RX-7 Winter driving
 

Hey I was just wondering if any of you drive your fds durring the winter, and how does it react, and does the rotary engine have trouble starting up? and if so what did you do so that it starts fine, i'm talking about -10 to -30 celcius here, thanks hope i get some of your responces

Don't do it. Not worth it esp in Quebec where it will rust out within a season. Buy a daily driver and put the FD away for the winter.

I'm in markham, just north of toronto. It snowed a bit yesterday but I don't think they salted the roads yet. As soon as that first grain of salt hits the roads, the FD goes into storage. Nothing will rust out your FD faster.

Plus, do you really want to use your front bumper as a snow plow?

Ya i definetly would not drive an FD during the winter, store that puppy and drive a beater

As posted above, if you care at all for your FD, don't drive it in the snow/salt. It can be done safely with proper tires, but corrosion will ruin your car in short order.

SNOW!?!? i won't even drive my car in the rain; only time is when it starts raining while i'm driving.

My car is already in hybernation...

+1, me too...
Besides the problem inherent to driving a pretty powerful lightweight low to the ground no traction control car, why would you put a car you're supposed to love through that kind of disrespectful punishment?

As far as starting cold goes, I have it in my garage and I start her during the winter every couple of weeks and let it run in the driveway for a bit, then I put it back in the garage. I have never had a problem starting the car, it goes on just like the other cars I have. Just make sure that you have it in first gear before you turn the key, or you'll send your 2 rotors revving 3k rpms from sitting stationary for a while in below 0 temperatures...

I don't. I think very few do.
Even brand new my FB absolutely would NOT start below about 10 C. It would just instantly flood requiring an oil and a plug change after towing it in and warming it up. Things may have improved, but I still recommend you get a beater for all the reasons stated above. Plus it's light, low to the ground, has a short wheelbase and RWD.

Damn lan you're crazy!! lol

But serious, thats a really nice FC. Cant believe you would even want to drive it in those conditions.

there's no snow down here.
but thats one nice FC lan.

Lan, my brother is selling his tercel if you're interested lol

Its a 95, VERY well kept. Selling cheap.

Maybe you can retire the FC for daily driving duty and hop in this gas saving machine :D

+1 , btw I scammed you :)

Haha Dom, I will hunt you down, I have your addy and have the money to fly there...Muahhhahahahaha

Hey lan, get a daily and sell me the FC

So wait, would it still be advisable to drive the FD out in the cold? When there's no snow? Just a cold day?

Obviously you could since it is indeed a regular car but why should you?

Just get a cheap daily driver and use that, not even giving a damn what happens to it by snow/ice/salt etc.

Amen.
I saw that you were looking to buy an FD on another post. If I were you I'd buy a daily driver 1st, then save some money for an FD. These are true sports cars which were not intended for snow. I spend enough money on maintenence for one season (5 months).. Forget about year round.

I'll be driving mine, but my winters are a bit more mild.

I drive mine all year round. That being said, it doesnt get too cold in the UK (Just below freezing in the nights), however they excessively salt the roads here. I keep off the main roads where I can in the mornings.

I dont even know how you can control a FD in winter, mine in rain is even hard not to go sideways... I just parked mine today gonna be a long 6 months or so with out her

Winter makes it more fun :lol:
More sideways action & less tire ware!

yeahhhh i drove my FD ONCE in the snow... and i never will again...

i spent more time sideways than i did anything else, and 90% of the time. You figure, "ill go slow, itll be fine" WRONGGGGGGG

slow or not, your gonna spin the damn thing... its a light weight rear drive car... with TWO turbos (assuming yours is still stockish) especially when in sequential is damn near impossible to keep out of boost and so on.

do yourself a favour and get a daily driver...

no reason to put a good car through that kind of crap.

and LAN, that is a BEAUTIFUL FC... seriously.

Just put in the cave.