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Used 2004 Mazda RX-8 Consumer Reviews

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4.88 out of 5 stars

A standout in a crowd of same old...

Island RX-8, 12/08/2003
2004 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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I've owned this car since August 03. Having owned all sorts of sports cars coupes, e.g., BMW(2), MB(5) and a few others, I can, without hesitation, say this is one of the best I've ever owned. It is smooth, well-equipped even without options, quick (but there are faster straight-line cars) and it handles like a dream. Only my Miata has quicker turn-in. The big plus is seating for four adults in a pinch; or plenty of room for two with exceptional luggage space. I can work very well as a daily driver and give breat fun on curvy roads or at an autocross.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Cute design and fun to drive

no name , 12/14/2003
2004 Mazda RX-8 Automatic 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 4A)
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Difficult to see blind spot on driver's side, but awesome car to drive.

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3.38 out of 5 stars

Great Styling...Poor Performance

UnR1, 08/25/2003
2004 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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I bought the RX8 strictly fsor its styling...the performance is not nearly as good as it's competitors (350z, evo, g35, etc...) Mazda recently admitted that the real HP figures are 238...not 250. And from actual dyno results, it looks like it may be less. I love the styling though, looks awesome!

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Worried about gas mileage

hotrodbabe, 09/29/2003
2004 Mazda RX-8 Automatic 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 4A)
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I'm getting much lower mileage than I expected: 16.3 mpgal for the first 3 fillups, including one nice long road trip. I even ran out of gas after only 257 miles on a full tank of gas! That never should have happened. This is way below the advertised gas mileage. First there was the problem with the horsepower lower on the production cars than on the pre-production models; now lower gas mileage. I'm starting to wonder about this engine!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

a great car all the way around

connorsdad, 12/12/2003
2004 Mazda RX-8 Automatic 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 4A)
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Excellent car- great handling, nice appearance. every option except Nav so lots of toys inside and out. Gas mileage is disappointing though it seems to be getting better with mileage. All around awesome car.

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