Rx8 issue?

[96GST16g]

im thinkin of buying an 04 Rx8 i was told they have alot of seal failure witch causes the motor to melt down and fail and that using synthetic oil helps this? is this true what other issues do they have?

[goodhart]

Another issue: They are slow as balls. I would find a mazda board and ask haha

[LingLing]

The only RX I would buy would be an FC or and FD. RX8's are meh IMO. But like Goodhart said. Check a zoomzoom forum.

[FattyBoomBatty]

They handle nicely. Fun to drive I guess. Put some lawn mower oil in the gas. It'll be great then.

[Kracka]

Pass...buy a S2000 instead if you want a fun high-revving car than can handle.

[C3L1CA]

I was looking at one for a day before i realized I should just get an evo. They get crappy gas mileage and after googling them there is a ton of crappy reviews on them.

I'd go find a rx8 forum though and see if they have any good input.

[goodhart]

for a local site try MNMazda.com, they seem to have good guys there.

[Kracka]

A guy who lives a few blocks from me traded in a RX-8 for an Evo X.

[goodhart]

A guy who lives a few blocks from me traded in a RX-8 for an Evo X.

Smart neighbors you have :D

[96GST16g]

oh thought maybe some one here would know a few pointers about them i did some research and it seems like the usa has epa mpg and makes them use 5w20 and that makes them blow up way faster than japan using 5w30