1983 Mazda RX7 review from Australia and New Zealand

Ever since car was de-flooded: I have had very hard starts. It starts after around 5 minutes of trying to start. I will be experimenting by adding 2 stroke oil to add compression to the engine and see how this turns out.

The car is very much so a "beach house car", perfect for a summer day. I say this as in my experience, the car drinks petrol much faster than the equivilant piston engine, is very loud and is fairly hard to steer (no power steering).

If your looking for a car to drive to work etc, I would suggest an engine other than a rotary, unless your ready to take on a couple of extra services to the car. I must also include that the rotary engine, GENERALLY requires a rebuild every 100,000kms.

But if your looking for a car to dip into the 12 seconds with the least amount of mods then this car is for you. As I have seen bridgeport's with 48mm weber's do this fairly easily.

If your prepared for the extra baggage then congratulations, I doubt you will be unhappy. A rotary engine on the road is a fairly rare sight. Knowing that I was daring enough to take on such a car is what gives me so much pride to sit behind the wheel.