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To quote the thread title: "loving LOL Nevermind."  We love getting to experience the service and aftersales experience 9 days after buying a car with only 35k km on it. In addition to this, HVAC blower bearing is on the way out, sunroof seals crooked and weird, brakes squeal at low speed, auto high beams throw errors when the car is immaculately clean saying cameras are obstructed... I hope the loaner is nice.
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Feb 19, 2024 16:20
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Post your own RIDE - Rogz posted:gently caress you FORD!
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Beginning of short stay in Maine: Ending of short stay in Maine:  The S4 has been great since I took ownership last summer. My only real complaint is about the awful speaker rattles (I have the B&O system) that the B9's exhibit. I had many speakers replaced in my B9 A4 with aftermarket ones, but I don't know if I'll go down that road again with this car. I've done most regular maintenance myself, though it seems time to replace an upper control arm due to my driveway's terrible drop-off causing unnecessary stress. And I am getting some strange vibration at around 2k RPM in certain gears. Thinking I'll have to check motor mounts and CV axles in the near future. Overall the bigger motor, interior, sport diff, and sport suspension have been major upgrades over the A4's counterparts. The A4's DSG transmission is really the bees knees, though... that is probably the one thing I miss. Shifts were faster and smoother with that, but can only hold 450 Nm of torque as opposed to the ZF 8-speed automatic in the S4 which seems to be limited to 650 Nm. Maybe I'll big-turbo it one day.  God bless my detailer being open on Presidents' Day... time for a bath.
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Feb 19, 2024 18:08
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DoesNotCompute posted:To quote the thread title: "loving LOL Nevermind." old cars til the day i day
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The steering unit failed on our ID.3 after 6 months. If it wasn't for the warranty it'd have cost about $3500 to fix. Big oof if out of warranty problem, and I'm pretty sure it'll end up being a common fault on these cars.
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Feb 19, 2024 20:58
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DoesNotCompute posted:To quote the thread title: "loving LOL Nevermind." Give the keys back and tell them to gently caress off, that is way too much bork for an approved used vehicle. A car that terminally hosed at 35k isn't going to improve any quicker than the warranty will run out.
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Feb 19, 2024 21:03
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Theophany posted:Give the keys back and tell them to gently caress off, that is way too much bork for an approved used vehicle. A car that terminally hosed at 35k isn't going to improve any quicker than the warranty will run out. If only there were some mechanism by which to do that.
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Feb 19, 2024 22:08
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Powershift posted:First time this thing has been on the road in probably 16 years. Hell yeah! While I have wrong wheel drive in mine and lack the pop ups on yours being Trueno-in-everything-but-name, I too have experienced the 4AG(Z)E rips, though I haven't been able to fully appreciate it yet as I still have to run through a minor legalization process. Just around the neighborhood for the moment:  DoesNotCompute posted:To quote the thread title: "loving LOL Nevermind."  That super sucks, but also adds to my yell-at-clouds-boomer-ideals on cars:hot cocoa on the couch posted:old cars til the day i day
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KakerMix posted:Hell yeah! While I have wrong wheel drive in mine and lack the pop ups on yours being Trueno-in-everything-but-name, I too have experienced the 4AG(Z)E rips, though I haven't been able to fully appreciate it yet as I still have to run through a minor legalization process. Just around the neighborhood for the moment: I don't think there's enough power to make the powered wheels matter(outside of snow), but it's loving hilarious winding it out to 7500 RPM twice and still not even be doing 100kph. It's such a great sounding little engine. You might have a hard time letting that one go. When i say i barely fit, i mean barely. Hair rubbing the roof, can hit all the pedals and stuff comfortably, cannot operate the window winder with the door closed(the knob is tickling the back of my knee here). I also can't drive it with my steel toed shoes because my foot wedges between the dash and floor. I would imagine i look hilarious climbing out of this thing.  It is more or less the same height as the Lincoln.   I wrecked myself pretty hard getting it going, but i think at this point I'm just going to finish changing the fluids, give it a deeeeeeeep deep interior clean, find a way to mount the driver's seat against the rear seat and maybe even lower it an inch or two, and drive and enjoy it. hot cocoa on the couch posted:old cars til the day i day Old car crew! Powershift fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Feb 19, 2024 |
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Powershift posted:I don't think there's enough power to make the powered wheels matter(outside of snow), but it's loving hilarious winding it out to 7500 RPM twice and still not even be doing 100kph. It's such a great sounding little engine. You might have a hard time letting that one go. wow how could you insult my power numbers like this   163 horse powers when new, baby! It's remarkably taken care of and in phenomenal shape so I'd assume most of them are still there, especially with 63,000 km. Your NA 4AGE has an 8500 redline, right? Mine's 7,500 on account of the super charger, or at least that's what I recall reading a bit ago. Also I am not even the least bit surprised you are having issues fitting comfortably in it. I'm the exact size and template for this AE92 and it's comfortably snug. If I were a bit wider the bolsters would be crushed under my body.
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I think 7500. 112 furious horsepower. The bolsters are soft and my shoulders clear them. It's comfortable, but very much like wearing the car. The dream would be finding a porsche cayman in the pick-n-pull for the seats but that's....not gonna happen. Still, i'll never fit in a Miata, S2000, or Exige. My options for ~2200lb cars is quite limited.
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Powershift posted:I think 7500. 112 furious horsepower. S2000 is surprisingly roomy. I have one and an NC Miata (largest interior space), and the S2000 is significantly bigger. It’s also a fat pig at 2700lb.
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TenaciousTomato posted:Beginning of short stay in Maine: Looks rad. Sorry they salt the hell out of everything here. Is that near Fort Popham? It looks vaguely familiar, but I haven't lived in Maine that long, so all the peninsulas look the same to me.
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Deeters posted:Looks rad. Sorry they salt the hell out of everything here. Top pic is Fort Popham parking lot, exactly! Second is from the Stonewall and Spears Hill Trail in Cumberland. On the way into the state I stopped at Allagash and had to park next to my unknown B9 buddy.  On the way out went to Cape Elizabeth. Beautiful. I know the salt all too well being from RI, can't get away from the stuff haha
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track day bro! posted:I dunno how you managed to get anywhere with a car that is only able to turn left! Quite handily, thank you.
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DoesNotCompute posted:If only there were some mechanism by which to do that. Oh gently caress, my bad. I confused yours with the recent AMG E Class purchase, in the UK you have an enshrined right to return a car within 30 days of purchase if it's not fit for sale.
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Theophany posted:Oh gently caress, my bad. I confused yours with the recent AMG E Class purchase, in the UK you have an enshrined right to return a car within 30 days of purchase if it's not fit for sale. Yeah we get Canada lucky about a lot of things but we're trash about lemon laws here.
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It’s the boy’s but, whatever. ‘07 Maxi-Miata  Tomorrow plans include CLEANING, replacing the center brake bulb, and removing all the weird random extraneous stereo equipment. Also we are gonna see if my coilover wrenches fit these so we can raise it a bit.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:It’s the boy’s but, whatever.  Hell yes!
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That's... an RX-8, no? Thought the Maxi-Miata might be the American term for it but googling it brings up nothing, so I guess I'm missing something. Very nice car, though. I ran one for 5-6 years and loved it, thirst and all. OneSizeFitsAll fucked around with this message at 15:14 on Feb 21, 2024 |
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I've never heard the term "maxi-miata" either 
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The RX-8 and NC share suspension subframes and all related bits and bobs. It's basically a longer wheelbase hardtop Miata. Hence the term. (RX-8 swaybars and brakes are a cheap upgrade for the NC)
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Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying.
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My race engineer friends really like the RX8 and call it a performance bargain of the century for its setup. I really want one for my gf's race car but it's hard enough to store my racecar all winter.
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And then you'd have to worry about storing backup engines too, so...
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Suburban Dad posted:And then you'd have to worry about storing backup engines too, so... You really don't. Disable the factory oil injection with a tune. Premix and never let the revs drop below 4000. It'll live forever. Edit: See the Pro Formula Mazda series and how long the engines last. Multiple seasons with absolutely no issues.
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Yeah I was using the fact that the NC Miata and the RX8 are basically the same chassis and suspension setup. Lots of interior bits and bobs as well. I also have an NC.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Yeah I was using the fact that the NC Miata and the RX8 are basically the same chassis and suspension setup. Lots of interior bits and bobs as well. So you're stealing your son's swaybars and brakes, right?
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McTinkerson posted:So you're stealing your son's swaybars and brakes, right? Nah I’d have to swap hubs for the brakes also and I’m just not about that effort. I do wish I had the LSD though. McTinkerson posted:You really don't. Disable the factory oil injection with a tune. Premix and never let the revs drop below 4000. It'll live forever. Yeah he’s already planning on doing premix and I’ve informed him of the old rotary adage “a redline a day keeps the mechanic away!” I’ve had my share of RX7’s and always lived by that rule especially on the NA cars. Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Feb 21, 2024 |
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McTinkerson posted:You really don't. Disable the factory oil injection with a tune. Premix and never let the revs drop below 4000. It'll live forever. Interesting. It always seems there are a ton of them with dead engines for sale.
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Suburban Dad posted:Interesting. It always seems there are a ton of them with dead engines for sale. The general populace have no idea what a rotary is, never mind how to actually take care of one. I am reminded of a certain goon who used to be a Mazda tech and had at least one story of someone using “special rotary diesel fuel” in their RX-8.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:The general populace have no idea what a rotary is, never mind how to actually take care of one. This is the real explanation. Doubly so for the automatic examples, those things were doomed from the start.
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Powershift posted:First time this thing has been on the road in probably 16 years. Sweet! Yeah, '80s economy cars are small. I can roll down the passenger window while belted in the driver's seat, and they feel like a soda can on wheels in terms of material between you and the bro-truck in the next lane.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Yeah I was using the fact that the NC Miata and the RX8 are basically the same chassis and suspension setup. Lots of interior bits and bobs as well. I didn't realise that but it makes sense. I had an NA MX-5, and my RX-8 was an upgrade on it in every way, minus the roof-down frolics, and the aftermarket stereo I had in the MX-5 versus the tepid BOSE in the RX-8. Oh and economy I guess.
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Don't the RX-8's get like 14mpg or something hilariously bad for such a small amount of HP?
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Ether Frenzy posted:Don't the RX-8's get like 14mpg or something hilariously bad for such a small amount of HP? I average about 12L/100km when driving it not like an absolute dong. Pure 100% highway I hit 10.5L/100km. That's all with my 180whp 1308cc spinning Doritos. (Which Mazda claims is 231 crank HP.) Edit: Too few pictures and too many words for this thread. Let's fix that.  Taken after a 450km trip and just rolled 201000km. McTinkerson fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Feb 23, 2024 |
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Ether Frenzy posted:Don't the RX-8's get like 14mpg or something hilariously bad for such a small amount of HP? I think it's more early to mid-20s, which isn't amazing (my cars since are much more powerful and do around the same) but liveable. It's also pretty thirsty for oil. I used to keep a bottle in the boot just in case. However, while it was definitely more thirsty than usual, it wasn't as bad as I'd feared before buying it, either.
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Car needs a bath but I got the carbon fiber V grille installed.  Also put in the CF illuminated door sills, CF rearview mirror caps, and the logo puddle lights. All of which should of been factory, but so be it.
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davecrazy posted:Car needs a bath but I got the carbon fiber V grille installed. Having flashbacks to the dealer quoting $600 to replace one of my illuminated door sills that stopped lighting up on my A4.
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