Should I get a rex?

[the lemster]

persoannly I would buy a rex out of those three...

reasoning is that...
1 THEY ARE GREAT
2 THEY LOOK GREAT
3 THEY DRIVE GREAT
4 THEY HANDLE GREAT
5 THEY ACCELERATE GREAT
6 THEY STOP GREAT
7 THEY DRIFT GREAT
8 NOT MANY OF THEM AROUND ( though this is increasing)
9 IT IS A PROPER SPORTS CAR

dont buy any of the three if youa re worried about fuel consumption... though I have got 400 miles of a tank of fuel... motorway and A road driving...

most it ahs cost me to fill up is 71 quid..(@98.9p/l). that was after a long trip and the light has just come on.. ( I apoligise to those who feel I have sinned by letting the fuel tank get this dry)

realiability is good remember yo might be buying a ten year old car so there will be things that need changing/renewing...same with any car.

mine is a 93 and have no major work done... apart from inlet manifold gasket ( cost 900 quid to fix)

get it checked by a specialist or buy from a specialist..  good section in here about buying a rex and what to look for...

and finally....


look into my eyes not around my look into my eyes... you\'re under... you will believe by buying a rex you will be doing the best thing in the world and will never hear a bad word said against it... you will be happy with circa 20mpg and will have great pleasure in filling it up all the time..3..2..1... you\'re back in the room

hope that helps

[JapClass]

Thanks for your help so far. Theres a nice black 92 with only 40k on the clock near me, hopefully its still available as I\'ll be wanting a test drive with intent to purchase. Wish me luck!

Got a good insurance quote from elephant, I\'ve just turned 23 and they quoted £712 FC.

[Martiny]

Ok good luck!
That is a really good insurance quote, too.

[JapClass]

I live in a very good area and have 5+ years of clear driving with no claims (touch wood).

I should say that the quote was limited mileage of up to 5000, I wont be using the car all day everyday as I will buy a second car for work.

[DarranJones]

I\'ve just done 280 miles on £50 (3/4 tank) of Optimax. Not sure what that comes out to in mpg but I thought it was pretty reasonable.

I\'ve only had the car 4 days and I\'m loving it!  :rollin

I\'d definitely buy a rex, the S14 and R32 are showing their age IMO

Darran

[A7NTY]

You would have to be well off or very dedicated to drive one every day IMHO. Same with an R32 GTR, expensive to run in my experience. Best to buy a sh1tter for the weekand have an FD for the weekends, they are the best Japanese sports cars in existence from my experience.

[JapClass]

they are the best Japanese sports cars in existence from my experience.

Hmm, close call between the NSX and the RX7 I would say.

[goob]

hey im just new here. ive recently just sold my nissan pulsar gtir in favour of an rx7, just not 100% what makes a good one! as for fuel consumption, i got around 220miles from a full tank (around £50). the only problem with buying a rex is, it seems most sell with around 40000miles on the clock, and do they not normally need rebuilding at 60000ish?? which is about £2500?! not sure if im totally correct on that one though.

[gsb876]

hey im just new here. ive recently just sold my nissan pulsar gtir in favour of an rx7, just not 100% what makes a good one! as for fuel consumption, i got around 220miles from a full tank (around £50). the only problem with buying a rex is, it seems most sell with around 40000miles on the clock, and do they not normally need rebuilding at 60000ish?? which is about £2500?! not sure if im totally correct on that one though.

Rebuild time is hard to calculate hence the 60K figure that is branded about, if your cars engine has been well looked after theres no reason it cant make over 80K before requiring the rebuild, also all depends on mods too if its running high power say 450bhp + then the life span will be shorter due to more wear.

Rebuild cost can be from £2500 - £4500 depending on what you get done and where you go,

Hope that helps,

Gurj

[rxangus]

Well for what it\'s worth, I\'ve been driving my FD every day for the last 2 years - 3 in May.

Now got 49K on the clock, starts first time every time.

Around town I get around 160-170 miles a tank to almost empty. I can easily get 24mpg on the motorway - in fact I got that before I had my Power FC fitted and mapped. It\'s better than that now. The secret on long trips is to keep the secondary injectors off. I need to do this as it\'s 350 miles one way to WGT for a service!

There are many more sensible ways to get around but I am not sensible enough to use any of them!

Angus

[Icesurf3r]

Should I Get A Rex???


YES - Nuff Said  

[goob]

ive just done an insurance quote and i was quoted £1500, im 21, been driving for almost 4 years and have no claims bonus. i thought that wasnt too bad, so looks like im gonna \'have\' to be nice to mr bank manager over the next month or so and go start hunting me a 3rd gen rex!

i stay in scotland and there doesnt seem to be man kicking around for sale up this way, i dont mind travelling at all though

once i find one i like i may post up too see if theres anyone in the surrounding area willing to comee and have a look for me too?!

li ook forward to being a proper member of the club!

[Martiny]

goob if you come down to Surrey, I will go and look with you ! :-)

[Gerry M]

ive just done an insurance quote and i was quoted £1500, im 21, been driving for almost 4 years and have no claims bonus. i thought that wasnt too bad, so looks like im gonna \'have\' to be nice to mr bank manager over the next month or so and go start hunting me a 3rd gen rex!

i stay in scotland and there doesnt seem to be man kicking around for sale up this way, i dont mind travelling at all though

once i find one i like i may post up too see if theres anyone in the surrounding area willing to comee and have a look for me too?!

li ook forward to being a proper member of the club!

Try RE hendersons in Nairn they have a FD used to belong to a guy from inverness who was on here

[goob]

thanks martiny, i shall keep that in mind. dont think theres many companies up this way that specialize in the rotary engine so that might be a slight problem! but it doeesnt put me off in any way.

im stuck wether to get a white one or grey. but i\'ll have a good look around and see whats going.

how do you do a compression test on the engine? i.e, if i go down south to buy one, will the garage have the equipment to do this for me while im there, unless it has already been done and the owner has proof of result.


god i just want to get out there and buy one.
ps. i stay in fife