Faults:

I have had this car for about 4 months and so far nothing major has gone wrong. Although one of the lights got stuck up, but no major fix.

General Comments:

This is the best car I have ever had. I feel like I have to accelerate around turns because it handles so well. My interior is perfect and all the electronics all work. With all the complements a side I have heard that rotary engines are a big hassle. Problems such as apex seals breaking, carbon build up and coolant seals leaking and if any one out there knows what to do please give me a tip.

Faults:

Engine overheated at 50,000.

Master transmission cylinder went at 52,000 and at 70,000.

Secondary transmission cylinder went at 70,000.

Transmission started to slip at 65,000.

Seats were worn before I bought the car.

Rear struts had to be replaced at 53,000.

A/C never worked in the car.

Controller unit needed to be replaced twice during the 20,000 miles I drove the car.

Alternator needed to be replaced at 70,000.

General Comments:

This car has so much potential.

This car has decent acceleration for a stock car and it handles like a dream.

The cabin leaves much to be desired, with shoddy materials and flimsy plastics that break easily.

I still don't understand what the use of the rear seat is in the car. My sister who is 4 feet 11 inches can't even fit in the back.

The ride is very harsh, even though it is claimed more comfortable then the first and third generation cars.

Faults:

No major problems with this car. Lots of small quirks one could expect of an 18 year old car, nothing worth mentioning.

Most of it fixed with 5-56 and a screwdriver.

General Comments:

I knew what I was getting myself into when I bought this car, for instance that I had to change the oil at correct intervals, be careful not to stop the engine when semi-warm (to avoid flooding), avoid overheating etc etc.

Even though I once seriously overheated the engine, causing a coolant leak, it ran fine (as long as I added coolant ALL the time) for 4000 km, most of the summer. I then decided to remove the engine and install a rebuilt, tuned engine, plus new gearbox, new exhaust, etc, before I killed the poor engine completely.

I installed a switch on the dashboard for the fuel pump, if the engine becomes flooded and won't start, I just switch off the pump, crank a couple of seconds and turn the pump back on, problem solved. Also doubles as anti-theft =)

Durability / Reliability: This isn't the same thing. I wouldn't use an unreliable engine in an airplane, and I guess that's why lots of airplanes have rotary engines.

Most people believe rotary engines and RX-7's are unreliable, but quite the opposite is true. With three main moving parts, how much can fail, except parts like the apex seals, which are parts exposed to lots of wear and have a limited life expectancy?

On the durability matter, I can agree that a poorly maintained and abused rotary engine won't last very long, usually around 130-140000 km before a rebuild is needed.

Anyhow, even though I meticulously perform maintenance on my RX-7, I push its engine to the limits and beyond on a daily basis, I have just been waiting for it to break down, but it never happened!

I'll never buy another car with a piston engine, if I do, it's because I'm going to install a rotary engine.