# Just be glad that you're not an Infiniti dealer **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724 "2026-05-24T15:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/41 "2026-05-29T04:23:17Z")
Mazda manufactured rotary powered vehicles for 43 years. RX-8 production ended in 2012, one of my coworkers drove one. In 2018 an auto parts delivery subcontractor was driving a rotary engine pickup. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/7/67508c1610dcd5492f3aeb0a6d616be03562164a.jpeg) ![20180117111359](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/1/911e6d5e1c26ca23a34a124a14d6e6d540b203df.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/42 "2026-05-29T12:14:52Z")
> [@asemaster](#): > > Over the last several years Mazda has been doing their “Path to Premium”, hoping to compete with Acura instead of Honda, Lexus instead of Toyota, etc. How far up the premium ladder they have gotten is up to the driving public to decide. When car magazines publish their tests of Mazda vehicles, they frequently comment on their nice interiors, with comments such as “high-quality materials”. Whether that is enough to convince buyers that Mazdas are in the same class as Acura/Lexus/Infiniti vehicles is questionable, but Mazda interiors definitely seem more upscale than those of Toyota and Honda. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/43 "2026-05-29T12:16:46Z")
Car buyers are probably more concerned about reliability, mechanical, than interior quality. Disclaimer: Go ahead, flag this comment! ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/44 "2026-05-29T14:20:00Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > Car buyers are probably more concerned about reliability, mechanical, than interior quality. Here’s how people decide in buying a car. I don’t agree with the list complete. [How Americans shop for cars: What drives decisions across age groups](https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/51922-how-americans-shop-for-cars-what-drives-decisions-across-age-groups) ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/45 "2026-05-29T14:21:33Z")
Here’s your chance to buy one of the first Acuras, and one of the best looking (IMO)- [At $12,000, Is This 1987 Acura Coupe An Absolute Legend?](https://www.jalopnik.com/2183049/1987-acura-legend-coupe-for-sale-12000/) ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/46 "2026-05-29T15:29:47Z")
> [@bing](#): > > That rotary Mazda engine didn’t go over very well. In cars or tractors? > **[The Angry Dorito: The John Deere Rotary Engine - Tractor Zoom](https://tractorzoom.com/equipment/tractors/john-deere/the-angry-dorito-john-deere-rotary-power)** > > The John Deere rotary engine was quite a marvel. It was super-compact, really light, and made huge power. But would it work in a farm tractor? > [@wolyrobb](#): > > put it in 5th gear and leave it at 75moh keeping up with the semis while getting 40mpg. 25 years ago we were driving cars that got 30+ mpg. Now my daily driver gets 22mpg. What happened? > [@davesmopar](#): > > I am not impressed with anything much in the last 20+ years… I really loved the first LH platform cars. We had a 94 Intrepid for a while and later I drove a 96 LHS. Great cars to drive. But since then, meh. > [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > Car buyers are probably more concerned about reliability, mechanical, than interior quality. Only the boring ones with no flair for life! 😀 😀 A car has to look and feel good to the driver as well as do its mechanical duty. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/47 "2026-05-29T15:48:37Z")
> [@bing](#): > > That rotary Mazda engine didn’t go over very well. Mazda has brought their rotary engine back, in the MX-30 Hybrid. Rather than driving the wheels, the rotary engine is called a “range extender”, which will replenish the traction battery. > **[Mazda MX-30](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_MX-30)** > > The Mazda MX-30 is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by Mazda and sold as a battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or mild hybrid (MHEV) variant. Based on the CX-30, it was unveiled at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show. Production of the vehicle, which is Mazda's first mass-produced electric car, began at their Ujina factory on 19 May 2020. > The plug-in hybrid variant uses a drivetrain operating in series, with a rotary engine acting as a range extender to the batteries. As one of the first... ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/48 "2026-05-29T15:52:55Z")
Ya’ll have it backwards, no N. American or Pacific Rim manufacturer has a car that can compete with the Miata for the fun/price ratio. There are cars that are close but have too many seats, therefore out of the running. GM was forced to get rid of their competition to the Miata. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/49 "2026-05-29T17:14:49Z")
> [@asemaster](#): > > I really loved the first LH platform cars. We had a 94 Intrepid for a while and later I drove a 96 LHS. Great cars to drive. But since then, meh. Ohhh heck yeah, I still say my 95 Intrepid 3.5l was the best overall vehicle I ever drove, that is why I bought one… Still miss that car, it was totaled… Sadly I saw what happened to them with age… lol My friend bought a LHS (think 2nd gen) and fault with repairs after repairs after repairs, I think he had the dash out so many times replacing this and that, that he could do it in his sleep… Also had tons of engine issues, rebuilt, replaced with used, replaced with reman, just couldn’t keep the car on the road, it did have over 200K on it, so there is that… lol ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724/50 "2026-05-30T00:45:24Z")
Nissan frontier based Mitsubishi pickup for the us market is on the way. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-be-glad-that-youre-not-an-infiniti-dealer/205724.md?page=2)