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Originally Posted by Lonewolf
But the point is...everyday folks don't want to have to add oil or worry about flooding. People barely can be bothered to pump gas and fill-up their tires these days.
I loved the RX-8, but it was just too quirky for the masses (this equals poor sales and eventual termination)...which is a shame because it really was an enjoyable ride.
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I have to address some things as an owner
You are talking about regular people. I think people here are more than that, they're enthusiasts. Sure my girlfriend can't be bothered to do this and I don't blame her, it's just transportation...However if you can't be bothered to check oil and add if needed every 600 or so miles you shouldn't own anything near a sports car I believe
Don't forget that it doesn't BURN oil, it uses it for lubrication and note that consumption is also linked to usage. If you don't push it, it won't need that much.
And I don't mean you personally ofcourse, I mean anyone who thinks like that.
The termination was mostly due to problems meeting the CO2 emissions and the MPG issue hurting sales. Other than that the RX8 is the best selling rotary car of all times if i'm not mistaken
Its termination was after a 8 year production cycle, it's time for it to stop being produced... Even the S2000 was terminated after 10 years and no successor in sight and I don't consider it a failure in any way!
I have to admit those of us who have access to JDM original models are more happy overall with their purchases than the guys with the LHD ones for some reason...
Also the 3065lbs made me go and check my original paperwork and check the last MOT and even ask a few other owners of RX8s here. We all have about 1310kg in our paperwork give or take 3kg (1310kg = 2888lbs). So I don't know WHY it's listed as 3065... For sure we are not missing any safety features - Most of us are missing navi + sunroof + power seats tho... Combined weight of all these around 80kg = 176lbs?
I don't know to be honest :P
Btw:
Flooding is exaggerated, it happens when you switch on the car then off again within less than 1 minute. Personally, I never flooded mine and we have 1 driveway with 4 cars and mine is always the last one in the row... I do a lot of these short trips out of the garage and back in again and I *NEVER* flooded it. It takes literally 1 to 3 minutes max to be "safe" to switch it off...
Nothing like 20 minutes or other crap I heard on forums here or somewhere else
That being said, not all of us like to check tire pressure + oil every time we fill up so I just hope the GT86 is more user friendly and brings more people in contact with spirited driving with safety, economy and low maintenance.
I hope more companies follow this concept which I find doubtful. Maybe next rotary car will be in the same concept but I believe it's going to be an RX7 FD successor (meaning competing with the big boys, 2 seats and a turbo :P)