RE: Shed of the Week | Mazda RX-8

[mac96]

rudolphwolven said:

Satisfaction survey from the USA RX-8 Forum speaks for itself............very positive....

What is your overall level of satisfaction with the RX8?***

Highly Satisfied...................2,880 71.95%
Somewhat Satisfied.............. 709 17.71%
Neutral....................................157 3.92%
Somewhat Dissatisfied...........130 3.25%
Highly Dissatisfied..................127 3.17%
Voters: 4003. You have already voted on this poll

Well, yes, but you are likely to be a fan of the RX8 to be registered on the USA RX8 forum!

I had one for 40k miles and 5 years and loved it. Oil consumption was no more than plenty of older cars I have had in the past, and it was just so easy to drive fast on B roads. Fuel consumption...well, at least I got a nice surprise when I replaced it with that paragon of fuel economy, a V8 Mustang. I still canot quite believe that a car with 200 bhp more and more weight can be so much less thirsty!

[Jonstar]

These cars make decent GT's but not sports cars in my opinion. Drove one and the steering was lifeless, gearchange vague, clutch had poor feel and engine had no torque, mx5s are far better to drive in my book. Engine sounds cool though and the interior is a nice place to sit.