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Used 2004 Mazda RX-8 Consumer Reviews

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4.88 out of 5 stars

An Amazing Little car

LovingtheRotary, 01/06/2005
2004 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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Plain and simple - this is a car for those that LIKE being involved in driving. If you want things bank-vault quiet, and don't like hearing the rippp! of the buttery smooth rotary engine; if feedback from the tires and steering bothers you; if you're more concerned with saving gas than enjoying the irresistible urge to use the 9,000 RPMs worth of power - get an Accord or a Hybrid econobox. Oh and by the way, if you DON'T want to be noticed, this is NOT your car! Otherwise this machine is an deliriously addicting combination of engineering refinement, race car design suspension, sweet high revving engine, comfortable high class interior, and drop dead looks, and affordable to boot!

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Best Fun in the Front Seat of a Car

mkprincess, 01/01/2004
2004 Mazda RX-8 Automatic 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 4A)
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I've had my RX-8 for almost 3 months and absolutely LOVE IT!!! I've got over 6000 miles and the only thing I can think to complain about it is the gas mileage - about 20 mpg. but everything else about the car makes the gas mileage easier to accept. It's a huge head-turner. One problem - most of the lookers are 20-year old guys and I'm a 45-year old woman. Oh well - I love the car!! When I first drove it to work someone said it looked like a "spaceship"

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4.5 out of 5 stars

A blast to drive

rjenk, 01/02/2004
2004 Mazda RX-8 Automatic 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 4A)
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The RX-8 is an absolute blast to drive. Steering and handling are exceptional. There are so many little features and design aspects that are included that you'll find things months after purchasing...many that will make you say "now why didn't someone think of that before?" This is truly a family sports car. The unique doors makes it easy for rear riders to get in/out.

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5 out of 5 stars

You Gotta Drive this car!!!

Wildcatsare1, 08/26/2003
2004 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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Picked mine up yesterday, what a fun car to drive. It's fast, the engine sounds great, it's comfortable (6'2"), and it's beautiful. I disagree with the earlier review about the interior looking cheap, far from it. It's superior to the 350Z, more in line with a Boxter.

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5 out of 5 stars

Wow!

Michael Stevers, 10/04/2003
2004 Mazda RX-8 Manual 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)
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The only thing I can say is, if you haven't driven a Mazda RX-8 yet, you are missing out on the car experience of your life...come on, go out and test drive one now, I dare you not to like it.

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