Comments by "Stephen Hendricks" (@stephenhendricks103) on "" video.

Owned an RX-8 for five years. A very unique and much loved vehicle with several major faults. First, driven VERY carefully I could squeeze 19 mpgs out of it. Less carefully and much more fun and the vehicle's fuel economy rivaled that of a Lincoln Navigator, around 14 mpgs. Ludicrous. Second, the 9000 RPM red line was impressive but totally unusable for most driving situations. All in all, the torque (or lack of it) made it feel like I was driving an automobile with an engine from a 650 cc Japanese motorcycle. Not exactly usable as a daily driver when it required WOT on city streets. Third, and worst of all, if the ignition was shut off before the engine reached full operating temperature, the engine was VERY likely to flood. Not a big deal in most vehicles but in an RX-8 the car would NEVER restart. Had to be taken to a dealer or a mechanic with a lift to replace the engine's single spark plug. In the last year or two years of production Mazda even added a message in the cockpit to warn against turning off the engine that disappeared when the car had warmed up. I learned to deal with it and installed a more powerful battery that was less likely to stall when starting the car but that required removing the engine cover and on two occasions when my wife drove the car, it left her stranded when she flooded the engine. In its defense I'd note that the car was great fun on deserted mountain roads and the backseat made it more practical than a Miata. Capable of seating most average size adults it was a second home to my big dog. I eventually replaced it with a GTI and never looked back.
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