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After 5 long years of ownership I am finally ready to move on and I am putting the RX-8 up for sale. I am the second owner of this car and the engine was replaced at 58,000 Miles according to the Carfax. The previous owner had left all the information about the car in the glove box and I was able to trace it's original sale to Florence Mazda of Kentucky. This is one of the rare versions of the RX-8 called the "Shinka" which was a trim only offered during the 2005/2006 model years. The Shinka was more of an appearance package if anything, but came with a few goodies. If you care about the paint job, the color is "Copper Red" and was only offered for the 2006 year with the Shinka.

 

I have done my best to take care of her over the years and please keep in mind that this is a 12 year old car, so it has some dings and scratches here and there. The worst is on the back wing where the clear coat has peeled off most of the wing and some of the paint is gone. It would not be that hard to have redone and does not affect performance at all. overall, I would give the exterior a 7/10 for all the dings it has here and there.

 

Interior is good as well with leather and alcantara seats. The center elbow rest has some leather wear on it and the rear cup holder shows some small dings from my goalie bag going in the back seat. The worst part of the interior is the passenger airbag has some spiderweb cracks going all around it. This is a common problem and can be replaced if you care about that sort of thing. The airbag has never deployed and still works just fine, all cracks are cosmetic. Other then that, I would give the interior an 8/10 for all the use it's gotten.

 

I know many folks may already know, but this car has a rotary engine under the hood and I would HIGHLY encourage anyone thinking of purchasing this to do a little homework on these things before hand. These cars can last a long time if they are properly taken care of and given their usual maintenance. PLEASE feel free to ask me questions, as I will only give you an honest answer when it comes to this car and it's engine. There are a few things you will need to know if you want the engine to have a long and happy life.

 

I have taken great care of this car over the years and have done oil/filter changes every 4000K miles. The gas tank has only held 93 octane and I have never pre-mixed. A full list of the work follows below:

 

  • Engine replaced @ 58000 Miles
  • New Plugs (under 25,000 Miles)
  • New Coils (under 25,000 Miles)
  • New Leads (under 25,000 Miles)
  • Slotted & Drilled rotors (Link)
  • Godspeed radiator (Link)
  • Mishimoto Red Silicone Hose Kit (Link)
  • Hotchkis Sway Bar (ONLY FRONT ONE INSTALLED) (Link)
  • Godspeed Coilover Suspension (Link)
  • front Moog end-links (Link)

 

~120,000 Miles (Only ~60,000 Miles on the current engine)

$5500 OBO... Title in hand

$5000 CR Price

 

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In the next 5-8 years, the current-gen Mustang is going to be a screaming used-car deal. I've been eyeballing Mustang Convertibles, and while I'd never get one you can pick up 3-5 year old, sub-50k mile FL V6/Auto ex-rentals for less than $16k.

 

https://www.cars.com/for-sale/searchresults.action/?bsId=20202&mdId=21712&mkId=20015&page=1&perPage=20&prMx=15000&rd=99999&searchSource=SORT&showMore=false&sort=price-lowest&stkTypId=28881&yrId=58487&yrId=56007&zc=43220

 

WARNING: You're going to filter for Manual transmissions, and you're going to be disappointed that they are all automatic. :lol:

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