Mazda RX-2 One of Forbes Worst Cars of all Time
01-27-04, 07:27 AM
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Mazda RX-2 One of Forbes Worst Cars of all Time
I found this this morning there is an article at Forbs that has the Mazda RX-2 as one of the worst cars in North Amarica Post WWII.
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Worst Cars
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Worst Cars
01-27-04, 12:28 PM
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Well RX-2's did have problems with premature engine failure but I don't think that alone qualifies them for 'Worst Car' status. What about the VW Microbus? That thing used the drivers legs as the first line of defence in an accident!
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01-27-04, 12:31 PM
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The carbon apex seals almost spelled doom for Mazda when they routinely went out at about 30k miles. The redesign of 1974 solved that problem and others, but the damage was already done with respect to people's perception of rotary engines.
Hey, Hugh Hefner had an RX2, that's gotta say something...
Hey, Hugh Hefner had an RX2, that's gotta say something...
01-27-04, 12:37 PM
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"There's a good reason that rotary engines never really caught on. Rotaries--which run in circles, unlike pistons, which run up and down--are like diesels; they had major problems early in life, creating a buying populace that to this date does not fully trust them. Mazda's RX-2, one of the first rotary-engine cars, had problems with catching on fire. It also raised the classic problems of rotary engines: bad fuel economy and emissions. Rotary seals would wear out early in an RX-2's life, leaking fuel and emissions along the way. " direct quote from their site.
creating a buying populace that to this date does not fully trust them?
I think this whole site trusts their rotarys.
I hate people who complain about things they dont understand
Every good idea has things go wrong in the beginning
creating a buying populace that to this date does not fully trust them?
I think this whole site trusts their rotarys.
I hate people who complain about things they dont understand
Every good idea has things go wrong in the beginning
01-27-04, 01:27 PM
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"There were a few '70s era GMs on that list!"
Anthrax is right, there were A LOT of GMs (and even more FORDS!) on that list.
And how many of these so called Worst Cars would sell today for as much as that RX-2 on ebay the other day, didn't it go for something like $15,000, without a running motor?? I, personally, would love to have an RX-2.
The American consumer doesn't understand much, and they especially don't understand rotaries. The RX-2 was a new technology which revealed some problems that were fixed. The lineage went on to produce the highly successful (and classic? I'd say so) RX-7 and continues with the RX-8 and beyond.
My compliments to the RX-2, if it's good enough for Hugh Hefner, it's good enough for me.
And, as another rather eloquant rotor head recently commented:
"**** Forbes with a rusty eccentric shaft"
Ray
Anthrax is right, there were A LOT of GMs (and even more FORDS!) on that list.
And how many of these so called Worst Cars would sell today for as much as that RX-2 on ebay the other day, didn't it go for something like $15,000, without a running motor?? I, personally, would love to have an RX-2.
The American consumer doesn't understand much, and they especially don't understand rotaries. The RX-2 was a new technology which revealed some problems that were fixed. The lineage went on to produce the highly successful (and classic? I'd say so) RX-7 and continues with the RX-8 and beyond.
My compliments to the RX-2, if it's good enough for Hugh Hefner, it's good enough for me.
And, as another rather eloquant rotor head recently commented:
"**** Forbes with a rusty eccentric shaft"
Ray
01-27-04, 03:19 PM
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Originally posted by Wankelguy
The carbon apex seals almost spelled doom for Mazda when they routinely went out at about 30k miles. The redesign of 1974 solved that problem and others, but the damage was already done with respect to people's perception of rotary engines.
The carbon apex seals almost spelled doom for Mazda when they routinely went out at about 30k miles. The redesign of 1974 solved that problem and others, but the damage was already done with respect to people's perception of rotary engines.
01-27-04, 08:14 PM
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Hey look on the bright side, it only had 95 votes, the smallest number of any of them! Those 95 people who voted probably have no idea what made it special. Who cares what some stupid website thinks.
01-27-04, 08:23 PM
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Originally posted by 1stgen4life
Hey look on the bright side, it only had 95 votes, the smallest number of any of them! Those 95 people who voted probably have no idea what made it special. Who cares what some stupid website thinks.
Hey look on the bright side, it only had 95 votes, the smallest number of any of them! Those 95 people who voted probably have no idea what made it special. Who cares what some stupid website thinks.
01-28-04, 08:33 PM
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sold the FD...kept the FB
http://forums.prospero.com/n/mb/view...vote=0&msg=164
I must of been a "filler" for the list...just to give people more choices to vote for.
Now if we could find the one dude who put it on the list.... oh man, we'd just kick his ***. I mean a full RCBD (RX-7 Club Beat Down)
I must of been a "filler" for the list...just to give people more choices to vote for.
Now if we could find the one dude who put it on the list.... oh man, we'd just kick his ***. I mean a full RCBD (RX-7 Club Beat Down)
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