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07-26-2017, 10:43 PM
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#1 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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So this happened to me yesterday.
I just picked up my RX-8 yesterday. It was in a body shop for a whole week to get a bumper scrape(from a wall in front of the house I live in  ). As I was driving along in my RX-8, it suddenly lost power. Engine shut off, and I couldn't crank it to start it. I stopped and put on the emergency lights.
Now, before you go and make a "rotary broke LOL" meme, it's not an engine problem. I looked under the hood and found the engine fuse blown. I pulled a 15A one for the cig lighter and put it in. Blown again. As I was looking around for issues, an ass(maybe drunk?) across the street at a pub shouted the titular quote, "Buy a Canadian car!"
I was too busy to come up with a clever comeback. (In hindsight, I could easily just say, "What's a Canadian car?")
Ended up having to call a tow truck to tow it home. Got a BCAA membership on the spot.
And today, I figured out what's wrong. One of the aftermarket coils(before you say anything, the RX-8 OEM coils are absolute shit; I got some BHR coils) I installed a while ago just rubbed against the engine hanger, and it rubbed through the insulation, causing a short. Turns out to be a common issue for RX-8 owners with this mod. I broke off part of the engine hanger(I will remove the rest in the future) and fixed up the wires. The car runs happily again.
I just found it hilarious that someone just assumes that all Japanese cars are made in Japan. Granted, RX-8s were actually made in Japan, but most of the Japanese family cars are just produced in the US or Canada. Canada doesn't really have its own brand, either, so I was like 
Has anyone encountered this kind of jackasses like I did?
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07-26-2017, 11:04 PM
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07-26-2017, 11:06 PM
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mazda doesn't actually have any active plants in the US or Canada right now. and fun fact, if your VIN starts with JM1 it was made in Hiroshima 
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07-26-2017, 11:13 PM
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#4 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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plot twist: the guy across the street knew more about cars than you do  | |
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07-27-2017, 08:20 AM
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#5 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by HollyZ32 i look so damn white in all the pics! lol
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07-27-2017, 09:00 AM
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#6 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by inv4zn No, but I've never encountered a thread like this either | IDK, just thought might wanna share it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Raid3n mazda doesn't actually have any active plants in the US or Canada right now. and fun fact, if your VIN starts with JM1 it was made in Hiroshima | All RX-8s are made in Hiroshima AFAIK. Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero plot twist: the guy across the street knew more about cars than you do | Heh, you learn something every day.
I mean, if that's what he meant, it's not like I can afford one anyway.
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07-27-2017, 11:51 AM
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I haven't checked in a while but I believe Toyota makes more cars in Canada than anyone else.
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07-27-2017, 12:04 PM
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#8 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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This is a Canadian car, built in Markham, ON: 
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07-27-2017, 12:12 PM
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Isn't Mazda owned by ford?
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07-27-2017, 12:24 PM
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#11 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by tegra7 Isn't Mazda owned by ford? | Not anymore.
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Originally Posted by HollyZ32 i look so damn white in all the pics! lol
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07-27-2017, 01:52 PM
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#12 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by Urrtoast | Not the Corolla, Civic or Rav4?
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Originally Posted by maksimizer half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF. | Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z | Quote:
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07-27-2017, 02:11 PM
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2008-2013 Acura MDX are built in Canada, I believe.
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07-27-2017, 02:37 PM
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#14 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by Traum This is a Canadian car, built in Markham, ON:
Perhaps the OP could consider it? | Give me the money and I will. Quote:
Originally Posted by tegra7 Isn't Mazda owned by ford? | Mazda has a long term partnership with Toyota now. Quote:
Originally Posted by Hakkaboy 2008-2013 Acura MDX are built in Canada, I believe. | Good to know. The thing is, however, if I drive an MDX, blew a fuse or something, would the guy across the street shout the same thing? I would imagine so.
Also, so what's considered something worth talking about here? I am getting some unnecessary negative vibe here. Just curious, being that, you know, this is a car forum and we talk about cars...
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07-27-2017, 04:50 PM
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Go home, crack a beer open, life moves on.
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07-27-2017, 05:32 PM
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Ford never owned Mazda; they had a 1/3 interest at the peak and a long-term partnership.
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07-27-2017, 09:45 PM
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#17 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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07-27-2017, 11:57 PM
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Sorry but you say OE coils are shit, yet your aftermarket coils left you stranded in the middle of the road due to poor design/compatibility with your vehicle.
Just saiyan.
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07-28-2017, 09:47 AM
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07-28-2017, 10:44 AM
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#20 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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07-28-2017, 01:03 PM
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#21 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by Peturbo Sorry but you say OE coils are shit, yet your aftermarket coils left you stranded in the middle of the road due to poor design/compatibility with your vehicle.
Just saiyan. | I know it sounds a bit weird when I put it that way, but the RX-8 OEM coils are not very good performance and longevity wise. They have a life expectancy of 30k miles tops. Quote:
Originally Posted by Mancini This. | Cool comment, bro.
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07-28-2017, 01:48 PM
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#22 | | I wish I was where I was when I wished I was here
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A lot of GM's and Dodge/Chryslers are made in Ontario
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07-28-2017, 08:27 PM
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#23 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Fun fact: second gen Hyundai Sonatas were built at a plant in Bromont, Quebec from 1989 to 1993
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07-28-2017, 09:13 PM
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#24 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Urrtoast | Hmm didn't know a Caravan/Cross Country is badged as a Lancia Voyager in Europe. So i guess they build them in Canada and then ship them over seas? Europe has such better van options though lol Cant believe theres a market in Europe for Caravans
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07-28-2017, 09:18 PM
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#25 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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