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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Default rx7 twin turbo,any good?

really like the look of these weird cars.
anyone got any info on them? (reliable,running costs,what breaks etc,tuning) stavros?

and the bonus for me is with them being a two seater i can`t ferry everyman and his dog around.

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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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Some are 2 seater and some are 4 as far as im aware.

Fantastic cars, but terrible on fuel, the engines only seem to use about 2/3 as much of the fuel/air mix going through them that a petrol engine does.

Actually very reliable other than the rotor tips wearing out.



AWESOME handling cars, one of the best chassis ever available on a mid market car IMHO, puts many so called supercars to shame IMHO!
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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dont think you could class the 4 seater ones as 4 seats, expensive when they go wrongm but supposedly pretty reliable
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 11:14 AM
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great cars, go well, but like chip says really bad on fuel
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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awesome cars; very tunable!

biggest issue for me would be the rotor tips as Chip says - if your buying one, look for one that has been done recently with evidence to prove

they arnt that difficult to change by all accounts; but i've never done one or even seen one

get one in black, best colour IMO
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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Rotor tips and water seals are the common problems, either of these go then it's can be an expensive bill. Not too difficult to do yourself though to be honest if you're on a budget, a mate of mine has just rebuilt his and the basic rebuild (reused rotors and rotor housings as they were within tolerances) was less than £1500. The most work he'd done on an engine previous was probably change the oil!

http://www.tuneruk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1875

As Chip says, awesome handling cars and I would argue you get more for your money than most cars around the same price. Regret selling mine!
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