more reliable as daily driver?
10-05-10, 07:08 PM
#4
Street Dancer
i agree^^ i have had my second gen (fc3s) for 5 years now and nothing major has happened except for a power steering leak. i daily drive mine and also race on the weekends. i drift so i put a lot of pressure on my 13b. Really if you drive responsible and keep your rotary cool there is no chance of failure.
10-06-10, 01:19 PM
#6
Here's a quote from an old post I made years ago:
Still stands....
The problem is not from being a daily driver, but from modifying the car. The car in relatively stock form is about as reliable as you'll get for a sports car. When you start modifying the car, you begin to push other stock components past what they were designed.... that's when stuff starts to break.
If you want a reliable FD, follow this:
1. Replace the radiator with a drop-in aluminum radiator
2. Replace the AST with a drop-in aluminum AST
3. Remove the Pre-Cat and use a downpipe
4. Add a water temp and boost gauge
5. (most important) Leave all the other crap alone. If it breaks, replace it with OEM parts.
I drove my stock FD for years without problems (after a new engine that is). It wasn't until I began to mod the car that things began to fail and/or break.
This is the kind of car you won't be able to "cheap out" on. Parts can be expensive and there aren't really any cheap alternatives. The little things though will go a long way (i.e. spending money on good tires and brakes).
Keep in mind that you are buying a car that's over 10 years old. Things are going to break or fail in some cases just from age.
If you want a reliable FD, follow this:
1. Replace the radiator with a drop-in aluminum radiator
2. Replace the AST with a drop-in aluminum AST
3. Remove the Pre-Cat and use a downpipe
4. Add a water temp and boost gauge
5. (most important) Leave all the other crap alone. If it breaks, replace it with OEM parts.
I drove my stock FD for years without problems (after a new engine that is). It wasn't until I began to mod the car that things began to fail and/or break.
This is the kind of car you won't be able to "cheap out" on. Parts can be expensive and there aren't really any cheap alternatives. The little things though will go a long way (i.e. spending money on good tires and brakes).
Keep in mind that you are buying a car that's over 10 years old. Things are going to break or fail in some cases just from age.
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Of course, an unmodified totally stock FD will still have the following failures that have either happened or are waiting to happen:
-all hoses in turbo areas baked from precat
-any number of hoses/solenoids associated with twin turbo system split/leaking/seized
-AST about to crack
-all plastic in engine bay (intercooler piping) about to split
-turbos about to fail and spew oil
-pulsation damper ready to leak
-interior trim falling apart
-poor paint on early cars
-all hoses in turbo areas baked from precat
-any number of hoses/solenoids associated with twin turbo system split/leaking/seized
-AST about to crack
-all plastic in engine bay (intercooler piping) about to split
-turbos about to fail and spew oil
-pulsation damper ready to leak
-interior trim falling apart
-poor paint on early cars
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