DjGreggieP said:For what its worth, the IDX recently made an appearance at the Tokyo 2025 Underground meet...
Not sure why but that reminds me of Inuit snow goggles.
DjGreggieP said:For what its worth, the IDX recently made an appearance at the Tokyo 2025 Underground meet...
Not sure why but that reminds me of Inuit snow goggles.
In reply to DjGreggieP :
Sweet,maybe not 100% in the grave just yet but most likely is sadly
I drove by a Mazda dealer the other day. I didn't see a single car that wasn't an SUV/CUV. Seriously, no 3s, no Miatas. Oh and those are the only cars they sell anymore!
They know where the money is.
I have a really hard time imagining them building another sports car. It's amazing the Miata still exists frankly. Mazda is a small company that likely does not have the extra capital to mess around like Toyota can or Hyundai can.
I will not be holding by breath, even as pretty as the SP is.
In reply to jgrewe :
Yeah... they were in the way.
wvumtnbkr said:Yall rotary haters know you can go buy a brand new mazda with a rotary engine today, right?
You'd have to keep it in Japan or Europe though. Looks like the MX-30 with a rotary range extender was never sold here.
Yalll stop talking bad about my wankle. A man might get offended. Might get insecure about it. 🤪😁😂
Trent said:DjGreggieP said:For what its worth, the IDX recently made an appearance at the Tokyo 2025 Underground meet...
Not sure why but that reminds me of Inuit snow goggles.
Big Trouble in Little China is still one of my all-time favorite movies.
AClockworkGarage said:It's only advantage of simplicity doesn't mean squat when you've got to fully tear it down every 50k miles to replace the seals.
If that's the case, then piston engines are worse because they break the valvetrain or seized the crankshafts before their first oil change.
As long as we're speaking hyperbole.
and off we go!
AClockworkGarage said:<comic>
RX-8s weren't, and FDs mostly weren't. FCs were a different story.
In reply to j_tso :
Rx8s can be reliable!
wvumtnbkr said:
Rx8s can be reliable!
uh huh...
wvumtnbkr ALSO said:
So, I hurt the engine last night. Poo.
I'm not sure what I did, but the engine has a pretty good loud tick sound going on. Changes with engine rpm. Seems to quiet down for a second when coasting.
Seems either valvetrain related or.... a rod knock.
I might get a chance to check it out today. Gonna pull individual spark plug wires and see if it quiets down. Also gonna pull valve covers to look for broken spring or rocker.
If I popped it, I'll pull it and do some other things "while I'm in there".
Ah well. Just some more work on the journey.
Sorry, couldn't resist! 
In reply to DjGreggieP :
Underground meets in Tokyo bring the coolest things out. When visiting always keep an eye out for pop up events, its one of my favorite things to do.
MadScientistMatt said:wvumtnbkr said:Yall rotary haters know you can go buy a brand new mazda with a rotary engine today, right?
You'd have to keep it in Japan or Europe though. Looks like the MX-30 with a rotary range extender was never sold here.
yeah but just to california and only about 500 units. in total
2nd hand one is tempting because its not a very expensive car and its not a very good plug in hybrid. would make for a great little errandmobile, sorta
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