RX-2 Lovers...Check this out!
04-13-10, 07:59 AM
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"Mazda RX-2
The technology behind rotary engines, primarily the domain of airplanes, was becoming obsolete by the 1920s. Still, Mazda decided to use the rotary engine (it runs in circles versus the up-and-down of pistons) in its RX-2, which debuted in the 1970s. The RX-2 had some major liabilities — things such as high carbon emissions, poor fuel economy, leaky rotary seals, catching on fire. To solve a problem with the O-ring seals (which allowed coolant to leak into the combustion chamber and eventually made the car undrivable), Mazda tried to get drivers to buy new seals for $1,000 — a third of the vehicle's $3,000 sticker price. Many opted to walk away from the RX-2 instead."
I guess we are all driving engines that went obsolete in the 1920's...
The technology behind rotary engines, primarily the domain of airplanes, was becoming obsolete by the 1920s. Still, Mazda decided to use the rotary engine (it runs in circles versus the up-and-down of pistons) in its RX-2, which debuted in the 1970s. The RX-2 had some major liabilities — things such as high carbon emissions, poor fuel economy, leaky rotary seals, catching on fire. To solve a problem with the O-ring seals (which allowed coolant to leak into the combustion chamber and eventually made the car undrivable), Mazda tried to get drivers to buy new seals for $1,000 — a third of the vehicle's $3,000 sticker price. Many opted to walk away from the RX-2 instead."
I guess we are all driving engines that went obsolete in the 1920's...
04-13-10, 09:07 AM
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Moron writer. Radial engines in old airplanes. The "rotary" he speaks of has zero to do with the Wankle. Its just a radial engine that the whole engine spins and the crank stays put, the prop is attached to the engine, not the crank.
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04-13-10, 11:50 PM
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Hey, think of it this way: more RX-2's for us to hoard.
You can use this line next time you run across one on CL, "Hey, according to an article I read on MSN this RX-2 is one of the worst cars ever." Therefore, I'll give you $50.
Why did they single out the '74 I wonder, didn't like the bumpers? Heh.
Mike
You can use this line next time you run across one on CL, "Hey, according to an article I read on MSN this RX-2 is one of the worst cars ever." Therefore, I'll give you $50.
Why did they single out the '74 I wonder, didn't like the bumpers? Heh.
Mike
04-14-10, 12:01 AM
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