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From: Paradise Hills / SD
Originally Posted by st4rk,Mar 9 2010, 01:24 PM
I had more problems with my last s2000 than I did with my current rx7 (zero issues) and my past rx7 (0 issues).
Just stop....please.
Just stop....please.
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theres a guy in my town with a full rolling chassis restoration of a '93 rx7. I wouldn't think twice about doing a trade for it. that won't happen so i'll keep my S2k forever. i'm stuck between which one i like better anyways
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From: Montana
Originally Posted by curiouz_G,Mar 9 2010, 05:02 AM
I don't know whether you're being serious or just kidding.
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Originally Posted by st4rk,Mar 9 2010, 04:24 PM
I had more problems with my last s2000 than I did with my current rx7 (zero issues) and my past rx7 (0 issues).
Just stop....please.
Just stop....please.
Also, didn't mean to start a FD flame war.
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From: Vilano Beach, FL
Originally Posted by GT_NFR,Mar 10 2010, 08:40 AM
That may be the case for you but there is a reason people have preconception that FDs are unreliable.
I love FDs - I actually *owned* one (per my post in the "what cars have you owned", it was a very short time). I also owned an '88 FC T-II for a couple of years.
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,Mar 8 2010, 01:40 PM] Only if I had expired all interest in my S2K and was really shopping a new ride (i.e., not just because it's a "good deal").
I'd also have to commit to a hardtop and to the, er, let's call them "idiosyncrasies" of owning a rotary.
I think they're interesting, great looking, unique, rare, etc., as long as you realize the potential hassles. Though with $10K delta, you could probably do a few things right up front to make it more reliable (cooling and tuning come to mind).
I'd also have to commit to a hardtop and to the, er, let's call them "idiosyncrasies" of owning a rotary.
I think they're interesting, great looking, unique, rare, etc., as long as you realize the potential hassles. Though with $10K delta, you could probably do a few things right up front to make it more reliable (cooling and tuning come to mind).
Sorry it is a pet peeve, idiots at a former employer called everything deltas.
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Originally Posted by xmatt,Mar 8 2010, 02:43 PM
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.
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.
