A holidy tragedy
12-28-2005, 01:37 PM
#11
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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
dis-counts are awsome.
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
12-28-2005, 01:50 PM
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***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 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...
12-28-2005, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by One320B' post='790330' date='Dec 28 2005, 10:30 AM
Lol... the best I ever saw was an '88AE w/ 220K miles on it.. it didn't run at the time, but still...it must have had at least 200K on it when it still ran..no way they put 20K miles on a blown motor.
I'm gonna check on the car later this week to see if he got it running or not..
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
12-28-2005, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by sidewinderx7' post='790408' date='Dec 28 2005, 04:41 PM
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!
12-28-2005, 07:46 PM
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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!!
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!!
12-28-2005, 11:07 PM
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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...