Something I've noticed about being a FB owner...
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Something I've noticed about being a FB owner...
Before I owned a FB I was knowlegable about mechanics and could work on cars well. After owning 2 FB's you're kinda forced to learn more and better your skills as a mechanic and work on your own car because as it stands nearly no one will work on our cars.
I also encounter on a daily basis people that think my car is running crappy or I have an exhaust leak or it sounds "upset" and I have to just shake my head...
I also encounter on a daily basis people that think my car is running crappy or I have an exhaust leak or it sounds "upset" and I have to just shake my head...
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Thats always been a thorn in my side,how places will turn down people with rotaries even though 95% of the maintenence work on our cars is totally conventional!Except for actually building the engine block,any certified mechanic should be able to work on them!!
My fav. part about owning a first gen is constantly hearing 40-something-year-olds say,"I had one of those!"
Even if they wrecked,sold or blew it up,everyone that bought one new, helped Mazda to keep the rotors rolling!
My fav. part about owning a first gen is constantly hearing 40-something-year-olds say,"I had one of those!"
Even if they wrecked,sold or blew it up,everyone that bought one new, helped Mazda to keep the rotors rolling!
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Originally Posted by Max7
Sometimes I wish I had a clear plastic hood so I don't have to open it to explain the motor all the time
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Actually, it's gotten me out of a few speeding tickets over the years "sorry officer, I needed to clear out the carbon in 3rd because it's a rotory. How does a rotary work? Sure I'll explain it. Yeah it is neat. Ok, I'll try and keep it closer to the speed limit next time."
I even had a cop tell me the best road to "clear out the carbon" because there wouldn't be anybody patrolling there.
I even had a cop tell me the best road to "clear out the carbon" because there wouldn't be anybody patrolling there.
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Originally Posted by Bass
Actually, it's gotten me out of a few speeding tickets over the years "sorry officer, I needed to clear out the carbon in 3rd because it's a rotory. How does a rotary work? Sure I'll explain it. Yeah it is neat. Ok, I'll try and keep it closer to the speed limit next time."
I even had a cop tell me the best road to "clear out the carbon" because there wouldn't be anybody patrolling there.
I even had a cop tell me the best road to "clear out the carbon" because there wouldn't be anybody patrolling there.
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I love the comments I get. Even some of the ricers with "respectable" cars shout out to it. I did meet a few people who bought them new. One guy I work with at my part time job said he had one. I was like cool. Then he told me he dropped a 350 in it, and I wanted to punch him in the eye, twice. I no longer like him.
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I like the fact that you can stand next to a brand new sportscar, with 300+ BHP, and still people are more amazed by the fact that my 1.3 litre pushes out half of that!
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Originally Posted by lovintha7
I love the comments I get. Even some of the ricers with "respectable" cars shout out to it. I did meet a few people who bought them new. One guy I work with at my part time job said he had one. I was like cool. Then he told me he dropped a 350 in it, and I wanted to punch him in the eye, twice. I no longer like him.
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one night a guy was over at my dads house looking at a car and saw one of my rx7's. dad said he looked over at it and said, yeah i remember you could get those cars from the factory with a ford 390 v8(cause you know ford and mazda are pretty much the same company). i wish i had been there to hear that garbage.
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I swear to god somebody asked me once if it was a diesel!!!
I will admit I had an exhaust leak but I almost died!!
It is a wierd feeling driving a car that I don't completely understand....and I don't like it...thats why I'm here, to learn
I will admit I had an exhaust leak but I almost died!!
It is a wierd feeling driving a car that I don't completely understand....and I don't like it...thats why I'm here, to learn
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i understand the car...my problem is why it doesnt understand me...whenever im broke there is something that needs fixin...plus im about to rip my hair out finding all the restoration parts i need
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I had one guy try to talk to me while I was driving. We were doing this for 2-3 miles before we pulled in a parking lot. (this is very unusual in Los Angeles without either one of us getting shot!)
I worked on my car so much, I can be a full time mechanic if I wanted.
I worked on my car so much, I can be a full time mechanic if I wanted.
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