thatpoorguy

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/slide...20Mazda%20RX-2



rotary became obsolete in the 20's huh? pissed me off

1988RedT2

Yeah, that's pretty ignorant. Granted, they did have a lot of problems, but the success of the RX-7 could not have happened without Mazda working out most of the bugs in the engine design in cars like the RX-2. The success of the rotary engine is all the more remarkable when you consider that this engine was developed primarily by one small auto manufacturer.



My very first car happened to be a '73 RX-2 that had about 60k on the clock, and a new 12A courtesy of Mazda by way of a class-action lawsuit. My Dad gave the original buyer $500 for the car. I drove the **** out of that thing for five years and sold it for $425. Never needed anything except tune-ups, oil changes, and a fuel pump. Everything on the car worked, and it was sweet, except for the rust, which was pretty typical in 70's cars.



I will always love the RX-2, and msn can suck my pendulous *******!

thatpoorguy

yeah, my fb is at 198600 on the odo and i trust it more than any other engine i've driven. like i tell everyone who asks me about the engine, as long as it's taken care of, it'll run damn near forever lol

Baldy

Just pretend the article was written in 1972, they just haven't seen what Mazda has done yet.

thatpoorguy

lol the article was probably written by someone who was in there 20's in the 70's :P



(no offense to any members here that are in the same boat)

1988RedT2

Not to worry. They're surely all dead by now!

thatpoorguy

lol i hope i die before i'm 60. i don't want to get to the point where i can't get in or out of my car!!

phinsup

Yea everyone says that till 50 knocks them upside the head.

thatpoorguy

haha if my kids are anything like the rest of my family, i'll be a young grandpa so i'll be alright lol. that and i have heart disease on one side of my family, cancer on the other. i've come to terms with an early demise long ago. all the better to live everyday as though it's my last