Out of the an RX8 into the civic....

Pumatron · 4th October 2007, 22:02

Hi all, picked up my 2006 civic 2.2 sport, traded in a 55 plate mazda rx8 for it. RX8 a nice car, bloomin quick but at 17mpg and catastrophic depreciation it had to go after only 4 months ownership.

I needed a car which was quick, reliable and abit from the norm, enter the Honda civic.

It is nice to know there is a forum for the new civic. (the RX8 forum was a god send,and so is the civinfo forum!!!!!)

Laters Pumatron.

TTDegs · 4th October 2007, 22:24

Welcome aboard Pumatron

so you'll be looking for the remap threads in the engine section then

Jack The Lad. · 4th October 2007, 22:25

Hi Pumatron,
Really had a hard think about the RX8 myself, but so many people who had them, told me the same as you have posted.
Drove one of both Specs -- great cars, but they drank it.
My dentists one, less than 2 years old now, is worth b-gger all.
When they first came out, I remember reading that Mazda had to set the prices to hopefully offset some of the running costs.
Funny, thats what partly got me going today in my post about an engine compartment cover for the Civic . Coz the RX8 has one.

Pumatron · 4th October 2007, 23:24

The RX8 is a fantastic car, the engine is a genius piece of engineering, really loves to be revved (and has to be to keep in good working order). I had the 230 bhp version which red lined at 9000rpm. I will not miss filling it up with £50 of fuel and only just seeing 200 miles on the trip computer

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I will not miss being paranoid regarding if it had enough oil in it, i was forever filling it with oil. I will not miss the massive problems that owners were experiencing with the engine, from starting issues to engine failure. There is a big worry on the forum with engines, it usually starts with lack of power when the engine is really hot and over 000's of miles gets worse and worse until there is apex/rotor seal failure and taadaa one new engine required please.....that will be £5000 please.....gulp. I would never own one out of manufactures warranty thats for sure.
I will not miss squeezing in the weekly shop, a buggy, a 6 month old baby, the wife and myself....i am a fully trained contortionist i can tell you

So onwards and upwards with the civic....
Laters Pumatron.

Brodick · 8th October 2007, 00:33

welcome pumatron,

Not the first person to trade in their RX8 for a Civic - but what a good choice

Look forward to seeing your pictures !

ante00 · 8th October 2007, 11:50

welcome to forum....best luck and many miles with car...

amronno · 9th October 2007, 02:40

Welcome Pumatron!

4th October 2007, 22:02	#1 (permalink)
Pumatron Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 4th October 2007 Location: South East England Posts: 82 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	Out of the an RX8 into the civic.... Hi all, picked up my 2006 civic 2.2 sport, traded in a 55 plate mazda rx8 for it. RX8 a nice car, bloomin quick but at 17mpg and catastrophic depreciation it had to go after only 4 months ownership. I needed a car which was quick, reliable and abit from the norm, enter the Honda civic. It is nice to know there is a forum for the new civic. (the RX8 forum was a god send,and so is the civinfo forum!!!!!) Laters Pumatron.

4th October 2007, 23:24	#4 (permalink)
Pumatron Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 4th October 2007 Location: South East England Posts: 82 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	The RX8 is a fantastic car, the engine is a genius piece of engineering, really loves to be revved (and has to be to keep in good working order). I had the 230 bhp version which red lined at 9000rpm. I will not miss filling it up with £50 of fuel and only just seeing 200 miles on the trip computer. I will not miss being paranoid regarding if it had enough oil in it, i was forever filling it with oil. I will not miss the massive problems that owners were experiencing with the engine, from starting issues to engine failure. There is a big worry on the forum with engines, it usually starts with lack of power when the engine is really hot and over 000's of miles gets worse and worse until there is apex/rotor seal failure and taadaa one new engine required please.....that will be £5000 please.....gulp. I would never own one out of manufactures warranty thats for sure. I will not miss squeezing in the weekly shop, a buggy, a 6 month old baby, the wife and myself....i am a fully trained contortionist i can tell you So onwards and upwards with the civic.... Laters Pumatron.

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Welcome aboard Pumatron so you'll be looking for the remap threads in the engine section then

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Jack The Lad. Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 28th August 2007 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 1,801 Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi Pumatron, Really had a hard think about the RX8 myself, but so many people who had them, told me the same as you have posted. Drove one of both Specs -- great cars, but they drank it. My dentists one, less than 2 years old now, is worth b-gger all. When they first came out, I remember reading that Mazda had to set the prices to hopefully offset some of the running costs. Funny, thats what partly got me going today in my post about an engine compartment cover for the Civic . Coz the RX8 has one.

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Brodick Perfect Guy! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 2nd December 2006 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 1,845 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts iTrader: (0)	welcome pumatron, Not the first person to trade in their RX8 for a Civic - but what a good choice Look forward to seeing your pictures !

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ante00 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 18th April 2007 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 548 Thanks: 6 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts iTrader: (0)	welcome to forum....best luck and many miles with car...

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amronno Just a basic member Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 8th August 2007 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 843 Thanks: 12 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts iTrader: (0)	Welcome Pumatron!