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07-26-2017, 10:43 PM
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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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"Buy a Canadian car!"
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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No, but I've never encountered a thread like this either
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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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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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HELP ME PLS!!!
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Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"?
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07-27-2017, 09:00 AM
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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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No, but I've never encountered a thread like this either |
IDK, just thought might wanna share it.
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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 |
All RX-8s are made in Hiroshima AFAIK.
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plot twist: the guy across the street knew more about cars than you do
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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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half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
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reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
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OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
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07-27-2017, 12:04 PM
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This is a Canadian car, built in Markham, ON:
Perhaps the OP could consider it? 
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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, 12:17 PM
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interesting list
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...red_in_Ontario
Most popular Made in Canada would be The Lexus RX350 series
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07-27-2017, 12:24 PM
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Isn't Mazda owned by ford?
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Not anymore.
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Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"?
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07-27-2017, 01:52 PM
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Need to Shave n Shower, but I CANT STOP POSTING ON RS
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Not the Corolla, Civic or Rav4?
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half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
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reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
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OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
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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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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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This is a Canadian car, built in Markham, ON:
Perhaps the OP could consider it? |
Give me the money and I will.
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Isn't Mazda owned by ford?
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Mazda has a long term partnership with Toyota now.
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2008-2013 Acura MDX are built in Canada, I believe.
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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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I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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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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Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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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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you are drunk for stories
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07-27-2017, 11:57 PM
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I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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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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This.
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07-28-2017, 01:03 PM
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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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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.
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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.
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Cool comment, bro.
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07-28-2017, 01:48 PM
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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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14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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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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RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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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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