new rotary engine trouble ?

I thought they were both sports cars? Or at least sold to that market.

In that case, I have to assume you think the Lotus Exige is competing with the RX8.

Which is obviously isn't.

one is a stripped out two seat and one a more luxury 4 seater so, no I don't think they are competing products, but what was the equivalent of an rx8 thirty odd years ago? the nearest thing on the top gear list is the esprit, I think.

mrcheerful

Not even close. The Esprit was designed to compete with the lower end of the Porsche / Ferrari market.

I've already given the equivalent to an RX8 from 30 years ago.... stuff like the Alfa GTV and Ford Capri.

So 0.75l of oil every thousand miles, that won't exactly break the bank! Its supposed to do this as it meters oil into the combustion chamber to lub the seals. Its was never advertised as high mpg car either? If you can't afford the fuel, don't buy one! If you can, however you won't find a another car thats as scarily quiet and smooth even when you're caning it.

Yeah, one for the ladies.

Well, I don't suppose they will test either of those, but they would be slower BUT more economical and certainly cheaper to run in general, so my question stands, what real progress is there in the last thirty years?

Personally, I loved the lurid handling of the Capri 3.0 and 2.8 that I had, the Alfa I never found to be quick enough, but well balanced, I agree. Do you know anyone that needs a rebuilt, never run Alfa 1600 lump?, (from a

mrcheerful

Not so true - the main reasons I can see for buying an RX8 (other than /that/ engine) has to be its practicality - the rear seats, reasonable boot and the fact that in a motorway shunt you'll be no worse off than someone in a normal, less sporty car.

It's certainly on my list of cars to own in the near future - I'm still not convinced that the apex seal thing is sorted though - want to wait until a few more have passed 100k miles.

You need a Lancia Dedra and an Alfa 164 to complete the set.

That's half what my 65,000 mile Supra used ;-)

Yes, but on that you could probably just scoop it out of the coolant reservoir and re-use it ;o)

Cheers,

Colin

Thema, you muppet.

The Dedra is a Tipo / 155.

OK smartass, here is one for you. What was the name of the Lancia with Swiss cheese?

Someone told me once never to use synthetic oil, like Mobil,1 in a rotary engine. Any truth to this? If not, why not?

whatever...

Mate of mine who ran a tuning shop had a turbo dedra - went like stnk.

Yes, you're on the right track. Name the car.

It was basically a Lancia Delta with a boot.

Johannes ( snipped-for-privacy@stop-spam-sizefitter.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

I was trying to ... Prisma.

Nope, not the one I was thinking of.

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I thought he was talking about rust.