Why do people keep thinking we pack a v6 in our RX-8??
01-25-2007, 07:49 PM
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I was at a ford dealer a few weeks ago and the sale person there tried to sell me a Mustang. He asked what I drove, I told him a RX-8.
SP: He says nice, what's in it a v6?
Me: Not it's a rotory
SP: Nice, how many cylinders?
Me: None, it's a rotory and it's a 1.3L
SP: WOW, you must get really good gas milage
Me: (Chuckles) Not really. It has about 200whp and rev's to 9K rpm.
SP: 9K rpm, that's not good for the motor, you should get this mustang, it only revs to 6.5K. It's a lot more reliable if you drive it a lot. Since the mustang has lower rpm's it will last longer...
Me: (Shakes Head *no....) And I leave lauging....
SP: He says nice, what's in it a v6?
Me: Not it's a rotory
SP: Nice, how many cylinders?
Me: None, it's a rotory and it's a 1.3L
SP: WOW, you must get really good gas milage
Me: (Chuckles) Not really. It has about 200whp and rev's to 9K rpm.
SP: 9K rpm, that's not good for the motor, you should get this mustang, it only revs to 6.5K. It's a lot more reliable if you drive it a lot. Since the mustang has lower rpm's it will last longer...
Me: (Shakes Head *no....) And I leave lauging....
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01-25-2007, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 8rotor8
I was at a ford dealer a few weeks ago and the sale person there tried to sell me a Mustang. He asked what I drove, I told him a RX-8.
SP: He says nice, what's in it a v6?
Me: Not it's a rotory
SP: Nice, how many cylinders?
Me: None, it's a rotory and it's a 1.3L
SP: WOW, you must get really good gas milage
Me: (Chuckles) Not really. It has about 200whp and rev's to 9K rpm.
SP: 9K rpm, that's not goor for the motor, you should get this mustang, it only revs to 6.5K. It's a lot more reliable if you drive it a lot. Since the mustang has lower rpm's it will last longer...
Me: (Shakes Head *no....) And I leave lauging....
SP: He says nice, what's in it a v6?
Me: Not it's a rotory
SP: Nice, how many cylinders?
Me: None, it's a rotory and it's a 1.3L
SP: WOW, you must get really good gas milage
Me: (Chuckles) Not really. It has about 200whp and rev's to 9K rpm.
SP: 9K rpm, that's not goor for the motor, you should get this mustang, it only revs to 6.5K. It's a lot more reliable if you drive it a lot. Since the mustang has lower rpm's it will last longer...
Me: (Shakes Head *no....) And I leave lauging....
01-25-2007, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 8rotor8
I was at a ford dealer a few weeks ago and the sale person there tried to sell me a Mustang. He asked what I drove, I told him a RX-8.
SP: He says nice, what's in it a v6?
Me: Not it's a rotory
SP: Nice, how many cylinders?
Me: None, it's a rotory and it's a 1.3L
SP: WOW, you must get really good gas milage
Me: (Chuckles) Not really. It has about 200whp and rev's to 9K rpm.
SP: 9K rpm, that's not good for the motor, you should get this mustang, it only revs to 6.5K. It's a lot more reliable if you drive it a lot. Since the mustang has lower rpm's it will last longer...
Me: (Shakes Head *no....) And I leave lauging....
SP: He says nice, what's in it a v6?
Me: Not it's a rotory
SP: Nice, how many cylinders?
Me: None, it's a rotory and it's a 1.3L
SP: WOW, you must get really good gas milage
Me: (Chuckles) Not really. It has about 200whp and rev's to 9K rpm.
SP: 9K rpm, that's not good for the motor, you should get this mustang, it only revs to 6.5K. It's a lot more reliable if you drive it a lot. Since the mustang has lower rpm's it will last longer...
Me: (Shakes Head *no....) And I leave lauging....
01-26-2007, 06:10 AM
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01-26-2007, 10:29 AM
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01-26-2007, 09:06 PM
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Since V6 refers to number of cylinders (6) arranged in V shape. Should call rotary engine in RX-8 a O2. Rotary is shaped like O and there are two of them.
Common, go ahead and tell them RX-8 has O2.
Common, go ahead and tell them RX-8 has O2.
01-27-2007, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Aseras
you normally have to put some kind of #of cylinders down on most auto pages... hell even my car registration has it as a 2 cylinder.
Me too. I tell people that I drive a four door 1.3 litre 2 cylinder Mazda.
The add was funny. Front drive and 4 cylinders....
01-27-2007, 10:37 AM
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