$900 for the '79 Limited Edition in january 2004

since then have spent 3K on paint /body, and 1K on suspension and $500 on miscellaneous small parts .

but still a ways to go .

 

85 GSL-SE with 157K on the clock got it almoust 1 year ago. It bin sitting in the guys drive way for 7 years got for 500 bucks it had $4500 worth of receipts in the glove compartment rebuilt trans, replaced all the weather striping a racing beat SP full dual exhaust on it and also the motor was rebuilt not long before that. Got it home put tires on it new baterry fuel pump and injectors cleaned the gas tank and it started right up.
So far I have 1100 in the whole car including the initial purchase needs a paint job becouse the clear is coming of one side of it but for 500 I can live with it.

 

2005

83 Gsl $200

2006

83 Gsl Free (parts only)

 

Check my build thread in my sig...and i will let you decide for yourself....

 

1st one...$500 perfect motor, body and interior. Steal!!!

2nd one....$1000 with blown motor but full suspension upgrades and clean interior...Kinda went crazy with it

 

I payed $100 bucks and traded it with a laptop for My 85 gsl

 

So far,i spent 1200 on my 85 gsl se,spent another 1000 on parts.

 

Will post some pictures soon.

 

83 gsl - 300$
Drunk lady put it in a ditch and bent the **** out of the pass control arm.
Then she proceeded to drive it home on the donut spare with no tire
The rim was ground down almost to the valve stem.

ive got her fixed now and it runs AWESOME.
Not a puff of smoke

 

I paid $1400 for my 1980, in 1989.

Untold thousands in basic maintenance, rebuilds, and restoration over the years, but many 10's of thousands of reliable miles in those years.

 

81 2000 with a spare 12a and Tranny and a parts car 2008
81 300 2008
83 300 2008
85 gsl 300 sold for same price 2008
85 converted to a v8 free 2007
but I have been helping my dad with his for years

 

80 with 66,000 miles paid 500 in 2007 motor went but body is immaculate
85 GS with currently 77000 on it. paid 2700 in june of this year runs great

 

1983 GSL for $1000 in May 2008 I've put another $1000 already

 

I paid $11,000 for my 1985 in 1985! Still have it, just turned 72,000 miles today, still all original including the paint and floor mats with the RX7 logo on them! Never seen snow, never been a daily driver, bought it just for fun!

 

I'm jealous of the original owners. One of these days I'll buy myself an RX-8 sight-unseen and drive it around for the next 25 years, keeping it clean and stock. Then I can be one of the awesome original owners.

Except, I don't know if I could resist installing an Esmeril Racing turbo kit.

 

1st one $1750 in 2004 cherry inside and out(1980 gs)plus $3000-4000 turbo motor and stuff
2nd one $2500 in 2007 clean body awsome inside(1985 gsl-se) no mods yet

 

my current daily driver is a replacement for the '75 808 i wrecked back in '05. it's an '84 base with the 13b i had in the 808. i gave $50 for the 7 without an engine. had it for about 2 yrs now. only thing i've had to replace on it since i started driving it is the front brake pads and the idler arm bushings. still plan on doing the disc rear conversion one of these days.

 

1. $250, 1978 SA. Bought off ebay, later sold it for same price. Too dryrotted.

2. $900, 1978 SA. All original, no carpet. Had a little too much cancer for me. Used the 16xxx rebuilt motor for car 3

3. $700, blown motor, new paint, new interior, back seats. 1982 GS.

 

i got my '81(not sure of the model) for $500 last month or so

 

paid 2200 for a 2nd owner, always-garaged-never-seen-snow '79 SA in 06/07. I think it was worth it, as rust-free cars are rare in the great white north...

 

1500 CND for it and a parts car. Got it on the road for roughly another 1500 and then around 1000 for a new RB exhaust.

So now I have a rust free 85 fb with 148xxx kms on it (92xxx miles)

 

1985 GSL, 2 weeks ago for 6k

 

'83 base $1500 in '93 (sold) originally bought as a winter beater but liked it so much kept it and turn it into the summer car.
'85 gsl-se $2500 in '95 (sold) in 2000 for $2100 bought this car and had money left for a down payment on a truck after totaling my 68 Porsche 912 and getting a check from the insurance company.
'79 base $500 2001 150k on the odo now my solo /track car over $10000 invested since in my"$500" car. I did drive it home it started right up and ran pretty good it was going to be a parts car but the body woundup being in better shape than the car I was driving at the time.
'83 gs free parts car striped and gave to someone else for the rad support. lots of rot.
'89 gtu got it in a trade with a '99 Miata for my '99 Miata sport package.
sold both cars $2800 for the gtu with a full cage ,shocks , and extra wheels and tires. $9800 last spring with 90k on the odo, it was my DD use the money to buy a speed 3.

 

Bought my 1985 GSL-SE with 53k miles from the original owner in 1994 for $4500.00 (he threw in the bra, car cover and a couple hundred in new parts with it.) Plus he just had the dealer install a new FMOC on it the month before. Was my daily driver from 1994 to 2006, now it's "semi-retired" and is a dry road and sunny skies car.

 

$2800 just a few months ago.

About $400 in parts (clutch and stuff) since then.