Quote Originally Posted by Samm928 View Post
im not being biast. cause of owning a honda and all..

if i saw a rx8 it would turn my head more than a dc5r.

but straight down to the bottom of it.

i dont want to have to deal with a rebuild at the end of the year that will amount up to $6000
i am not sure why lots of people saying rx8 engine needs to be rebuild every year or some rubbish like that. i had mine for three years and not a single problem and i use it as daily, do lots of short trips and lot of time stuck in traffics. many rx8 owners had done over 100000km without a problem and that includes track days. yes you will need to check the oil more often(like once every third fill up) but as a petrol head u would do that anyway, all u need is top it up with bit of oil, not like it will use 5litres every 400kms. only down side against the dc5r is that being a honda resale value would be better and yes it drinks more than dc5r. as for 'heaps of problems' i think the main ones are the engine flooded if u turn the car off while its still cold, but that problem is fix by mazda(recall) and the other one is carbon build up, the way to fix this is redline it at least once a week, if u cant even do that than i dont think u actually wants a sports car, maybe a luxury family sedan is more suitable for u.

dont get me wrong, i like the dc5r too and my mate is getting one. just clearing things up a bit