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   Bricky (thatbrickster@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:32:51 JST Bricky
   As long as the Mazda boss keeps the rotary engine alive, I'll be a fan of Mazda.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:32:50 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world The only car with a rotary engine you can buy right now is an EV that uses a rotary as a range extender my dude. I don't think that counts.

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     Bricky (thatbrickster@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:36:35 JST Bricky

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     @SuperDicq I was following it from concept to mass production. It definitely counts and I want it.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:36:35 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world I don't want it. It's a stupid modern way too heavy SUV that probably contains twelve proprietary computers. It's definitely not fun to drive and probably really annoying to work on.
     
     Get yourself a MX5 ND if you really want a brand new Mazda that is actually somewhat decent.

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     kirbius (kirbius@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:40:36 JST kirbius

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     @thatbrickster @SuperDicq rx8's are stupid cheap, cause everyone sells them anticipating the seals to suddenly give up. The styling is cool too.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:40:36 JST SuperDicq

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     @kirbius@poa.st @thatbrickster@shitposter.world I think a RX8 is a decent car if you take good care good of it.
     
     Rebuilding the engine every 90k kilometers is not a meme, you will likely have to do that and it's part of the course.
     
     However as "rebuild the engine" sounds very daunting, rebuilding a rotary engine is not that big of a deal as rebuilding a piston engine. There's a lot less moving parts.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:42:06 JST SuperDicq

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     @kirbius@poa.st @thatbrickster@shitposter.world It is true that the old 12A engines from the FB RX7 are a lot more reliable than the 13B.
     
     This is simply due to environment reasons and emissions reasons they couldn't make the modern ones as reliable as the old ones.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:43:20 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world @kirbius@poa.st Yes, it is indeed impossible to make a rotary engine with modern emission standards.
     
     For the reason why two strokes have been banned in a lot of places, they are literally designed to burn oil.

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     Bricky (thatbrickster@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:43:21 JST Bricky

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     @SuperDicq @kirbius I wanted an RX-8 but it falls short on emissions. Insurance companies treat it as a 2.6L to keep it in line with other performance cars, making it untenable for me.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:44:37 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world I feel very bad for you if you let your wife decide what car you can drive.

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     Bricky (thatbrickster@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:44:38 JST Bricky

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     @SuperDicq I'm not interested in new cars. This wouldn't be my first car either, I'm more set on a Skoda Octavia given my wife doesn't give much thought to suggest anything else.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:47:41 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world Also I'm not a big fan of Volkswagen. If you really want a cheap and boring sedan or wagon I would suggest a Mazda 6 or a 626 if you want something older.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:49:03 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world If you want to hypermile just buy a hybrid.

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     Bricky (thatbrickster@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:49:04 JST Bricky

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     @SuperDicq Our first car would be a family car so what she wants is just as valid. I suggested the Octavia due to its VAG engine being hypermile hero material.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:49:55 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world First gen Honda Insight my beloved.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:54:48 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world Dude, hypermiling is not how long the engine lasts. Hypermiling is maximizing fuel effeciency.
     
     You're actually wrong on what that word means.

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     Bricky (thatbrickster@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 18:54:49 JST Bricky

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     @SuperDicq That's not what a 'hypermile hero' is. A hybrid engine won't last 500k miles, the battery would clap out well before then.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 19:01:42 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world But if you want the a reliable engine definitely do not get anything made by VAG.
     
     You get a Toyota 1UZ (often in Lexus models) or one of those 5 cylinder Mercedes diesel engines. Only two engines that I know that will actually easily last over 1 million kilometers if maintained properly.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 19:04:05 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world The thing with the Mercedes engines is that all the cars are absolute rust buckets tho. The engine usually outlasts the chassis by a long shot.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 19:07:21 JST SuperDicq

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     @thatbrickster@shitposter.world If your goal is to push an engine to its limit you should look for a Lexus LS400 or something

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     Bricky (thatbrickster@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 19:07:22 JST Bricky

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     • SuperDicq
     @SuperDicq I've seen a fair share of those over the years. I don't want cars made in hot places, like Spain, since they're not likely to survive British weather for long.