Heys guys

I'm usually I muscle car guy, but I have found a 1993 Mazda RX7 with 50,500 miles on it and it has been well taken car of, the guy is asking 7,000 for it. And I was wanting to get some opinions on whether thats a good price or not and Would it be ok as a daily driver? if not, is there anything I could do to make it better. I have heard that there is alot of attention you have to put in to one to keep it running perfect and I'm sure i can handle that but is it worth it?

 

if its cherry brake his arm and run if not like me id offer him less but check it over and be carefull...do your research if you need help call me

 

Generally, RX-7s don't make for good daily drivers.

Is it an auto? The price seems suspicious.

 

A good condition '93 with 50k miles should sell for more than $7000 USD. If the owner is really selling it for $7000, it either has some serious issues or the owner doesn't really know what he/she has..

 

The car is a manual. And he said he has all the receipts for the car. But like you said I am kinda suspicious about the price too.

 

u best jump on it before someone else does like i said check it out take it on a drive not 5-10 minutes a few hours and its good hey its like hitting the power ball on wednesday but be carefull,,,i have a 93 that is a great daily driver,,,80+ per day with no problems...

 

imo if you can get it for 7k do it. but.... dont DD it.

Ill tell you about my rx7. I have another car, but right now its at my parents house so i have been daily driving my rx7 for a week until i get it back. So far i have gotten out of my car/walked up to my car and seen huge puddles of oil, coolant, fuel, and power steering fluid. all were quick fixes but still ive been 15-20 minutes late to work several times because of it. ive blown out 2 couplers. and ive gone through 2 full tanks of gas this week basically driving back and forth 5 miles to work, and mabye driving around for half an hour after work. but... i still love it. but i would not want to have to rely on it.

 

Thanks for the info guys. By any chance does anyone want to buy a 2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6, 6 speed, with 104,000 miles on it. lol

 

If it's too good to be true...

 

on general, i'd say that the rx is not the best DD. gas mileage and upkeep are the two biggest factors.

if you're up to the task of staying on top of things, it can be driven daily.

 

The car's 15 years old.....What do you expect? If you replace all the stock hoses there shouldn't be any issues with leaks....Of course hoses are going to wear out, just like any car.

-Dan

 

Yea great price for a 50k Mile car even if it was just a roller...

 

If you perform the recommended maintenance and have new hoses etc on the car, there is no reason you can't dd it.

Back in my Army days my FD was my old car, and with just reliability mods the car was 100% reliable.

 

I think the first thing you should find out is whether its a clean title or not.

 

You mean aside from the crappy gas mileage, short tire life and frequency of oil changes? Even a perfect FD is an expencive DD. Maintnence cycles just come around more frequently for these cars, especially if you're racking up the miles. I'd love to DD my FD, but it's a bit unreasonable when you could buy a beater for the cost of 1 months worth of gas in the FD.

 

Well, I was in the military from 1999 to 2003. Back then gas prices werent very high.....the other factors you mention dont really make an impact unless you're running slicks and changing synthetic oil every 1000 miles, two things that I wasn't doing

*Can* you do it? Sure. Should you do it? That depends.

 

I DD'd my car for two years. Tires I changed once, oil I changed once a month with castrol gtx 10-30, but could have changed it every two months if I wanted to, and gas is going to be expensive, it's a freaking sports car. DDing a car doesn't mean it has to be a toyota prius or a Honda anything, It just means the car can handle being driven 5 days a week, and the FD doesn't have a problem with that. I didn't drive it too hard when I DD'd my car. only once in a while when I was late to work...

 

By listening to some people on here you would think the car isnt even driveable for 15 feet. I daily drove one for 9 months with not a single issue. Replace teh stuff that will cause the car to catch fire and do the regular maintenance and enjoy.

You should tell me where this 50k mile fd is located so I can check it out J/K. I wouldnt pass on the deal if I was you, if you do though, give me a shout and I will pay you a nice finders fee.

 

iive got a brand new bmw but as im not 21 yet ( cant legally drive turbo charged cars till 21 in aus) im still on the wait for a rx7. i want an fd badly and if i do get one, it will be used for daily driving and if normal maintenance like oil change and replacing the old hoses is going to be enough for a reliable rx7 ( 2000-2002 models) ill be more than happy to wait another 6 months and buy one. only down side is the fuel prices and well its a bloody sports car so fuel should not be an issue for a person that wants to buy an rx7 i do know a bit about motors and im sure a rotory engine is reliable if you take care of its services.

 

I think a $7000 FD is going to require at least $2K of maintenance to be daily driveable. I mean a great condition ROLLER should sell for around that price. So there have to be some issues with either the engine, and drivetrain...or severe aesthetic difficulty.

Can the car be daily driveable, yes, but it is a bad move financially. AND if you are considering buying a $7K FD, it probably isn't in your best interests. Buy the car, if you can budget in $2K for immediate maintenance...AND another $2K for a decent daily driver. The second $2K will be the best money you ever spent. It will be a cheaper car to maintain, will save you money on gas and insurance, and it will save wear and tear on the much more fickle FD. I found a $1200 318is BMW that I put $500 into and few trips to the junkyard, and it is probably worth $2500 now. When I added it to my insurance policy as my primary driver and dropped the FD to the secondary car less than 5K miles a year, it saved me $50 a month. So in 24 months, the car basically has paid for itself in insurance savings...not to mention all the other things...

Besides, odds are against the FD being a reliable daily driver for an extended period of time. Especially at that price. FDs can be reliable daily drivers...but that level of quality doesn't sell for $7K.

 

That is a funny line when talking about reliability. I didn't think the car was going to catch fire until I personally witnessed my pulsation dampener fail which = a gasoline fountain right above the exhaust manifold and downpipe. NOT good. On an aside, I had a fuel leak on my BMW, and the inline 6 cylinder just has a very efficient design. The fuel and intake air all come in one side...and the exhaust goes out the other. A fuel leak doesn't have immediate access to exhaust level heat, and as such is much less likely to be a catastrophic failure. I thought about the FPD failure in the FD when I was installing the new fuel line in the BMW.

 

I've been daily driving my FD for 1 1/2 years now. Just keep up with normal maintenance and things will be fine. The gas mileage isn't great but the joy of driving the car makes up for it!