The FD MAZDA RX-7 is a 90s JDM halo car you can no longer afford 

The thing is if you want an ls swapped fd, just buy a c5 corvette. They’re cheaper, look similar if you squint, and you don’t have to swap

I remember when you could buy a rolling FD for $4000

The amount of people (in the Japanese car world) who know nothing about rotaries or think hurr durr it’ll blow up as soon as you start it really irks me. At the end of the day, the engine is fine. It’s the people who don’t know how to take care of it that are the problem.

A shell for 10k is a no go. I found a shell for 6k a couple weeks ago

LHD FDs are more expensive because of the lower production numbers, you can import RHD FDs straight from auction for a decent price nowadays but LHD are in higher demand simply because they’re LHD and less made. The later 96-98 and 99-02 spec RHD FDs made more power than USDM FDs and got more options stock. I just imported a 1996 RX7 Type RS for $25k low miles. FDs are going to continue to go up in price over time either way tho.

Right out of college in 2008 I almost bought a good running, lightly modded FD RX-7 for about 15,000. It was nicer than the 30,000 one in this video. Shoulda done it - Im a miata guy now instead.

Paying 20k+ for a rhd so that you can basically own an inconvenience is WILD

You definitely have to want to turn wrenches if you own a Rotary. A crate REW is around five grand last time I checked. Definitely the most soon car.

Based on this video, I need to make my Altima right hand drive and sell it for 30k

jdm used to be appealing because it was cheap, great performance and great looking. Now you can't get a decent jdm car under 40k at least

Bought my first one for $13k stock. In 2006 Bought second one ROUGH idle but ended but being super easy $50 fix. $7k. Stock. In 2014 🙏 I did not see these prices coming.

Ive owned 5 rx7, 3 different generations over the course of 25 years. I blew one engine do to using the wrong fuel on a higher tune. My car is well maintained and has been driving for many years and road trip, and cars and coffee. More people are finding out that its not so much of a reliability issue, but a human error issue. Mostly people that are ignorant have issues with any car on how to take care of it. I laugh at how people scoff at " awww it needs work". It a 1993 CAR!. Im glad the car prices are going up so it can land in the right hands, well outside of the mommy and daddy money. Hopefully many will read my comments. Dont let people on youtube channel tell you what is a good car or not especially when they dont have much skin in the game. Search for a good car what ever it may be. Its an older car, it will need work. Its fine. Ive been in the car community and active, in racing and small repairs for a long time and with different type of engines and cars. They all have they're issues.

That wrapped white FD for 55k actually made me upset. It looked WAY better before the wrap even with the primmer-ed fenders.

it was a hobby of mine to check car listings, i used to buy paid car classified mags back before everyone had the internet. After i saw the supra jump from 15k-20k to 30k-40k i knew i had to jump save as much money possible before my dream car, the fd, was out of reach. Long story short i got something for pre-inflation price post inflation with like an extra 20k worth of mods (haltec, new pump, new turbo, rebuild and built block, ect), built for 600+ tuned for 345whp. and a spare 30k mile block. NA rotary are as reliable as a 90s american car, but ppl like to beat the hell out of them and cry when it breaks. 170k mile FB, and 93k mile FD. Dont get scammed, but if you really want a FD go and get it. I eat and sleep rotary, but its not worth 50k imo. But its really hard to beat something with superb handling and good power to weight with amazing styling. Only other cars i can say are on the same level are the NSX (you could never afford this car) and a R34 (sell your house and make sure they kept the reclining seats).

The anime tax strikes again.

One of the best looking cars ever made.

In Europe u get a shell for 40k and a working one at 70-80k and higher clean ones go for 100k

I will never get over not buying the running driving FD I had sitting in my driveway for $12k. It was an auto and dripping oil like crazy but I could have just parked it in my backyard for the last 13 years and still be ahead.

Once you get all the tools you need and build a few motors, you get pretty good it doesn't take long.

As a bass player I wish I could blast trumpets everywhere I go

My FD on 9psi is making 380whp. Borg Warner efr 8374 and a large street port.

I’ve owned my FD since 2018. Completely stock, had a rebuild due to coolant seals going. Kept the car on stock twins, then went through another rebuild. Went single turbo with good supporting mods (AI, I-rotary seals, new housings/plates, AEM coils then R35 GTR coils, expensive NGK plugs, haltech, large streetport, etc.) Basically after 6 years of having rotary and doing everything I could to keep it alive, I decided to move on. It’s not enjoyable having a car that can decide to not work at any given time. Rotary die hards are in denial and probably have a working rotary because they drive it once a month (mind you I put 20k miles on my 2nd rebuild within 3 years). Its just one of those engines that you keep putting things into it and get nothing out of it. Not to mention they sound like crap. It’s a car you can brag about buying parts for and never actually use it. If people applaud you for having a working engine by doing x y z, then it’s not reliable to begin with. That’s why I’m J swapping and not looking back. Wake up!

Knew a guy that bought a 40k mile fd for 10k about 10 years ago, my dad purchased his for 28.5k in 2021

my friend bought imported an fd and a jzx100 for like 8k each in like 2015 bro the market spike really fucked some of these cars over

Plowing more beaver than a wreckless riverboat captain 🤣🤣🤣

15k soon! ☺️👍

I've owned a 1979, an 80 and 3 81's and a 91 and purchased a 93 a about a month ago. I used all for dailies with very little issues. I'm talking 4 to 4 and a half hrs drive time daily for 5 years on them. Im hoping to get good results outta my fd also. The fd is the only one I've ever ran premix with the fuel.

I think you guys generally hit the nail on the head. The only thing I'd add is that if you're going to buy a rotary-powered car, you should probably be planning on rebuilding the engine yourself. If not, you should probably have lots of money to throw at it. I love rotaries, but in the future, I want an FC with like 100k miles on it and just rebuild the 13b right away. The NA 13b's are very reliable if you know what you're doing. You start adding boost, and you can get yourself in trouble if you don't understand the engine. EDIT: Netgear basically nailed it at 13:23

Y'all right about all Japanese car culture aint good, but shitting on RHD is wild (Cope Speech) from y'all lmao

I would love to own one of these cars but for the price vs reliability they can get fucked... on the other hand, If I did decide to ever get one it would 1000% get a 4 cyl swap. The rotory gotta go-tory.

Rx7 really held up look wise! 🦒

i think a 986 Porsche Boxster video would be cool. I think :)

The price hasn't changed that much. Saw on for 27k when o originally went to buy one back a decade ago. Its how i ended up with a rx8

0:57 Day 2 feed KISS-IM-MEEEE think like Mario saying kiss me 😂

if you have to rebuild your rotary quarterly. you are not looking after it correctly

Say what you will but I found a 1 owner 4th gen eclipse manual 5 years ago and bought it for 10.5k. Has 55k miles on it, but looks and milage can be deceiving. I'm currently planning on trading it in soon for a better daily. Don't have the money to fix the mistakes of the previous owner.

Only once I've seen id ever get, person near me is selling it to get money to renovate his house. 130k miles, 1993. It's not bad, no rust clear rails etc what is nice for midwest. Except the motor blew and he still wants 30k obo for it. But he compromised and swaped in a 1jzgte with about 9 psi boost making 380 whp along many other good mods(coils, bushings, etc)

I got a real clean fd. wasn't much change from a 100k

RX-7: How many rebuilds a year?

"me too" 🥲🤣🤣🤣

Just so y’all know it’s only in 360p. Love the vids tho!

That first red FD on marketplace in Kissimmee, FL was for sale for awhile....it still may be. I looked at it and wanted to buy it but I thought that it was a scam. Something didn't seem right with the listing. I bought an FD from Pettit instead.

I bought mine 35k CAD and I love it !!!

i bought a fb for 1500 euro last year im glad i had it via a friend they go for too much people go crazy for rotarys these days

Picked up my 95 rx7 with 18k on it 5 years ago for 10k crazy to see these prices!

Ive seen LS swapped FDs fetch for 50k. Stupid how wild the FD market is

These are about 80 /130k now for sale in New Zealand

The whole "its a rotary itll blow" it just all the people who never have and never will own one. Daily drove mine for many years in Japan with zero issues. RHD also is not inconvenient in any way, imported mine back and have not run into a single moment where it held me back besides fast food but who cares ill go in and sit down

I'm currently in the market for an FD, but I'll be paying 20k-28k, even if I have to import. The RX isn't any worse than any other JDM car, these cars catch alot of flack for no reason, you can keep then running if you take care of them, just like any other car

Asking for NB miata video #7

Just keep spare seals, a bottle of oil onboard, and roadside assistance on speed dial then you're all set to own a Mazda RX-7 or 8.

I always wanted this car and can afford a running one but I know in the long run, I wouldn't be able to keep it going

People beat on them needing work all the time. 95% of these people rebuilding are people messing with the engine. Maintenance a good cooling system and just enjoy it. I know people who have had Fd's for nearly a decade and its not even been apart.

Did you guys in the us only get 93 and 94,95 models?

You can buy a brand new 2022-2023 Miata Mx-5 of the lot for the same price 😂 as the fd 😭

hitting at least 25k subs by the end of the year boys

I wouldn't mind watching a video like this for the current rx7 marketplace from these guys every 3-4 months. This was hilarious. Neighbor of mine is selling his really clean rx7 without a motor/transmission for 20k. Everything intact, paint perfect, no rust, electronics work. I wish I could get there opinion on it lol.

FB RX7 > FC RX7 > FD RX7

luv yall

Finally someone says right hand drive is cringe

Good morning my friend. It's not a new thing😂

shame what happened to these prices

I'm pissed! Mine only had 255 hp

shout to feed for finally pronouncing nevada right

The more videos I watch the more I realize that none of these cars are affordable, I keep telling myself that I’ll just wait until it’s time to import a s15 and get early in on it store it 2 months in advance if I have to. I sold my 135 a a while back and used some of the funds to buy a house, I’ll settle for a 128 in manual at this point.

Rob Dahm has literally made his career off of showing rotaries aren't just grenades if you're not a moron but people still believe they're going to just blow up randomly.

Nice, more rx-7s, they are great looking cars, but they break all the time, exactly like half of the girlfriends i've had, in any case keep up the king shit, live the vids

Just saw a bare no paint rebuilt title roller FD for $17k in Jersey 😂

What stage is that? Detonation. Ded Also, can't spell bosozoku without bozo

The rhd ones are actually more plentiful than lhd the fd was only produced for 3 years

Price is up even more 10 months later.

Bro has to rebuild his rotary quarterly? Are we sure hes not doing something wrong? lol

you dont want it either, theyre incredibly brittle top to bottom. unless you just want to look at it, which i guess works it does look nice.

what’s wrong with right hand drive converted? does is cause more issues?

...makes 400 on 8 psi🤔🤣🤣🤣 the blue was gorgeous and he fed it up

Paying 20k-40k for a car that blows up if you even glance at it is outrageous.

why are you guys so anti right hand drive 💀

my uncle raced fc's when he was younger then he destroyed them in derby races

Feed sound like smitty if he wasnt yelling all the time

Id love to be a guest

Notice none of them give you compression stats lol.

Rotaries are cool but imagine being clown enough to have one as your only car.

Honestly buying a decent condition shell at a good price and LS swapping it is the best way to go. I love the looks, but im not gonna change my lifestyle for a damn dorito

As a RHD guy I agree it’s a scam, only got my car in RHD because it only came in RHD😂

2/3 of all RX7s came with sunroofs. The hardtops are more rare

Every rotary guy: yeah easier to rebuild. Every rotary guy..... never does the rebuild. Give it 5 or 10 years and they'll all be blown and cheep

Good i geuss the world Just only have M1A2 Abrams now

"I know a guy with an FC that has to rebuild his (engine?) quarterly" Are you serious? I call bullshit on that comment. Who in their right mind would continue to pay $5-10 grand, 4 times a year to rebuild their engine? More to the point, why wouldn't you try to find out why the engine keeps needing all these rebuilds? Assuming it's a rotary specialist doing the rebuilds using good quality parts, in which case the problem shouldn't be the engine itself. All I got from this video was a few idiots talking shit and critisising something they know very little/nothing about.

Rather try my luck with an s14 kenki

LHD is the wrong side of the car and all of those FDs are cleaner than the S13’s on the market.

I'll take American made any day.

I'll never understand the price jump of these against rx8s. Regardless of the hp potential of the 13b compared to a renesis they're both temperamental cars that can blow at any minute.

Just get a 3rd gen Taurus. Same car just look at the taillights

Netgear trying to low key drop he skated 🤷‍♂️

Opinions from dorks

What really sold the $9,500 Fd was the bluetooth master cylinder/power booster, i'd say it was worth it Lmfao

If you have to rebuild a FC quarterly, youre doing something wrong

Fd rx7 aren’t super unobtainable yet like you can find a decently nice fd 30,000 with some digging saw one with a 2j swap for 28 and a RHD drive one for 30

What are we talking about again

Just want to comment on the sunroof- hardtops are more desirable and much more rare. Seemingly most people reviewing miss that anomaly. If you analyze final sale prices, hardtops actually demand a fair chunk of change more than those with a sunroof. Another phenom that seems to be overlooked is that USDM cars demand more money than an imported example (obvious but most people are remiss). The more you know. Also, I've owned a low mileage unmolested hardtop base model for the past decade. So keep driving them prices up lol.