I came across a 1979 RX7 Limited Edition 1 of 3000 at a garage sale. The lady has had it in her garage for 20 years. She is asking $750.00 for it. Straight body no rust, 52,000 original miles, it ran when she parked it in her garage. Is it worth the 750.00 dollars? Thanks for any info..
...Sam

 

Yes - it's worth it but you can probably get it cheaper. Show $500 and say you will have it gone in a few hours.

 

I agree, offer lower like $400. Worst case is she says no or counters with a lower price. Sounds like a good deal to me!

 

yep, 400 would be my offer.

 

At that price the car is a steal. If its been sitting and has not been driven in 20 years, expect to replace tires, brakes, vacuum lines, belts, hoses, plugs wires, points and condenser, air and fuel filters, oil and coolant, suspension bushings, maybe shocks and struts, have the fuel tank sent out for a cleaning etc. You will have to go through the entire car and will have to spend some money to get it up and running and roadworthy. It sounds like a good buy though and it can't hurt to offer less.

 

Great price and expect to tow it out. Do not try to start it until you clear the tank/lines, replace filters and go through the carb, Also make sure you can turn it over by hand before trying to start it.

I wish it was closer.

 

well worth it. get it asap before someone else

 

You end up buying it?

 

Was going to ask the same thing. Did you ever end p buying the car?

 

As usual, these guys start a thread and leave and never come back!

 

Offer her $50 then give her my phone number... I'll tell her that she should sell it to you, honest...

 

That was his one-and-only post. We know now that if he DID buy it, he'd be back here with about 100 more posts asking questions about how to get it up and running. Trolls, I tell you!

 

We'll maybe he got it for a steal. Although it's probably just decorating his lawn now.

 

 

A general observations -

Members in the Southern or Western US hold RX's in very low value; even "1 of 3000" special editions. Someone in the rust belt looking for a restoreable SA/FB would pay $2000 easy for that car in non-running condition. In '97 I was on the West coast rockin an '85 GSL and people were constantly trying to sell me running FB's as parts cars for $100-200. And I always said no, because my car was in great shape and I couldn't afford $100. NOW, I'd buy running 100k mile FB's all day at those prices. I like my new-to-me '85 GS, but it's rough compared to my 1st one in the '90's. Even so, everywhere I go people come up and compliment it, and my Puerto Rican rotary drag racing friends/family drool over it. There just are not any more up here. They've all rusted away or been crushed.

As I've been looking for random bits for my resto, I find many listings on ebay for say, a hood or mirror, that show an SA/FB in a junk yard (sometimes 2 or 3 FB's in the pic). This weekend I wrote to 26 (TWENTY SIX!!!!) sellers asking if they had the brake line splitter block off of a disc brake rear end GSL/GSL-SE. 23 of them responded that they took a few parts off the cars (rims, hoods, mirrors) and crushed the rest.
I understand that the yards can't afford to preserve a 35 yo car just in case someone comes in in 5 years looking for an ignitor. I really do. But they are NOT making new ignitors. So it breaks my dorito shaped heart when you guys act like these are common throw away cars. I have not seen an FB in person in 20 years except at car shows or races. Until I bought mine.

 

Hey someone just responded on ebay with the part! My faith in the world is renewed. The Rotary Gods smile tonight.