2nd Gen or 3rd Gen?

[Paul 8v]

Glad to see my recomendation to join here was taken up, good luck with your quest I\'m sure you\'ll get all the advice you need to make a good decision.

Ah, are you from Pistonheads by any chance :cheers

[Brett]

The FD tends to score higher in the kudos and beauty stakes (if left standard) and the FC scores higher in the robustness and cost stakes.

Both are great fun to drive, and once modified theres really not that much to choose between them - it will come down to personal choice, do you want curvy or wedgy?

Also worth looking at 1st gens, old skool and Cosmo\'s.... :wave

[Hi RX7]

Ah, are you from Pistonheads by any chance :cheers

Yes I was the person who suggested you join here.

[m1tch]

They don\'t build them like the used to! Get a pre-91 RX7, don\'t have to worry too much about emissions

[jetpilot]

I think the best advise i can give, after owning both FC T11 and FD is try and get a drive in both, i think that will lead you to only one outcome. There are probably a number of very helpful members on here who would surely offer you a drive/spin in your area.

Everyone has an opinion and they will vary, have a drive and you can form your own based on first hand experience.

[Koose]

Personal size plays a key too, FDs are quite narrow inside, and also suffer from a lack of head and leg room.

[Paul 8v]

I think you\'re right Jet Pilot, i\'ll see if I can make it to a club meet sometime :-)

Koose, I\'m only 5\'9" so I should be OK lol

[dthebuk]

Better handling and stops better ? I thought the brakes were the same brakes? But the FC is a lighter vehicle.

I believe the FD\'s have bigger disks, not sure on the rear brakes.
Also FD\'s have some weird version of the SLA suspension front and back where the FC\'s use a macphearson strut and trailing arm. Also FD\'s look lower (so i am assuming a lower centre of gravity).

They don\'t build them like the used to! Get a pre-91 RX7, don\'t have to worry too much about emissions

most fd\'s are jap and you can get away with pre 96 before emissions kick in.



TBH its all down to budget. If you\'re looking for a minter the FD is the way forward, finding a mint FC is hard work as its hard to sell them for big bucks. But there are quite a few people with really mint fd\'s

[Koose]

Which ones visual charictaristics do you prefer ?

The FCs retro knightrider drifty charm, or the FDs Im the sexiest ..... in this room and you know it..\'s swagger ?

[neil_jdmr]

FD Pros
Faster,more power,better handling,stops better
FC Pros
Cheaper to run and insure,cheaper to buy
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Put plain and simple Blitzy
 
As said previously, get in and drive both, only you can decide which suits you best

[BlitzBoy]

Better handling and stops better ? I thought the brakes were the same brakes? But the FC is a lighter vehicle.

No Calipers are better on the FD, The FD was once the fastest stopping production car in the world.

The FD is lighter

eg FD Type R (most common model ) 1310KG
FC Turbo II 1393 KG , 80+ kilos heavier same as an average male person

Suspension setup is a different design on the FD hence the better handling

[jetpilot]

No Calipers are better on the FD, The FD was once the fastest stopping production car in the world.

The FD is lighter

eg FD Type R (most common model ) 1310KG
FC Turbo II 1393 KG , 80+ kilos heavier same as an average male person

Suspension setup is a different design on the FD hence the better handling

Without being pedantic i think it was a foot short from a 100 mph of the quickest stopping car on the market and to be fair that was no mean feat, there were some serious cars around in those days.

Visually it has to be the FD every time, when i had mine i went out with a couple of mates, one in a brand new M3, the other a brand new 911 Turbo, no one gave their cars a second glance, they werent happy that my £6k car got more attention. Some people still dont know what they are, so its a rarity to see for some.

[johnf]

It has to be a personal preference.

I had the FD for five years and thought it was the best car I\'d owned.

Moved on to a Cosmo, so different but again thought it was superb.

Now the FC, and I love it and wouldn\'t swap it for either the FD or Cosmo.

I also like to be a bit different and I think the FD has ruined it\'s own image.

In stock body form I think they are beautiful, however there a so many around that have had variants of body kits fitted I feel the status of the car is heading down the boy racer route.

Many will think this observation is rubbish which is why what model you prefer will always be a personal choice.

It\'s nice to have two or three different rotary models to consider.

John

[peterwolds]

like John i have had both prefer the FC,wouldnt guarantee a bargain price compared to the FD if you are looking for a mint one with low mileage.

[sadgoth]

as everyone else has said, depends on what you are after and what you want to acheive with the car.

The FC is on the whole a cheaper car to buy and insure, but there are a lot of rust-buckets around, remember most of these are UK cars and have been dealing with salted wet roads for over 20 years.

You can get serious power out of either the FD or the FC if that is what you want, but there is far more experience of tuning FDs in the UK.

regarding the weight issue, most of it seems to be in the sound deadening which was over an inch thick in mine!

At the end of the day, the FD is a very pretty car, but there are lots of them around and many are total nails. The FC is a great looking car, but it is a bit retro and if you don\'t like the 80s/early 90s look then you\'ll always wish you bought the FD!

If I ever get mine back on the road, I\'d never want to replace it with an FD, much as I love them, the FC is rarer and just has that cool retro look.

As for handling, you can get the FC to handle as well as an FD if you really work on it, John Goodwin\'s FC is/was a demon track car, but a huge amount of effort went into it