Here's Why the 1990s Mazda RX-7 Is Getting Really Expensive 

*Wankel engine...*

Actually 2 times 9:18 15:02

More importantly he rates a Pontiac Aztec as having a higher “importance” than a fd rx-7 the Pontiac comes in at a (7) and the fd gets a (6)..........wtf🤯

You can see this when you pause it on his “doug score” how the hell can a Pontiac Aztec be more important than a fd rx-7 I want him to retract this and make the appropriate changes

@Isaac Rodriguez *Its a moot point really, they were both hideously fugly and commercial sales flops... both cars were failures and no longer made. Both brands no longer exist, the GM's Pontiac and Mazda's RX brands were permanently discontinued.*

And one of the most beautiful cars to ever come out of Japan...

Question?

Don't forget the Nsx cmon 1

Best looking period in 90

I think the nsx looks a bit better. Could be because my dad had an rx7 and it was in the shop more than the garage when i was a kid so i might be biased. Also never been a big fan of bubbly body work. Regardless, the rx7 did rounded edges right.

=)))

That’s a limited edition RX7. You have to be careful tho... it can leave skid marks on your face!

Kurtiskurtical I was just talking..

LOL!

oof

Damn. Never thought of that. And i have 4 mazdas

@@TheAdatto lmaoo... they haven't succeeded it seems.

That generation Mazda logo was intended to represent the eternal peace flame at the Peace Park in Hiroshima, Japan (Mazda's Worldwide HQ). I have made a study of Mazda history was unaware of the triangular logo in Doug's review. However the flame logo was replaced soon after by the familiar stylized 'M' logo we know now.

I think it's sopost to be a seagull but not sure

@@GabrTM It's an "M"

Toyota too... Supra, MR2, Celica, ugh it all went wrong after the 90s.

Brenden Freeman I need daihatsu to come back.

The new MX-5 looks cool.

Mitsubishi is dead.

+Freak Nasty They are nice but they need 20-40 hp really

Lauren O'Connell -- if that cars beautiful then I’m handsome

That’s also what they used to say about the E type Jag

"... so styling gets a one out of ten."

Hello

u so pretty lauren omg

I remember rally cars being totalled for this very reason when plumbed-in fire extinguishers first appeared and they didn't see the need to carry a hand-held one too.

Buck Winters really?

@@myownsummrr I had one of these. The parking over grass thing is true.

And here I thought it was to tell you to slow down to double digit speeds.

Buck - Actually the heat sensor only detects when the pre-cat gets too hot, not the entire exhaust system. The purpose of the pre-cat is to help heat up the main cat quicker so that it can start working a bit sooner after first starting up a cold engine. The problem is the damn thing could sometimes get red hot and often in as little as 30,000 miles the core would fuse into a solid mass choking off the exhaust system and robbing the car of all its power. This is why most RX7 owner, myself included, either gut the precat or replace it with a down pipe. And once you do this that light will never come on again because you will no longer have such extreme temperatures in that area. Anyway you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that its bad to have a red hot hunk of metal about two inches from your passengers left foot (also where the sensor is). And of course letting it get red hot leads to the core melting problem I mentioned above. I can’t really say if the engineers at Mazda were thinking about the dangers of parking in tall dry grass when they put in that heat sensor but I’m sure they may have been considering the possibility of some sort of fire.

the 300zx also has a cockpit. i owned one

same with an acura rsx

@@raptorsaurus-agario1045 RSX is underrated, my dad still has a Type S RSX

@@raptorsaurus-agario1045 @seven Neither the RSX nor the 300ZX had what you would call cockpit-like interiors. The RX-7 & Supra were the only ones to have it, where the whole console is angled towards the driver and wraps around you from left to right. The 300ZX was evenly pointed at both driver and passenger, the RSX had some bits pointing to the driver but it didn't wrap all around you like the FD and the Supra.

And s2k

And so you could wash them

Also exists on the NA Miata and the Ford Probe.

Also the Mk3 Supra has the headlights up without being on feature, I use it to clean them since I don't get snow.

I do this for my mx5 or for other various reasons. Otherwise lights stay down during the day

Or to wave at fellow pop up owners

The MX-5 is a much more successful product. I don't see the RX-7 coming back anytime soon.

@@YTRulesFromNM I'll stick to RX-7 because it's more exotic and hard to find. I personally would not want them to try and bring it back.

@@keelyleilani1326 no, MX5 is a revival of the traditional British sports car. Small, light, 2 seater roadster, etc. The RX7 could come back but it won't have a rotary and wont look as good. Pretty sure they'd just make the RX9 and make it compete against the GTR.

The rx8 is a nice can but the rx7 is truly beautiful 😆

The RX-8 is to the RX-7 like what the MR-S Spyder is to the MR-2.

The 2nd-generation RX-7 had these storage compartments, too (except the foolish 2+2s). Great place to store items if you were parked in a sketchy neighborhood, especially if you didn't have the hatch privacy insert.

I really don't get the back seat on sport cars there is room to no one

The rear "seats" are for insurance purposes, they save the purchaser a good deal of money. Most owners simply use them as cargo shelves.

paul pimpin same

True. I had s crx with the Japanese back seats. I thought it was cool but quickly realized i would rather have my storage space back. I did stuff ppl back there a few times and it was horrible lol

Hahaha would have been great to see him review the version with the Bose acoustic submarine tubes 😂😂😂 that was def a cool/weird quirk. Man.. if have to disagree though, those things sounded amazing and produced more hard clean bass than probably any car of its time. I LOVED them. The tubes only came standard in certain models though, not all trims. Either Touring models only or whoever ordered them as an option, not sure, but they had 3 different audio trims.

Don't expect Doug to know anything about any car.

As I recall, rotary engines get quite a bit hotter than traditional pistons. Not sure if it's the nature of the rotary, or if it's the higher RPMs they can withstand (maybe both lol), but my friend used to have one of the older models and had caused one or two (thankfully) small brushfires.

@@benreed011 Yes, they are basically two-stroke engines each bank equal to three cylinders.

The exhaust overheat warning light wasn't a new feature in 90's RX7's. I had it pop up several times in my 85' GS (FB). The warning was integrated among the row of idiot lights in the gauge cluster.

MrNosmallwonder you must have low standards

They can be dressed up to look very cool here in New Zealand

The overall styling is brilliant. Beautifully clean. I think it's one of the best looking cars of all time.

They don't come stock with their full potential. They look amazing with a clean body kit, lowered on some 16s.

That's because you haven't seen the ass of a supra😍

😂👌

Nick P 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😅😅😭😂😭😅😅😅😂😂

PB S agreed

Mid engine 2.5 with bearing turbo at the tailpipe. 300k mile lifespan exotic for 35k. Put kodo frontend, tiny bright taillights. Done.

If they did, I wish there would be a body style with pop-up headlights but of course stupid pedestrians are of higher priority lmao

2009 RX8 Is one hell of a car. In countries like Greece and Turkey there are huge teams using it. But its poor fuel economy is the main reason it never surpassed the 7.

No stock Mazda has even been close to 200mph. The RB land speed FD was not a "Mazda" car any more than any other hopped up aftermarket car. The FD was a great car in its particular ways but it never was and never would have been anything close to a Bugatti. Nor should it have been.

Hahahaha why are you the only one who mentioned that

It is how I draw a bird.

WHAT!!!!!

Mazda “coo coo”

In what way is it an M??

A Polar Bear On RU-vid lool

There's a REAL polar bear in the comment section 😳

Wtf

A Polar Bear On RU-vid lol

A Polar Bear On RU-vid so you changed your nickname and pic just to get likes ? How sad is your life now ?

Same

Cuz they broke down and needed kid gloves?

cnon No because they look incredible and DORITOS

Corvette C5 is so much better and looks very similar.

DuGong Mazda MX-3 GS looks better and has an infinitely superior engine, the smallest V6 ever made not some unreliable gas guzzling rotary turd. Honestly the RX-8 is s superior car to the RX-7.

*Toyota Supra has joined the chat* Its just my opinion don't hate

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Bracket(Trash) **Project D soundtrack intensifies**

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Eugene Krabs oh no no no m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-imT3fXpwpgg.html

How

1000 subs Without videos lightweight makes them easy to move while off, and it’s a 90’s mazda.. all you need is a screwdriver and it’s basically yours haha

That's why your mom used to steal more RX7s than any other car model.

Id say Integras had it worse.

Had my Integra broken into about a month after buying it living in a very quiet neighbourhood in Australia where car thefts are far from a hugely common issue. So yeah, can confirm EVERYONE tries to steal Integras. You can also get into them with nothing but a screwdriver, the only thing that saves it from being stolen in a single minute is the immobiliser so do not park them somewhere where they can be towed or pushed down the road.

Alex W tell us more

It’s not his car so

Juan Rios it's still a rotary.. they need the high revs

Alex W and that's why people say there unreliable.......

groucho77 has to be shifted gears like in a civic

I say this at random moments during the day for no reason.

@@Johnthecardboardsmileyface Who doesn't?

@@pre-d MO POWA BABEH

guess what James made a an entire song

LIGHTNING ⚡️

Miller Abildgaard who has the mind to disagree

You beat me to it. I had an 83 Supra and the lights were up all winter.

Same with the 240sx

Miatas had it as well

My nsx has this feature as well

That's odd because Porsche don't have this feature on the 944/924 series of cars with pop up headlamps. They just designed the system with a motor and mechanism strong enough to break any ice the car was likely to collect when parked.

Ethan Siems they also created the cool quirks and features department

That was hilarious but I was thinking more like the Eye of Providence.

Wankel rotary*

Claudio Munoz lmao

LMAO 😂

Cuz.. Rotary Boi

Weebs dont have money though

@@glibglab1751 thats a lie come on they used to have the m oney... ik a qweeb with one he got it for 700 5 years ago

@@DarkstalkerThePrimagen who are you fooling

@@DarkstalkerThePrimagen i watch alot of anime but if you met me you would never guess im a weeb

I feel like 255 was part of the reason they didn’t last forever. I used to be really interested in Wankel engines but got burned out

Dearth of Empathy yup....that's the problem

No

Dearth of Empathy says dipshit prius driver 😂😂😂

it depends. honestly.

Rotary engines are cool designs, but in practice they are the most unreliable, and often quite expensive to fix. Especially if you're paying someone else to do the work. That's why everybody puts an LS into it.

Emmanuel Deras DEAD

This deserves way more likes

Lollllll

Why is this not top comment? This is great.

Ryukachoo No, that was an east African polar bear mating call.

crutksdub wtf?

crutksdub It's all right mate.😂

Check my more than trash videos so I can raise money to help doug get a column on autotrader... wait

Global warming no doubt. Poor bear s moving to Doug's place. His spooky basement man and bear cave.

M C you got it. Mr2, miata, etc has the same function

It's also for BulB ReplacemenT........

My '90 Mitsubishi Eclipse did it, too. I'm curious if there's a pop-up headlight car out there that didn't have that feature.

a27rocks ford probe has no button. Gotta Unhook the negative terminal while the light is up

Leave it to Ford, I guess.

Its got burn holes in the upholstry and scratches on the bumpers from all the times I've gone over parking blocks lol not to mention it always smells like weed for some reason

My dad has an 83 solar gold FB

Civic? Hold my *[C O O L V I B R A T I O N S]*

Check my more than trash videos so I can raise money to help doug get a column on autotrader... wait

You killed me whit this 😂

Haha I noticed that too! The Old Mazdas have iconic rims but the RX7 really looks great with a modern set of 5 or 6 spokes.

I mean tarantino 🤷‍♂️

His dad is actually jay leno and although doug has never admitted it, jay has said so on one occasion on his own TV show.

@@Colt8722 I'm sure! 😂

David S. Wrong car lmao

Javier Morantes doesn't matter. Pop up headlights

David S. wrong channel to

David S. i thought of the exact same thing when he turned the lights on 😂

and they stay thereeee !!!

Aaron Mikusa also thank Sung Kang

Athul S Kumar just buy a salvaged one more fun to work on

owned 3 FDs when I was stationed in Okinawa, never paid more than 4.5k for one lol.

You mean Keisuke Takahashi

Prahlad NatusVincere Kunalan yes

that's the best one bud. that car isn't too far of from this cars performance

My dad hauled his rusty $500 '68 911 after pulling the engine to the junkyard in the 90's

Jimmy Grant where did he haul it?and why did he pull his engine to the junkyard? Did he pull it with a truck or his bare hands and sheer strength?

What gen?

Gonna assume his was an FC, I don't think FDs ever dropped that low...

matthewmatthew638 Well FD's in Ireland at the time ran for between €2000 and €3000

Ilija ` me

It's been time.....

Without a rotor engine

Ilija rx 10

Andrew Wizard15 It’s not an RX without the rotary.

i swear LOL

PalaczT it's his opinion. You don't have to agree with it. Appreciate the car for what it is, regardless of what he says.

I agree with the importance. The car is iconic. I used to own one and I daily drove it for several years. If you don't beat the crap out of them they are amazing cars. When it comes to tuner cars, the FD Rx-7 and the Supra are the most important cars that exist. They are legends. I also think he under appreciates how well the car drives. The shifting, the clutch depth, steering weight, everything on that car was perfect. It was a true drivers car.

I think he rates the car to low in some categories. Acceleration of 5sec for a 1995 car is worth at least a 7 and maybe an 8. Agree with styling, a 9 or 10. You have to give it point for uniqueness too. It seems like the rest he is comparing to current cars. I had a 1995 Mx6 and it is one of my favorite cars I have owned. It had similar styling and features.

Dream Man nothing wrong with that

I do that

I do that to hide my gyno...

undershirts absorb armpit sweat

well he's like 28 or something, he looks much older than he actually is.

V7KO U're disgusting...

V7KO Get The Fuck out, pervert

Ha! You have 69 likes now. Coincidence?

😂Good one

wtf happened here

And that my friend is why it’s tough to find a manual turbo AWD eclipse and even 5 speed manual older civics.

Why are sports cars today dogshit and look the same? I swear if it weren't for the badges, id confuse a Malibu for a Civic or an Altima for a Camry. Today's cars are boring and have no fun factor.

@@IGamingStation thats very incorrect lol, modern cars past 2012 are very easy to distinguish compared to the 1999 to 2010 era where cars were literal carbon copies of each other. Not to mention how factories were pumping out one companies cars out one end and another out the other end.

@@IGamingStation cap

@@IGamingStation The market. In the 80s/90s the market and economy were really good. Big tech and automobile boom. Car makers had multiple sports cars for all price ranges, and especially: coupes. Coupes aren’t so popular now because people don’t have as much money for even a cheap sport coupe, would rather make the possibly single car they can afford one that can carry their family. Even if they can afford two their spouse may need their own. SUVs are unfortunately all the rage. There are *less* sports cars to choose from, they don’t make new and varied platforms as often either. Hence why the Nissan Z has looked the same 2003-2020. Challengers, camaros etc. manufacturers are not confident.

Jacob E now it's a Nissan box.

ProCreeper 2000 and then review its quirks and features then give it a Doug score that is higher than his wife's score.

That's what she said

“There are no accidents.” -Master Oogway

I am Lit ...to have an comment section of people saying "Doug,the type of guy to have an comment section of people saying "Doug, the type of guy......

Muhamad Hariz And i'm the type of guy to comment: "Doug, the type of guy" in his comment section in between other "Doug, the type of guy" comments...

Wait what...? 🤔

for real, like what the hell :")

Yeah it's definitely an M. You know? For MAZDA.

It definitely doesn't look like an M

Mazda's emblem is supposed to look like an M?

The emblem is suppose to be a wing, like a V in a circle...

TheRealBRUH please

Quick review of the Mk4 Supra: overplayed, overweight, and overpriced. Supra fanboys will hate me for saying that. Lol

Big 'ol Booty Cheeks JDM models are the way to go

Roddy Dykes for the Supras? God yes! My good friend has wanted an MK4 for years. And I've been telling him to just hang on and find a RHD car that hasn't been fucked by the US market. Bit even in Japan, they're going up. 5 years ago a clean one would sell for $20k. Same kinda car now is going for $30k+. I'm happy I'm an rx7 guy. I have my connections for FDs on the cheap still. Kinda gave up on an r32 GTR. Ran into a guy 2 years ago that imported a 20b Cosmo and an r32 GTR, he paid $18k for both cars, total... Cosmo sold over the summer for $20k, and I don't think you can get an r32 GTR for under $20k now either. The Cosmo had a D code 20b in it with 30,000km on it. I was pretty upset when it sold, cause I REALLY wanted that car. The 20b I owned was a disaster. I would have paid $20k for a JC Cosmo with a motor that had under 20k miles on the motor. C and D code is where it's at too. No code, A and B for N/A, C or D code for big boost power

Holy lord please

Drunken Hobo Because racecar

I've kept mine 100% stock and I love it, the body lines, the interior. They were perfectly crafted

RX7 Daily you my good sir, are god.

Royhan Hideous

*proceeds to dorifto*

Doug's the type of guy who reads the MSDS on the windex bottle.

Wait wtf doesn’t everyone do that?

Doug dont check or do oil changes guys hes worth 3.2 million dollars net. all for driving killer fun sexy and testosterone chick panty dropping pimped out cars. Doug is a smart guy played his cards correctly

😂😂😂😂😂😂

steve zee your the type of guy who judges successful people

Not just any Supra a stock one

Foxhound494 he prolly wants a 94, BUT ITS BANNED

Absolutely. Many MKIV Supra are just sad frankensteins now. Engine mods: yes, OK. Rice body kits: no.

Man, you said it, Little Star. Engine, suspension, exhaust mods are good (when done right), but garish body kits (what you referred to as rice body kits), always look like shit!

MKIV R32 please

Andrew Taylor thank you, I wanted to make those two points lol

Non-wankel mazdas also had those logos, rotary has nothing to do with it

There's one in every crowd.

Exactly. It's the service mode. Cleaning, changing bulbs, etc.

The logo is a reference to Ahura-Mazda, the god of light. It’s a flame, if you look at it closely.

zorf3 Ikr he was getting so emotional lmao

Jack Pliskin beat of the rising sun!

NO ONE SLEEPS IN TOKYOO

nani, kanse dorifto??

Kezookoo aproves

Omiwa mu sindiayu. NANI?!?!?!? *Earrape intensifies*

ok

ok

Ok

@@picklesniffer5968 no

OwO what's this

Joey Cap Check out Bladed Angel channel, they got a good selection to help you out

Joey Cap - Just ride the bus.

Joey Cap try an s type r or xjr from the 2000s 70k then 5 now

Get yourself an old cop car. Bitches love cop cars.

Joey Cap hmm, im thinking of selling my 07 accord for an sti legacy... go for it. Be young and dumv

Patrick McNally I was wondering how long it would be before a RCR reference popped up!

BIGGER AIR

lewis huysmans Then it goes ROUND ROUND ROUND ROUND ROUND *PISS SPIN*

My vagina is now the CURSED EARTH

Patrick McNally lol. You must be religious.

Arimitra Chakrabarti and throw em away😭😭 my life is sad

I vote for a Ducktail rear spoiler

Spirit R wing was awesome though.

The rear wing you see on this one was available from the beginning. It was optional on base models

Two Car Garage I wouldn't pay 50k I think supra's are a lot more rare and deffenetly look and sound better.

Two Car Garage Doug is just doing it to raise the price . He probably knows

Na rx7 is harder to come by

Two Car Garage no the front bumper was repainted

I see supras every other day here but I've seen a total of 2 fds and 1 fc here

Lol

Subie Dynasty it doesn't do that stock..

Youre wrong the thing goes grrrrrrr ahhh bap bap bap sjud bap bap and a boom boomm

I have one and i approve this message

obviously why else would it go up in value

TecnoSpam This us definitely going to be trending and get 2M+ views

Jdm :-)

it was a car made for japanese only lol, i also drove one in the 2000's and i still remember how small and tight it was

I prefer the fc one

Worst thing one can do to an RX7 is to swap the engine for a V8 or something else imo

I drove an 86 rx7 246k miles on the original drive train and it was still going strong when I gave it to our gardener. All of the switches broke, the electronic heater control quit then the replacement quit, but the engine and auto tranny never needed any work other than new fuel pulsation damper, new oil injector tubes, rubber o-rings behind the oil filter adapter and brakes, hoses and struts.

I don't know what to comment.

no way

i know right!? i thought i was the only one to notice

Thank you! Some of his mannerisms are so similar.

literally scrolling through comments looking for one like this haha 😆

Dolphins101 that's what I thought when he said that smart on mazda's part

Ty for that

No, they are determined now to just make some nice cars with normal engines lol

They won't tho. Rotaries have poor CO² emittion so it would be a massive no-no for bringing back the rotary. I'm just kidding, REVIVE THEM!

@@NathanVeee It actually might with the new skyactiv technology

@@Agent2171 Hello mazda is making their own inline 6

Mazda: its teeeyyyiimmmmm

Exactly, I think every car should be compared to other cars in the era it came in compared to modern cars. Would be more fair that way I think.

Yes, yes he would. It is a counter intuitive system he has in place for a select few of the individual ratings. However he clearly explains the rating and how the rating is calculated in the video.

fengstar1 Its iconic and desirable for a lot of enthusiasts. A Camry its not iconic nor desirable to enthusiasts. And are the enthusiasts and collectors the ones that would pay that type of money to acquire a car for their collection or object of nostalgia and pleasure. Btw exotics ate the time costing 250k are pretty rare. Between 90's and today there was a lot of inflation. A Ferrari F355 here were i live costs around 80/90k€. An RX7 would cost around 60k€. Also consider that these cars are becoming rare, and that per se raises their price. Of course that price is for an perfect or near perfect state car, not for a thrashed RX7.

fengstar1 how old are you? You must not even be a car guy because of that comment.

Pablo Santy how did you come up with that assumption lol? I merely pointed out how ridiculous it was for him to compare such different cars.

Greatest King spirit R you mean

Realtime1501 there's a type A, B, and C if I'm not mistaken. A being the most "aggressive" of the three. Then there's also the Type R FD.

Greatest King not legal in US yet and good luck finding someone with a spirit r type a thatll let anyone touch it

Could get him to Canada to test a Bathurst Rx7

I have a 99 and a spirit R in USA. Lol. But yes no one sees my baby.

joecugo I agree. The Wankel is utter garbage. Imagine starting your car and with an accidental foot slip on the clutch, your engine is gone.

HerrMensch I actually don't, because it's a waste of time to try and point out all the flaws of rotary engines to rotary elitists.

can someone tell wtf an LS swap is? cbb googling it

Montasir125 It's where you take out an engine such as the Wankel rotary used by many Mazdas and replace it with a Chevy LS engine.

joecugo *correction, all RX8s should be LS swapped, the Renesis motor sucked donkey balls and tarnishes the otherwise great chassis of the car.

I was just about to post the same general comment! He has to be!!

Iron Ridge Outdoors he even has his goofy and corny sense of humor.

Considering Jay thinks 1932 and 1962 are the greatest years in automotive history, and Doug thinks anything that isnt a FIAT or a modern car with an "infotainment center" is the worst thing ever, I must disagree.

close your eyes and listen to his voice, especially when he gets excited, sounds just like him

Hotblack Desiato you dont know doug then