i talked too a guy at my local mazda dealer about the rx-8 when i was down there and he said they will be getting them in spring but he also said there is no word on a price yet which sucks i hope its not like 40,000 or something

I would say $30,000 and up. Even if you were to lease it, youre talking $500 or so a month, probably higher. Personally I dont know if I would BUY one when they first come out. Let them work the bugs out of the car first. Or lease it, and if its a good car, you can buy it at lease end, it works out to be the same amount of money, and if it turns out to have alot of problems, you arent stuck with it. You should check what insurance would cost on something also to be factored into a car decision.