Whats the dumbest thing any ones asked about your 8
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edit :This happened coming home from work today
Random Guy:What plans do you have for this car
Me: Maybe turbo and a couple other things
Random Guy: You will need to get some new pistons to handle the power
Me: This car doesnt have pistons
Random Guy: So its a electric car?
Me: No its a Rotary Engine
Random Guy: So...how many cylinders does a rotary have
Me: ...Sorry im in a hurry i have to go
Random Guy:What plans do you have for this car
Me: Maybe turbo and a couple other things
Random Guy: You will need to get some new pistons to handle the power
Me: This car doesnt have pistons
Random Guy: So its a electric car?
Me: No its a Rotary Engine
Random Guy: So...how many cylinders does a rotary have
Me: ...Sorry im in a hurry i have to go
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My g/f's room mate had some family evacuate cause of the hurricane and we all went to get some food tonight. The guy rode with me and was asking if it was fast and such... the usual. He then proceeds to ask "the engine's like a jet engine isnt it?". I just said "yeah, kinda...." and said there's triangles in an oval. His remark was "and they just spin to make power, right?" I said "yep". He at least knew it wasn't a piston engine!
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I get the "Is it a 4 or a 6 cylinder?" question too often.
And sometimes the "Don't tell me that it has a V8 in it?"
My personal favorite was when i first pick my 8 and had it for a week or so
I decided to see how the car handle 4 adults (one of the reasons i picked the 8)
One of my friends tried to enter the rear seats without using the rear doors.
She was actually trying to moved the front seat to get in like a two-door coupe
We all said "you know, you can use the rear doors!!"
She replied "It has rear doors???"
And sometimes the "Don't tell me that it has a V8 in it?"
My personal favorite was when i first pick my 8 and had it for a week or so
I decided to see how the car handle 4 adults (one of the reasons i picked the 8)
One of my friends tried to enter the rear seats without using the rear doors.
She was actually trying to moved the front seat to get in like a two-door coupe
We all said "you know, you can use the rear doors!!"
She replied "It has rear doors???"
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this is the most common question ive ever gotten about my car
friend: Your car is a v6 right?
me: no its a rotary
friend: really? so its like a 4 cylinder?
me: it has no cylinders or pistons
friend: then how does it run?
me: It has two rotating rotors. It only has 3 major internal moving parts
friend: *blank stare* so is it like a v6?
mom: my suv gets okay mileage since its a v6, what kinda motor does your car have? a V8?
me: its a rotary engine
mom: how many cylinders does it have?
me: it doesn't have any cylinders
mom: *laughs* and asks "how does it run then"
me: it has two rotating rotors inside of a rotor housing
mom: says "poor son of mine is still a little on the dumb side"
little does she know is that i was being serious....
friend: Your car is a v6 right?
me: no its a rotary
friend: really? so its like a 4 cylinder?
me: it has no cylinders or pistons
friend: then how does it run?
me: It has two rotating rotors. It only has 3 major internal moving parts
friend: *blank stare* so is it like a v6?
mom: my suv gets okay mileage since its a v6, what kinda motor does your car have? a V8?
me: its a rotary engine
mom: how many cylinders does it have?
me: it doesn't have any cylinders
mom: *laughs* and asks "how does it run then"
me: it has two rotating rotors inside of a rotor housing
mom: says "poor son of mine is still a little on the dumb side"
little does she know is that i was being serious....
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Me filling gas in Oakland. Not the safest area....
Homeless dude: Is it still running on 1.3L? Damn it is a sport car. Mazda engineer should know better.
They should give em bigger engine.
( I wish)
On other day, same gas station...
New homeless dude: Hey man. Do you want to buy 9mm? 99 buck only.
Me: Sorry, I am not interested.
New homeless dude: Yeh you want more fire power right? I have Mac 10
199buck with ammos, I have it right here in my bag. No serial... bah bah bah bah.
Me: Stop filling, jump in my car and leave.
Homeless dude: Is it still running on 1.3L? Damn it is a sport car. Mazda engineer should know better.
They should give em bigger engine.
( I wish)
On other day, same gas station...
New homeless dude: Hey man. Do you want to buy 9mm? 99 buck only.
Me: Sorry, I am not interested.
New homeless dude: Yeh you want more fire power right? I have Mac 10
199buck with ammos, I have it right here in my bag. No serial... bah bah bah bah.
Me: Stop filling, jump in my car and leave.
#61
I got into an arguement at work over the car.
Coworker: Whats the gas mileage
Me: About 16ish
Coworker: What kind of engine v6?
Me: Rotary
Coworker: I know, whats it got?
Me: None, its a rotary.
Coworker: Yeah but whats it have?
Me: Rotaries dont have cylinders or pistons.
Coworker: Whats it equivalent too.
Me: None, it doesnt have any. But to get you to shut up, power wise and gas mileage wise similar to a v6 but it doesn't have any pistons or cylinders, its a rotary engine.
Coworker: See thats all I wanted to know.
Me: Where's Abbot and Costello? Because who's on first?
Coworker: Whats the gas mileage
Me: About 16ish
Coworker: What kind of engine v6?
Me: Rotary
Coworker: I know, whats it got?
Me: None, its a rotary.
Coworker: Yeah but whats it have?
Me: Rotaries dont have cylinders or pistons.
Coworker: Whats it equivalent too.
Me: None, it doesnt have any. But to get you to shut up, power wise and gas mileage wise similar to a v6 but it doesn't have any pistons or cylinders, its a rotary engine.
Coworker: See thats all I wanted to know.
Me: Where's Abbot and Costello? Because who's on first?
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I always say it's comparable to a 1.3L two-cylinder. That gets some great quizzical looks.
I got into an arguement at work over the car.
Coworker: Whats the gas mileage
Me: About 16ish
Coworker: What kind of engine v6?
Me: Rotary
Coworker: I know, whats it got?
Me: None, its a rotary.
Coworker: Yeah but whats it have?
Me: Rotaries dont have cylinders or pistons.
Coworker: Whats it equivalent too.
Me: None, it doesnt have any. But to get you to shut up, power wise and gas mileage wise similar to a v6 but it doesn't have any pistons or cylinders, its a rotary engine.
Coworker: See thats all I wanted to know.
Me: Where's Abbot and Costello? Because who's on first?
Coworker: Whats the gas mileage
Me: About 16ish
Coworker: What kind of engine v6?
Me: Rotary
Coworker: I know, whats it got?
Me: None, its a rotary.
Coworker: Yeah but whats it have?
Me: Rotaries dont have cylinders or pistons.
Coworker: Whats it equivalent too.
Me: None, it doesnt have any. But to get you to shut up, power wise and gas mileage wise similar to a v6 but it doesn't have any pistons or cylinders, its a rotary engine.
Coworker: See thats all I wanted to know.
Me: Where's Abbot and Costello? Because who's on first?
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Actually, that has caused problems for me at work. I work for a private company where sharing salary information will get you fired. I started hearing comments behind my back like "well, *someone's* got money." I've had to go out of my way to mention what I paid for it to keep my co-workers from hating me. It does look a lot more expensive than it is.
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Also I've gotten the 4,6,8 cylinder question more times than I can count.
Blank stares when I tell them i got it for 16k.
Blank stares at the "Its a rotary engine" (although this old guy I sold a phone to asked me if those RX's still have the rotaries in them)
Disbelief in me getting 17mpg from a 1.3.
Basically all of the above mentioned and this one guy asking if it was a Ferrari
#74
I told a neighbor once that my car had a 3 rotor in it and he says... I know I had an rx8... So i said REally?? So to make the story short I tried to tell him that I had actually swaped my engine, but he insisted his car brought it from Mazda....
ohh and I get the, is that a v6? a lot
ohh and I get the, is that a v6? a lot