Chrisz5z

What makes the rx7s so unreliable as a daily driver?

Mahjik

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https://www.rx7club.com/forum/search.php

Use "reliability"....

Snook

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Hey bro everyone on the forum is going to jump on you for this little comment.
I suggest you click the back button from this post and read the stickies on top of the 3d gen section.

Tons of people use their rx7 as a daily driver and it is only not reliable if you don't know what mods to get in what order, don't know how to maintain it, or don't have it tuned properly.

Chrisz5z

well snook, that goes without saying, if you don't pick your mods right, with any car, its not goin to be very reliable, i guess i should of asked, is the rx7 a good daily driver?

Snook

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YES it's a car, don't forget that

Chrisz5z

pnoy1duh

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chris, that depends on what YOUR idea of a good daily driver is...if anything my wife and i share her little toyota tercel. I don't like driving the 7 all the time cuz of its gas mileage. But as most of us here would probably agree that gas mileage and complaints of the like go out the window once you feel the boost kick in.

Kiflin

Their reliable vechicles, just people dont take of them.

Chrisz5z

well the gas mileage wouldn't bother me, cause the car i got now only gets 7mpg, lol

pnoy1duh

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what the hell are you drivin??????
a lambo

Chrisz5z

lol, nah, i drive a 71' Plymouth Roadrunner, but im about to sell it pretty soon, and get a rx-7

Mahjik

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Is the FD a good daily driver? Well, that depends on a few things:

1. Tires. If you need to drive in the rain, it's a light car. Make sure to purchase all weather tires instead of high performance tires which won't give you much traction on wet roads (a lot of wrecks happen because of this with FD's).

2. A/C. The FD A/C is not the best in the world. I don't know how that will effect you driving it during the day in the summer time.

3. Gas. The FD typically gets around 12-13mpg in the city. But we aren't talking the cheap 87 octane stuff here, you NEED premium in the car no matter what.

*IF* you get a FD that is in good shape. *IF* you take care of a few reliability mods, and *IF* you can take care of the car properly, the FD can/will last a long time as a daily driver if you can deal with some minor confort issues.

I did use my FD as a daily driver when I first got it, as the car put me into serious debt (bought a lemon, needed a new engine & turbos, etc etc). Eventually I was able to purchase a daily beater, and have never regretted it. The daily beater was the best mod I ever did.

Chrisz5z

Thanks mahjik

as far as the a/c not being all that great, it won't bother me mainly because my current car doesn't have a a/c, lol

and as far as the gas mileage, that won't bother me either, because of my car only getting 7mpg and i have to use premium also or it will run like ****

Import Convert

I agree with Majhik. Buy a beater. I bought an '85 300ZX for $1900 that gets me to work and back, and gets taken out on rainy days.

If you do buy one, you will like it more than the Roadrunner! I sold a '70 440-6 Barracuda to get mine and I haven't looked back!

Mahjik

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Yea, understandable, but you also have to deal with parking it all day long (dealing with people door dinging it, scratching it). I don't know if you have covered/underground parking for work, but you'll have the sun beating on it all day long.

After having the convience of a daily driver that gets about 30mpg with good A/C? I'll never give that up. Plus, it's nice to have something that's slower. After a while, you get "used" to the power of the car, it doesn't feel as fast because you are driving it all the time. Having a daily beater fixes that problem. Also, not having the FD as the primary car on insurance is also a nice benefit to keeping some more money in your pocket.

Thefts of the car is another concern. The more people the see the car around, the more attention it will attract.

dpasseto

Damn Majhik!!! Took all my pointers I too use the RX only as a toy. During the day, I'm proud to say that I drive an 95 Neon with no A/C and a hole in the mufler. . Everything majhik said is true, cheaper on gas, car stays prettier longer, the boost becomes a treat not and not an everyday thing. The only part that sucks is when you pull up next to a Supra at the light and you wish you had your FD . That's the worst feeling. In conclusion, I choose to keep mine looking pretty and rust free so I leave it in the garage and drive it about 75 miles per week.

Oh yeah this thread was about reliability. It's reliable if you know what you're doing and take care of the maintenance. Also, if you drive it hard, it'll poop in the end. Good luck

Chrisz5z

well the theft thing shouldn't be a prob, ive got the only roadrunner in the city, and its yellow, lol, so it sticks out, and i get a lot more attention that i want to sometimes, and nobody has tried to steal my car, well i guess if they tried they weren't successful

Mahjik

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Hmm, sorry, not that your Road Runner is a bad car, but if I was ever going to steal a car, that definitely not be on the list. Do a search for "stolen" here in the forum.

If these things aren't a concern to you, get the car and drive it everyday.

Me? I like my car. I'm trying to do everything I can to make it last.

MilesBFree

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I have a list of reliability mods on my site: Go to FAQ --> Reliability Mods.

Juancm5483

MY FD HAS BEEN A DAILY DRIVER FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT I JUST GOT A DAILY DRIVER 87 TOYOTA COROLLA