1992 Mazda RX7 R1 review from North America
"Awesome Japanese muscle"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Oil leak 54k.
Small coolant leak 54k.
There was these squeaks and rattles coming left and right from inside the cockpit.
Oil gage sensor wasnt working 53k.
I couldn't ever get the gas tank to full. I put over 25 dollars one time and still couldn't get the gage to read full?
General comments?
Very quick.
The handling is just amazing.
R1 seats keep you firmly in place.
Coolest spare tire I've ever seen.
Car gets you lots of attention (some of it bad though)
The car holds it resale value very good. (I recked mine and got over 50 calls in the first week my car was in the paper)
The cars look hasn't aged at all and it looks like it was made today.
The insurance for some reason was cheap for this car???
People always asked me what kind of job I had when they saw me in this car. The car looks like it cost more than it really does, its about the price of a new Honda civic, my boss even asked me how did I afford this car on the salary that their paying me, and I'm only 21:)
Don't ever drive it in the snow. I did one time and I ended up totaling my car.I'm surprised I got as far as I did with it because the car had almost like no traction to the ground when I was in the snow on the highway.
The feeling of rear wheel drive is awesome, why don't more japanese cars have it?
Well in closing the car was worth every penny for the short amount of time that I had with it and it sucks now because every time I drive another car looking for a replacement for it they feel just so inferior to the rx7.
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![]() ![]() | You know what you're getting yourself into when you buy one of these suckers |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.3 twin turbo rotary Manual |
| Performance marks | 9/10 |
| Reliability marks | 6/10 |
| Comfort marks | 7/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 53000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 54000 miles |
| Previous car | Acura Integra |
| Date of Entry | 13th June, 2004 |





