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bass_twitch wrote:
gpx000 wrote:i got an rx 8 after getting my fto written off, and i just heard that maintenance is a bitch but i dno yet since ive only had the car for 2 weeks.

also its a rotary you have to rebuild it every 100k's (if the engine lasts that long)

but i would say rx-7 :)
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bass_twitch wrote:
gpx000 wrote:i got an rx 8 after getting my fto written off, and i just heard that maintenance is a bitch but i dno yet since ive only had the car for 2 weeks.

also its a rotary you have to rebuild it every 100k's (if the engine lasts that long)

but i would say rx-7 :)
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Rotaries have a nasty habit of eating oil due to their "3 moving parts" design (two rotors, one crank. sounds like something else I know :scratch: ). Hence the need for necessary maintenance. You'll need to check the oil level at least once a fortnight, possibly more often depending on how old the engine is.

That being said, they rev their t!ts off and sound fantastic the whole time :mrgreen:
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people say revving the sh*t out of thge rotary once in a while also helps the engine (some oil issue)
another good reason to get one :twisted:
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yeah all you have to do is red line it at least once or twice a day just to prevent carbon build up.
fun to drive though!
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That sounds all up my ally nothing like the sound of a rotary in high revs great sound
gotta get there one day :)
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fraz91 wrote:"3 moving parts" design (two rotors, one crank. sounds like something else I know :scratch: ). Hence the need for necessary maintenance.
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Didn't know we had so many wankel experts here. Lol.
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Bennoz wrote:Didn't know we had so many wankel experts here. Lol.
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Get a FD3S with dead engine for cheap and put a chevy small block in it like the guy below.
It'll save you the trouble and your big cash that you'd have to spend on maintaining or rebuilding the egg beater later down the road.

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I would go for either the RX7 or Supra.
RX7 is more expensive though, and less reliable, but it looks amazing still and is rarer and also handles better.
Supra is bulletproof and you can get a really good one for an RX7 budget, and it would be more comfortable.
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Supra interior is so f**king ugly it's not funny...
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They are a good engine
Sisters partner has one and it goes hard for what it is
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Sahin wrote:Supra interior is so f**king ugly it's not funny...
Definitely more dated, put it that way!

Probably going on a tangent, but to add to the list of variants.

If it was me, I'd be looking older than those choices!

Again, namely as I prefer 'effort in driving'.

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sh*t yeah...
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S15?

*runs and hides*
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get a beaaaaaaamer :D
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phi-tec wrote:get a beaaaaaaamer :D
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I like s15's too just too common again though
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