1gen or 2gen ?
09-22-02, 09:59 PM
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If you get snow like we do here in Buffalo, then no, it's physically impossible to drive it in the winter months. There's a good 5 months here that I need mine to stay stored, even if for just keeping the salt off the body. Obviously you've seen the car, so you gotta admit they're pretty sweet looking, plus you'll get a lot more miles out of it. So as long as the body's in good shape and it's a runner, I'd vote "Go for the 1st Gen".
09-23-02, 01:05 AM
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Just a boost of confidence...We (my Dad and I) bought a 1985 GSL as a parts car cause it was in such rough shape. I got bored one day and decided to do some wrenching on it, and it turns out its a great runner (once we got the spark plug wires, carb settings, and timing right). After all that was said and done, the "parts car" turned out to be a (my) daily driver for about 2 years and going now, and the only things Ive replaced were a faulty gas cap (gasket went bad ans was spilling gas under hard corners) and the brake pads 
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09-25-02, 03:43 AM
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**** thats a good deal if the car is in good shape i paid $2,240CD or $3000NZ dollars for my '83 gsl-se and it had a rx5 13b and a 12 pound flywheel in it. if its all good i go for it! i love the 1st gen over the 2nd. i do that anyday! i say go for it!
09-25-02, 05:07 PM
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Both generations are fun cars. I have both; a hightly modded '88 n/a (now huge turbo!), and a ported '84 GSL-SE. I am personally more comfortable in the '88. I feel it is a much more refined car. It better be its newer! The 1st gen is really fun to drive. Its like a go kart. Mine shakes and rattles a little more than the 2nd gen but I don't drive it everyday and I don't take road trips in it anyways. Both cars handle great. The 2nd gen is more fun on larger tracks while I prefer my 1st gen on smaller auto-x type of tracks. For everyday driving I prefer the 2nd gen. For the price I say buy it. Then again I haven't seen what kind of condition it is in.
09-29-02, 11:13 PM
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id say thats a hell of a good deal. i paid 5000 for my 84 gsl, but it was mint with a new engine, only 35k on it, plus it was a spec rx7, full rollcage and everything. i autocross it now, and its a blast to drive, it does oversteer a bit, but thats what makes it sooo fun. ne way, in my opinion, the first gen is the car to go with, i have my present girlfriend cause of that car.
10-07-02, 04:47 AM
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You really need an open diff for the car to be driveable in the winter. With an open diff, typically one tire will spin more than the other, and you get a kind of rudder effect from the slower-spinning tire. Makes for a much easier time driving.
With the LSD, good luck trying to keep the nose ahead of the tail! Jeez.
Then again, I was trained to drive in the winter with the assumption that the tires WILL spin. Learning was fun... picture a 17 year old behind the wheel of a '76 Big F'ing Stationwagon (about 5200lb) with bald tires, in a big parking lot covered with 8-10 inches of fresh snow, and the stepfather in the passenger seat ENCOURAGING the lad to spin the car, lock up the brakes and recover, dodge imaginary obstacles (utilizing plenty of tire spin and opposite lock) etc etc.
I had a fun late adolescence.
And then I got my license so I could drive my car - a '72 Slightly Smaller (4800lb) Big F'ing Coupe with twice as much power but still on bald tires.
RX-7s are CAKE to drive in the winter. I actually almost preferred the feel of the '80 to my ultimate winter driving machine, a '88 Subaru wagon with dual-range 4wd. But there's something to be said for four-wheel powerslides at 80+mph...
With the LSD, good luck trying to keep the nose ahead of the tail! Jeez.
Then again, I was trained to drive in the winter with the assumption that the tires WILL spin. Learning was fun... picture a 17 year old behind the wheel of a '76 Big F'ing Stationwagon (about 5200lb) with bald tires, in a big parking lot covered with 8-10 inches of fresh snow, and the stepfather in the passenger seat ENCOURAGING the lad to spin the car, lock up the brakes and recover, dodge imaginary obstacles (utilizing plenty of tire spin and opposite lock) etc etc.
I had a fun late adolescence.
And then I got my license so I could drive my car - a '72 Slightly Smaller (4800lb) Big F'ing Coupe with twice as much power but still on bald tires.
RX-7s are CAKE to drive in the winter.
I actually almost preferred the feel of the '80 to my ultimate winter driving machine, a '88 Subaru wagon with dual-range 4wd. But there's something to be said for four-wheel powerslides at 80+mph...
10-07-02, 11:32 AM
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That is an amzing deal.
I got mine a year ago . I'm 18 now and not many stock 4cyl can keep up. I got it for $1200 canadain with 93000km. All that was wrong was a leaky oil cooler. Check fro that because it happens alot to rx7s. You can get it welded for under $100
I got mine a year ago . I'm 18 now and not many stock 4cyl can keep up. I got it for $1200 canadain with 93000km. All that was wrong was a leaky oil cooler. Check fro that because it happens alot to rx7s. You can get it welded for under $100
10-07-02, 09:18 PM
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Dude, one thing that you must know about 2nd gen engines... they catch fire. You'll hear hundreds of stories about 2nd gens and 3rd gens that now have salvage titles or new engines due to fires. It's usually due to the pulsation damper... you probably know all about that if you've lurked on the 2nd gen forum.
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