New RX owner

[h_kaz89]

Hi everyone.. new rx owner.. Been reading through the forum and great help. Been through some cars, mine and friends, but i must say the RX must be the best looking car. Dont know about performance, as i havnt driven mine yet as its in the garage. Just wanted to know if you got any advise. Ive been reading and its not a good car for a younge driver, and as im 18 i fall in that category. But ive been through a fair share of cars, and had experience with RWD cars. I got the car from a salvage, and was even hoping the previous owner is on this group, so i ask him about the car. Upgrades im doing to the car:
 
1) HKS Pro V Piggy Back
2) Trust Greddy Intercooler
3) HKS SSQV BOV
4) Blitz twin Air induction Kit
5) Upgraded AST
6) HKS Turbo Timer
7) Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp and Boost Gagues.
Efini Center Wheel Caps
9) HKS Intercooler Pipes
 
Upgrades already made to the car:
 
1) Sports Exhaust
2) Suspension (Not 100% sure)
 
Any comments will be much appreciated, as i want to keep this car for some time, and what ive seen till now, RX7 owners are very helpful. You don\'t get the same help with other car owners. So im happy to be part of the club. Any things to watch out for? Any specialists in London i can go to?
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Yes I know it looks bad, and i feel sorry for the person who had it for me, must of been hard loosing her, but in safe hands now, and most definatly going to be looked after. Its been in the garage all week and should be out by tuesday next week, all ready to be driven, and cant wait. Ill post pictures of her once shes finished. Its done 80,000km, so 50,000miles, what ive been told, its either reached its rebuild time and needs one, or it may have had one already. If any of you recognise the car, number plate, please message me letting me know anything you already know about her. If the owner is here, getting in contact with you will be great. The car was at santa pod, as the paper work was all in the car, and guessing either crashed their or on the way back.
 
Any ways thanks alot, and will be hoping for some advice/comments.
 
Kaz

[darko32]

welcome to mazda rotary club and an interesting time of morning to join lol! the car still looks better than most cars out there! unfortunately there arent any specialist companies in london although hayward rotary arent too far away. a compression test would be the best way to check the health of the engine. where abouts in london do you live? i live near brent cross. and insurance is a b**tch!

[h_kaz89]

thanks for the prompt replay. Yea insurance is a B*tch.. im 18 man and getting qoutes of £6000. Don\'t know what im going to do. Were can i get a compression test done? I live in Willesden Green, so not too far from you. where abouts is hayward rotary?

[ROTARY ROCKET5]

hi and welcome
i think your a bit out of your depth at the age you are?? your asking for trouble!!!!
1, insurance, they are going rape your arss and it\'s going to be more than the cars worth

2, fuel, i hope you have deep pockets

3, if you mod it, you may never get insurance on it

4, it costs about 4k for a decent engine rebuild

sorry but this is reality:Grrr

[clive]

Hi Kaz and welcome,

Good thing about the car is the wheels appear to be pointing all the same way so lets hope its superficial and that the salvage yard havent "adjusted" things to look good and get a sale !.

On the age side of things, I myself went through this many years ago.

For my 18th birthday I brought myself a 3.8 Jag and then paid more than double what I paid for the car in insurance !, but boy did I want that car and the sacrifice was more than worth it.

We have had several 20 year olds in the club over the years and maybe they can give advise to you on where to get insured.


Hope it all works out for you.

[m4drx]

i\'ve had mine since my 19th im insured with crowthorne insurance services but they arent the best of companies just the only one that would quote. you need to pull some tricks out, perhaps with a cheap postcode, classic policy as you wont do many miles as you think unless you are really loaded in which case insurance wouldnt matter :rollin

get a woman on the policy that normally helps too. from the sounds of it, london and rx doesnt sound good mate i hate to say. its a group 20 car.

finallly also you may want to remove the number plate pic when your looking as insurance companies like to check forums from time to time.

good luck!

[AtomicRex]

Best plan...get your Ards license and insure it with Competition Car insurance....you can then insure with the intention of doing some sprint racing!!  Mine was incredibly reduced and they don\'t quibble about modifications either!

Good luck with the rebuild!

If you are worried about the straightness of the vehicle....get it jigged, SGH at the bottom of my sig will do that....bit of a journey, but as I\'ve found its a bugger to set up if it isn\'t straight!

Don\'t bother with the Turbo timer....big waste of money in my opinion!  There is bugger all oil pressure at idle, so the better idea is lift off the throttle and let everything cool down, the turbo timer doesn\'t let your brakes cool down and they need too just as much as the engine/turbo.

Have fun, and stay away from wet roundabouts...especially if you suspect diesel

[Joeh]

I\'m 19, my insurance with 0 NCB and all mods declared is 3880 /year. (Month to month basis), with me as the only driver, 8k mileage /year. I know its a lot of money, but my car is 100 times more kitted than yours atm

Try Budget Car insurance. Also, if your 19th is soon, wait until then, it makes it 100 times cheaper. Last year it cost me 4800 as a second driver using my dads 6year + NCB. Just because I was 18 I think...

Would be worth waiting a little while

[Kash_]

Welcome to the club!! Another addition to the London massive

[ROTARY ROCKET5]

Joeh are mad or what??
4k a year to insure a car, what a waste of money and to me that\'s still more than the cars worth.

[darko32]

i live at 2mins from dollis hill station,5mins from willesden green! hayward rotary would do the compression test for 25 pounds,5% discount when a full member i believe! well there is a place called sureterm that has insured a guy on the club for under 1000,but the catch is you must have be 1st driver in another vehicle. so i got a micra that im fully comp on for under a G and when im 21 will get a policy with sureterm so i wont have to pay too much hopefully!

[darko32]

oh and i pay 3200 at the mo,3rd party only with dad as 1st driver.....but worth every penny of it in my opinion!!

[h_kaz89]

Hi, thanks for all the help. I was thinking of getting a traders policy, as they work on what the log book states for engine size, therefore i will be insured for a 1.3 and not 2.6/2.8. With traders aswell i can drive any other car i want, even if i take third party. Not 100% if i can get it as their are rules and regs, but i buy and sell cars so hopefully i fit in. If not, im screwed.
Any ideas on compression places in london?
Oh and the wheels are fine.. the damage hasnt reached the wheel. It looks worse than it is. Its nearly all done, going to be out of the garage by tuesday. Any of you know who used to own the car? Or anyone knows how i can find out?
 
Kaz

[h_kaz89]

Hi darko, I live 2mins from willesden library. See you around then. Where abouts is hayward rotary?

[andrewrx7]

Where abouts is hayward rotary?

Just south of Newbury.

Alternatively, try a Mazda dealer who are used to servicing RX8\'s (and have a rotary compression tester to). Although alot more expensive than Haywards to do the test, and not nearly as much fun to drive to!!:D

There is an insurance part to the mrc site - have a look in there, if you haven\'t already.