MechE00

sure, my earlier comments about rubber parts applies to any old car.. so it applies to a 2nd gen rx7 too!

As for turbos I think you have to watch the temperature more. Rotaries tend to be more sensitive to overheating, and turbos tend to have higher heat loads. Forced Induction, mainly when pushed beyond stock levels, tends to kill long term reliability.. (but many on this board will claim it doesn't have to be so..)

capn

if its taken good care of it will last a VERY long time. but if its abused and not taken care of the oppisite will happen. but with turbos i would expect about 150,000 miles because they have higer pressures and higer heatloads then the NAs. but just take care of it and it will take care of you

Whizbang

parts are cheap unless you want new sensors. so really some of the things that break are not much of a worry. i replaced everything little sensor on my TII when i rebuilt it. The only things i didnt replace where the CAS and anything inside the car.

GTUser

Think of owning an FC TII this way, what new car or slightly used car can you purchase today with the same performance and with all the recalls today, maybe even the same reliability?

Check the payments you'd have to make on the $20K - $30k loan you have to have to afford the performance you're getting with a Turbo FC.

The care and feeding of your FC, with the exception of an engine/turbo rebuild will not nearly reach the per month costs of that loan payment. Even an engine rebuild is still much cheaper than a car purchase.

An FC is a bargain in performance and cash flow. And besides its a heck of a lot of fun to work on as well as drive. I have an street ported NA and can get a speeding ticket anytime I want one; Plenty fast, great handling, and it will blow the doors off of 95% of the cars on the road.