That Rx-7 kid

I saw a thread in the first gen section similar to this one and wanted to start one in the second gen section. Share stories about the funny/stupid/random etc. things that people have said about our cars. My friends and I always have stories for eachother about the ignorant/ stupid things people say about our modified cars and just cars in general, but the stories about rotaries and rx7s are the best. SO share your stories! Ill add a few experiences I have had here but Ill add more later if I remember any or encounter more idiotic comments after today. I try not to make fun but to educate. Anyway here ya go:

kid from school "yea i think i've heard of a rx7 before. its a sports car right? what kinda engine- a v6 or a v8?"

boss "wait your car is a '91! i thought it was like a 2000 or sumthin like that"

girl from school "yea i know what a rotary is! you told me before- it has no pistols!" (and she wants a RX-8 for her first car.....)

another kid from school "Only 1.3 liters! HAHAHAHA what a small piece of crap! Whats it got like 6hp!?" (of course he wants a mustang.....)

my favorite said by many including all of my friends "Holy **** thats loud as hell!"


and Im sure there will be more- everyone else add yours if u got any!

Hellonwheels

my fav is this escort ****** was impressed by my car
so started asking questions
whats it got? 4 clyinder, 6, 8, 5? 10?
no, none, then i just turned around and left. it was sweet

But I get holy ****, thats a loud ****** car a lot

sktrowley

the other day at a parts store they had a rotary rebuild kit under the counter It was a rubber band. i laughed like hell.

JWteknix

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best one ive ever got was "wow nice porche" ******* people but it could have been b/c i have porche rims on it lol but what ever

riverzendz

Ok, I'll bite.

In my 87 n/a tearing down 322 and playing around with a A4 1.8T Quattro, just having fun. Side by side the passenger of the A4 puts the window down:

"Uh, dude...there's flames coming out of your exhaust!"

My response:

"Yea, I know. It does that."

Smiled and went on our merry ways.

I'm sure there were other things. The obvious piston comments and etc.

JWteknix

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^^i get that one alot too

stevensimon

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i had a guy in a f-350 chase me down to tell me my car was on fire one time. i get fireballs on every shift and every time i let off and they are pretty big.

one kid told me that my car didnt sound right and i should pop the hood and see if the apex is still working cause they break alot..

Slammedblk7

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one guy once asked me what year my Supra(FC) was....and he was driving an mkIII

That Rx-7 kid

Hahahahaha I hope this thread grows some more.......good stuff- very entertaining

staticguitar313

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emission morons seem to expect it to be front-wheel drive

watching all the techs in the place swarm over the engine bay is helarious

TheSTIguy

"you must save alot of gas with a 1.3L" enough said lmaoo

highwayinthesky

anyone else get "nice probe"
also i get "you must save alot of gas with that thing" too

513rotary

I get is that a probe? Or nice daytona, wtf lol, also, 80% of kids by me ask if my 240 is turbo'd, love that.

rotorhead_izzy

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the whole fwd at the emissions station is scary, have had it happen a few times, the last time the guy said that he knew it was and was only testing me. then he said he like how my v-6 sounded. ******* idiot.

Goofy

"Wow, is that a Probe?"
"No, Mazda RX-7."
"Oh."

kevinpowers

i get what a piece of **** alot.

rotorhead_izzy

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o look at that fancy ricer, i hate that one

jonesfromindia

"im suprised the 4cyl kept up with my sentra"

i just smiled and walked all over him.

papiogxl

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When I started it once, someone said "That doesn't sound right, might want to get that looked at"

"Holy S***" and "WTF was that" are also common when I'm using the 2-step for fun (a.k.a. "backfire button")

One I'm sick of hearing is "Dude your car blew up, you can't say anything" (my car caught on fire last year) to which I reply "Yeah, I fixed it myself too, oh, then I built, installed, and tuned a standalone myself. What have you done again?"

misterstyx69

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My buddy's Son said to me.."either LET THOSE BEES OUT OF THE CAN,or get a GOOD exhaust!"..LOL!..now I got a Racing BEAT exhaust on..he says"I can hear ya before you even get here!"

Sideways7

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One of my friends always asks me to mow his lawn for him.
I also get the "is that a 4-cyl" etc questions sometimes too. And "don't those break a whole lot?" I'm disappointed, though, cause no one's commented on me premixing.

StarScreaM2k1

Background info: Saw a RX7 FB in a shop went to ask who the owner was since it looked like a nice FB (only saw the back side), i went into the garage and saw the mechanic/owner and this is the conversation roughly

Me: Heya, this your RX7
Him: Yeah its mine, got rid of the baloney slicer tho
Me: Baloney slicer?
Him: Yeah, gotta get a real engine, not some baloney slicer crap
Me: /rollseyes/ and walked away

magus2222

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wow starscream, i dont know if i could not hit em with that comment. i get "thats loud" "WTF, 1.3 liter and you killed my (89) supra?" or "so you gotta v-6/8 right?" OR from the ladies "i dont know what a rotary is, but it sounds hot" <=== i was like !0_0!

peace

Sideways7

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I got a lot of people that want me to explain it. I have a rotor decal on my back window, so I just point to it and say "it has those instead of pistons. They go around in circles around the crankshaft."

finishline

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awesome. keep the posts coming. stuff's funny.