I don;t know how much this adds to the topic, and know its not as old as the older rotary's, but I daily drive a 2000 RX7 series 8 and i love it. Easy to drive in traffic, very smooth gear change and power delivery and very comfortable. The only real issue i have is fuel use but that's only when i drive it hard - my needle visably drops when i put my foot down! Other than that, if you respect the engine, warm it up adequately before hard driving and let it cool for a while after, then I've never had any trouble. Still going strong on stock apex seals and a few power upgrades.