crazy4nos25

Is there anyone out there that has NOT had a problem with the Mazda RX-7? It seems like that's all I hear is just bad things about them, and people seem to be talking down on them alot. I have a 95 civic d16z6 right now and I'm trying to sell it. There is a guy that is always coming into my work trying to get me to buy his RX-7(2nd generation). From the looks of things it looks pretty damn clean (I am yet to drive it though). All-in-all are they worth the trouble? Any advice would help out, 'cause I plan making this my daily driver.

kain

depends the year, how many miles, and how low hes willing to sell it for. they arent that bad n/a. but once you start doing modifications, the life expactrancy goes down quite a bit. also, its a good idea to rev them to redline once in a while to get everything de carboned ( as i heard from rx7 guys ). they aint that bad. plus, you could rebuild one in the time it takes you to change some pistons in a regaular car. so all in all, their about the same. changung the fluyids frequently is a must, plus, people seem to remove the oil metering pump, the oil injector lines and oil injectors doe to the fact they dont have a nice spray. so runing premix in a rotarie will greatly improve it.

kain

dont even say a word about spelling, bastards.

crazy4nos25

I forgot what year he said it was...but it's a GXL with around 160,000. The guy that has it now is some local machanic, and from what I've heard he does pretty good work. He seems to think that the motor that is in it is not the original "considering the good condition it is in" (quote from him). I got a check list that is about 10 pages long from www.rx7club.com and hopefully it is in as good of condition as he says it is. Oh yea also he is selling it to me for $1,000, but he says to anyone else he'd have to let it go for $1,500. Maybe it is because i give him free refils, I don't know? (I work at a gas station called Quick Trip if you've ever heard of it)

kain

grab that ---- man for real!!!!!

gxl's are cool.

Xplocivic

I had an 87 GXL. I miss it, it was a damn good car. Ran a little hot and had the flooding problem, but you just have to know how to take care of a rotary. I'd buy another one anyday.

crazy4nos25

I'll geterdone (yes hard to believe but that is all one word) Which RX-7 do you have?

kain

1986 gxl with 180k miles on it and it runs like a champ. just gotta make sure it dont flood.

claytonsmith

with 160K on it dont be suprised when it pops sometime soon ( if its the original motor).. but for $1000 thats not a bad deal if its clean..... and its a 5 speed. the auto rx7's are boring and worthless

crazy4nos25

The first thing I asked him was if it was a 5-speed or not. I hate it when my car is out for about a week and I have to drive my mom's car! That and when I take off in her car I try to put in the clutch to shift to 2nd and i hit the damn brake CAUSE THERE IS NO CLUTCH. We all have a good laugh about it though.