moo

Hi all here is my Scoobs replacement. Did plenty of research and bought this one and now make a huge saving in insurance and pay less road tax!

FASTER MIKE!!

looks sweet maybe a gt wing to finish it off?

mike

CrisPDuk

i remember drooling over one of these at the NEC Motor Show when they were first launched Still on the wishlist at the moment though

Please don't go and ruin it with one of those big daft wings

moo

Thanks for the comments guys but no additional wings for me. I want it to look as smooth as possible! The rear wiper will be coming off soon and the hole filled and the badges will be coming off to!

jbryant

Yummy yum - that's sleek!

davegtt

sorted, another rex owner Looks a nice motor mate .... quality cars, so much fun. Just be gentle on them roundabouts, especially in this weather

Like the rims btw, suit it very nice

heres mine

http://www.rtoc.org/library/file.asp?id=23241

btw them silly spoilers were made for these cars, only motor that can pull them off IMO

moo

I'm being very gentle with it at the moment, has had the engine recently rebuilt so not allowed to go over 4000rpm till its done 1000 miles. Have only done 300 so far. It only comes out of the garage when the weather is good so that i dont have to keep cleaning it! Very nice motor you have there also!

paul-s

Very nice

Im sure my mate had the same wheels on his supra, was very had to source another one when he broke one !

moo

They are quite rare over here, Racing Beat split rims 8.5 x 17 front and 9.5 x 17 rear!

nick_wrx

Very nice,

My dad used to have one in Silver. Ive been lucky to drive it, so smooth and powerful.

Keep and eye on reliability, my dad sold after a few problems.

flat4_ire

man ur rx7 is gorgeous, needs nice light weight racing rims tho lad,id like one but worried bout reliabilty etc

Franx

Two nice looking ones there. Looks like a goodun

I've always loved the shape of the newer RX7 - just spot on

davegtt

flat4_ire, thanks. I like you always wanted one and was always put off buy the rotary but to be honest, I just thought fek it, you only live once and I know Id regret it if I never had 1... So here we are its something that for me personally blows my old impreza out of the water in terms of performance, looks and handling... only thing the impreza has that the rex doesnt... is a boot to fit the golf clubs in

doug2507

iTrader: (6)

mmm...yum yum! Was looking at these before i bought the scoob. Very nice motors and a lot of bang for yer buck! If you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay for her? Ive got a friend looking for a scoob but he's got points on his license and the insurance companys dont want to know. Trying to persuade him to get an RX-7, which has got nothing to do with me wanting a shot of one....honest!

davegtt

I paid £8200 for mine about 2 months ago. fairly heavily modded though under the bonnet too...

can pick up a very good car for about £7k thats been rebuilt so no reliability worries....

insurance is about £700-800 for me with only 3NCB and 6points... aged 25

Vrs150

moo I think your car is ace!

It looks like a proper exotic sportscar worth 10 times what you paid. Nice one.

moo

Thanks for the compliment! Here's a few more pics for your viewing pleasure...







...Oh and the cars only problem....


...getting on the driveway!

flat4_ire

yeah she is the biz now i have to say, and IMO the rx7 wudnt be complete without the big rear wing,carbon fibre with matching hood, veilside kit alos only way to go. id like to know how reliable/unreliable they are and what are the most costly things on them that normally go wrong?

davegtt

To be honest they are a reliable car but are prone to hard lifes so rebuilds every 60k ish is pretty much mandatory hence all the cheap rex's ont he market have around 50k+ on them... spend that bit more and get something already rebuilt and your laughing.

aslong as theyre looked after/serviced etc then you should have trouble free motoring. petrol is expensive though Im seeing about 250miles at best out of £60 worth of fuel

moo

The only other things to watch are the oil level and the temperature gauge.

The rotary engine burns a small amount of sump oil as a part of the engines normal function. This oil comes from the sump, and is injected directly into the combustion chambers to help lubricate the apex seals, which also helps with compression.

Excessive heat soak on a hot day will lead to detonation, same as with a Scooby but that's just common sense. And as with any turbo car you just have to make sure everything is up to temp before booting it.

There's 2 choices when buying these cars, either spend £7 - £9K on one that's had a recent rebuild, or find a cheap one (around £5k) with 60,000+ miles but good bodywork and interior and get it rebuilt yourself for up to £3k all-in depending on spec..