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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 05:46 PM
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RSX reliable? hahaha

You must be kidding me... MB is SO MUCH more repliable than RSX.

Have a look at their forum: http://forums.clubrsx.com/
Specifically under: Problems & Solutions. 17432 posts!

I love this one: Bad Performance (My car exploded)
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 05:47 PM
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The TypeR sticker added so much horsepower the motor exploded.



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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 06:04 PM
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In this photo, the rear wheel seems spinning like crazy, no? ... and the flame looks... ummm... photoshopped...
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 06:23 PM
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dang it Vadim, why do yto always have to post faster than I do. I thought the same thing. But I carnt understand why the rear tires would spin like that?
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 06:31 PM
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dang it Vadim, why do yto always have to post faster than I do. I thought the same thing. But I carnt understand why the rear tires would spin like that?
... on a FWD car.... ahaha!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 06:34 PM
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it is very easy to figure out the flame is fake.
other than from the spinning wheel, real flame cannot "cut" the rear (above the rear light where the "flame" is the most intense) sharp.
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 06:34 PM
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it's photchopped people
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 06:38 PM
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perhaps the owner modded the car to be a RWD and then modded the hand brake to the front. so when he slamped on the gas while the hand brake was still engaged the car exploded and broke the control system so the engine was still reving even though u let off the gas and called for help!
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 06:39 PM
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Hehehe, yeah the pic is photochopped but their engines DO blow up very often... just read their Problems section of the forum. Boy am I glad I got Benz!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 06:41 PM
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Must be that super ultra V-tec thingy I've always been hearing about. I heard it gives that car like 250 HP boost with such a weak engine block, no wonder they're always exploding...
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