1988 Mazda RX7 Coupe from North America - Comments

18th Aug 2001, 20:20

"A quintessential sports car"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Sunroof is off track and won't open.

The dome light and the security system have a mind of their own as to when they actually will work.

The intermittent wipers don't work, and the wipers don't shut off properly.

General comments?

The performance is great, the car is fast out of the hole and is a flier on the highway.

It gets pretty bad gas mileage, about 17/24, but what do you expect with a sports car?

I am impressed by the engine, it is super smooth, rev happy, and has some torque.

I'll never think of a piston engine the same again...


24th Oct 2002, 21:38

What piston engine??? IT'S A ROTARY!!!


14th Dec 2003, 10:05

In response to the comment above, I believe they are saying that they will never think of a piston engine the same again, because they like their rotary. I had an RX-7 for a short period of time before selling it to my cousin, and I understand what they mean. After driving a rotary, I will never think of a piston engine the same again either. I wish all cars were rotary. My cousin bought mine from me. He drove it *really* hard, which made me nervous. It had 160,000 miles on it at the time. He learned his lesson when he was going 120 on the interstate and the car caught fire. He pulled over, called the fire department, and watched it burn to the ground. He had just left my house, so I know for a fact that his lost contents were almost as much as he paid for the car. He paid me $1,000 for it, but he lost about $400 worth of CDs, a $200 Panasonic CD player, his $200 set of speakers, and a $50 optical mouse that I had just traded him that day. Ouch.


15th Nov 2005, 08:57

Caught fire?? Must have run the coolant dry! They get hot, but not that hot!

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