View Poll Results: What should I do in the winter?
Drive my 85
4
12.12%
Get another Rx-7
4
12.12%
Find a cheap beater
25
75.76%
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Winter Car
Winter Car
What should I do during the winter? I'm getting the rust problem fixed, but I want this car to last a long while. Should I get another 7, drive this one or get a different used car?
Depending on how much your willing to spend, theres alot of good cars which could also be used as back up. For myself i have an 88' Caddy Seville. You can pick one up for like a grand... That's of course if you acutally wanna keep it AFTER the winter, or just wanna trash it.
Anyone wanna help a fellow rx7 owner out lol.
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From: Kamloops BC Canada
Originally posted by Arthur Dent
Just watch out for the tranny or head gaskets if its a 3.8L
Just watch out for the tranny or head gaskets if its a 3.8L
Dirve it till it seizes up and drops.... or stops moving....
But 3.8L? I thought they only came with a 3.0L in them?
Jeff
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From: Kentwood, Michigan
Get a mid to late '80s front-wheel drive Olds or Buick with any V6. Cheap ($500 max if rusty), plentiful, very cheap parts, and an incredibly safe snow machine - IF you get decent tires.
I've had two late-'80s fwd Cutlasses, and have driven them through hellish blizzards. The one I have now (the mighty Snowstainer) I once used to bust door-handle level drifts and blaze a path into my old job's unplowed parking lot. Tranny leak be damned, it's a great car.
Right now it's in front of my house, unlocked, the key stuck in the ignition, with a sign on the window:
"DON'T STEAL - NO BRAKES" until I get another $20 caliper on it.
I've had two late-'80s fwd Cutlasses, and have driven them through hellish blizzards. The one I have now (the mighty Snowstainer) I once used to bust door-handle level drifts and blaze a path into my old job's unplowed parking lot. Tranny leak be damned, it's a great car.
Right now it's in front of my house, unlocked, the key stuck in the ignition, with a sign on the window:
"DON'T STEAL - NO BRAKES" until I get another $20 caliper on it.
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From: West Bloomfield MI
Hey jec-31 Rotary Racing of Michigan (our local club) is having a BBQ in lansing this sat. Check out the Midwest forum for info. Also I too need a winter car...... But I think I have about $100 in my bank account lol.....
Originally posted by JEC-31
Get a mid to late '80s front-wheel drive Olds or Buick with any V6. Cheap ($500 max if rusty), plentiful, very cheap parts, and an incredibly safe snow machine - IF you get decent tires.
I've had two late-'80s fwd Cutlasses, and have driven them through hellish blizzards. The one I have now (the mighty Snowstainer) I once used to bust door-handle level drifts and blaze a path into my old job's unplowed parking lot. Tranny leak be damned, it's a great car.
Right now it's in front of my house, unlocked, the key stuck in the ignition, with a sign on the window:
"DON'T STEAL - NO BRAKES" until I get another $20 caliper on it.
Get a mid to late '80s front-wheel drive Olds or Buick with any V6. Cheap ($500 max if rusty), plentiful, very cheap parts, and an incredibly safe snow machine - IF you get decent tires.
I've had two late-'80s fwd Cutlasses, and have driven them through hellish blizzards. The one I have now (the mighty Snowstainer) I once used to bust door-handle level drifts and blaze a path into my old job's unplowed parking lot. Tranny leak be damned, it's a great car.
Right now it's in front of my house, unlocked, the key stuck in the ignition, with a sign on the window:
"DON'T STEAL - NO BRAKES" until I get another $20 caliper on it.
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From: West Bloomfield MI
Originally posted by 85RX7GS
Good idea! Although, I doubt I'd find one for 500 and it would probably cost a good amount to insure. Maybe I should just look for a Yugo.
Good idea! Although, I doubt I'd find one for 500 and it would probably cost a good amount to insure. Maybe I should just look for a Yugo.
Plastic Jedi
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From: Kentwood, Michigan
Yeah, one of the Forum's FC guys, gtrr4, called on my GTU for sale and invited me to the Lansing meet. Too bad I'm putting a roof on my house that weekend, cause that would be a great place to advertise.
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From: West Bloomfield MI
Banzai Racing is owned by Chris Sanders. His name is BlueTII on the forum. The shop is in monroe. He knows alot about RX7s and how to fix them. He also has quite a collection of parts. Let them know if you plan on going to that meet because they want a head count for food.
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From: Lethbridge, Canada
Originally posted by Keaponlaffen
Dirve it till it seizes up and drops.... or stops moving....
But 3.8L? I thought they only came with a 3.0L in them?
Jeff
Dirve it till it seizes up and drops.... or stops moving....
But 3.8L? I thought they only came with a 3.0L in them?
Jeff
The 4 banger could actually come with a manual tranny. Quite rare and slow. The 3.0L is a better motor reliability wise than the 3.8L. Head gasket as a weak spot. The auto trannies are really terriable but live a little longer behind the 3.0L motor. I had a beater 88 wagon with a 3.8L for a while.