One more thing - I see that this site has a classified section. Do you think it would be a good idea to put it out there to see if anyone would be interested in buying it as is? I could reference back to this thread to explain and be honest will the issues. As much as I'd love to find an easy fix, at this point I think I would take the first decent offer I could. And for someone that can work on the car personally, it would be a great deal since it is otherwise in perfect condition.

You can always throw it up here. We don't get as much traffic as some of the other sites. That choice is up to you. Sounds like these cars are a life long passion. Might be better to fix it up and enjoy.

:rofl: Valid point you make there Gunny... :lol:

Never say never... You could probably find a pretty decent condition FC (second gen) for a decent price.. The FD (3rd Gens) were pretty much the pinnacle when it comes to combined handling and power, but they're expensive (relative to an FC or RX-8) and also can be very fickle if something goes wonky with the turbo control solenoids.

I'm with Jack (JL1RX7) on this one... Why fix the problem just to get rid of the car? A lot of the problems can be sorted with some good preventative maintenance.

I would love nothing more than to keep it, really. It's just that I can't do any diagnostic or repair work on this thing myself, and we have established only a really good rotary specialist should ever touch it, so that would mean every time anything at all, no matter how minor, goes wrong, I'm stuck driving hours and hours away to have the thing looked at. I adore this thing, but I'm trying really hard to let my brain overrule my emotions here. (Women are capable of that I am learning! It's only taken me 44 years! lol). Just trying to do the responsible thing.

Who are you kidding here? Not many of us do the adult thing well. We drive these things on the daily. That is not the smartest decision at all.

Horrible gas mileage and oil consumption alone don't make them good dailies. But those smiles you get when you punch the go peddle more than makes up for it.

Simple hand tools and a willingness to learn will get you all you need to keep your car going on the regular. Youtube is huge for showing you how to do it.

You raised kids that is much harder than changing brake pads.

Find out if you have a local rotary club. Most are willing to lend a hand for you if you are willing to learn.

Well, I didn't want to get all dramatic here, but, there's some health problems. Some, pretty big ones. Part of the money issue (I stopped counting hospital stays three years ago), and definitely part of the "I can't keep up with this car" issue. Believe me, I know the feeling that comes from punching the go peddle and the smile it makes. Unfortunately, those kind of smiles aren't always in the cards for all of us.

It's not so much that I want to the the responsible thing, it's that I don't have much of a choice.

Seriously, thanks for all the encouragement, and advice. I will take it all into consideration. :)