Buying an RX-7

[T11MNM]

Spend time researching the cars and what your buying into before jumping in with two feet. Otherwise you WILL buy a cheap pup that will cost you a fortune in the long run.

Search this forum, FDUK.org and also RX7Club.com for info on common faults and also what to look for when buying.

As i said, i test drove the car you went to see today. It cut out on me, i struggled to find gears and there was also a dreadful noise above 60 kph. The paint wasn\'t very good on the bodykit and headlights. It also struggled to start once warm.

They may have put all of those faults right during the week ofcourse.

Good luck, and make sure you use the search button and spend time reading before posting daft threads.

[N1CK]

I noticed a few of those things too, I didn\'t realise this was a daft thread.

[T11MNM]

I didn\'t say this was a daft thread.

I\'m just as guilty as i\'m sure i posted a similar thread last week but that was more along the lines of detailing my day of looking at poor RX7\'s lol!

I\'m new around here, so won\'t start complaining too much.

[Martiny]

N1ck, about the 1.3 / 2.6 thing.

This car has a WANKEL engine, and the capacity has always been a bar talking point. The 2 chambers where combustion takes place, are 654cc each. So, Mazda says it 654 x 2 , which equals 1308 cc.

Now you pit this car against any other 13OO in motorsport and it will cream the competition! So Motorsport bodies apply a formula to even it out - ( I Think they normally add 1/2 the capacity again).

Compared to a piston engine, the chambers fire more often per revolution, ( and therefore this engine has an excellent power/weight ratio ), but this advantage also gives us more emissions, so the DVLA see it as not a 1.3 but as a 2.6 (confusingly, earlier 1.3 Rotary was a 2354cc?).

So the insurance companies are confused, too, but most of them will have this car listed as a 2.6. Some of us have it registered with DVLA as a 1.3.

They are all the same engine, a 13B. In Mazda speak, its the 13B REW (twin turbo)

This is not a daft thread, and I hope my post isnt daft !

[nick english]

i would also have a read on the different types around type r/rs/rb etc..
will give u an idea before u look then.
this is a superb site and u will get all the anwsers on here from searching and very helpfull members.
this is a good car (type x)up for sale by freestylechaz but he has just taken a deposit on it-http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46620
and is going to look at buying my 1999 with 17k on it for 9k so just shows what u can get for your money.will let u know if its not sold.

this thread is usefull-
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=394

[N1CK]

OK cheers for that guys. It\'s been very helpful, just have to find myself one now!