hey guys i found an 84 today its black 5 speed and is in pretty good condition. the guys who owns it is obviously ignorant to rotary engines on account of he thinks its a 4 cyl. the odometer says 221k miles on its, and the car runs fantastic. i asked him if it has been rebuilt and he said he didnt know because he hadnt had it less than a year. the engine was also very clean. share your thoughts and opinions

 

Hard to tell. Can they run that long? Sure. Do they? Not usually. Some minor failure or neglect causes them to die before that mile mark.

 

Talk him down on the price because you feel that the engine is probably on it's last -10k miles. When really, the engine has most likely undergone a relatively fresh rebuild because 1) I doubt it went 100k and still looks perfect. 2) You say it pulls hard 3) he has no clue.

Use every unknown in used car buying to your advantage.

 

Personally I'd bet on it not making 221k. Many of the most reliable engines in automotive history have a tough time making the 200k mark.

The only way I'd say that 5 sp rotory is still around on an orginal engine is either someone like to drive long and drawn out interstate cruises, or the car was owned by a rotory mechanic.

 

****, I had 179,000 on mine before it died. I autox'd it and over heated it bad and it still made it that far. If not for the overheating from a ruptured hose it would have made 200k easy.

 

are the stock tips on fb's pretty large because i dont remember them being that big, or that loud