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I am not going to sit here and tell you not to get one.....that is up to you. Like others have previously stated, they are very finicky & need constant work....that being said it is the most fun car I have ever driven when it is running properly. It is a matter of money and knowledge. Parts are not cheap for these cars nor is it cheap to have a reputable rotary shop to work on it (well worth it though).
The very best advice anyone can give you is have a rotary shop or a Mazda dealer ship (preferably one that works on a lot of RX8's) do a compression check on the engine. You will get a real good idea of the state of the engine by just that one check. Low mileage is good & bad. If the engine hasn't been run for years you could have low compression due to a stuck apex seal (what happens is that it is compressed into the rotor due to the rotors position in the housing & with no lubrication and/or rotation they tend to stick). Sometimes they can get them to pop back out & other times they can't.....Like I said a compression test will show you if there are problems with the apex seals. That is the big thing with the engine. There are more to it than that though. I hope that this helps you out some.
Take your time, do your homework, have a professional look it over & don't go buying the very 1st one if it isn't nice just because it is an FD (as that is what I did and I got screwed.....I am happy now though, but it is taking money & a lot of time, but the car is being built the way I want it to be built). Good luck with what ever decision you make!
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