Try working the deal and see if the kbb numbers are right. They usually are not.

To answer your question, I would do it if the numbers play out the way you are thinking they will. You use a hardtop anyway, so the convertible option is a wash.

I bet you come back to owning a s2k down the road though.

Let us know what you do.

 

i'd do it and take the 10k and have a great start to swapping a f20c into the rx7 and boosting it. plus revenue from the 13b would also help fund the project. I don't think i'd have to invest much more $$ into getting it running by doing alot of the work with my brother

it would only work if the rx7 wasn't my daily. If it was i'd use $3k and buy a decent daily and continue with my plans

 

I did the opposite -- sold my '93 RX-7 for an AP2.

The major reason was, frankly, that I could not get it to the point of reliability. Over 5 years time, I did all the reliability mods, and wasn't doing anything stupid at all with it (I never ran more than stock boost, fuel maps, etc.) and it continued to have problems with overheating in the Texas summer (which I lost one engine to) and detonation (which I lost a second engine to). Trust me, I'm an engineer, not some fast-and-furious high schooler who cares more about his body kit than the condition of his vacuum lines.

Besides that, the S2000 feels like a much more modern platform -- more rigid and controllable in cornering -- and the overall interior and exterior quality is higher.

I completely loved the RX-7 though. The feel of the rotary, the liveliness of the handling, and the pure sexiness of the design were hard to give up. But I think you'll be disappointed going from an AP2 to an FD -- there's no escaping that you're stepping back in time 10 years.

 

Never in a million f*****g years would I make that trade. I can't imagine even the thought entering into your mind.

 

My mind says no but I probably would. The $10k savings would go into an LS drivetrain swap. So the second I blew up the rotary I would have an aluminum V8 ready to go in.

 

Ive always wanted an FD but I wouldnt trade it in if its gonna become your DD just because its harder to maintain and drinks more fuel.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that part too. These cars were my daily drivers so fuel economy did matter somewhat (I was commuting long-distance at that point). If I was very very nice to the RX-7 for the entire tank, I could maybe squeak out 17mpg. Typical was more like 13, and some hard driving put it down around 11.

 

No. My favorite car is the MR2 Turbos. Love it in a way that I have never quite felt about the S2000. But if I had an offer to trade on a mint 94 turbo that was stock and had really low miles on it I still would not do it.

I am just tired of working on a car on the weekend. Don't want to deal with the things that pop up on an older car like old brittle wiring and dry gaskets and seals. And the fact that some parts just don't get made anymore, espeically interior parts. Makes it hard to keep the car nice.

I love the old MR2, but it just has to be a fond memory. When I see one in good condition I really appreciate what the owner puts into it, just not willing to do it myself anymore.

 

I have no desire to trade for a pretty much equal vehicle that is 17 plus years old.
When I say 'equal', I mean that stock versions are pretty close HP wise and size/weight wise.

 

maybe if i understood the history of the car or the significance in the history of the tuner craze, i might, but i don't really understand any of it, so i wouldn't. And certainly not for an ap2, maybe a straight up trade for an ap1, but judging from asking prices for rx-7 FDs(autotrader), i doubt anyone with an FD would do a straight up trade for an ap1.