ZeroBanger

I dont know....

Sometimes lately I have been really longing to have a new car. I have been pricing new and used S2000's and 350Z's. My friend will sell his 02 S2000 to me for 25K it has only 17K miles.

I think the 350Z would make a really nice daily driver for me. For a daily driver Its pretty ******* nice. I'm not going to be one of these 350Z morons that think it makes a great track car or should even try to compete with what the FD does best..but I can see driving and not hearing alot engine noise, road noise, bumps, etc. Also its brand new..etc. The near 40K price tag is hard to swallow for a fully loaded model though. A stripper is about 27K, its nicely equipped, but no LSD.

I get so frustrated with my car. I admit it really puts a smile on my face sometimes, but there is always something wrong. My car doesn't start when its hot. well...when the water temp is hot enough to turn the fans on it takes 2 times to start it. the car does not do the accelerated warm up when its hot. My powerlocks stop working, my dash vents (the ones toward the windshield) are cracked to hell. My rear suspension on both sides squeel like a pig in the slaugher house (despite replaceing shocks and 8 bushings), my passenger side wheel sounds like a bass drum when I try to stop the car. ihad my power FC installed 18 months ago and then my AC did not work in position 3. No big deal. When I got my new engine, it decided to only work in pos 1. Now position 1 stop working. Sounds like I have a rattle snake hidden in my dash and both my doors. Drives me nuts. Every time I remove a plastic piece from the interior the plastic clips break. My car has more silicon in it than your average Hollywood Diva. Lets discuss that. both my headlight covers are held on by silicon, both my damn speaker covers are, my center dash a/c vent is, the locking mechanism for the rear seat bin, the hinge that holds the cargo cover in place. My damn gas tank door broke and was glued with epoxy till I finaly got a used one. The handle to the door pocket is broke, the lower console has the shiftboot and all the buttons (defrost, blanks, security, etc) held down by silicon. There are alot more, I just cant think of them now.

I want to give up..and then I see my car and its like "WOW". I hate Mazda. Its like a drug. Who the hell would buy a product that breaks like this?

So I bought a new rear upper control arm for my car, the new plastic pieces for the dash and i'm going to get my door lock fixed in a few weeks and im gonna jury rig the AC so it works with out the ECU, but also stops the compressor when I hit boost.

Just shoot me, please.

Kiflin

TO be honest, the rx7 was really not meant as a daily driver. More of a weekend car... or every other weekend.

But we feel the pain man.

SERIES7

Installing PC-680 Battery = daily driver or else.

ZeroBanger

I like daily driving it, I'm just tired of stupid little things breaking and stuff. I mean..it never lets me down..it just breaks and makes noises.

SERIES7

ZB, live widdit!!
LOL!!

Hey, I'll tell you what tho. If you're thinking about selling your FD, there prolly isn't a better time than the present. Your FD should be worth more when it's running. If you wait till it can't run to sell it, then you might be SOL.
Yes, I am the king of pointing out the "Obvious".

Snook

iTrader: (12)

If I had money like you I would just replace every part that broke with a new one and then the car would be brand new. Think about how much this stuff that annoys you will cost to fix? It's like nothing your pfc costs more alone. Just fix it don't keep putting up with it and bitching

ZeroBanger

oh I have no plans to sell it. but I may get another car.

ZeroBanger

LOL Like I'm made of money.

neofreak

None of the FD's I've owned have had any issues with trim / rattling / little things breaking. =)

Buy new plastic clips, stop rigging everything with silicone.

ZeroBanger

that is so Ideal.

The clip that holds the cargo net is $220.00, they dont sell it without the cover.

each of the headlight covers are $100 and need painted. If I get a used one, it will be brittle too.

the plastic clips that broke from the center console require a new console, another couple 100 bucks.

Any questions?

Montego

iTrader: (1)

I guess the-7-does lose

\Oh wait never mind I missed the part that you said that you would never sell it.


So it is The -7- CAN'T Lose!!

ZeroBanger

no...the owner does.

Montego

iTrader: (1)

You know you are not alone. I look at NSX's I think not a bad looking car... And that's how it begins

dubulup

Everytime I walk by my car or see it, I get that "new car" feeling you get when you buy a new car. Jokes over, it's not new to me anymore and being a '95, it's definitely not "new"

So why do I get that feeling??? I have no idea, and that drug you talk about...

these cars are the ****!!! Go take out your WI and redesign so it deflats the pressure in your tires before a launch and reinflat at 3218 rpms and quit moaning about your 10 year old creeks.

neofreak

Its over 10 years old, you're bound to have to replace things.. am I the only one that fixes things with new parts if they break? Then again, not a lot has broken..

Jim Calandrella

I drove mine everyday for 3 years. I really liked driving it all the time, but it is a total needy bitch.
If you want it to stop breaking, you have to start taking things off it, and simplify it. You can't break what you don't have.
I've never had any problems with the interior, but mine started rattling a little after 3 years of the Hell hole that's known as the Boston road system.

SoCalLove

Why not buy two FD's make one a full on daily driver. Only R mods. And mess around w/ your current one.

ZeroBanger

I understand the mileage issue. I do have 171,000 on my chassis. Its not the point about buying new parts...I mean just today I ordered about 500 bucks worth of new parts (upper control arm, plasic knuckle covers for the seats, dash vents, etc).

I just needed to vent.

ZeroBanger

cause it will have the same problems, lol. its not my mods that are causing these issues.

neofreak

it won't if you get a good one.

EviLPeNeviL

iTrader: (2)

David David David..... Wasn't it just a few moments ago when you were sitting in my passenger seat going to Fremont Mazda and you commenting on how nice everything is? Like you said before it's just a nice solid feeling that those interior parts are the ones that you love the most. None other cars can have what the FD has, a billion plastic pieces, some solid and some not so solid.

It's a great car and all, some get lucky with their FD (NeoFreak) and have minimal problems while others (ZeroBanger) have a whiny and materialistic biatch to deal with.

We all know you have the funds for a new car so if you're really up for it I'm sure we'll all be here to help you choose the daily driver that'll suit your taste.

-Dan

dubulup

anyone ever hear a totally stock one drive...QUIET!!!

put those precat's back on!

ZeroBanger

I'm sure part of the problem is 171,000 miles. I doubt Neo has that many. I have a few rattles in my interior, I know i can fix those easy when I figure out where they are. I guess what I am bitching about is how fragile everything is.

I'm getting my suspension pieces ordered now.

Mahjik

iTrader: (1)

It sucks doesn't it? Especially after you sit in these newer "sporty" cars.

Compared to the newer batch of "sporty" cars, the FD, IMO, is not a good daily driver. Drive around in a C5 for 3 hours in 100+ degree weather and then do the same thing in an FD (and to those people that say C5's are everywhere, would having more FD's on the road make it any worse? nope.. It would still be the same car). Night and day difference in comfort level, plus you won't be starring at your temp gauge the whole time.

We are dealing with cars that were manufactured 10 years ago, and designed even older than that. It's easy to get upset when comparing it to newer cars that in stock form are putting down some very good power with all the added luxuries we would like to have from time to time. We have to keep the age of our vehicles in mind to keep everything in perspective.

Godzilla-T78

I just wanted to chime in saying I drive my rx7 as a daily driver as well as the previous 3rd gen I owned. I think it is a kick *** car and is VERY reliable if tooken care of right. You treat it good, it treats you good. I have never had a major problem with my car other than window actuators dying, and a small overheating problem that I fixed.