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Old Dec 19, 2004
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Sad, Sad news for Mazda, Particularly the Rotary Lovers

http://rotarynews.com/node/view/483

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wow, thats really unfortunate...........
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Burn mazda Burn!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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that sucks.... wonder if the fire wasnt an accident
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well well well, dats kinda ****ed up for rx-8 lovers

hahaha im not one of them
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who cares about the cars... as long as no one was hurt.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA those things suck
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA those things suck
What grounds do you have to substantiate that comment? Mazdas suck huh? The only Japanese car company to ever...EVER...win the Le Mans 24 hour endurance championship. The car company to single handedly revive the roadster, and create the highest selling sports car of all time. The only car company to refine the rotary engine, (despite a few bumps along the way), and create what we now have as the RENESIS...an engine with only 3 moving parts and one of the lowest maintenance schedules around. A car company renouned for its superb suspension, chassis, and steering creating affordable cars that handle as well as exotics. Recall Road and Track's article placing the Mazdaspeed Protege/MP3 as 8th best handler when compared with cars costing over 100K.

Yeah, Mazda sucks.
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What grounds do you have to substantiate that comment? Mazdas suck huh? The only Japanese car company to ever...EVER...win the Le Mans 24 hour endurance championship. The car company to single handedly revive the roadster, and create the highest selling sports car of all time. The only car company to refine the rotary engine, (despite a few bumps along the way), and create what we now have as the RENESIS...an engine with only 3 moving parts and one of the lowest maintenance schedules around. A car company renouned for its superb suspension, chassis, and steering creating affordable cars that handle as well as exotics. Recall Road and Track's article placing the Mazdaspeed Protege/MP3 as 8th best handler when compared with cars costing over 100K.

Yeah, Mazda sucks.
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So that's the response I get out of you huh? Typical ricer...no information or argument to back up his "Honda is teh Greatest EVAR" attitude.

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That is really unfortunate for the company and it will definitely be set back by a lot.
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Yeah, it's hard to speculate, since we don't really know the extent of the damage.

The sad thing is that Mazda was really making a come back after a few years of regression...
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ok first off buddy i am not a ricer in anyway. also i dont think honda is the greatest ever but then again i dont think mazda is the greatest ever either. obviously you dont like people who like hondas so why are you on this site if you are going to call me a ricer... why dont you back up you comment then . why am i a ricer huh?

now clearly you love mazdas. to each his own. if you are the crazy type of person who over analyzes everything then go screw because you took a simple comment that was said jokingly and got all upset like a three year old. i have respect for mazda and the rx7 is one of my favorite cars. (not because its in fast and the furious but because its an amazing car) i shouldnt have to sit here and write an essay for some loser online who gets all upset when i make fun of his car. and im not going to.
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Haha, I do own a civic there buddy. 2004 civic ex magnesium sedan. The fact of the matter is, you said "those things suck." When I ask you what grounds do you make the statement on, you provide no intelligent argument whatsoever, which is what I was looking for. I'd love to sit here and have a good debate with you, but obviously you had nothing to bring to the table...and you still haven't shown that you do.

If it looks, smells, and sounds like rice....

To me a ricer is someone who seemingly, has no automotive knowledge with which to argue...take a look at your posts. If you don't like Mazda, that's fine, all I ask for is some kind of concrete reason...which you reasoning seems to be that "Honda is the best." If you say it isn't so, then fine, but if you're going to say something sucks, at least say why.

Sounds to me like you're the one butt hurt. I could care less what you think about Mazda. I just provide reasons why mazda doesn't suck, so where's your reasons of why it does suck? Exactly, you have none...so for arguments sake, STFU...
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ok 1. i do have "automotive knowledge" in fact im in college to be a mechanic
2. i stated that you made a better argument than i did.
3. ill admit that i based my comment on "ricer qualities" but i am in no way a ricer
4. i said it JOKINGLY so buddy take a joke okay. i know that mazdas are nice cars and in fact i think that the rx7's and 8's are very nice (although i like 7's more)
5. id like to have an intelligent debate also but again i said it jokingly and the fact of the matter is i agree with most everything youve said about how nice mazdas are. now i dont think it would make a good debate.
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ahhhh, so anyways... i was wondering how you liked your rx-8 nookiemonster. i am considering it in a couple of years.
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Originally Posted by ncirom2003
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA those things suck
^dumbass comment.
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Originally Posted by ncirom2003
ok 1. i do have "automotive knowledge" in fact im in college to be a mechanic
2. i stated that you made a better argument than i did.
3. ill admit that i based my comment on "ricer qualities" but i am in no way a ricer
4. i said it JOKINGLY so buddy take a joke okay. i know that mazdas are nice cars and in fact i think that the rx7's and 8's are very nice (although i like 7's more)
5. id like to have an intelligent debate also but again i said it jokingly and the fact of the matter is i agree with most everything youve said about how nice mazdas are. now i dont think it would make a good debate.
Fair enough...next time just say so if you're joking...

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ahhhh, so anyways... i was wondering how you liked your rx-8 nookiemonster. i am considering it in a couple of years.
The car is great. Everything is what I would expect from a sports car, the only downsides that I can find are that it's a bit of a gas hog...I average about 22.23 mpg on the highway/freeway, and 15-17 in the city. It's also a bit low on torque, so if you mash on the throttle without downshifting or keeping the revs high, you'll feel almost like a turbo lag. The powerband is very similar to the S2K. In fact, the car has been called an S2K with four doors and back seats.

It gets looks and stares everywhere I go, and has given me no problems for nearly 6,000 miles since August.

When I compare it to my father's RX-7, well, in many aspects it's nicer. It's more practical, roomier, nicer interior with better materials, more reliable, handles equally as well, easier to drive, and just as fun. Looks, well the FD will always be a looker...and power is similar in the higher revs, but the FD is lighter and of course more of a monster in the straight line because of the twin turbo induced torque. If it's any type of insight at all, my father likes my car better than his...go figure...because I like his better than mine. I just can't get insured on it...well not for a reasonable rate.
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Damn.... Heroshima - first the Atomic Bomb, and now this... Sucks for them, just glad no one was hur this time :burn:
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Woah... Does that mean that current RX-8's will go up in price untill they get new ones? That's sad to hear.
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The ferrari 430 is the best car out there

**** mazda and honda
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Woah... Does that mean that current RX-8's will go up in price untill they get new ones? That's sad to hear.
possibly... I dont think they will though (maybe after dealers sell all the current ones they have)
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the article said it was the main plant tho... theres probably others producing rx-8's
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WTF did the article say, the link wont work for me
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that sux. i love rx-8s.
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whew...lucky I love my honda
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