my n/a 88 has 214k on the tach and thats when it worked almost 2 years ago... but not sure how long it will last from here on still saving for a new engine hopefull can reuse some parts but i dont think i'll be able too.



havent but only but 20k miles on it in the 2 yrs...



always change oil,sparks every 2-3 months just to have it running clean + friend works at a auto shop https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png dis-counts are awsome.

***UPDATE***



I just talked to my buddy and it's confirmed. He pulled the header off the engine, ran his finger on the back rotor...missing two of the three seals. Which is really odd because he can't pinpoint when that must have happened,lol.



Now he has to tow it from VA to TX w/ his Jimmy that has a messed up auto tranny (only has 1st and 3rd). He's going to try and get his Jimmy fixed now before the trip back...so if anybody sees a GMC Jimmy SUV pulling a red '86 Base Rx7 next week between VA and TX...just give him a shout,lol...

i know of an 87 t2, with 210+k miles on it, it still runs, orginal owner, its got 1 ding in it, its for sale too

My daily driver honda has 236,000 miles on it and it still runs like a champ! bought it for 700 bucks! lol

honda = not rotary



one of my friends from high school has an 84 gsl-se with 250+k on the original engine, it still doesnt smoke at all!

It is stil impressive for any car to get to that point. Car makers only design cars to go 100K. Thats why there are warrenties. They expect the car car to go x number of miles, so they warrenty that.



On another note. Had an old Mazda 626 (1985) and it had 240K when it popped. Was on its second clutch too. Never had to replace anything on that car. Go Mazda!!

i had over 200 on my 83 gsl

Lol, glad to see this has turned into somewhat of a praise on high mileage mazdas!

Wow, I need to buy a 1st gen or 2nd gen N/A as a daily........



or not, but still, its good to hear all these people having good luck with these old cars.

ok, so my honda comment wasnt appreciated! lol... well I had a gsl-se that had 185k original miles on it before I sold it. It was running when I sold it... so I dunno after that. And I wasnt exactly super nice on it ... it was my first car. Saw lots of burn outs and red lines...