RX8 and Flooding Issue
Discussion
Can someone clear this up for me.
I am seriously considering an RX8 purchase as my only practical car. However, what concerns me is the flooding issue. From my reading I understand that it occurs when turning on the engine and then turning it off soon after.
Is this correct and does it always flood. For example if I drive the car out of the garage onto the drive and then turn it off or if I am shopping at a retail park and drive it from one store to the next store 300 metres away.
Why the hell did Mazda not solve this flooding issue in their design? To me it sounds like the RX8 may be usuable as an everyday car if you constantly have to be concerned with it flooding from driving very short distances.
Thirdly, if it does flood do Mazda unflood it for free even 10 yrs later without any warranty? If not how much does it costs to unflood the car?
It seems these cars are dropping in price significantly due to their fuel consumption and high tax band but in my opinion if you cant use the car properly due to the flooding issue then I expect these to drop even more.
I am seriously considering an RX8 purchase as my only practical car. However, what concerns me is the flooding issue. From my reading I understand that it occurs when turning on the engine and then turning it off soon after.
Is this correct and does it always flood. For example if I drive the car out of the garage onto the drive and then turn it off or if I am shopping at a retail park and drive it from one store to the next store 300 metres away.
Why the hell did Mazda not solve this flooding issue in their design? To me it sounds like the RX8 may be usuable as an everyday car if you constantly have to be concerned with it flooding from driving very short distances.
Thirdly, if it does flood do Mazda unflood it for free even 10 yrs later without any warranty? If not how much does it costs to unflood the car?
It seems these cars are dropping in price significantly due to their fuel consumption and high tax band but in my opinion if you cant use the car properly due to the flooding issue then I expect these to drop even more.
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