Mazda RX8 for sale — $5k
Easily the best-handling car I've ever driven ... you can really throw it around corners if using the paddles to change down ... and great torque up hills particularly. But alas, only having put about 20k on the clock in five years (odometer on about 83k now) says it all in terms of my need for a vehicle, so time to sell.
New tyres have just been put on the back (it's rear wheel drive, tiptronic). Despite the low kilometres over recent years, it's still been regularly serviced and I have all documentation including even it's Japanese history in that regard (during my time the ignition coils, spark plugs and high-tension leads have also been replaced, among other items).
For some of the past five years the car has been parked in an under-cover carpark. Prior to me purchasing, I had an AA inspection completed, which the car came through well (and I have this documentation too).
Car has an alarm and immobiliser and two sets of keys with remotes. In addition to the factory stereo, there seems to be some additional remnants of another system in the console between the back seats. I'll pass on the hands-free phone unit that was in the car when purchased and throw in my small tube of colour-matched touch-up paint (lol).
For the purchaser I'd also be happy to run through the tips that were passed on to me and that I've additionally learned through experience about driving/caring for a rotary.
Please contact me on 021 99 10 16 for a test drive.
Thanks
Iain
scumbags
There are some really awful people around at the moment. This is what happened on Sunday.
We live in Hinemoa Street opposite the Waiwhetu Stream. At around 3.40 in the afternoon I was looking out my window and saw a car pull up and start to feed the geese and ducks out the window. Then The passenger an asian man jumped out and threw himself onto a goose. he picked it up and put it the boot of the car.
I immediately ran over and stood in front of his car to stop him moving I also called my husband to help. A lovely man was riding his bike and saw it and stopped to help me. The driver tried to drive into me but I didnt move. He tried telling us it was his pet. These are wild geese.
They had a cage in the boot and some wire all ready to catch the poor bird like they have done it before. My husband took the bird from the car and released it. I then moved out of the way and after lots of abuse from the driver they drove off threatening to come back and get more.
No one should be allowed to take these beautiful birds and certainly not like this. they are all starting to have wee babies at the moment the whole thing was so upsetting to me. Another neighbour further down the road also saw it all happen.
Please keep a look out for this car and if you see them by the stream go over and watch them lets all stop this happening.
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