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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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anyone ever ask you this?

They are looking at your car, you tell em its a rotary engine, and they say, what do you think about the rx-8, and im like uh it looks good but i think its slow. Then they say "but it has twin rotors..." its funny cause it makes me think to myself, this person thinks my rotary is running off one rotor. anyone else get that? just wondering.

some people just dont know,

ooo, and dont you hate it when people confuse your FD for a miata?

or or, "hey nice rx-7. is it turbo?" no...its TWIN turbo (for most case)

but anyways has anyone else seen that BEst motoring sayronara Rx-7 and Supra, wow, how nice is that fugawaza or whatever Rx-7, it tottaly killed all the others on turns, but it was at a horsepower disadvant but i think if it were equal hps, rx7 woulda gotten a way bigger lead and probably would win
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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I've gotten "Is that the new Corvette?"
But hey, not everyone is a car person.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:22 PM
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I hate it when people find out I drive an RX-7 and their first response is"Just like in the Fast and the Furious!"

I had mine since 1998! so no not like stupid F&F!
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:25 PM
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i get a lot of people asking me if its turbo. Most people who dont know about it think its brand new.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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I've gotten away with telling them that it's a "hard-top Miata" twice so far.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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"You bought a viper!"
"Why does your car have 2 radiators?"
"Rotary engine huh? So is it dual cam?"
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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i take it im not the only one haha, yeah when i was pulled over and the cop looked at my water temp gauge and i told him its good to keep an eye on the temperature cuz this car can overheat, and hes like "over heat? this cars brand new, and it has problems" and i was like.."its a 93" and hes like "damn, it looks brand new"
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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"is that a viper?"
"nice corvette"
all retards
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 05:26 PM
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Hee hee hee,

I gave a ride to one of my pretty co-worker (gal, btw). When she saw the car for the first time, she was like "WOW! Super duper cool" She asked me a lot about it. then, the day later she was in my car, of cause. She asked "Is that car the same as yours?" I was like "heck no!, That's Viper...costs 80K and very fast" But, I think about....

Moral of this story, some gals just can't know ****!

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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 05:32 PM
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From the kid up the street from me who drives a Honda with under-body lights and a fart-can: "Why do you have two radiators"?

From a woman w/ way too much make-up and two little dogs yapping in her car at the gas station: "I like the convertible Miatas better".

From the Mazda Service Manager who was making small talk while trying to get my business for a clutch change: "Wow, I haven't seen one of those for a long time".
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 05:44 PM
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hard top miata, lol.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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LoL My All Time Favorite:
"Is it fast??"
umm...... no comment
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 05:54 PM
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Went to a Mazda Dealership and a salesman ask me how I am liking my Miata..... Then I just got in rev'd up a bit let the HKS BOV sound off and said I don't know I own a RX-7. -=P
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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One time In Vegas I pulled up to valet at Luxor and the guy was like "nice car". He parked my car next to the Ferrari's, Bently's, ect...I thought wow, that's pretty cool that he did that, he must really appreciate FD's. Later that night, I picked up my car and noticed "Viper" written on the slip...LOL. Makes me laugh how dumb some people are...

By the way, I get " Is that turbo?" All the time! or "What car is that?"

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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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i like the viper comments....also EVERYONE asks me if its the "turbo" model....
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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Originally posted by Fatman0203
LoL My All Time Favorite:
"Is it fast??"
umm...... no comment
One day, cruisin' in Burbank near the NBC studiosI noticed Jay Leno riding in some old Bently convertible...RHD and super loud (No cats for sure) So me and my buddy pull next to him at the light and he asks me" Is that a Mazda?...Is it fast?" Of ALL people, JAY LENO, a car freak, didn't even know his ****!! Couldn't believe it! Any way, that Bently was way cool.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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Him: So just how much power does the V6 in that thing put out?

Me: walks away...
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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Originally posted by derty
Went to a Mazda Dealership and a salesman ask me how I am liking my Miata..... Then I just got in rev'd up a bit let the HKS BOV sound off and said I don't know I own a RX-7. -=P
^YEEEESSSS!!! i love it!

yeah ive goten "wow nice viper" , "is that a ferrari?", and lastnight a big thumbs up from some dude on a chrotchrocket... we started rolling @ 20 and we were kneck and kneck till we stoped (and i think my cat is cloged... new one waiting to go in... next time ill have him)
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 07:30 PM
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Most common comment's I get is if my car is a Viper.

Once at arby's I was sitting in the fd and 2 guys in their 30's come by and say, "nice ferrari you got there".
The fd is such beutiful car that to some people that doesnt know about cars might think its a exotic car.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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there was a guy in a freind of mine shop. he was a rep for jpr motor . he walk past my car and said is it fast. i said yeah it was . but i need new piston . he said i ll call my shop and have them send them down. i said i would pay cash if he could get them today . what a dum *** . ok heres one more i was in p.a. and a guy came up to me and said i never seen tires that small befor
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 12:43 AM
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I've had the "Is that a Ferrari ?" question too...then his friend laughed at him when I told him what is was. I also had some fun with some dorky kid who was tryin to impress his girl....he asks "what kind of car is that?" and I told him it was a Mazdarati ....my bud that was with me was tryin so hard not to laugh and the kid says" Thats a sweet car man... I thought it was one of those Mazda's" .......... what a pinehead
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 02:22 AM
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You guys are mean! It's not a car that's seen everyday, so you gotta understand even reasonably intelligent people probably don't have the least idea of what it is. There's no excuse for the dealerships, of course. And shame on Leno! One of us should try to get on his show!

I've had people ask what I paid for my new "viper" a few times though. That's the most common one. Never heard the one-rotor comment though, that's new.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 02:33 AM
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Viper, eh? I always get, "Is that a Celica?", or, "Is that a Probe?" (Smiling) I always say, "Yeah."
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 05:37 AM
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recently my car was broken into and they tried to steal it, for some reason they didnt get it. so now with a busted column i bring it to the body shop, we couldnt get it running due to a dead battey so they assured me they would get it all taken care of, i go back the next day and the guy tells me, hey its all set we got it running, sounds real loud and rough, you must have a big cam in there, im like no cam, car doenst have a cam, so hes like oh its a stock cam, me... no cam car has no cam, engine is designed with no cam, pistons, valves, rods... this guy gave me the most dumbfounded look ive ever seen. and ive also been asked the viper, ferrari, questions aswell
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 05:47 AM
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I was at a local eatery waiting for my take out food when this Marine came up to me and said, "looks like your car's burning oil. Better get the rings changed"

I asked him why and he replied, "Because above your muffler, it's black. That's a sign that your engine burning oil and you need to replace your rings".

So I told him it's a rotary. He looked at me with this look like, "I know that stupid".

I picked up my food and left.
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