Well, thanks for your replies. I'm not really concerned about the gas cost, as I already drive a gas guzzler (4.6L Thunderbird). Also, I'm a small guy (5' 9"), so I don't think comfort will be an issue. When I say "daily driver," my commute is about 5-8 miles long, so, it's a REALLY short distance. Since the car will be one with rebuilt motor/trans/turbo, I don't think I'll have to worry about anything given that I maintain it correctly.

 

i did!

 

I see no problem with driving a FD everyday.

 

I drive mine daily, no problems here. Though the gas has gone up over 10¢ in the past week, kind of pisses me off.

 

my FD is my daily driver and it has never failed me xcept when i messed with things (going NS, new springs, shocks, etc). lol. Bottom line, if you find a good example of an rx7 and treat it well and know what ur getting into, you will not regret it as ur daily.

-Zach

 

Don't mean to kill this, but just do a search. There are a ton of threads about this. BTW, I daily drive mine with zero complaints.

 

Mines a daily driver... you can't enjoy it if you can't drive it to its full potential. heck i like driving, not only because it's fun to drive, but i like being seen in it. great looker if you ask me.

on a side note; you can't just get in the car and expect to do what you want it to do. you definitely need to know your car inside and out.


see ya,

car 53

 

I am glad you have had the experience you indicate, but there HAVE been a number of posts here where people have indicated "hit a small slick spot and the next thing I knew I was in the median..." or words to that effect.
And maybe it is just a peculiar trait of my automatic car, but I get SEVERE wheelspin on wet pavement, perhaps it is due to the near total anemia of 'go' when the pedal is first depressed that leads to the turbos coming on hard at the wrong time..... I seriously have to use the 'hold' feature and keep it in 'D' to not just be merrily spinning away every time I leave a stoplight if it is wet.

I DO drive my car once or twice a week to work, but I have a 10 mile rural commute on a nearly deserted highway, so it is not like I have to deal with stop-and-go traffic a lot.

And how the HELL do you fit that well? I am 6'1" and 210 and I still remember driving from Wichita to Oklahoma City and back one day.....I thought my *** and legs would NEVER be the same again!

 

i'm gonna have to go with DMRH on this one.. i'm in the process of owning a 93 rx7 r1 in about 2 weeks or so and my intentions is to make it really nice and preferably quick..it will definitely be my weekend car.. i go to school during the week and its 30 miles one way..i also go to work but we have to find parking on the local streets..i wouldnt want to park to my rx7 on the street everyday and travel 60 miles everyday to go to school.. i currently own a 92 civic for the commute but for the weekend and for chillen, etc., i will be driving the rx7..

 

There are certian items that are usually necessary for an RX7 owner. Jack and stands They love jackstands. Lots of tools, service manual. You may need to also have a truck and trailer to get it home. If you are not mechanically inclined you may have to make provisions for one. A credit card with high limit for ordering parts.

 

No.

 

and don't forget the AAA card for towing when u get it off the jack stands.

 

You may be right about the automatics. My first FD was an autoshifter (may it rest in piece), as I remember, it did have a tendency to get a little swapheaded in the wet. I, like you, used the hold feature which seemed to cure the slippies.

 

RX-7's come in automatics?
(What's wrong with you people?)

 

I use mine to commute, have driven it in the rain, mountains, and occasional snow, and I will be taking it to college, as a sophomore, of course, because UC Davis doesn't really allow 1st years to have parking passes. It is a perfectly impractical, unreliable, expensive and wonderful car that gets attention from the ladies (take that raised trucks!), and car guys alike. Plus its way fun to drive. I'm kinda tall, about 6'3", and skinny, but I fit fine. Getting in and out suck, but thats life for a lop. Second the AAA card, stands, tools, credit cards, and understanding family/freinds/significant others. What college are you going to? UCSD, UCD or S(t)DSU? I've got friends enrolled at all three, and they love em. Josh

 

I'm going to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. As far as "reliability" goes, it never seems like a MAJOR problem... always just boost problems.

 

It really hard to say, do you want a car you never have to thknk about, I mean you can go 5k before you change the oil and it still last 200k? If so, then the rx's aren't the right car for you.

 

I daily mine - since I got the car in 2000 (w/ 38,xxx mi), I've put on about 40,xxx miles on. Problems to date: clutch fork broke ($100 part), intake manifold gasket blew (yeah, the crappy paper one - got metal one from mazda for like $30), hose between y-pipe and IC piping ripped (silicone coupler $15), and just recently started to leak oil.
Pretty minor wear for 3 years of daily use. I've driven my FD rain or shine (keep in mind I live in SD where it doesn't get too hot and rarely rains). My advice...always be prepared (financially) to fix the worse and don't gun it too often...else your going to be $#!t out of a ride for a while.