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I've had this RX-8 up for sale once before but I backed out of the sale because I just couldn't give up the car. The little RX-8's are just that good! This time around, I've saved up a bit more for a new(er) car and I can finally see myself parting with it. Lucky for all you guys! So, let's get to the part you care about:

I have every record from when he owned the car, dating back to the window sticker and information pamphlet on the RX-8. Both of us changed the oil like clockwork every 2,500 miles and have the receipts to back it up!

The car has never been tracked or abused in its lifetime although it has gotten an Italian tuneup running through mountain roads. As all rotary enthusiasts know, Italian tuneups are the best way to keep an RX of any kind in tip top condition. Without getting the RPM's up near red line every so often, carbon builds up and can severely damage the engine.

The first engine in the car was a little less than perfect from the factory and was replaced by Mazda under warranty at 70k miles. It was late enough in the life cycle of the RX-8 to get a R2 engine making it much more robust. The engine itself now has only 26k miles on it! It's barely broken in!

In addition to the near new engine, I have taken the time to fix up the weak links in the RX-8's design. The coils were always a particularly weak point of the car and so have been replaced by Black Halo Racing's (they're an all rotary race and engineering team) coil upgrade kit. Normally, coil replacement is a fairly regular part of RX-8 ownership and expensive! But with these coils, they should last the life of the car.

Also to be noted is the car had its first clutch replacement at 94k. This should tell you just how well this car has been cared for. Normal for an RX-8 according to Mazda is between 40-60k depending on driving habits.

Please note, I am usually busy with work or other obligations. Email or text is by far the best way to contact me. I will make every effort to answer calls but if I can't, please do leave a message and I will call you back within a few hours.

A full list of upgrades and notable features are below:

Tein fully adjustable coilovers
Aligned and corner balanced by Chet's Alignment (set for a 150 lb driver)
Hotchkiss Front and Rear Swaybars
Agency Power Endlinks
Black Halo Racing Coil Upgrade Kit @ 80k (includes wires and plugs)
Axial Flow Short Shifter
Free Flow Cat (passes emissions) and double resonated catless pipe (on car), take your pick!
Complete service history
New engine at 70k miles
New clutch, throw out bearing, etc (first replacement) at 94k
Brake and radiator fluid changed every other year
Pirelli P Zero Nero 1 year old with 5k on them
Yokohama summer set of tires (currently unmounted)
New pads last year with 60+ % left
Pioneer AVH-X1500 touch screen head unit (usb, Pandora, iPod, aux in)
Metra Double Din Adapter Kit
Original Head unit if you want it!
Bose amps and speakers
Heated, Leather, Power Seats
Moon Roof
Sears Die Hard Platinum Battery with 3 years left on warranty

So, what's wrong with it? Aside from being impractical for me at this time, there are a few minor problems I will point out:

The steering wheel shows some signs of wear on the left side. You can probably see it in the pictures.

A Cadillac Escalade hit a deer, propelling it over the highway barrier and into the driver's side fender. It left a small dent, USAA replaced the entire panel. If there's a VIN report on it (guessing there is) that's the reason for it. I have pictures of the damage, it wasn't much but it sure made me mad :D

Ding in the passenger side suicide door from a jerk opening a door into it in a parking lot

Small scuff on the rear bumper, once again, someone in a parking lot I never caught. You may be able to see them in the pictures. They're hard to see unless you're looking for it.

Also, the right rear TPMS sensor is on the way out. On occasion, the TPMS will warn the driver that one unit is failing. It's intermittent and I check my own pressures regularly so I never saw a reason to change it out.

Aside from that, the car runs brilliantly, cranking almost instantly with the latest software updates from Mazda!

And as always, any questions you have, don't hesitate to ask!

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