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"Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager" (Nighthawkwill7) 09/06/2013 at 19:28 • Filed to: None

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Is this thing on?

Sparf > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 09/06/2013 at 19:31

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US plates... Is this still rotary-powered?

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Sparf 09/06/2013 at 19:32

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Based on the plates, I'd assume so.

Sparf > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 09/06/2013 at 19:35

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Yeah I hope so, but V8-swappers are a clever and most deceitful bunch.... They consume the pure tears of rotary purists for sustenance, and like any other predator they know their prey well.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Sparf 09/06/2013 at 19:46

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Oddly enough, I wouldn't mind a V8 FD even though I'd prefer it with the rotary in place.

Burrito de EJ25 > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 09/06/2013 at 19:50

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Those hips don't lie.

Blondude > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 09/06/2013 at 19:50

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Dragon!!!

Lets Just Drive > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 09/06/2013 at 20:10

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An elephant sat on it.

Lets Just Drive > Sparf 09/06/2013 at 20:12

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See, the beauty of the swapper mentality is this:

Every Single Rotary owner will cry, a lot. It's part of the condition. And I have no sympathy for them.

Instead, I'll gladly collect their tears and save them for that rainy day when an LS swapped FD goes by and I can shout, "Here, I support you!"

My "Death To The Wankle" mantra is a mantra for life.

Sparf > Lets Just Drive 09/06/2013 at 20:33

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You can kill the Wankle as much as you like, but stay away from the Wankel!

Lets Just Drive > Sparf 09/06/2013 at 20:35

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Ha! Only a rotorist would have noticed my typo.

Sparf > Lets Just Drive 09/06/2013 at 20:36

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Yes, now get off my lawn you good-for-nothing, dirty swappist!

Lets Just Drive > Sparf 09/06/2013 at 20:39

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Swappist?

I'm no pro-swap kind of guy, generally speaking.

I just have an unreasonable, irrational contempt for the rotary.

And yeah, I'll get off your lawn. I wouldn't want to get in the way of all the oil your Rotary is bleeding.

Sparf > Lets Just Drive 09/06/2013 at 21:04

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Oh boy do I have the solution for you! By never, ever buying a Mazda/Efini/Eunos R100, Cosmo, RX-2, RX-3, Luce, RX-4, Savanna, RX-5, RX-7 or RX-8, you can be sure to avoid ever having to endure the smooth power delivery, rev-happiness, angry bee exhaust note or lovely 2-stroke smell of a Wankel rotary.

You also won't have to suffer from pure automotive bliss, which can be very dangerous if you're fatally allergic to awesomeness and fun, and you'll also be able to rest easily knowing that you're safe from the hideous sensation that you are driving something truly out of the ordinary which will be loved by future generations as a true Japanese classic.

Order now and we'll also throw in an off-white 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE free of charge!

Lets Just Drive > Sparf 09/06/2013 at 21:23

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No, you're right.

The wonders of torque-less driving are wonders which, happily, I'll stay away from. And rest assured, I shall suffer for it as no engine, outside of the Wanker, can deliver smooth power. No engine can rev like a rotor (because I've never heard of an S2K). No, indeed, the Rotary is the only way to have any fun in a car and the rest of us, without our inlines, our V's, our flats or our straights, are just plain foolhardy. The demographics prove it, you're right, the Rotary is an astounding sales success and that's why no one, ever in the history of automotive manufacture, has ever thought, "Maybe this thing needs to go..."

Seriously, I'm loving this thread and I really, honestly hope I'm not hurting any feelings. I'm just bustin' balls and as a Mustang owner (an S197 none-the-less, and pre-facelift at that) I get mine ground up and fed to me on a daily basis. This, the Wanker-War, is something I deeply enjoy. (This is not sarcasm, despite the sarcasm preceding the lack of sarcasm presently in play)

I'm just not brave enough, or perhaps rich and dumb enough, to own a Wanker. But look, if it came down to your every day RX8 or a beige Corolla you know, at least then, your RX8 would be my choice too.

... no, it wouldn't.

(I'm lovin' it)

Sparf > Lets Just Drive 09/06/2013 at 21:42

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I'm trying my best to both stay and awake and as sarcastic as possible, because if I were to answer seriously I'd write several essays, and since I'm neither getting paid or grades for it, I kinda don't want to.

I've also learned how to detect a troll when I see one, and was already expecting it since I wasn't exactly serious to begin with anyways.

Still though, I will answer one thing: cars don't have to be sales successes to be good, that's just what the bean-counters believe and they shouldn't be making sports cars. My '88 Celica GT-Four ST165 didn't sell that well (especially in comparison to the later two generations and the ever-popular Subbie WRX and Mitsu Lan-Evo), but that doesn't mean it's a bad car.

I could now go on to wax lyrically about how sports cars are about soul and character instead of cold, hard numbers while frequently citing my dad's experiences of working at Mazda Sweden when the Miata was released as well as how much of an impression my dad's Hot Rod had on my childhood... But I won't, because the clock is getting dangerously near 4 AM and I should really be asleep.

Good night!

P.S.

I get mine ground up and fed to me on a daily basis

Why would you? I really like the pre-facelift S197 myself and see nothing wrong with it (unless it's a V6 convertible, but that's a given).

Lets Just Drive > Sparf 09/06/2013 at 22:44

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Did I just get called a troll?

It's just my opinion, is all. I was biting on your sarcasm with my own, and just because I personally don't like rotary engines, that don't mean jack. My opinion means exactly squat to anyone outside of myself, my wife and our friends.

And yeah, my cries for an end to the WankULLLL are more sarcastic then intentionally hurtful or anything. Why? Because I happen to agree with you; the sales numbers a car generates don't mean much in terms of how badass said car is, was or could be. I agree. Vehemently.

I'd never want rotary to actually go away for good, because I'd have nothing to rag on any more and, fundamentally, I support innovation which is driver oriented.

I hate rotary's but that don't mean they is no good 'er nothin'.