I'll do my best to keep the bitching short, but I can't take it anymore and HAVE to bitch...
...sorry...




For the past, oh, EIGHT YEARS, I have yet to meet another RX owner on the road who doesn't **** me off with their stupidity/arrogance/ignorance/attitude/etc...

Maybe it's just me, but you'd think someone who drives an FC or FD, even if they don't realize the huge underground following they have, would at least notice the very OBVIOUS fact that you very very very very very very VERY rarely see these cars on the road. Surely, at some point during their drive, it would dawn on them, "Hey - you don't see a lot of these cars around here... EVER! This thing must be pretty rare!"

And when it comes to RX8 drivers, how the hell, with a NEW car, can you have no clue what you're spending $300-$600 on every month? Especially when it's so damn destictive in look and design. You'd think the owners would develop an eye for their own car...

Yet every single RX owner - and I mean ALL SIX of them them I've spotted in parking lots or at red lights - that I've come face-to-face with over the past 8 years, seems to have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE AS TO WHAT KIND OF CAR THEY'RE DRIVING.

Examples:
#1 - I'm in my FC @ Kroger. I see some guy park his IDENTICAL FC and get out. I zip up to him, stop, and say "Hey, mister - that's a nice car" to him in that "you know what I'm talkin' 'bout" kind of way. His response? He stares at me blankly like I'm crazy, then kinda shakes his head and LOOKS BACK AT THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS... apparently he forgot what kind of car he drove (which I can totally understand seeing as it looks SO COMMON and all... )... then turns back to me and replies with a very Get-Lost-Kid tone "Oh, yeah - not my car." and walks away.
I could understand the guy's reaction more if it wasn't for the fact that the car I was in was the EXACT SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR/COLOR/LOADOUT as the one he arrived in. I mean, he DID look at my car, then his, then mine all within the same 5 second time period...

#2 - I'm in my FC @ a red light and an FD pulls up next to me. Some pretty cute chick who looks to be in highschool is driving it (which is cool, because I'm in highschool at this time, too). I roll down my window, say "Hey" to get her attention. She turns her head to look at me, and as I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF SAYING "That's a really beautiful car you have there," she snubs her nose at me in that "You can't have this" kind of way, revs her engine, and rolls up her window...

#3 - I'm in my FC and I see my very first 1st gen RX7 zip by me and driving like an ******* through thick traffic. I try my hardest to catch him, which I eventually do at a red light, and when I roll down my window I'm greeted with loud-as-hell music blasting from the FB. I wave to them, the passenger notices me, turns to the driver, the driver then looks me in the eye, revs his engine and then turns back to the road. I continue to try to yell "hey, nice car guys...hey! hey!! That sounds mean as ****, is it stock?.... HELLO!!" but they tune me out and turn the music up. Light goes green, they launch and proceed to disappear through traffic.

#4 - I'm in my FD and I see my first RX-8. It's filled with kids (high school seniors, college freshmen). I roll down my window and wave. The passenger sees me and rolls down the window. "That's a really nice car," I say. The passenger gives me a very stern "**** you" look as the driver pokes his head out from behind and starts to go off on me like I had just yelled "Your mother stinks like dick, sucks my nuts, cheats on your alcoholic father, likes to have **** with her dad, and is the result of inbreeding - all of which is reflected through the hunk of **** car you and all of your fagget freinds are currently in." The violent stream of obscenities that flows from all 4 males in the car is finished with "So do you wanna race me, bitch?"
I, assuming they misheard me, attempt to neutralize the situation by asking a suggestive car question: "Do you know what kind of motor your car has?"
I beleive his response was something along the lines of "I don't care how fast your car is I'll still beat you in a race." Of course, when he said it, he used many more 4-letter words, and frequently refered to me as "bitch." The conversation was ended when the light went green and he took off, and I made a right turn...

#5 - I'm in my FD and I see another FD. My horn is broken, so I'm having a really hard time getting this guys attention as we're stopped at a red light with a car in between us. I see his windows are down, so I try revving really high over and over. I'm hoping this guy will recognize the not-so common sound of a TT 13B and see me. Instead the light goes green and the GT mustang next to me takes off in response to my revs, and the other FD doesn't even notice me.
So, at the next light, I manage to zip into the lane next to him at the last second and stop next to him. I rev & rev & rev & rev and this guy tunes me out. Eventually I get mad enough to roll down my passenger window and just hell "HEY!!" as loud as I can. He gives me a quick glance, and then turns away and continues to pretend that he didnt' notice me. Apparently he noticed me the whole time... he just somehow didn't notice that we were in the same car.

#6 - I'm in my FE, and I see another FE on the highway ahead of me driving with the same level of intensity that I usually do. Not crazy fast nor dangerous - the driver is signaling all of the lane changes, but they're doing so at 15mph over the speed limit, and the lane changes are being performed faster than neccessary (just enjoying the handling ). I work my way up to this car, get along side of it, and slowly creep up to catch a glimpse of the driver.
It's some woman, in her 40's, ON HER PHONE, WHILE TRYING TO PUT ON MAKEUP, driving like a total dumbass because she's trying to spend more time with her hands on her makeup than her steering wheel. makes eye contact with me, returns my wave & smile with a "WTF?" look, downshifts, and cuts me off!





I just don't get how RX7club & RX8club.com can have thousands upon thousands of members who have nothing but respect & appreciation for all other JM1F car owners, yet I can't seem to find a single JM1F on the road driven by someone who has an IQ with more than 1 digit!!!!

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Move to Az. We like people like you here, and we wave back. Then flip you off. J/k on the last part.

We have people like that out here also. Pull up along side of them do the usual wave, nice car ect. Half of them look like dear in headlights. Huh ? You talking to me?

I was parked at blockbuster and a silver 8 parks right next to me. Guy in his 60-70's. I asked how he likes the 8, blah blah blah. I get the blank stare back.
I'm no teen and don't look it either.

unfortunally most people are just plain clueless. 8 owner or not.

 

feel free to come to jersey.....we got several rotards here!...

 

Just keep in mind enthusiast like us arent as common as we would like to think. Some people just buy the car because "ohhh it looks cute.." or "daddy bought it for me." or possibly "It was dirt cheap and I needed some wheels.". The teenage story in the Rx-8 was most likely "Daddy and Mommy bought me this car cause I liked the way it looked." by now he has most likely traded it in because he's realized he can't beat most of the cars he thought he could.

 

Cali has a bunch of nice people.

I always pull up next to other rotaries and give them a thumbs up :D

then I take off, haha.

 

I think you've just discovered what most of us older people here on the boards have known for quite a while. Most people out there are ********, idiots, lemmings, or some combination of the three. Sometimes I feel like I am living on the wrong planet!

 

Looking back on it, yeah, a lot of my blank stares in the FC were probably due to the fact that I was 17-20 years old at the time. I guess no one really expects someone who's under the legal drinking age to call out to you to voice their appreciation of your car...


But I was 24 when I got my FD & FE. Still young, yes, but I certainly look old enough to have a mature appreciation of cars...


Meh - people are just dicks. I'm happy to leave it at that

 

I usually give nods back to other RXs. Most don't even know what a rotary engine is.

 

Most people who have cars aren't car enthusiasts. That's a fact.

I think the majority of car owners aren't concerned with being friendly to other drivers, so don't take it personally. I always check out drivers in RX8s on the road, but they don't really look back or pay any attention.

Sounds like you're young and really have a thirst for commaraderie. Don't loose that despite being snubbed.

BEERS!

 

At least twice a week me and a guy in a red drop top FC have a little highway fun. The weird thing is that the FC is pretty modded and the guy driving looks like he's 60. But he always keeps up until his exit and then gives a nice thumbs up.

 

I don't even have a rotary but I notice every 8 I pass on the road and am instantly drawn to every 8 I see parked in a lot. I did take notice of a nice looking 7 back in San Diego a few months ago and made my appreciation for it known. My brothers who were with me at the time just shook their heads and gave me this look as I tried to explain to them that it was a rotary...

 

Well, when I owned the FC & FD, I kind of felt like I was part of an elite few. Here I am, driving a car that's 13 years old, yet it's angular and sleek enough to fit right in with all the other cars on road, with a freak of nature under the hood, held together by one of the best frames ever built in history. Plus, there's that certain kind of indescribable feeling you get just by driving an RX, so whenever I saw another FC or FD out on the road, I really wanted to see if other drivers would give me that "our little secret" kind of look.

I think the only reason I still try to exchange nods & smiles with FE drivers is out of jealousy of Evo owners. My friend has an Evo VIII, and it seems like every Evo driver on the road is part of some secret society with how seemingly out-of-the-way they go to exchange glances and thumbs up.

I wouldn't go so far as to say I have a thirst for Commaraderie, it's just a nice feeling to know there are drivers out there who've got a friendly eye on you... especially in Houston where turn signals and politeness are regarded as a sign of weekness...

 

it just doesn't seem right to have someone driving one of these that doesn't appreciate it.

 

yeah, i love to represent my Rotary!
and I love getting feedback from other drivers :D

but like ive said in a previous thread.... the people that are ******** or think there cool, probably still have dealer plates on.

 

Every time I wave or give a thumbs up to a nice car (rotary or not), I get a good response, or the blank stare from people who are clueless.

 

When I still drove my FC, other FC's always waved or nodded, I remember pulling into a parking lot and another FC pulled in right beside me, Hell we talked for like an hour, his was same year color only difference was he had a rear wiper. On my FX certain owners wave or nod but not all. I guess as I got older I could spot the people with appreciation for their cars and avoided the dicks that are not enthusiasts.

 

Hmm when ever people wave at me when im in the 8 I just stare at them like they are crazy or flip them off...

 

I'd never flip off someone talking cars to me, but the wavy thing when you encounter another similar vehicle is a bit dumb, no? Had it as a jeep / miata owner, always as a motorcycle owner, and now on occasion as an 8 owner. Why do it?

And the OP, revving you car to get someones attention? Nuf said!

 

There was a time about 10 years ago when I could drive my FC around and ANY RX-7 that I passed would immediately become your friend. Owners back then knew what they had and respected another one for having one as well. It didn't matter what generation car it was. Usually it was a flash to pass type of signal when approaching another one. With the RX-8 things changed. Many people don't buy these cars because they are enthusiasts of the rotary. They buy it because it's cute or for any other reason out there other than the brotherhood of the rotary. That's why so many RX-7 people don't give the RX-8 the time of the day. ANY other rotary car out there from a lowly R100 to an RX-2, etc all the way up to the 3rd gen RX-7 will get respect from that crowd but not the RX-8. It's unique when it comes to the knowledge level of it's owners as a whole. There are always the few that know quite a bit and most of them are probably on this forum. That doesn't account for hardly any of the cars on the road though. It seems with the recent trend (fad?) of streetracing, anytime you try to get someone else's attention, even if just to give props, they think you are challenging them. It's sad times have changed. It was fun having another RX try to follow and catch you just to give you the thumbs up.

 

I passed by my old middle school and a kid said "Nice car!" when he walked right infront of my 8. I nodded and raised 2 thumbs up. Does that count? lol..

 

I kicked another RX-8 owner because he was pulling and wiggling on my front rotary accent in a parking lot, like he was trying to pull it off (hard telling how many other idiots have attempted this that I don't know about). He was all "How is this thing put on here?" and then proceeded to grab and wiggle at it quite hard, causing my car to shake. I kicked him in the arm (since it was the fastest way to stop him, and more like a reflex action than a thought out response) and told him to get his hands off my car. He just started at me with that bewildered "What's your problem?" look.

That was kind of bitchy of me but I won't tolerate that kind of disrespect. What kind of idiot just starts pulling on somebody's car? I suppose since he looked to be quite young, 16ish, he hasn't grown any common decency yet.

Otherwise, I haven't encountered any other rudeness or whatever from rotary owners.

 

^ should have kicked him in the nuts!

 

bunnygirl if i were him i would have just ripped it off haha jk


the only rudeness i encountered was after i got out of the car wash some moron puts his hands on my driver side window to look into my car!!!! ******* told him to get off my car, and he was telling me to calm down.

 

I haven't had any problem with other RX drivers here in MN.

You don't have a mullet do you?