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Gymbob · October 30, 2008, 12:16:45 PM

First off im not sure if this is in the right place but sorry if it isnt :rolleyes: I currently own a 200sx s14a.. and am lookin at pxing for a gen 3 rx7.. thing is ive had a lot of biased advice.. saying they flood all the time, lose compression sometimes if left idling.. need rebuilds all the time.. seals break if you drive like a granny but also if you drive to hard.. as you can tell.. however my next door neighbour used to have one and rebuilt it to be honest i never saw him having any problems.. shaf on here who i also know tells me good things about them.

so just wandering on how people view them (honestly) lol

sorry about the big long blog. Also i know this is a rotary forum but just want a honest review

Thanks and HI!

:WaveBye

peterwolds · October 30, 2008, 12:22:33 PM

Hi went through the same thoughts when i changed from an EVO, two and a half years later not a hicup.Best bet is get one from here so you can read the history behind it (as i did) get a compression test,preferably get a car with a rebuild that has some warranty with it then enjoy

Gymbob · October 30, 2008, 12:24:36 PM

well ive been offered a px on ciaran\'s car http://www.skylineowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97018

spec list etc... and Pete i take it you dont drive it daily? anyone use them to drift on here?

Thanks for the advice

peterwolds · October 30, 2008, 12:31:26 PM

dont drive daily as do 60 per day

Brett · October 30, 2008, 12:31:32 PM

Treat them as you would any high performance exotica - they need TLC and should always be treated with respect. If they dont\'s get the right treatment they will bite you in the wallet

Gymbob · October 30, 2008, 12:33:28 PM

Quote from: peterwolds;549601dont drive daily as do 60 per day

nice Brett

and Pete could you though?

SiH · October 30, 2008, 12:39:04 PM

I couldn\'t daily mine as I only do 12 miles a day, it\'s not fair on her.
Hi from SXOC

Gymbob · October 30, 2008, 12:41:01 PM

Quote from: SiH;549606I couldn\'t daily mine as I only do 12 miles a day, it\'s not fair on her.
Hi from SXOC

haha hi Si how you doing?

so i take it there a bad idea for short distances.. just wanna find out loadsa general drivin info on them..

Nik da Greek · October 30, 2008, 12:44:10 PM

Wotcher! I drive mine for the daily commute all year, rain, snow or sun. Its, like, a car, at the end of the day......:Giggle

sadgoth · October 30, 2008, 12:45:31 PM

you can drive an rx daily, depends on how modified it is as to how much it will cost you in fuel though! I don\'t use mine daily as it is too loud and WAY too thirsty, but I have a huge bridgeport

Before, when it had less extreme porting and a stock turbo I used it daily, with no problems.

If you are concerned about fuel economy you have to think long and hard about an RX in stock form an FD should give you somewhere in the 18-21mpg combined but driven hard you will see nearer 11mpg! Mod obviously affect those figures.

The car you have posted the link to is known on here, it is a good car with a well thought out build, the engine was very recently rebuilt and if memory serves the turbo is new as well.

Gymbob · October 30, 2008, 12:49:20 PM

Quote from: Nik da Greek;549610Wotcher! I drive mine for the daily commute all year, rain, snow or sun. Its, like, a car, at the end of the day......:Giggle

lmao ye just to many people give them bad reputations saying there very very very tempramental and high maintanace which to be honest is the only thing putting me off. and hmmm some very good info in the above thread

but im not mega fussed about fuel as long as driven like a granny it get above around 10mpg.. TRUCK MPG FTW

lol

Nik da Greek · October 30, 2008, 12:52:36 PM

Oh, don\'t get me wrong, mine has broken down. A lot. But generally just due to stuff being old and wearing out rather than anything to do with the rotary engine being weird or fragile or whatever, or because its a performance car. Get 20-odd mpg depending, I suppose

SiH · October 30, 2008, 12:56:33 PM

You also need to check out the insurance costs - they aren\'t going to be cheap for you

They are ok for short distances, as long as they are proeprly warmed up before turning them off, i just personally feel it\'s a waste and doesn\'t do them justice

But then again, I\'m still in awe of mine.

Gymbob · October 30, 2008, 12:56:51 PM

Quote from: Nik da Greek;549615Oh, don\'t get me wrong, mine has broken down. A lot. But generally just due to stuff being old and wearing out rather than anything to do with the rotary engine being weird or fragile or whatever, or because its a performance car. Get 20-odd mpg depending, I suppose

Very expnsive to maintain then?

chrisJDM · October 30, 2008, 12:57:33 PM

ive had mine now for 4 years and have gone from standard to quite highly modded with T04r single turbo and have never had a problem with flooding, never had any engine problems only issues i have had are with the standard twin turbo pack, i have had it rebuilt at around 68000 miles but this was through choice it didnt have to be done but as i was tuning it quite a bit thought it would be worth doing at that time. If you were considering buying one and driving it like a granny all the time then there is no point in having one lol. I have mine as a weekend car so have a bit of fun in it when i do take it out, i dont go mental dont rag it constantly, you just have to have respect for a car if you abuse it it will bite you in the ass eventually. Its the same as any car thou im sure if you abused your 200 something would break on it. If you have a rx7 well tuned and you look after it will be more reliable then a piston engine in my book, i have mates with imprezas evos skylines all sorts which have been modded and they have had alot more problems with there cars then i have ever had. People only start getting problems with rx7\'s when they are poorly tuned or not looked after. I think the rotary is a bit more sensitive to fuelling issues, i.e. if the fuel mapping is not right and you run lean its more likely to cause more damage. If you have a good mapper you should have no problems.

by the way welcome to the club i hope that helps :Thumbsup!