I was owner of 95' FD3 and now own S2000. I see a lot of people that the S2000 is "better". Look, it just depends what medium you use to make your decision. If you want a convertible, yes, S2000. If you want a monster,yes, RX7. Its that simple. You cant compare speed with these two cars. A supercharger for an S2000 is anywhere in the $5,000 range, if you spend that amount modding an RX7 you will destroy competition. Like i said its that simple. Another fact is that the RX7 pulls .99 G's of lateral force which is more than the S2000.

I have an S2000, its a blast but its not the monster that an RX7 is, plain and simple. Like someone said in the post above, if you can have both then do it.

 

Yeah I think some people need to read there own posts, first of all Supraquick, please grow up, if you havn't noticed already most S2k's are own buy mature people who can hold a job because they aren't Sunfire's. I am not much older than you but I behaved a great deal better when I was 13, and no one person on this thread has said Supra's and Rx7's are slow, sucky, poorly tunnable, or that they have cooties. In fact I have heard allot of the positives about them but did anyone ask the guy if he wants a 1/4m king? If a Horsepower monger is not what he's after then go with S if you want to kill NSX's, S2k's, and a Boxter S then yeah go with the Rx7.

I will say that all of the Rx7's I have seen have had a few reliability issues, mainly due to the Rotary Engine, even though I must say nothing sounds better than a high powered Rotary at Idle.....

I did choose the S however, main reason is I like drivability, style and it can be upgraded, and it is a thrill to drive, do i plan on 0-60 hole shots every time I pull out?..... no .......even though Vtec is a hoot.

It all depends on what you want, and what you would like to end up with, both are great cars, both are eye turners, both run great enough to get you in trouble, so if your into wrench turning dudes keep the Mazda, if you want to meet some new ladies, get an S.

SuperaQuikc If yu have truobl there is a pellchekc featur for the posts (if your into guys I didn't mean that offensively)

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by nightfox
[B]I will say that all of the Rx7's I have seen have had a few reliability issues, mainly due to the Rotary Engine, even though I must say nothing sounds better than a high powered Rotary at Idle.....

 

Like I said b4 if you can own both do it...The RX-7 is a PURE SPORTS CAR, the S2000 is not. PERIOD! Both do their jobs GREAT but they have different jobs. As for those reliability issues for the RX-7. AGAIN...the rotary engine requires more care than normal piston engines. The average person does not know that thus the engine dies and they blame the engine...is the rotary engine less reliable no is it harder to maintain YES!

 

The engine doesn't die. A N/A rotary is very long-lived. It is different, and in the case of a T2 or FD there are things you need to know that are not common to piston engines, I admit. This is because of the effect boost has on rotaries. However, in the case of N/A rotaries, I don't believe they're harder to maintain, I believe the problem is people take them to piston mechanics who then screw them up. When this doesn't happen, N/A rotaries run for hundreds of thousands of miles.

 

Rx-7s are one of the best sports cars out there, in terms of looks, handling, road feel, shift action, and acceleration.

Short of a bpu supra TT, I dont remember any car being able to reach 150mph as easily as the RX7. I remember the first time I took an RX-7 out, the acceleration was soooooo smooth. The sales guy took another rx-7 out to follow me. before I knew it, i was going 150mph and the sales guy was a dot in my rear view mirror (he refuse to go over 100 mph something about going to jail and loosing his job. heh )

Only problem with this car is reliability.. Not just the engine, but little things like door locks etc...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by My R2
[B]Like I said b4 if you can own both do it...The RX-7 is a PURE SPORTS CAR, the S2000 is not. PERIOD!

 

I agree with you wholeheartedly. The door was the first problem I've noticed with 3rd gen RX-7's. The construction is very shoddy which results in breakage over time. Not to mention the paint process they used.

I think when people talk about reliability...we talk about how the average person cares for a car. When you consider that...a lot of Toyota's and Honda's are considered reliable even when the average person is taking care of the car. Now, what percentage of RX-7's owners who've had one in the past or even currently fall into the "average" catergory? If the car was so reliable as you say (which I'm sure it is with the right care) the used market wouldn't have so many RX-7's with new turbos, transmission, or engine. Seriously, go look at the Markiv Supra TT...no problems whatsoever. And I'm sure a lot of these Supra's get abused.

Yes, the RX-7 can be reliable...but not as reliable as it's counterparts given the same sort of abuse and lack of maintenance.

 

I think you misunderstood me or maybe I just was not too clear. I think the thread is comparing the RX-7 TT (FD) to the S2000. The FD has a problem with OWNERS not knowing the engine requires more care due to the turbos. Therefore, engines are destroyed more than other cars. BUT this is not due to RELIABILITY!!

[QUOTE]A little harsh, eh?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by My R2
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