How to have instant disappointment

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
06/24/2020 at 14:45 • Filed to: RX-8

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DISCUSSION (34)

Tripper > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 14:52

Sometimes I don’t even click on the thumbnail for what appears to be a really nice miata because if it is nice, it’s an automatic.

MonkeePuzzle > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 14:52

did you just assume how many legs I have !?

fintail > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 14:57

I like the Miata hand covering the plate pic with multiple pics of a visible plate just after.

Tripper > Tripper
06/24/2020 at 14:58

It’s also a car that is easy to forget was offered with an automatic.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > fintail
06/24/2020 at 15:09

Kinja'd!!!

I think he’s just being really possessive about keeping it. HANDS OFF! IT’S MINE!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MonkeePuzzle
06/24/2020 at 15:10

You only need three toes and one foot.

CalzoneGolem > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 15:12

I’m fine with this. The robots can shift better than I can.

PatBateman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 15:17

I’m not even mad at an RX-8 and a Miata having slush box transmissions. Because, after closer inspection, in-depth research, and a professional analysis of the situation, they are an RX-8 and a Miata.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > MonkeePuzzle
06/24/2020 at 15:18

You can drive a manual with one leg and a cable actuated clutch on the steering wheel.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CalzoneGolem
06/24/2020 at 15:19

But a high ree ving low torque engine coupled with an automatic is a bag of dissapoint.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Tripper
06/24/2020 at 15:19

That blue is probably my favorite color of miata ever.

CalzoneGolem > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 15:21

Maybe the fault isn’t the gearbox i n the RX-8's case.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CalzoneGolem
06/24/2020 at 15:25

The RX-8 needed a turbo or a piston engine IMO. It i s SLOW until you hit about 5,000 rpm.

Milky > PatBateman
06/24/2020 at 15:26

Both get slow er with the auto though and the RX8 gets less power.

CalzoneGolem > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 15:26

But boy is it nice to look at!

DasWauto > MonkeePuzzle
06/24/2020 at 15:34

#ableism #triggered

Tripper > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 15:37

I think I’ll agree, it really pops.

DasWauto > CalzoneGolem
06/24/2020 at 15:38

Good thing, because there’s plenty of time to look at it when the engine craps out.

Spanfeller is a twat > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 15:52

Cars for Flyin Miata

SiennaMan > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 16:56

Makes it all the more painful..

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 17:20

Correct take x 1000

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 17:20

You didn’t need any of the words preceding automatic

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > SiennaMan
06/24/2020 at 17:26

Me: I want to by that...oh well I guess not.

notsomethingstructural > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/24/2020 at 18:06

Don’t buy an automatic RX-8. The four port engines are terrible. It’s not like the six-ports on the manuals are bulletproof but geez.

If you’re looking for a manual RX8 I could be convinced to let mine go. I’d love to see it go to an oppo. It has some rear fender rust so if that’s a dealbreaker for you this is a non-starter. 3 owners, 140k or so on the body, 70 or so on the engine and clutch (have docs). Compression tested 3 times in the last 4 years. Close to 100k worth of records. Let me know and we can chat by email.

Jim Spanfeller > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/25/2020 at 00:43

Or he’s trying to respect the car’s privacy because it feels self-conscious about its license plates and would be embarrassed if everyone on the internet saw them. License plates, you see, are like the private parts of cars. Some shy cars aren’t comfortable flaunting them outside of proper social contexts such as the road or parking lot. That would be immodest, humiliating, and quite possibly emotionally scarring. This man is being a gentleman.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jim Spanfeller
06/25/2020 at 00:45

I’m not sure quite how to feel about this since I have a large display of old Georgia license plates in my hall. That’s like, messed up, man me. Also, why are they then swapped out every once in a while?

Jim Spanfeller > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/25/2020 at 00:52

It’s kinda like how some species of sea slugs’ penis breaks off after mating but eventually grows back, except in this case another creature (you) collects the discarded genitals and proudly displays them on the wall.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jim Spanfeller
06/25/2020 at 00:55

Can I just politely decline to think about that? Dang, too late.

Jim Spanfeller > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/25/2020 at 01:02

Luckily, Geoff probably won’t ever have to see your car genital wall, but I know some people put these things in their garages, in which case the car usually takes it as an uncomfortably creepy and weird way to assert dominance. Cars in these garages may feel the need to leak oil in submission, so don’t tell Geoff about your wall!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jim Spanfeller
06/25/2020 at 01:14

Now I feel bad about having a genital display wall at all! I won’t mention it around Geoff, or any of the other cars. Wait, maybe that’s what’s gotten into the Volvo.

You really put a damper on my license plate collection ;)

Jim Spanfeller > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/25/2020 at 03:04

My high school speech teacher had a poster of a vanity license plate collection that spelled out the Gettysburg Address or something like that... That would be the ultimate way to assert dominance over your car!

Tapas > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/25/2020 at 08:49

I’m sure the RX-8 owner felt pretty slick switching between Drive and Neutral, just like the fast and furious. Now that the gear lever is closer to the steering, you know he needs only 0.5 flipping second to shift !

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jim Spanfeller
06/25/2020 at 10:01

What if I just want to be friends?

Jim Spanfeller > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/25/2020 at 11:27

That works too.