So I am driving through post housing on Fort Polk, LA and take a wrong turn and there to my surprise is an '85 GSL-SE. Of course, like any other rx7 owner, I get out of my car and take a closer look to investigate. It is then that I notice there is a sticker on the car saying the MP's are going to tow it because it has been reported abandoned by the neighbors. After about a week of asking around I finally found the owner. She said the car had been sitting for about a year because something was wrong the the suspension.

I tell the young lady that I am interested in the car and noticed it was about to be towed. She explained that she called the MP's because she didn't abandon the car. I asked her if she wanted to sell it. She seemed surprised that I was interested in an old rx7. Then she told me the most shocking news of all. If you want it you can have it. That was yesterday. Today I showed up with a tow dolly and she wrote me a bill of sale. Awesome.

Turns out the car just had a broken tie rod and as a result just sat there for over a year. After I got it home i put a new battery in it and it started right up. Oh, it smoked a lot. I'm sure my neighbors loved that. They just thought my running rx7 smoked a lot. He he. Anyway, after a trip to advance auto, I have new tie rods ordered. Hopefully there isn't anything else wrong with the car. I can't believed I got a nearly running rx7 for free, much less a GSL-SE. I'm going to load some pictures but I really don't know how to make them big. I can try it if someone shows me how.

 

Here are just a couple more.

 

wow nice find!!!

that would so make my day to find a free RX-7

 

Kick a$$ find.... Any plans for it yet. I like your avatar as well. Very uplifting

 

So far it is completely stock. I already have another GSL-SE that has a lot of work done to it. That is my real project right now. Basically, I don't want to put much money into this one because i can't afford to work on two identical cars. I will probably keep it stock. I may get a header and get rid of the cats but I don't know yet. If someone makes me an offer I can't refuse then I'll take it and put that money into my other GSL-SE. I will wait 'till I get the tie rods fixed before I make any decisions. If I like it a lot I may just keep it. If I do keep it, it will stay mostly stock.

 

Damnit I knew I overpaid for my SE. If only I'd known that the going rate was free, I would have tried to talk the guy down a little more.

 

props too ya. wanna sell it? make a quick profit.

 

I'm waiting 'till i get the tie rods installed before I make a decision to sell it. No telling if something else could be wrong with it. I just wanted to make a couple of you guys jealous in the mean time.

 

on mine the only thing that was wrong was the water pump.. i swear, people give up on these cars way too early. another gsl se for free

 

awesome score you lucky dog!! what are your plans for the car?

 

...wait till her ex-boyfriend comes looking for HIS car.

 

Hehe. Now that I think about it, I never saw her husband around...maybe I should part this car out quick and get rid of all the vin numbers. As far as my plans, I plan on getting the car on the road and seeing if there is anything else wrong with it. I just realized today that selling this car could get me a full exhaust system on my RX8. Oooooh.

 

Noice!

Looks pretty clean too

 

The only rust that I have seen so far is just surface rust. I'm haven't jacked it to inspect it yet. I also need to pull the bins out and check for rust there. I haven't seen an rx7 yet without rust under the bins.

 

Good find. DD it.

 

Jealousy. Thats all I can say. I thought I scored finding a cheap 7 with an oil leak. Sounds like you found the ultimate score. Next to a free rx7 without any faults of course lol

 

I officially hate you.............

Just kidding. Great find though. If it's not that bad, then DD the car and rock on.............

 

Good find! And here I thought I got a sweet deal this past week getting a running driving 82 GS for $100....

Next time I negotiate on a price for a car, Ill remember.... Ask if you can just have it, then haggle from there.

 

All I can say is stuff like this never happens to me. I have never won a drawing. I don't win things on the radio. I feel like I get screwed at tax time every year. The government is trying to screw me with my military pay as I type this. I really needed a break.

 

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Nice score mate

 

It's very nice...

 

250 dollars for it

 

Dude. SCORE!!!

 

Ill give you 1 dollar, think about it!! thats 100% profit!!