I usually get the question of, "whats the redline?"
Response "8500 rpm's"
"Wow that seems really high a 4 or 6 cyl."
response "It's a rotary engine"
"What's a rotary?"

 

my fav so far:

Will that beat a civc?

 

Blank stare:

 

Is that the new Miata? Looks nice!
..................

 

Other then How much and nice car I had one guy ask me if it was a 3 or a 6 , took me a minute to realize he was talking about the other Mazda's . When I said it's an 8 I got a blank stare.

 

9000....

 

"but... if it has no pistons... what does it run on?"

 

Slightly ot since I don't have an 8 yet, but when I put gas in my 93 RX-7, people always ask what kind of car it is. When I tell them that it is an RX-7, they ask if it is a "2004". They looked shocked when I tell them it is a '93. This has been happening since I bought the car in 1999, just the numbers change as the years go by (is it a '99? is it a '00 etc.) This is a sign that the styling of the FD is truly timeless.

I love that ****

 

Corolla guy: "Hey, is that car really fast?"
Me: "Nah, yours is much faster"

Kid (can't blame him, but he was confused): "So how many cylinders?"
Me: "It's a rotary engine, has 2 rotors shaped like a triangle and it's 1.3L"(best description I could tell him)
Kid: "Oh, so it's like a V-2"
Me: "...................." (I had to give up)

Al

 

yea i got the, "is that a viper" or "what is that a porsche"???? haha

O but the best one was when i saw some guy goin on and on about my car and how awesome it is and blah blah, then he goes yea i guess it has the most powerful 4 CYLINDER made...I almost fell over laughing...I felt bad bursting his bubble, he sure was embarrassed

 

Best comment..."That thing gotta HEMI??"

 

This is the best!!!

Hey buddy, do those back doors open... "what a knucklehead"

I'm at the car wash drying it off and the hood is open....
Guy walks up, looks in the engine bay then ask's,
"Guess the engine is in the back hun...?" #@?

 

"That thing fast?"

 

Dating Men (a sleu of stupid comments?):
Pick up guy for a date.
Guy: Nice car.
Me: Yep.
{Take off towards restaurant}
Guy: That a V6?
Me: Nope
{Clutch-brake down-shift}
Guy: That sounds like a jet.
Me: Yep.
{Eat, BS, head for home}
(talking about the leg room on passenger side from the engine being back so far)
Guy: This thing must have a V8 if the clutch is that big.
Me: Nope
Guy: OK, OK, what's under the hood?
Me: Wankel.
Guy: Huh?
Me: (not wanting to explain) You were closer with the jet than the V8.
Guy: Want to come in and check out my wankel? (I think this is the winner stupid comment)
Me: When you can put out 240 hp I'll think about it.
(I'm tempted to become the lesbian grease monkey cliche'. Men can be stupid.)

 

someone asked me if it was a honda!

 

Another one I got parked next to a new Mustang. Both get out of our cars at the same time and he says:
"Does that have 5 doors?"

 

Yes, it has 5 doors. You can get into the car from the pass-thru in the trunk. Want to try it out?

 

I thought of another. I called my Mazda DEALERSHIP to schedule an oil change.

Mazda tech: What model?

Me: RX-8.

Mazda tech: What year?

 

^^LMAO! thats good^^

 

i too had the mazda tech ask me what year......and we trust these guys to do our check-ups? holy crap are we in trouble.

 

at the gas station,,,
guy: Does the rx-8 have the suicide doors?
me: yea
guy: twin turbo right?
me: no

 

quad turbo. Even the A/C has a turbo.

 

From the service writer at the stealership (and I swear to God!) -
"Model?" RX-8
"Year?" ....uuh, 2004
"Is that the six-cylinder?" .......!!!

One gas jockey to the other - "Oh, I know what THIS is....it's the new RXV8!"

Old geezer to son as I get out at the Post Office - "See that 'T' on the front - that is the new Toyota Supra!"
me - "No, it's a Mazda, that's an 'M' "
geezer proceeds to ARGUE with me, "No, that's a Toyota, see it's a 'T' ? "
"Whatever....."

S

 

Not RX-8, but at least rotary...

Back JUST before the C5 Vette came out, a 3rd gen buddy of mine was on a road trip with a friend and was gassing up at the ubiquitous gas station and got the dumb guy droolin' on the car. Of course, the question was, "what kinda car izzat?" Owner promptly responded "it's the new Corvette, we're doing long-range tests on it for Chevy". Guy totally flipped out, and they continued feeding him BS on the specs of the car.

I have a feeling he was pretty disappointed when the real deal Corvette came out .

Dale

 

"Well if that isn't the largest ***** I've ever seen on four wheels..."