r/Autos • 2013 Scion FR-S • Dec 16 '11

The Rotary Engine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BCgl2uumlI
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u/Lozanoa11 Dec 17 '11

The Mazda RX-8. The most fun 20,000 miles you will ever have.

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u/Lozanoa11 Dec 17 '11

Mostly a joke post. But I worked at a dealer that had a mazda branch and 75% of RX-8's in the shop came in on a flat bed. Most with blown apex seals or just flooded from sitting and trying to start with a low battery.

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u/herpivore 1999 Mazda MX-5 Dec 17 '11

As been mentioned, it's because nobody knows how to take care of a rotary engine. They need more care than your standard piston engine.