last February of 2005. I must admit ... its a beauty but high
maintenace and cost:

Purchase Price $ 13,546
2005 $ 5,240
2006 YTD $ 2,884

My RX7

Twin Turbo 1.3 Liters 5 speed Manual
Purchased 2/2005 with 76,339 miles, Black Leather Interior with Special Rear Warrior Spoiler.

Engine:

M2 Cold Air Intake w/2 K&N Filters, M2 Stock mounted intercooler with Greddy Elbow, M2 3” Downpipe, M2 Stage 3 ECU, Pillar mounted water temp and boost gauges by Autometer, AST bypass; silicone bottom radiator house, M2 upgraded radiator, zip-tied vacuum hoses.
Rotor Sports Urethane Motor Mounts (7/2006)
Fuel Filter (7/2006)
Ngk Spark Plugs (7/2006)
Nology Spark Plug Wires (7/2006)
Greddy Turbo Time & Harness (7/2006)
Engine Damper (7/2006)

Suspension & Exhaust:

ADR Kasai wheels, front 18x8; rear 18x9 w/Hub Centric Rings
Toyo T1’Proxes tires
TEIN Type FLEX Damper Coilover (2/2005)
HKS Super draeger cat-back exhaust with Bonez hi-flo Catalytic converter.
Front Sway bar end links (7/2006)
Front & Rear Racing Beat Sway Bar (7/2006)
with special white bracket (7/2006)
18 piece Delrin Blushing (front, rear & diff.) (7/2006)
6 Pillow blushing for the rear (7/2006)
4 Wheel Alignment & Speed Balance all tires (7/2006)

Trans:
Gotham Racing Short Shifter (7/2006)
Fidanza Flywheel w/Mazda OEM counters weight (7/2006)
Exedy –OEM Clutch Kit replacement (7/2006)

Brakes: Power Stop Rotors and new brake pads (2/2005)
New rebuilt Calipers (2/2005)
Ice: Customized (2/2005):
JVC SHX850 Head unit 35 Watts RMS,
Infinity Kappa speakers, front (2way)
5¼”, rear (3way) 6½”
MTX TA5601 Mono Amp Class D 300
Watts RMS
MTX T7512-04 12” Subwoofer 400 Watts
Peak

Clifford 450 G Alarm System (2/2005)

Tint and New Battery (2/2005)

IF MY WIFE FINDS OUT I'M DEAD MEAT...LOL

 

^^ This July was good to your car.

 

ah so i should start off with a TII untill i get some experience with the rotary then move up? will maintenance cost about the same or less, well you did say parts were easier to find but being an older model maybe more things wrong with it? idk lol

 

Yep .... $ 1,400 in Labor.

LOL

 

I can honestly say I am a dumbass. About a year ago I got my first FD and 3rd car. I had a general idea that FD parts would cost alot but didn't know about how many things could go wrong. So I purchased a 93 R1 for about 11k and in a year spent about 5-7k on replacement and performance parts. But now I really don't care because it was well worth the smile and tingley feeling I get every time I sit in the driver seat.

 

The FD is a great car. But, mods aside at 250hp it pales in comparison to modern cars.

A couple years ago I was on the verge of handing over a check for a very sweet, pristine, and original FD with low mileage. Occasionally, I have second thoughts about how it went down. In retrospect I think it was fortunate the owner was on some boat and out of contact.

Instead for near the same money I got a relatively low mileage 1985 GSL-SE and a Ferrari 308. As some have mentioned, the FC or a 1st gen SE are nearly bulletproof and a pleasure to work on.

Seamus

 

ic k thanks guys i have some other cars in mind too so i guess ill try and figure out which would be best for me with my limited knowledge of cars lol