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Iti the same TR6060 from the Dodge Hellcat, which weighs twice as much as the post-swap Miata, so it’d suffer a lot.

A car weeping for its father.

I was impressed with the new Camry, a 4cyl at that, which is saying a lot since I’ve never cared for them. The Subaru offers a lot ‘under the skin’, with a decent AWD system and a nice top-trim engine option that sadly, few will take.

Looks like what I expected, but not what I wanted.

While I like the FIAT and want to see them to continue evolving the car; my greatest fear is that losing FIAT will make subsequent Miatas a harder sell for Mazda.

I like them both. I owned an ND Miata, tried to buy an ND 124 Spider the day before. Would own either again as they both look great to me for different reasons. I will say, whole the dimensions of the Mazda was a win for me, the longer overhangs of the FIAT version helped balance the ‘height mass’ of the platform; my…

The color constraints are FIAT’s product planning, likely fearing the added cost of more colors on the line, though in the case of blue, that isn't true since the rest of the world got it. The launch Edition 124 and the Abarth above are a Mazda color (Dynamic Blue Metallic). No idea why they didn't give it to the US…

Initial purchase price is HUGE; I rarely see decent ones for less than 28k USD. The short block may be bulletproof but the valvetrain requires adjustments, as can the ITB’s, and these are all things that normal people will not be able to do, suffering failure from ignoring it or paying a shop to sort it out for them…

Is yours an automatic or manual RX-8? Is it a 2004-2008 or 2009-2011 model?

E46 wagon wasn’t a bad choice either. Easier to find a replacement RX-8 too once you are settled in. 😁

Depends upon your goals and interest. The closest experience I could relate to an N/A rotary is an E30 M3, which is a very expensive, and unreliable endeavour; at least the RX-8 has a low cost of entry. The Honda S2000 is a more contemporary comparison, again at mich higher buy-in cost, and they are near equals, but…

Mazda doesn’t offer new engines to the US market (there may have been a brief period of exception prior to the spin-up of the VA reman plant).

They run $3,200-$4,800 depending upon how much padding the dealership wants to charge. They also have a refundable $1,000 core fee, that is given back upon turn-in of a failed engine. Technically you can get a Mazda Reman for $2,600 through Mazda Motorsports as a participating member, however they come with a…

I’d still be on board with this, even as a rotary fan, enthusiast, and specialist. The platform was shared with the MX-5, with much of the engineering/parts already in-place to support a conventional engine, and the Mazda MZR/L-series motor isn’t a bad little four-cyl — it can meet/exceed the Renesis with a small…

The first two model years had conservative programming on the oil injection flow, resulting in accelerated housing/seal wear. The improvements in 2006 and dealer provided updates did help, but they really need pre-mix to further mitigate the wear.

**I am an RX-8 owner and rotary specialist, supporting RX-7/RX-8's in the Colorado Springs area.**

I’ve owned an FC RX-7, an FD RX-7, and presently an FE/SE3P RX-8. I regret selling the FD, though I won’t get another unless it comes at a great deal, given their inflated values at present. I’m more motivated to find a non-running/un-restored but complete FB/SA22 first-generation as the RX-8 is pretty fantastic in a…

Publicity. This was a good effort to promote automotive enthusiasm, have an excuse for a huge car meet, promotes Bandimere Raceway, and KBPI a local radio station that helped get the event to happen in the first place.

Not my cup of tea, which is why I didn’t attend, but I am on board with the intentions.

Not quite as bad, but it is close. Aussie V8 Supercars are a tube-chassis race car like NASCAR, but the body lines stay closer to factory (a little closer to old school Trans Am cars), and many details are retained from the production models, such as actual headlights, tailights, mirrors, door handles, etc.

AV8SC used…