the rx8 is an ok car no offense to rx8 owners i believe to each his own but yeah in my opinion its just an alright car...huge disappointment after the rx7 though...now as far as the engines go, redlining ka koi chakkar nahee hai....im not sure if anyone is familiar with the way a rotary engine works but the main issue is the apex seals get blown which then does not allow compression to be made...jahaan tak oil kee baat huwee yes, it is advised to use non synthetic oil however many have argued that synthetic oil works jus as fine...another important issue which im not sure ppl pay much attention to is that it is specifically mentioned that these cars should NOT be run on fuel lower than 91 octane...im not really sure why ppls engines are getting "weak" but a common problem in pakistan is the engine getting flooded...if anyone has that problem i can provide my services to fix that.
So to the prospective buyer of the rx8 i just think u shud be aware of the running of a rotary and just be well informed on the do's and donts...if uve got that sorted out you shoudnt face any probs...gluck