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Unfortunately when you have memorabilia where demand far outweighs supply, you get fakes and the collecting / hoarding habits of previous generations means there are a *lot* of them. I stopped going to flea markets because it was too depressing trying to find a genuine item that wasn’t priced well out of reason.
“Please talk me out of this bad idea.”
…that’s not why I’m a member 😉
“Please talk me out of this bad idea.”
Uhhh, has that ever worked?
I am looking at an LS swap for the C4, so I vote PPV. The Mazda is a close second, but should deffo stay rotary.
Ooh, look out for the Long Island Teas at Ron’s! Tenuta’s next door is worth a visit also. Great Italian Store and Deli.
I have to say, this might be your best bad idea yet! Get that old Plymouth running first, then get one of these as a consolation prize!
We share a birthday, though I have a 9 year head start on celebrating mine. Happy belated birthday! Sounds like a really good one!
So you’re saying you’d have to be an IDOT to pay premium money for a repro?
Also, you want an RX-8 that’s 2009 or newer. Beyond the facelift, they changed a ton of stuff about the engine that really improves reliability. The engines are not interchangeable because they changed so much.
Don’t buy any RX8 without compression test numbers. They’ll run silky smooth with a totally dead rotor. If the seller doesn’t supply, put the call out to a RotorHead in your area to come along with a tester and get the numbers.
That being said, they’re a total hoot to drive. My buddy is on his 3rd (1st one got rear-ended, second one sold before deployment). His current one is a 2012 R3 model. Running that sucker to redline put such a smile on my face.
Get the RX-8, and don’t LS swap it or buy one with an LS swap. There are lots of instructions out there on rotary rebuilds and loads of aftermarket support.
I have a surplus Foden steam wagon that you would adore. It is in running order and has an elephant/ mammoth stamped into the sides of the tipper bed and it is cheap (£76000ono) the downside is that it weighs about 30 tonnes, unladen, it can carry 45tonnes though and I have no idea what it could tow, possibly Staten Island? All you need is class one HGV liscence and a steam certificated ticket and you can drive it away tomorrow, suddenly an RX8 becomes a wholly rational purchase.
That’s £76000 in Venezuelan lira, correct? Shipping would be a consideration and the Trump tax on ferrous objects would come to a painful. $20,000.
So tempting. Just the thing for my friend who still has the remains of an exploded steam tracker in his woods.
Or, this is closer to home
https://www.fentonfire.com/equipment/1956-seagrave-pumper-u0765/
Everyone needs a fire truck with a 14 liter V12 engine right?
Only $1,500 too, it’s essentially free if you can figure out where to keep it.
I was seriously considering getting it myself, but it doesn’t fit my theme of downsizing.
Too bad because a Seagrave 900 cubic inch V12 in on my bucket list, and it’s soooo cheap.
That is soooooo cool. Want…
If you lived in Missouri, you could get your own Route 66 license plate – https://www.missouri66.org/mo-plate
But then you’d have to live in Missouri…
Which has surprisingly strict public decency laws in spite of being the show-me state according to their license plates.
I moved here in September. With one notable exception, everyone here has been incredibly nice. I just don’t ask them how they vote.
I have loved every time I have been in Kansas City. Now if only they could move it near an ocean… And, I don’t want to start a fight, but I REALLY like the BBQ there.
The RX-8 is such a good idea that you shouldn’t read the rest of this comment and should instead get to shoppin’.
In my marriage if I want another one I must sell one I already own. Makes one up their game on what the next one will be. Also saves money and lengthy explanations
this is the way
I too was/am infatuated with route 66. It’s my bucket list road trip, finally had a chance to do it over the summer when i bought a car on the east coast and drove it home.
I love neon signs, my must have souvenir was a neon route 66 sign, i found a the place that makes most of the route 66 signs, they had the neon sign i wanted, it was a lot larger than i expected.
I underestimated how much time it takes to do the route properly.
Rx8’s are very underrated, but you do have to expect and budget for an engine rebuild as you get close to 100k miles. Be on the lookout for rust if you’re buying local, they’re still a 2000s Mazda. Finally, the 2009 and up “S2” model is a bit better in a few meaningful ways, like a better water pump that is similar to aftermarket units, a third oil injector for each rotor and second OMP to supply them, a slightly stronger transmission, and larger front end openings for more airflow. Most of these can be added to the earlier cars either with aftermarket or OEM parts except for the third oil injector, but it’s effect on improving engine lifetime is by no means clear as far as I can tell. My S2 needed to be rebuilt at just over 90k miles (but rebuilding it was pretty straightforward, only slightly more complicated than earlier rotaries and simpler than piston engines in many ways), and suffers from rust (yay MI winters), but they are wonderful to drive – just a big NC Miata with a hardtop and rear seats
Hmmm, how many neglected cars do you have and how many will you sell to get one more?
Absolutely the Caprice, if only b/c your penchant for flowing and/or flowered dresses/attire (judging by all the article topshots we get anyway) will pleasingly juxtapose with the utilitarian formality of a cop car. How often do you see that in the wild?
Get an RX8!
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With an LS
You would absolutely love an RX-8!
I’m no help, a Caprice PPV or a manual RX-8 (I try to forget the autos cause it’s just such a horrible match for a rotary) are high up on my list of bad ideas!
You love Route 66 signs? Great way to get your kicks. For some reason I think the RX-8 suits you better. I’m thinking about selling the car I just bought six months ago for something else that caught my eye. I’m the wrong addict to give advice.