New To The Fold......

[Ross_Mk2]

Ross, take a day off and join us down at Santa Pod on Sunday 24th June At The Japshow. There will be about 40-50 RX7\'s parked up on the MRC stand. You will be able to have a good look at many different styles of bodykits and engine layouts from standards to supercar killers. Our stand is near the finish line restaurant & shop area. HTH. See you there.:cool

Mate i would love to....... only problem is i go on holiday a few hours after the show would finish!

[interloper393]

my cars very well known on here lol.. if your interested in a viewin n wee drive let me know bud..

And as said above, if the cars looked after with regular services every1500-2000miles there just as, as if not more reliable than most other cars.. rebuild by a pro on a rxy is about 3k, skyline rebuilds are in the realms of 7k :S
Take your time, do as much reading on here as you can bud and learn as much as possible

Are you planning on a everyday driver in a rex or 2nd car?

I love the rx7, always have  :evillaugh

[Ross_Mk2]

It would be everyday driving mate, my drive to work is less than 3miles so not too much hard work! It will be all town miles though, what kind of MPG are we talking?
 
I\'d love to have a tour in one it would be a start i think...... but being up in Ayrshire, its quite a way for me to travel, i\'d want to buy it there an then!

[interloper393]

3 miles? lol lazy sod.. :S hehe

[chrisBoid]

It would be everyday driving mate, my drive to work is less than 3miles so not too much hard work! It will be all town miles though, what kind of MPG are we talking?

It\'s not the ideal car for a 3 mile journey through town.  Heavy clutch (relative to an everyday car).  You should wait for various temps to reach certain thresholds before using boost and stay off boost for a similar amount of time to cool down, both of which are more than 3 miles by themselves.
A rule of thumb is to redline around once per journey to help clear carbon build-up (not sure this has been proved as a solution though), obviously this should only be done once the system is at optimal temps.
I don\'t keep a record of MPG, but I\'d guess around 15 in town?  Although the cost to buy has fallen the maintenence bill has never decreased and will only increase as the car gets older.

[sadgoth]

less than 15mpg pure town driving I\'d have thought more like 11-12!

As long as you get the car up to temp before boosting and also allow to cool after a hard drive before shutting down you\'ll be fine. My FC with a bridgeport was my daily driver for a year (my drive to work is 1.5 miles each way in heavy traffic!)

[d-king]

well mines pretty much standard engine wise an i average 12mpg and drive it on a daily basis , i only work 1 mile away from home and it would seriously be quicker to walk than start the rex an let it warm up an cool down on arrival lol for sale by the way an much closer for ya mate :0)

[Ross_Mk2]

So they can be driven as a daily driver then! I am used to having crap MPG returns as my cars runs on Twin 40\'s! And to back up the let it warm up first before hard driving i am used to that also what i will not be used to is the cooling down... is there a general rule of thumb to how long this takes or anything?

[Ross_Mk2]

Sorry about the double post, would a MOD like to delete? thanks!

[interloper393]

no d-king he`s buying mine lol...

[johnf]

Where in the West Mids are you.

john

[Ross_Mk2]

Where in the West Mids are you.
 
john

Near the Merry Hill mate! You offering to take me for a rip? I am still to experience being a passenger in one let alone drive!!! hehe
 
 
 
Although i hate to say it............ the closest i have been to driving one is on Need For Speed hehe! I had not even touched one untill i had a seat in one last weekend..... since then its the only other car for me!
 
12MPG!!! How many miles would you say that is to £20? I know its hard to say but i can almost work out how much more its going to cost than what i drive now!

[johnf]

£20 = about 4gal = about 50mls

Can\'t take you for a ride, well I could but only up to 3000 revs and that aint much fun. [running in]

John

[Ross_Mk2]

£20 = about 4gal = about 50mls
 
Can\'t take you for a ride, well I could but only up to 3000 revs and that aint much fun. [running in]
 
John

ouch 50miles.... thats not good at all, is that steady driving or driving as it should be driven?
 
Hmmm do you know anyone around here mate who might show me there RX?

[interloper393]

i got 300 to a tank ish drinvin to pips lol.. worked out abot 23mpg