goodies you can find..Bose Sound Systems, Leather and electronic front seats, cruise control, 6 speeds tiptronic gear box, 8 air bags and so on;

2. RX8 Sports – Comes in 6 speeds manual gearbox with all the safety features as per the Luxury version and recaro sports seat and cruise control. All others are optional extra, like the Bose Sound System.

With the 2 variants, both will have the sunroof as optional extra as well as the Performance Package Upgrade like the 19 inches lighten sports rim, better suspension, body kits and the like. By “toying” around with the equipment to bring the price closer to the CTR (within 10k range) then HM will be losing some customers who seek a luxurious cruiser or FR pure performance fun though they wont be losing their sleep anytime soon.

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My uncle an ex-foremen mention.. the spartpart is expensive. since it was hard to get one. But it wont that expensive.

The main problem of it was.. There is really hard to find a good mechanic those understand well of the rotary engine itself.

The engine itself easy to maintenance, hardly to broke because it mechanical part are less than normal engine. But again..

It’s hard to find an expert rotary engine foremen. Most or many ah beng workshop foremen not even know how the engine works then how to repair it?.

My Uncle said.. that is such a pride to open, dismantle and repair the rotary engine.. It’s just… GREAT!

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Hikaru said,

October 28, 2008 @ 8:55 am

100k for a Rotary engine overhaul? Are you sure bro.
GTR is only paying for 2.6L .. Even my 3.0L is only 2k per year.

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Yes bro, that is true! Reason is to make sure that the rotary blade still in a good shape. Anyone who rather choose to purchase the recon RX8, just make sure that when you test drive the car…it can revs all the way towards 9000rpm coz if it’s not…then I can assure you that the engine has been abuse hard and the rotary blade is not in a good shape!!! That’s one of the tricks when you decided to buy one from the grey importer, please don’t just see the “good shape” from the exterior and the interior of the car only…my advise, if the rotary can’t revs past the 9000rpm mark…then walk away or one day you’ll PAY the price of repairing a rotary engine! Peace!

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@ oscarsmh

Presently, U can’t get a BNR34 Skyline at RM220+K, the cheapest price U can find in the market now is at least RM270K.

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oscarsmh said,
October 28, 2008 @ 4:59 am

Not worth a penny for such spec plus petrol hike nowadays,shall have Manual instead of Auto.Warranty? Wonder our local mazda ready equip with skills to fix its engine yet,even some old pro tuning sifu having problem dealing with this model.220k for BNR34 not possible?check out motortrader for such price…cheers

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Mayonaise,

Sorry bro but what Oscarsmh said was right! These days you could actually buy a GTR 34 around RM220K. Check the local MotorTrader for more info! There’s even one selling at Sunway for that price if I’m not mistaken. I think it’s at Links Dyno Tune garage la…

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i dont know abt this facelift but ive drove a 2006 model…nice…bt the engin is very frustrating….u constantly have to rev very hight jus to get power…and constant gearchange(manual) jus to keep it o the boil….but everyting else is nice…high quality interior…quite refined oso…but with this price…i prefere to get those ap 350z facelift…more power..beter driveability….now selling around rm160k

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Yes! The 350Z have more power and more torque. Plus, the recon one will only cost around RM160K like you said but are you willing to pay the road tax nearly RM4K per year compare to the RX8 at just around RM78 only?!

In terms of the driveability, both cars are great since both are RWD cars and these cars offers the driver/owners to hone their skill of driving. Still, the RX8 has better weight distribution compare to the 350Z and the 350Z is more prone to oversteer a little bit than the RX8 (that’s why the drifters loves the 350Z of it’s oversteer).

But I can’t argue with him regarding the high quality interior and refinement though. And please to the rest, stop comparing the CTR with the RX8 lah! Yes both at the same price range and both comes from OFFICIAL dealers with warranty to back them up! But both are not in the same class, one is FWD and the other is RWD, one is more prone as a track car and the other is more prone as a chicks magnet to drive to the night clubs or shopping cars for the chicks, one is more of a driver focus car and the other is slap with a much much more refinement and luxury comfort…seriously…they are not in the SAME league!

It’s all fall to that individual’s needs, taste and bang for buck in my opinion! Peace!

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October 28, 2008 @ 8:55 am

100k for a Rotary engine overhaul? Are you sure bro.
GTR is only paying for 2.6L .. Even my 3.0L is only 2k per year.

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Anyway, there are good reviews on this facelift RX-8. I for one won’t go for re-con or 2nd hand purely because of the engine needing an overhaul around 100k and I am sure not many (should be a handful) would know how to repair and maintain a Rotary Wankel engine. So as attractive as this car will be, abundance of caution is also necessary when buying 2nd hand. Only a new one will give u a peace of mind.

R34 GTR? just make sure u can pay the road tax……unlike the RX-8.

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R34 = more power of course better car interm of perfomance, but you need to see from other aspect, the car it older, if you can find under 200k most probably, a 2nd hand car then prone to problem, ware and tear. do you know how much japan spare part cost? then the loan % rate will be higher because of old car status, then the roadtax, then the petrol cost. long term cost will haunt you if you compare R34 with rx8.

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Presently, U can’t get a BNR34 Skyline at RM220+K, the cheapest price U can find in the market now is at least RM270K.

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Actually whose copied who?

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