First RX7 What should I buy?? gen3 help??

[shaunwil]

Have to agree, if you want a fun drive go for a 1st gen ! I\'ve had the fd for over 2 years and they are bloomin quick. Even a relaxing drive is hard to keep in slow speeds !

I\'ve just bought the 1st gen and it drives very similar, but without the umpf. Lots of fun to drive about !

Shaun

[darees]

As someone new to Rx7\'s, there are a lot of valid points in this thread.  I\'ve got a 2nd Gen Egi which I picked up in March.  A 1987 on an E plate, 52k on the clock and a heritage file stretching back to 1990.

At 36 I guess I can no longer be classed as a boy racer (those were the days...) though I have had my fair share of RWD cars in the past. For balance, handling and fun this Rx7 is hard to beat.  True 148bhp isn\'t masses by today\'s standards, but it doesn\'t sound like you\'re after being an extra in "Tokyo Drift".

Not bad on juice and on a limited mileage insurance policy it\'s peanuts to run.  Perhaps an earlier gen would make good sense as an entry level Rx and a limited budget?  David

[chopper2k22]

Are there any people in wolverhampton or close to wolverhampton who have an rx7 who could help? please any help would be appretiated, even jst been shown round there car! good way for people to be big headed to someone interested lol.

Im in wolves :Thumbs-up  if you want to have a look round one, but £1200 is good price insurnace wise who was that with, im 21 3yrs nc with mods declared im paying towards £1500. (adrian flux)

As for running costs round town lucky to see 15mpg and a fill up on optimax is around a £60 figure.

Space well theres not much, the rear seats ( you cant call seats) you can squeeze a person in if an emergency.

£3-4K on a rex will see a poor example in need of some TLC.

[LeedsLad]

Hey don\'t mean to hijack the thread but i NEED to know where that quote is from :Giggle, I\'m 20 with a uk FD and my insurance renual is coming up if i can get that price i\'d be well chuffed :Thumbsup!

Oh if it helps i searched for 9 months for a nice uk car i found a black one with mucho miles but a recent rebuild cost me 5k, I\'ve had it for a year now and spent about 3k keeping her on the road.  She\'s called mta because it\'s like a cash machine in reverse

[chrisJDM]

At the end of the day if the guys likes the car and has a passion for it thats what he wants!!!

I was the same at 21 i left college and got a job and for years i wanted a 3rd Gen rx7 and thats what i got.  I have to say thou if it was a daily drive i probably wouldnt have one because of the fuel consuption, luckily i have a work van so dont need to worry about that.

I bought a 1992 3rd Gen 2 years ago it had 60,000 miles on the clock and cost me £3800, i have to admit i have been lucky, the only things i have had gone wrong are the turbos not working correctly, loosing boost etc also the outlet manifold gasket went, which hasn\'t cost me that much to fix.  I know that within the next 10,000 miles i may need a rebuild but for me i can park up the car for 6 months and not need to drive it.

I went from a peugeot 106 1.4i to a 3rd Gen rx7 and yes it took alot of getting use to but you do learn alot from it.  

I think if you want a 3rd Gen rx7 go for it!!!  You just have to be very careful on what you buy, its a very good idea to go for a ride in one and see what its all about up close, and talk face to face with a guy who has one.

[m4drx]

where did you get the quote from mate?