rotary engine.... thats why its cool, thats also why its cheap u better have some fairly deep pockets if you want to maintain this car

word of advice, being able to buy the car does not mean you should buy it. You should first find out if you can maintain it.
1)parts can be obtained, its actually not an issue BUT prepare to fork out quite abit for parts (not so many parts available locally, shop will order them)
2)overhauling the engine costs quite alot (its an old car, be careful bout what owners tell you, if you are really serious, get a comp test just to be safe)

really nice car i agree, but his wallet will at times suddenly get lighter or disappear altogether.....

This post has been edited by lsm1991: Jul 4 2016, 05:34 PM

friend owns one.... his is the later batch model (circa 05 i think) thats why i say its not exactly the cheapest car to maintain..... as a weekend car its alright guess, but as a daily driver? find a more hardy sports car

edit: oops dont know why i tagged you, sry!

This post has been edited by lsm1991: Jul 5 2016, 12:17 PM

any garage that has the right tools can do it for you i think.... i dont think a comp test on a rotary is any different from performing the test on a typical piston engine...

*would be better if you can get a rotary expert to check the car....*

you have a kia spectra... mind me asking, how much you are willing to fork out yearly on this car?.... someone who owned one mentioned that it is almost the same as maintaining an evo/sti...... (dif type of car, i know )

thats one of the reasons i myself slowly veered away from one (my budget admittedly was very low, me poorfag maxing out at around 50k, could find cars going for that price but not much excess $ incase crap happened)

i was just wondering how much you are planning to allocate for maintanance fees alone (not tax and insurance, just oil, wear and tear, mods that kind of stuff). just fyi there are other pretty decent alternatives around

actually like another forumer said.... the later batches are pretty reliable, its not actually as horrifying as you read in some forums.... my friend's rx8 (I cannot remember many details about the car tbh) had about 70k's when he first got it and he drive it all the way to 110k without overhauling stuff... it was an alright car he owned it for quite a while. He did sell it off once in the end, when it needed a rebuild, never told me how much he was quoted to fix it up, but i quote him saying: "not good, not worth my effort. Better off selling it", so sell it off he did (this was a few years back, red bone stock rx8).

keep in mind, once a sports car is always a sports car.... you must never forget, performance cars are never going to be cheap to maintain in the first place. (have some 1st hand exp here )
IMO the question one should ask when maintaining a sports car is how bad can it be? always ask yourself if you can maintain the car before finding out if you can buy the car

right you are, actually... ppl have done this.... 1/2j, sr, rb.... this 2 have all been done if im not wrong... (i know of at least 1 1jz and 1 2jz rx8's running around in malaysia)

problem is... the rx8 is known to be an extremely well balanced car, transplanting a much larger engine would ruin that balance maiking the car alittle.... pointless

1.2 erm......... i cannot think of any that will fit in easily and have the power to pull the heavy body (it is quite heavy)