Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 
> I *was* going to buy a Mazda RX8. Almost the same price. [Obviously both
> are second-hand.] It has a 3.0 L Wankel engine, agressive styling,
> bucket seats, the whole lot.
> 
> ...but then I took it for a test drive. Man, it JUST DOESN'T MOVE!

You could have tried pressing the gas pedal, you know? The thing about
wankel is that it constantly rotates in just one direction, so it can
reach incredible rpm's. It probably wakes up when an otto-engine hits
the limiter (around 6-8krpm).

> I have since found out that the road tax alone is £500/year - that's
> more than my *insurance*! o_O

Well yes, it's not necessarily a cheap car to own :).

> Well maybe it just *looked* 30 years old then. It was really, really
> rusty. (But then, it was a Land Rover.) For example, there was a hole
> under the accelerator pedal where you can watch the road go past below.

Well yes, Land rover has incredibly traditional look and all, also it
one of the toughest (if not The toughest) cars ever done - they just
keep running.

-Aero

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