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Old 17-07-2015, 05:51 PM   #1
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Wowww. just bought my first ever Jap car.
A 91 Mazda RX7.

Holy ****, I've been converted!
I mean, it actually handles!
AND doesn't break down...
I think someone better kick me out of here. I'm about to join the Mazda brigade!
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Old 17-07-2015, 05:53 PM   #2
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Sounds like its ticking all the boxes for you, how long have you owned it?
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Old 17-07-2015, 06:03 PM   #3
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RX7! They're known to be pretty heavy on fuel u know?
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Old 17-07-2015, 06:14 PM   #4
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Don't forget to add some oil to each tank of fuel ;)
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Old 17-07-2015, 06:19 PM   #5
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Old 17-07-2015, 08:13 PM   #7
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had no experience with rotarys, but a workmate told me the rx7 rotarys like to be warmed up , he gave his son his own rx7 that he had owned for years in good condition, and the young bloke was told to warm it up a bit in the mornings before driving off.

my workmate was pretty annoyed a couple of weeks later it was blowing oil smoke, dunno if it was coincidence, but i have heard that said about rotarys from others too.
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Old 17-07-2015, 08:19 PM   #8
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Mate of mine used to warm his pp rx2 up every morning at 4:30am for 15 minutes, until a neighbour threw a brick through his window.

Can't say I blame the neighbour. The sound of a rotor is a love it or hate it noise. And at 4:30 in the am, I'm firmly in the hate category. Any other time I love them.

So 92? Is that an fd? Best looking Japanese car every. Still looks modern today.
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Old 17-07-2015, 08:23 PM   #9
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There's a reason why the Germans hand-passed it to the Japs.
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Old 17-07-2015, 09:11 PM   #10
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Would be a nice car but best ever? Depends what your used to?
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Old 17-07-2015, 09:27 PM   #11
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Nothing wrong with Jap. Until I actually spent coin on my own car I was very much pro V8. In the end I bought a WRX Funnily enough now I really want a Aussie V8 not that it is a bad car I just want a different experience

From what I understand the rotors love fuel and oil but if you don't have to worry about it then who cares. I hope Mazda get on the same level with the GT-R and now the NSX and bring a modern day RX7 to the table.
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Old 17-07-2015, 09:54 PM   #12
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One of the best looking modern cars ever made were the series 6 RX7s, so don't mind the Mazdas. I prefer a V8 much more usable power.
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Old 17-07-2015, 10:39 PM   #13
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Wowww. just bought my first ever Jap car.
A 91 Mazda RX7.

Holy ****, I've been converted!
I mean, it actually handles!
AND doesn't break down...
I think someone better kick me out of here. I'm about to join the Mazda brigade!
Umm, you've just bought and it doesn't break down.

Can we assume that all your previous cars have broken down a few days after you've bought them ?
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Old 17-07-2015, 10:40 PM   #14
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he comes from a 92 EB!

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Old 17-07-2015, 10:48 PM   #15
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Old 18-07-2015, 06:29 AM   #16
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I had an rx3 twenty six years ago!
By modern standards, it wouldn't compare. But in the day, it was fantastic fun and wouldn't handle half as well as your rx7.
I warmed mine up every time I drove it. It never had a radio in it in the time I owned it.
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Old 18-07-2015, 06:42 AM   #17
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Mate of mine used to warm his pp rx2 up every morning at 4:30am for 15 minutes, until a neighbour threw a brick through his window.
I think that says it all about wan..er, er ****el engines

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Old 18-07-2015, 11:02 AM   #18
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Make sure your neighbours don't kill you, the car, your dog and your whole family.
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Old 18-07-2015, 01:35 PM   #19
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Was the competition for this car, in it's day the Nissan Skyline GTR?..
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Old 18-07-2015, 06:42 PM   #20
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You can get kits in the States to put LS motors in them.


Now that would be really cool.
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Old 18-07-2015, 07:03 PM   #21
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I went from a fast taxi to a true sports cars too a few years back. Awesome! It does everything better than the ford but haul a caravan and family around. I have neither. Don't get me wrong, love my falcons. I have sheds full of them. But a falcon can never give the same kind of thrills.
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Old 18-07-2015, 08:09 PM   #22
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Get a nice quiet muffler, carry a baseball bat. Only start after 9am and not after 6pm. You might survive.
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Old 19-07-2015, 08:03 AM   #23
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Suzuki built the RE5..it was a sales failure but a brilliant bike..ahead of its time..
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Old 19-07-2015, 10:52 AM   #24
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Suzuki built the RE5..it was a sales failure but a brilliant bike..ahead of its time..
Yep, that's certainly in the running for "The Best Car Ever"
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Seeing the title i thought this was going to be an AU thread ;) .
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Yep, that's certainly in the running for "The Best Car Ever"
I was just mentioning another rotary vehicle..didn't say it was a car...
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Mate of mine used to warm his pp rx2 up every morning at 4:30am for 15 minutes, until a neighbour threw a brick through his window.

Can't say I blame the neighbour. The sound of a rotor is a love it or hate it noise. And at 4:30 in the am, I'm firmly in the hate category. Any other time I love them.

So 92? Is that an fd? Best looking Japanese car every. Still looks modern today.
I had an RX3 12a stage 2 for only a month, I started a job where I needed to leave home at 5:30am. I got rid of it before the brick came.

FD RX7 with the Twin turbo should be fairly quiet though.
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Handling in the FD was regarded as world-class, and it is still regarded as being one of the finest handling and the best balanced cars of all time.
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The ****le engine is a amazing bit of engineering when only 100 year old piston engines are out there.

Less moving parts, I have a escort with a rotary or well im re-building it now.
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Rotary motors... In goes boost, out comes apex seal.
I would say good luck, but coming from an eb you're probably living the dream lol
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