Ueafa

I was looking at the 2nd gen. RX7, cause a few of my friends had some, and I just got hooked. I like them, but whenever I see a 3rd Gen. I just become.... crazy and fall in love with the car all over. I was wondering how you guys got yours, what you might have paid, how the maitanence is on them, reliability, upgrading, etc. I don't have that much right now, but am saving up for either a 2nd, or 3rd gen. I would like a 3rd gen so much more, cause they are absolutely beautiful cars, and don't how you couldn't like it. I know a good amount about rotaries because of my friends, and just working and reading about them. About how much would I be looking to pay for one roughly. I never see any good deals here in AZ, but am looking around, just for price ranges, and everything else. I would be willing to almost anything for one (don't get the wrong idea), plan on working my *** off and doing anything else I can to scrape some extra money. But wish to here your opinions and everything else. By the way I am 19 and have had a TA, Maxima, Tahoe, and Silvia, but none did that much for me. I started with the TA which was handed down to me for my 16th birthday by my older sister (damn autos) that was stolen, and then insurance came in, and got others, but no car really felt good with me, until the wankel came into my life. So please just get back to on this, I have a craving for a FD3S. How is insurance on these too, roughly, with tickets, without. Thanks again for you feedback.

TyresmokinRx7

Welcome aboard newbie.

jspecracer7

lol...Yes welcome aboard.



Few words of wisdom. 7's aren't cheap to maintain. They require meticulous attention to detail. They will(if not taken care of) have been known to break the bank. Be careful, but be warned...they are addictingly fast.

Ueafa

Oh, I know, its a horrible addiction to get into. But hey, atleast I have good taste....right, hehe. I know that they require a lot of care, my friends FC's were great cars, but they were always making sure that everything was running right, and would make sure everything was in proper condition. Not a problem for me, a great car deserves a person to give great care too. Its not a Honda by any means where you can run it into the ground and not worrry about a problem. Like the saying goes "more horsepower means more problems." But with those problems comes intelligence, because you are more likely to be able to figure what is wrong quicker, and fix it better. What is a price range that I might be looking at? Would I be better off going with a FC? I hope you all say no!!!!!!! hehe j/k. Where is best place to look for somewhat "cheap" FD's? I am about to go crazy cause I want one to badly now, and that is my goal.

rfreeman27

well you are a good newb...

BoostedRex

I can tell you from my experience with this topic. I came into the rotary world with an FD. I picked up a '93 Touring model that was a dream! However, I wasn't ready for what it would entail. If I wouldn't have had an incredible local rotary club I'd have been screwed!! I didn't know enough about them to wait and find a good one so I bought it from a rip off artist in Raleigh, NC. Thankfully it didn't take too much money to get everything sorted out. I have since started parting that car out and I now have an FC, a TII to be exact. If you are 19 and don't have much money I would really advise you to pick up an FC first and start with that. Parts are so much cheaper in comparison and they are a little easier to work on. There will always be FD's for sale. I think that you'd enjoy your FD more if you weren't staying in debt just to keep it running. I say that because you can bet that your insurance is gonna be sky high at 19 with that level of sports car. Just my advise to you, I hope it helps. Laterz.



Zach

Ueafa

Thats why I am still a "little' hesitant on the FD. As much as I know its worth it to me. Costs will be great for everything and anything. AZ has a good rotary club out here which is good, and my friends are apart of it. FC's are cheaper, and easier to work on from I have always heard, and parts are extremely cheaper, but just have an FD is a great thing. Insurance would be pretty good too, I plan on calling Monday to get some brief estimates and see what they have to say. I just love the FD for what it can do, and the appearance is by far one of the best. I was built way before its time, and still holds some of the greatest lines to be produced.

BoostedRex

I can't argue with any of that bro. I'm currently in the process of building a "Monster FD". But that is one of those top secret projects. Just make sure that if you get an FD you can afford it, the insurance, and be able to have $1000 to $1500 set aside for an "Oh ****" fund for the first year. You'd be surprised how fast that money will go! Best of luck to you.



Zach

jspecracer7

GET AN FC!

Ueafa

damn it...this is jspec. I accidentally hit the edit button. Now I can't get the original quote in here...ARRRGGHHHH. I get the stupid 3rd Gen Moderator award for today :P