Okay so here we go, I've owned my RX8 since February this year and have probably sunk about £1500 into repairs and service this far (starter motor, 4x new tires, oil cooler lines, brakes and a new radiator/hoses) in a seemingly endless spate of bad luck the last couple of months. Well the other day I had it at my local Mazda garage for a compression test as I had noticed its less than stellar start up when hot (typically at a petrol station) and I got the dreaded phone call saying my engine has failed its test scoring only 5.0 (or thereabouts) on the test and that a rebuild/new engine would be in order.
So this is my dilemma as I've already got the rest of the car fixed over this year I'm in two minds about getting a rebuild done. One part of me is saying "it's a sweet car to drive and I'll have the benefits of a pretty good engine for a few years" and the other part of me is saying "Just ditch it and look for something else. Write it of as a bad investment"
I have been doing some rotor shopping and can find two garages who will do a rebuild for about £2000 tops (Apexrotary & Rotaryrevs) and the theory I'd then have a decent car for a good while after hopefully. If I do ditch it I'll have lost money on the original purchase and all of the subsequent repairs and new tires this last year and then still have to find a car with hopefully no issues locally for about that price range.
I really love my RX8, but while no one can ever guarantee nothing will go wrong would it be wise to just go ahead and get the rebuild or am I simply holding on to the dream that it'll be better if I keep throwing money at it?
Any help or guidance would be welcome on this as it's quite a commitment for me either way i choose.. Do I roll the dice on a rebuild or roll the dice on another non rotary car? :banghead:
So this is my dilemma as I've already got the rest of the car fixed over this year I'm in two minds about getting a rebuild done. One part of me is saying "it's a sweet car to drive and I'll have the benefits of a pretty good engine for a few years" and the other part of me is saying "Just ditch it and look for something else. Write it of as a bad investment"
I have been doing some rotor shopping and can find two garages who will do a rebuild for about £2000 tops (Apexrotary & Rotaryrevs) and the theory I'd then have a decent car for a good while after hopefully. If I do ditch it I'll have lost money on the original purchase and all of the subsequent repairs and new tires this last year and then still have to find a car with hopefully no issues locally for about that price range.
I really love my RX8, but while no one can ever guarantee nothing will go wrong would it be wise to just go ahead and get the rebuild or am I simply holding on to the dream that it'll be better if I keep throwing money at it?
Any help or guidance would be welcome on this as it's quite a commitment for me either way i choose.. Do I roll the dice on a rebuild or roll the dice on another non rotary car? :banghead:
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