[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by AFC-911

I've driven rotaries, mainly FCs...I don't care for magic spinny triangles and they sound horrible modified. Shame, because the FD is soooo beautiful.

The only way I'll buy one is with a V8. I know it's heresy to the rotary heads, but it's not like a 911 or anything.

To each their own. It's smoother than any other engine on earth, and mine just has a nice turbo whistle to it. I agree with a full race exhaust they sound like ass, but so do many 4 and 6 cylinders.

Originally Posted by aigel

I'd love to own a Wankel engine just for s&g's. It is such a neat invention, decades (almost a century) after Otto / 4 stroke concept. It is on my car list.

The RX-8, it is no bueno?

The first gen is nice, but it'd be shared with a teen down the road, so probably too old in terms of safety.

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RX8 is a damn good car, it got a bad rep through equal parts bad design and owner ignorance. The 2nd gen RX8 fixed the deficiencies and they are pretty reliable. Fantastic steering, smooth engine, telepathic steering, excellent ride/handling balance. Also very practical with a big trunk and rear suicide doors. I had a 2005 and loved everything but the lack of low end torque, like an S2000 you have to rev it.