Selling My Yaris for a Rx-8

[Yaris PAVEL94]

Im selling my Yaris to get a 2004 Mazda RX8 Automatic transmission with paddle shifters. 85000 miles. GT package which means its loaded with everything Leather everything power everything but excluding the GPS navigation package. The car looks great and runs great.

Im getting a really good deal and need to sell my yaris but I dont know what to ask for it? PLEASE HELP!

[JumpmanYaris]

8500 is what u could ask and depends on miles on car and how well taken care is

[Yaris PAVEL94]

The yaris is on 55K mile its a 07 auto
here are some picks Ill take care of the paint on the rear bumper.
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33785

[thebarber]

auto rx8? wtf is the point?

don't 04 rx8 have engine problems? (i only ask as a friend at work recently bought an 06 and steered clear of 04's)

[fnkngrv]

You could ask 10k if it is in tip top condition however it might take longer to sell at that price. 9k if in "good" condition, but seriously consider accepting 8500-9k if offered.

[Jason@SportsCar]

auto rx8? wtf is the point?

don't 04 rx8 have engine problems? (i only ask as a friend at work recently bought an 06 and steered clear of 04's)

Agree. Having just sold my 05', which we raced from 05-09', I am familiar with most of the issues. One of my co-workers has an 04' AT, it is a turd. He just got the ECU replaced and the engine replaced under warranty, the car was at the dealer for six weeks - lots of the early cars have engine issues (which is why they gave a 100k mile engine warranty), but they do not keep the 4-port AT motor on hand, they had to get it from Japan.

04's had all the problems... Oil pan baffle, lower control arm failures, about a dozen ecu recalibration, the list is long. Nearly all of the issues were fixed by 2005MY, and 06+ is a much better car. Also the 04' 4spd auto has the really weak 4-port motor, its way down on power.

The 2006+ AT cars get the 6spd auto, and the more powerful 6-port engine - its still detuned from the manual cars (due to the 7500rpm redline VS 9000 for the man), but way better than the setup the 04-05 AT cars got.

Pass on an 04' every time. :thumbdown: These cars are cheap and plentiful, you should have no problem finding a better one.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5222519510_2303a1cf63_z.jpg

[.Kevin.]

Do it, but look for a different year atleast.

I just put my yaris in hibernation for my new big truck :)

[Betrivent]

Im selling my Yaris to get a 2004 Mazda RX8 Automatic transmission with paddle shifters. 85000 miles. GT package which means its loaded with everything Leather everything power everything but excluding the GPS navigation package. The car looks great and runs great.

Im getting a really good deal and need to sell my yaris but I dont know what to ask for it? PLEASE HELP!

Out of curiosity are you on OCN? (If you don't know what that is ignore it)

[JumpmanYaris]

I just put my yaris in hibernation for my new big truck :)

:biggrin:

[eTiMaGo]

^ agreed with Jason above, a friend of mine had one of these, the early AT models were pretty crappy, they had to reduce the power so as not to overwhelm the transmission. As for the "paddle shifters", it's still shifting an automatic, don't expect Ferrari-like 150ms response times...

Beautiful car though, amazing design and balance, but the early AT version would best be avoided if you want to enjoy driving it...

[Yaris PAVEL94]

What do you guys think can I get $11k for the mazda by the end of the summer so I can get a is250?

[Jason@SportsCar]

What do you guys think can I get $11k for the mazda by the end of the summer so I can get a is250?

I don't really understand your question... Are you asking if your could flip the RX-8 for $11k after owning it for a few months? If so, not a chance. An early RX-8 with those kind of miles is an $8k car all day long. These cars have terrible resale value.

[jekqmb]

Be warned! They do have problems if they were not maintained! Ive owned one...... horrible purchase.

[nemelek]

Im getting a really good deal

What is a good deal?

[p123456789]

automatic rx8 LOL it will have less power than a manual yaris. Skip it unless you want to walk more than you drive.

[Yaris PAVEL94]

Ok thank you!