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Old Mar 27, 2017 | 11:53 PM
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Ol Skool Rotary Nicknames/Slang

Anyone familiar with the nicknames/slang names terms of old school Mazda rotaries? Not looking for official names, just names/terms you've heard.

From what I gather...

Rx-3 S102 (Series 1) aka "Goon" aka "Pig-nose/face"

Rx-3 S124 (Series 2) aka "Shark-nose/face"

Any others?
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Old Mar 30, 2017 | 01:19 PM
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REPU which some people pronounce as "reepooh" but I don't. I just called them a rotary truck. Or say each individual letter like I say GSL-SE or RE-SI or S4 NA. The hyphen or dash is silent of course.
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Old Mar 30, 2017 | 03:44 PM
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GSL-SE = "five letter"
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Old Mar 31, 2017 | 10:56 AM
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Them rotisserie cars.

"You know, them rotisserie cars what go braap braap braap ring-a-ding bang bang braaaaaaaaaaaa."

Pretty much a quote by a friend from the South.
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I refer to my car as a piece of ****!
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Old Apr 6, 2017 | 10:55 AM
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I refer to my car as a expensive piece of ****!
Fixed it for ya
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The money pit!
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Old Apr 10, 2017 | 07:46 AM
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mine I call it " El Coqui"
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