What'ca think, sell the FC for a FD or wait for the '8'?
05-29-02, 01:10 PM
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What'ca think, sell the FC for a FD or wait for the '8'?
Torn between continuing to pour money into a 11 year old car, buy a 7-9 year old car and pour money into it or wait and buy the RX-8
I like the looks of the FD but it's tough to think of forking out big cash for a used car with no warrany when the RX-8 might not be that big a streatch financially and it would be BRAND NEW
What do you guys think? Can you convince me to keep the FC...
I like the looks of the FD but it's tough to think of forking out big cash for a used car with no warrany when the RX-8 might not be that big a streatch financially and it would be BRAND NEW
What do you guys think? Can you convince me to keep the FC...
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05-29-02, 04:00 PM
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I would be HELLA tempted to buy a rotary Miata
I already like the body style (kinda 3d gennish), and w/a rotary under the hood, they would be like a miniture 3'd gen.
I already like the body style (kinda 3d gennish), and w/a rotary under the hood, they would be like a miniture 3'd gen.
05-29-02, 04:25 PM
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Wishful hoping...
*sighs* If only...
But, there is a guy here in town that did put a 13BT in his Miata.... word has it he nearly lost his licence with speeding tickets tho!
*sighs* If only...
But, there is a guy here in town that did put a 13BT in his Miata.... word has it he nearly lost his licence with speeding tickets tho!
05-29-02, 04:54 PM
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Keep the FC, you'll miss it.
I started with a 90 GXL, sold it, bought a 93 R1, missed the FC so much, bought an 89 TurboII.
Not to mention the 90 Convertible I had for a while too..
I started with a 90 GXL, sold it, bought a 93 R1, missed the FC so much, bought an 89 TurboII.
Not to mention the 90 Convertible I had for a while too..
05-29-02, 05:36 PM
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Keep in mind what your ultimate goal is. Do you want ***-kicking performance, like 400+hp? As good as the RX-8 should be, a modded FD will have a lot more potential because it’s turbo’d. Also, most manufacturers become very reluctant to honour warrantees when you start modding new cars, so your performance options with the RX-8 will be limited. However, if you think you’ll be happy with the RX-8’s performance, go for it. Mazda may let you may get away with a few mild mods, and a few years after buying it you’ll be able to go nuts. Of course, by that time, a second hand RX-8 will be a lot cheaper...
As for the rotary Miata, Mazda haven’t said they’d do that. What they have said is that depending on the success of the RX-8 there will quite possibly be a new RX-7 that will be build on a modified Miata platform. So it’s size will in between the Miata and the FD.
As for the rotary Miata, Mazda haven’t said they’d do that. What they have said is that depending on the success of the RX-8 there will quite possibly be a new RX-7 that will be build on a modified Miata platform. So it’s size will in between the Miata and the FD.
05-29-02, 06:56 PM
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I keep seeing the occasional CYM FD for sale, they look sooo good, like a miniture race car! I do like the body lines on the RX-8 but it still kind of reminds me of a sedan spiced up to appeal to the sporty crowd...kind of like a Audi A4 or A6, maybe even a bit like a Maxima
Now if they took the Bathurst Type R and dropped the new engine into it, I wouldn't be able to hold back, and there would be no question on which one I'd buy
I'll bet that most of the RX-8 devotee's would buy a brand new gen 3 styled RX-7 with the new engine...
Now if they took the Bathurst Type R and dropped the new engine into it, I wouldn't be able to hold back, and there would be no question on which one I'd buy
I'll bet that most of the RX-8 devotee's would buy a brand new gen 3 styled RX-7 with the new engine...
05-29-02, 07:37 PM
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Originally posted by Barwick
Wait for the rotary powered miata (they better make one of these now..)
Wait for the rotary powered miata (they better make one of these now..)
