spacecaptainsteve
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I am a strong advocate for always buying cars used.

There are renesis engines from 2004 on record going over 200k. The wankel is quite reliable in NA form just like the original NA 13B if its oil levels are monitored and its driven hard. Blown engines are from improper cold start revving, (generation 1 RX8s and FDs did not use tach limiters when cold which was

...not saying I told you so BUT I TOLD YOU SO

*sigh*

Disclaimer: I realize the article was tongue in cheek but I am going into fanboy defend mode anyway.

“passing on double yellow vs. attempted vehicular homicide... hmmm they seem equally at fault to me!!!!” #cancercomments.

I think Mazda wants to be true to its core fan base. My impression from interviews is that any new rotary coupe is not meant to be a real financial motivator, but rather a passion project by the company.

keep in mind the Renesis makes peak power at anywhere from 8.2 - 8.8k RPM, you really need to beat on it to “get it” (redlining every gear basically), which sometimes you might not have the opportunity of doing in a test-drive.

how many Lotus’s or Alpha 4Cs do you see on the road? the RX-8 and RX-7 were sales failures because of its finicky engine characteristics were exasperated by the dumb public who can’t keep track of oil levels and armchair enthusiasts saying “well it only gets 18 MPG for 250 HP”. I can assure you they are fun to drive

zzZzzZ go buy a camry

wankel ownership demands white knighting, it’s in the handbook

there are stereotypes for all car drivers, you must just live with it. it’s not only trucks. here are some examples

#notallpickupdrivers

never driven one = confirmed

really man? stop being a door knob, mazda sports cars have always been about the rotary. go buy literally any other brand if you want a generic corn flakes 2.0 turbo. GIVE ME DORITO OR GIVE ME DEATH

Project aurora / brilliant buzzard / black star. Northrop Grumman has essentially cheekily admitted its operational existence in their advertisements. Extremely large multi role pulse jet / ram jet space plane for reconnaissance, orbital bombing, satellite interdiction and parasitic launches. There is heaps of

Tavarish must not follow rotary news, Mazda is going to unveil its new sports car concept (RX-7) at the Tokyo Motor Show by the end of the month. But but but it’s a hardtop miata but bu V6 bu b.. nope sorry, everything points to that it will be wankel powered.

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lol

bad no, unenlightened, yes