people are pretty much right. now i know it doesn't make a lot of sense....but it's true. RX-8's don't do well in the winter. i sell Mazda's, and i LOVE Manda's so much, but i am not a fan of the RX-8, unless i'm selling to some old rich guy who just wants to add a rotary engine to his car collection. they use tons of oil, get awful gas mileage, are expensive to work on, have a lot of mechanical problems, and in the winter they are known for just dying. they don't like the cold, and you can't jump start it back up and have it stay on. they have to be revved up to really high rpm's, they are not made for stop and go traffic....but they are really cool looking!