trancemaster

sup guyz, im new in this forum and im hopin to get an rx-7 in the future but these past few days ive been readin all the FAQs and all the sites about them and it looks like its a realllllly high maintanence car. I'm up for it but i dont want a car that i cant **** around wit like peeling out, doing donuts, etc. Ive read somewhere its bad to get wheelspin on these cars. i just want to know from ur experiences if its fine to play around wit the car occasionally, and if the high maintenance is really worth the car.

JONSKI

Find someone in your area who will let you drive it for a bit (may be more difficult than it sounds).

Anyways, some of the FD's (FD = 3rd generation RX-7) don't require much maintenance, but some are like mine. It really depends on how the previous owner(s) drove and maintained the car.

To keep an FD on the road as often as possible, you need a thick wallet or the time and enthusiasm for working on it yourself.

I definitely think it's worth it, and I'm not the kind of guy who does donuts. However, I would do burnouts if I could (I have an automatic transmission). It's just a very enjoyable car.

Mahjik

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Actually, what you are referring to is "wheel hop". You can spin the tires as much as you want. It's only going to cost you rubber (and depending on the size of your wheels, you could be going through some $$$$). Wheel Hop on the other hand can/will damage your differential.

I'm also not a fan of doing donuts, but what people do with their own cars is their own business...

The car is no different than any other sports car. When it's running fine, there's nothing like it. However, when there are problems, it can be expensive to repair.

However, you have to realize that you are thinking about getting a car that is more than a few years old. Depending on the previous owner(s), you may need to put some money into the car as soon as you get it just from parts being old if they haven't been replaced yet (suspension parts, brakes parts, etc).

man_of_steel

er... yes, you have to papmer the car. Some lucky fools can get away with not having to, but you need to know how your car works, what different symptoms are, etc...if you want something tha you dont have to worry about but you can still jack around in, maybe an RX-7 is not the car you are looking for..

shaun.sheldrake

Simple ... look after the FD and it'll look after you ..

trancemaster

thx for ur opinions guyz..and wat do u mean by papmer the car?

JONSKI

Pampering is when you use THE BEST fluids and parts, and drive the car very rarely and gingerly.