Why I bought an S2000
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Originally Posted by y2ks2k,Aug 13 2005, 03:06 PM
No matter what you say JLB The Troll, my E-Penis is still larger then yours. I mean.. thats what your here for really... right? See.. you've lost now so you can leave...
You are the troll, not me.
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Originally Posted by eyescream,Aug 13 2005, 03:44 PM
I hope you are kidding...
Less parts, and more horsepower per liter than any production car in the world.
Tell me where I'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by undertow,Aug 13 2005, 04:10 PM
JLB, I am being honest when I say this; your behavior on this board is unhealthy. There's a difference between being proud of your car and being obsessed with tearing down other cars around you.
It's great that you're happy with your car. Go drive it and have fun and stop worrying about what others think about you and your car.
It's great that you're happy with your car. Go drive it and have fun and stop worrying about what others think about you and your car.
Learn the difference.
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Originally Posted by JLB,Aug 13 2005, 01:36 PM
No, just facts.
Less parts, and more horsepower per liter than any production car in the world.
Tell me where I'm wrong.
Less parts, and more horsepower per liter than any production car in the world.
Tell me where I'm wrong.
It is simpleton to compare HP/L ratios between two fundamentally different types of internal combustion engines. While technically the RX-8's rotary displaces 1.3L, it also requires all 1.3L of combustion FOR EVERY ONE ROTATION. Whereas a traditional piston based engine requres TWO FULL REVOLUTIONS to expel its full displacement.
Weren't you wondering why the fuel efficiency of the RX-8 is much more similar to a 2.6L engine than a 1.3?
Ahhh, but we digress. The RX-8 has no effect on my choice to buy an S2000 over a Miata
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You said you bought your car because of it's racing heritage, when comparing it to a Mazda.
[QUOTE]Are you blind?
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Originally Posted by rogerio1234,Aug 13 2005, 04:19 PM
What?!?
You must be joking.
How many times a Mazda won a race in F1?
You must be joking.
How many times a Mazda won a race in F1?
The Wankel rotary engine was banned along with the Gas Turbine, Diesel, Sarich Orbital, and any engine type other than the Internal Combustion Engine as part of the 1982 Concorde Agreement between the teams and the FIA, which also banned four wheel drive. The only use of the Wankel rotary in recent time in motorsport has been in Mazda Sports Cars and Touring Cars. A 14D powered Mazda 787B won Le Mans in an upset first Japanese win in 1991, snatching victory from the 7 litre Jaguar XJR-12 horde.
http://www.atlasf1.com/2000/bra/faq.html
http://www.atlasf1.com/2000/bra/faq.html
I hope you are all learning today.
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When I first saw the Miata, I drooled over it. It reminded me of the MGmidget I had as a kid. I wanted that Miata, but I was a single mom of an 9 year old and a 6 year old; I could only afford one car. Over the years I kept looking at the Miatas, noting how nice they looked even when they were 10 years old and getting rides in them and reading about them. My plan was to buy one when my youngest went off to college.
Maybe the long anticipation caused a bit of overbuilt expectations. When I test drove the new Miata speed last summer, I was a bit disappointed. So a began checking out other cars. Nine months later, I test drove the S2000. I bought it the same night. I've had my S for 7 months now and I'm obsessed. The S is the perfect car for me. But I'll always have a soft spot for the Miata that I never owned.
Maybe the long anticipation caused a bit of overbuilt expectations. When I test drove the new Miata speed last summer, I was a bit disappointed. So a began checking out other cars. Nine months later, I test drove the S2000. I bought it the same night. I've had my S for 7 months now and I'm obsessed. The S is the perfect car for me. But I'll always have a soft spot for the Miata that I never owned.
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Originally Posted by i_heart_my_DB8,Aug 13 2005, 04:47 PM
I'll tell you where you're wrong.
It is simpleton to compare HP/L ratios between two fundamentally different types of internal combustion engines. While technically the RX-8's rotary displaces 1.3L, it also requires all 1.3L of combustion FOR EVERY ONE ROTATION. Whereas a traditional piston based engine requres TWO FULL REVOLUTIONS to expel its full displacement.
Weren't you wondering why the fuel efficiency of the RX-8 is much more similar to a 2.6L engine than a 1.3?
Ahhh, but we digress. The RX-8 has no effect on my choice to buy an S2000 over a Miata
It is simpleton to compare HP/L ratios between two fundamentally different types of internal combustion engines. While technically the RX-8's rotary displaces 1.3L, it also requires all 1.3L of combustion FOR EVERY ONE ROTATION. Whereas a traditional piston based engine requres TWO FULL REVOLUTIONS to expel its full displacement.
Weren't you wondering why the fuel efficiency of the RX-8 is much more similar to a 2.6L engine than a 1.3?
Ahhh, but we digress. The RX-8 has no effect on my choice to buy an S2000 over a Miata
You had better call Car and Driver, Motor Trend, and Road and Track with your amazing insight.
