So I just sold my GXL FC 2days ago and now I'm ready to move on to bigger better things. After owning 2 FC's I got really tired of how slow N/A's are. That being said leads me to the question TII or FD. It would probably be a semi daily driver from home to work(lynnwood to everett) all freeway. But mostly a weekend warrior. I got a co-worker who drives his FD from bellevue to everett every other day and he said he never had any problems. What do you guys think would be a better car given the weather and what ever else we have to deal with here in the NW.

 

buy my fd im sure it will be faster than a NA FC!

 

+ 1 to that

 

the fd is lighter, faster, looks better and handles better. the only draw back is the price of an fd vs. a TII.

 

Have a back up car. Not all FDs where maintained equally. But I agree with everyone else about getting one. If you must go TII, go with a S5. CJ

 

well the price is not really an issue, and I do have a backup car 2 of them actually but what I'm really concerned about is the cost of keeping the car in top shape. does it really cost that much more money to maintain a FD than a TII or what? As far as events go mainly auto X and the occasional twisty drives lol

 

Volvo 850 R.

 

FYI.... FD parts are expensive

 

FDs are also very difficult to work on compared to FCs.

 

buy my t2 lol.

https://www.rx7club.com/nw-sale-wanted-classifieds-209/fs-selling-my-87-t2-780907/

 

^yes Fd's are great great cars but demand attention.....I think for every hour you work on an fd you get a week out of em, lol.

 

I've have them both and I dont think the FD is more difficult to work on. Well the only thing that I am not comfortable with on the FD is the power fc tuning + how expensive the parts are.

If you have the $$$ get the FD if not find a nice S5 TII and you can go along way with your $$$. Again that my .02 cents.

 

FD = Financial Diaster (among other acronyms)

 

strange i found that FD was easier to work with than FC. Of course the price of FD vs FC in maintenance, and other items regarding upkeep of the FD is substantially larger. If your budget is roughly 20-25k, I dont see that it would be a problem. 13-18k for an FD with a savings left over for important upkeep over the first year owning. You already being a previous FC owner can already expect a 3k-6k purchase, and the maintenance involved. Assuming that the TII was properly taken care of if your purchasing for that amount. Age can take a drastic toll even for S5TII.

 

If I had to do it again I would buy a fd roller and start fresh.

 

Seriously? There's so much more room to work with in an FC. I hated working on my friend's FD because it was so cramped, you couldn't get a hand anywhere. Granted, FCs aren't the best in that regard either.

 

hmmmm............thanks for all the input guys, after all that I dont think I'm ready for a FD just yet. I think I'm going to get a TII and work my way up to a FD. I was considering leaving the rotary world just so I can go fast but I think I'm going to stay lol just to be a rebel haha.

 

GET A PRIUS!!! I raced my friends n/a rx7 from a stop and beat him to 60 with my girlfriends prius.

 

I guess it all depends on the indivdual working on the car! If your work on an FC all the time and a FD once in a blue moon... I guess you can say an FC is easier to work on since you know what to expect. I am always tinkering around with my cars and enjoy it

 

Chance was that because the RX-7 ran out of gas.....lol
By the way does she know that you're racing her car

 

Shhhhhhhhhh! she will here you. Nah I am sure it would probably win if the race went longer, the prius just has a cvt transmission so every time he shifted I gained on him and he launched really crappy.

But man it is fun to give him ****.

 

Busted!

 

hahah prius thats hella funny, A toyota yaris tried to race me once lol

 

FC is easier to get in and out of, easier to see out of, bigger inside, etc so it is a much better commuter/daily driver.

For racing FD chassis is so much better than a FC, no comparison whatsoever...

 

^you obviously have never driven a prius