yeah the new rotaries are junk and thats too bad really. i was looking into buying an rx-8 before i bought the crossfire but after doing some research i had mixed feelings about how well the engine would hold up. i love the rotary engine and i think more car manufactures need to pick it back up and see what they can do with it. sadly i think companies won't cause they are too busy building "green" vehicles. i see in the future (maybe 10 years) that sports cars are going to be gone. sure they may try to build "green" sports cars but it won't be the same.