RX8: First Failure

Battery fluid outside the battery is bad, mm'kay?

It's the battery that came with the car. So clocking in at 51k doesn't seem too bad. She left us stranded in the mall parking lot and gave plenty of warning that either the battery, alternator, or starter were on the way out. In fact, she'd been on this slow slide to failure for about a week. But since it was on warranty for another week or so, we opted to ride it right into the ground hoping for a failure sooner rather than later.

But since it was just the battery, I bit the bullet and just replaced it. I'd have known sooner if it wasn't for all the plastic crap covering the engine.
It has been deemed unecessary and has been removed.

Good as new!