RE: Shed Of The Week

[flattotheboards]

Ahonen said:

Parrot of Doom said:

james_tigerwoods said:

daveco said:

Look at that interior, fantastic. Audi could learn a thing or two from these boys

What would they learn???

That sombre black plastic smelling materials aren't everything in interior design.

Audi could also learn a lot from the Alfa 166:

Is that a wooden steering wheel?

My god that's ghastly. I hope Audi don't try to learn anything from that. Give me the sombre grey and black over beige and wood any day.

alfa interiors are fantastic much better than the dull audi ones.FACT.

[ExPat2B]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMD-3VtMEq0

Here is the comparison between the Rx7 and Porsche.

[monthefish]

Garlick said:

ronaldmacdonald said:

Really? I love it loads, now if only we had made more effort to sell the Pug

Yes, it's funny - I was reading SOTW from the front page, and thought 'what a great shed' and expected similar comments from PH massive and was surprised to see such negativity in the comments (each to their own, I suppose).

Good shed!

[Frik]

flattotheboards said:

alfa interiors are fantastic much better than the dull audi ones.FACT.

Poor, poor build quality.

Look, they can't even get the centre console straight!

[hirsty27]

Gooby said:

I saw a mint red one yesterday. Real road presence and a beautiful car. Only drove one once but it was really great. Not fast by todays standards but a real grin inducer. As far as '80's cars go it is second only to a Mk1 MR2.

Totaly agree, I had two mk1 MR2's, and nothing of that era or power compares to them, great fun cars to drive.

Was a passenger in one of these RX7's once, and it has a fair old kick, shame it broke down on the way back, these wankel engines require more tlc, from what I can tell, drink oil more than normal, and where do you get them serviced-maintained?, if there's not a centre local,-(which I know that exist), you've got a fair run to keep it in good nick. Don't know if there easy to maintain yourself, something to do with compresion init?

Don't understand, comments about exterior, it looks a very classic shape, shame the interior has been coloured in a 'love it or leave it' colour, I suppose it was the fashion at the time.

Dear Author Oli S, Can we do a forum about people over 'pimping'-(if that's the correct term?) there cars, it s me right off when I see a genuine well styled car that has been 'Veilsided', and made to look like a 'Batmobile' film prop. Has this already been done?, I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but ing ell, some people need to be 'tared and feathered' for what they do to there cars,.............why? It would provide a good debate I feel.

[AlpineAndy]

Very nice, and Silver suits it (I really don't like them in white!)

[Futuramic]

Aah, the magnum opus. Possibly Mazda's finest moment as everything just briefly came together and was right. The series 2 looked like a toy space shuttle (though I still love it); but the Savanna 1 had something. Character most likely, entirely absent today.

And to those who call it hideous, I've got the number of a good optician.

[Chris71]

Not the biggest fan of the mk1 RX7, but for under a grand you really can't argue. Sounds like it's in rather better condition than a 924 at the same price would be. It's RWD and a bit different (these days atleast) - what's not to like? The whole point of shed is to provide cheap fun; you can't get a 944 at that price let alone a 911, so I don't see the objections to the Mazda.

[Mattygooner]

Japanese cars notoriously take cues from 2 European cars of the time, anyone remember them recording the noise of an MG's gear change for the MX5?

Anyways, this is definately lotus/924 in terms of styling, just not enough of either.

It's nice, has something about it, just not enough for consideration.

[racingsnake]

I had one these in the early 90's.
Loved it, only did about 15mpg max though.

[Riknos]

pSyCoSiS said:

My mate's 350z had better mpg than a colleague's RX-8, which is quite surprising, as it is technically a 1.3 litre!!

Isn't very suprising... Anyone who knows anything about RX's know how wank the fuel consumption is.

[Bassfiend]

• cough* I have a '55 plate RX-8 and at absolute best I get 21mpg on a good long motorway run ...

... on short journeys I'm lucky to break 16 ...

... on the last Dawn Raid I took it on I don't think I broke double figures. :-D

But it hits 9,500rpm before the rev limiter and handles so damn well that after it anything else feels like a whale. (Well, OK - the last car I drove *WAS* a whale ... it was a Bentley Continental GT!) The traction control is astonishingly good - just turn it off in the wet and drive "normally" if you dare - and the brakes have saved several Bambi's from becoming mush!

Love it! *sigh*

Phil

[ehughes]

'To look at the first generation RX-7 it is difficult to imagine it dates back to 1978. In Britain the Austin Allegro had only just been launched and the Sex Pistols were changing the face of modern music.'. The Allegro just launched? It was launched in about 1972.