Near fist-fight over my 8
09-09-2008, 01:04 PM
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Near fist-fight over my 8
So I was passing through New Jersey, on the NJ Turnpike, and pulled off at Woodrow Wilson area to fill up me and my 8. I got my food first, since back tracking from the pumps would have been hard, but as I slowly pulled over to the pumps, I noticed that three of the attendants were all looking over, and some discussion was certainly taking place. I pulled up to the pump, and immediately one of them comes over, "Dude, how big is your engine?"
::pause to avoid saying any number of the alternative answers that came to mind::
I respond: "1.3L" with a grin.
He turns, and very emphatically shouts, "SEE! I TOLD YOU! 1.3L!" The attendant he shouted it to looked pissed off and they started yelling at each other a bit. I couldn't really hear what argument the other guy was making, but not sure what other options there were? Maybe a bet gone bad.
They calmed down after a minute or so, and the first guy and I chatted for a bit, he is saving up to get a FD 7, though he brightened quite a bit when I told him alot of the going prices on the 04s and 08 8s
Always humorous when reactions are plainly visible.
Just thought i'd share
::pause to avoid saying any number of the alternative answers that came to mind::
I respond: "1.3L" with a grin.
He turns, and very emphatically shouts, "SEE! I TOLD YOU! 1.3L!" The attendant he shouted it to looked pissed off and they started yelling at each other a bit. I couldn't really hear what argument the other guy was making, but not sure what other options there were? Maybe a bet gone bad.
They calmed down after a minute or so, and the first guy and I chatted for a bit, he is saving up to get a FD 7, though he brightened quite a bit when I told him alot of the going prices on the 04s and 08 8s
Always humorous when reactions are plainly visible.
Just thought i'd share
09-09-2008, 01:09 PM
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the other guy must have thought you had the limited edition HEMI version. 
09-09-2008, 01:28 PM
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in a street/bar fight lead with a left jab, then finish with a right hook. The common person is allways so shocked you hit em once, he'll have a bewildered look on his face, while you knock him out with the incomming hook. Just an FYI.
09-09-2008, 01:31 PM
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09-09-2008, 01:33 PM
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So I was passing through New Jersey, on the NJ Turnpike, and pulled off at Woodrow Wilson area to fill up me and my 8. I got my food first, since back tracking from the pumps would have been hard, but as I slowly pulled over to the pumps, I noticed that three of the attendants were all looking over, and some discussion was certainly taking place. I pulled up to the pump, and immediately one of them comes over, "Dude, how big is your engine?"
::pause to avoid saying any number of the alternative answers that came to mind::
I respond: "1.3L" with a grin.
He turns, and very emphatically shouts, "SEE! I TOLD YOU! 1.3L!" The attendant he shouted it to looked pissed off and they started yelling at each other a bit. I couldn't really hear what argument the other guy was making, but not sure what other options there were? Maybe a bet gone bad.
They calmed down after a minute or so, and the first guy and I chatted for a bit, he is saving up to get a FD 7, though he brightened quite a bit when I told him alot of the going prices on the 04s and 08 8s
Always humorous when reactions are plainly visible.
Just thought i'd share
::pause to avoid saying any number of the alternative answers that came to mind::
I respond: "1.3L" with a grin.
He turns, and very emphatically shouts, "SEE! I TOLD YOU! 1.3L!" The attendant he shouted it to looked pissed off and they started yelling at each other a bit. I couldn't really hear what argument the other guy was making, but not sure what other options there were? Maybe a bet gone bad.
They calmed down after a minute or so, and the first guy and I chatted for a bit, he is saving up to get a FD 7, though he brightened quite a bit when I told him alot of the going prices on the 04s and 08 8s
Always humorous when reactions are plainly visible.
Just thought i'd share
09-09-2008, 01:48 PM
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[QUOTE=NgoRX8;2632722]in the front quotation without the backslash
or you can click quote...
[QUOTE=8 Maniac;2632747]what do you mean? I just press the "quote" button... if you want the actual script for it then it's this.... start with
I just hit the quote button now well see what happens. Fingers crossed.......
Originally Posted by Username
or you can click quote...
Originally Posted by name
then end it the same way you usually would end a quote
09-09-2008, 06:14 PM
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Haha, today at work a guy who knew my car had a rotary engine in it asked me how many rotors it had, four or six. I told him it had two, and then he asked my why Mazda didn't make bigger engines. Whatever.
09-10-2008, 11:24 AM
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When people ask why Mazda doesnt make bigger engines. I answer "Because you touch yourself at night."
09-10-2008, 12:25 PM
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I met a couple of honda owners the other night, cool kids, just had actually never laid eyes on an 8. Had a fit over my engine. Could not grasp the fact it had no cylinders, until I pulled my rotary air freshener out of the car and had them look at it.
All they knew was it was fast.
And my son told me last night if there was one thing he wished was that he could get, it would be the synchros in my MT to work in his MKIII Supra.
09-11-2008, 05:43 AM
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GoSpoddyGo!!!
yeah know the feelin, when i was getting my 8 MOT'd as we call it in the UK, the guy that was carrying out the test was looking all over it with an envious smile.
the other MOT guys were nearly tripping over machinery that busy looking at it and all, going over and muttering to each other.
at the end of the test the guy doing my car decided to take it for a little spin round the test centre, without asking me 1st of course and decided to inform me there wasn't much power out of it.
of course i kept my trap shut as wanted to get the certificate to say my car was fit for the road etc.
but man was i rippin, as he said it in front of the others, as if to say, well its not up to much for what it is.
so i decided to explain the basics of a rotary engine, reason of low torque etc, just to wipe the stupid grin off his face.
they're just jealous at the end of the day i find, but most people that stop to talk to me have an idea of a rotary and always remark on its ingenuity and power for the engine size.
but as the rotary is different to piston engines, it is rated as a 2.6L, when making a real comparison so if the other guy was arguing that, then he was correct.
however it is great being different, thats why i like this car so much.
the other MOT guys were nearly tripping over machinery that busy looking at it and all, going over and muttering to each other.
at the end of the test the guy doing my car decided to take it for a little spin round the test centre, without asking me 1st of course and decided to inform me there wasn't much power out of it.
of course i kept my trap shut as wanted to get the certificate to say my car was fit for the road etc.
but man was i rippin, as he said it in front of the others, as if to say, well its not up to much for what it is.
so i decided to explain the basics of a rotary engine, reason of low torque etc, just to wipe the stupid grin off his face.
they're just jealous at the end of the day i find, but most people that stop to talk to me have an idea of a rotary and always remark on its ingenuity and power for the engine size.
but as the rotary is different to piston engines, it is rated as a 2.6L, when making a real comparison so if the other guy was arguing that, then he was correct.
however it is great being different, thats why i like this car so much.
09-11-2008, 07:26 AM
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If you have two 1GHz computers, where one does 1 billion instructions per cycle and the other does 2 billion, it's stupid to start classifying one as 2GHz, as it's not actually more Hz, it's just more power per Hz.