102K miles, purs like a kitten, no breakup when reving, tranny smooth. Haven't driven it yet. Interior is really nice, looks 100% stock.
pics here:

http://www.nopro.com/~fdparts/gallery/85gslse
Thanx!

 

man hop on it that car looks gooooood!!!

 

You'd better buy it before I find out where in San Diego a GSL-SE is being sold

 

WHy are all the cheap RX7s in Cali? Emissions?
Do they have any records of service/repair work for the car? That looks like a body shop, or something.

 

It's a body shop, the guy bought it at auction. He will smog and register it since he is a dealer. The car is not advertised yet, I know a friend of his and he hooked me up.
The paint is peeling on the drivers side fender, the passenger rear tail light clear cover is cracked, and a peice of molding on the drivers side rear needs to be stuck on better. Other than that it is cosmetically really nice. The thing I liked is how smooth the engine is, it sounded like it was in really good shape, sure reved slow compared to my lightweight flywheel streetported FD though.
The diff looked greasy and some of the suspension joints did also, should I worry about that?

 

That very well could be it. I got an 85 GS with 15k miles on it for $1500. I guess it sat in storage for most of it's life. I think they might just last longer here (warm weather, not much rain), and so there's more around. The more there are around, the less you'll have to pay (usually).

Fly out here on Southwest (cheapcheapcheap) and drive one back.

 

I didn't see a spec of rust, it looks like it was garaged.

 

Old Rx7's, even though never modified, won't pass emissions.

Through normal wear and tear, the thermal reactor and catalytic converters break down and need to be replaced. The cost of replacing these items are almost the Blue Book value of the car!

People used to do illegal emissions testing, but now they can't, they have some realtime link with Sacramento or something.

 

Well the sale is contingant upon him smogging it for me so I wouldn't have to worry about it for now. I got my streetported FD to pass with the help of a few gallons of denatured alcohol

 

My 85 passed fine... low milage == low wear on the cat I guess?

 

ill buy it even if dont pass
there's always a way

 

Well, I would guess the cat and thermal reactors would wear out quickly if the engine was out of tune. I still have the original cat and thermal reactors for my RX7, and they were still passing NC emissions with over 160k miles in year 2000. Thanks to Bill's **** record keeping (thanks again Bill), I have not only all the receipts and emission/safety records on this car in chronological order, I also have a graphed emission chart that Bill did to show the emission history of this car (thanks again Bill). Ok, in 98 Bill purchased a Bonex 2" performance conversion system, looking for some extra power. Well, Bill enjoyed the extra power the Bonex allowed, but was concerned with the emission tests, so he installed the regular cat and thermal reactor section before the test for 98, 99 and 2000. In 2001 he decided to see how the emission test would do with the Bonex system.
WOW, according to the actual emission test reports (both 2001 and 2002), both the HC and CO dropped to ZERO! While the CO2 % dropped just slightly below the OEM cat/therm react system. Hope this helps you emission test RX7 owners. Of course, these tests are only done at idle, so other states may get different results.
peace, Bryan.

 

Realtime or not, it won't stop the tech from hooking some kids honda up to the machine and saying it's a seven. Or the classic rev count hooked on the seven while it's running and stick the exhaust sensor into the car in the next bay.

 

That car is a steal of a deal. I wouldnt think twice

 

Why is it so rare to find high mileage GSL-SE Rx7s on the original engine cotrasted to all the 12a high mileage RX7 out there still on the original engine (like mine)? Is this version of the 13B a high mileproblem? And why didn't Mazda ever put fuel injection on the 12a?

 

Buy it! This one had 98K on it when I got it. It has 123K now, passed emission (original cat!), had NO RUST(yay!), but cost more than your $1800 (boo!). The color of the one you're looking at is Ocean Blue. It was my favorite color on these cars.

jeryj

 

I have a stupid question (I am a RX7 owner nubee)- why does my 85 GS have the adjustable lumbar support on the driver's seat, but I don't see the dial on this GSL-SE- is it a different type of lumbar support adjustment?

 

No, it's because the adjuster is on the other side of the seat. I'm almost sure it is on my '85 gs, as well as the gsl-se's.

 

the SE has it as well.

BUY THAT CAR or I'll buy it.

 

Boy do I feel stupid. I actually had to go out to the driveway and look at my RX7s driver's seat just to see if you were right. Where did I put my medicine...... . . . . . . .

 

Damn.. That car is a POS... Jedon WHATEVER YOU DO .. NO NOT BUY IT!! Instead.. let me have this guy's number so I can buy it off him! I'll be adding to my collection then ! *evil*muhahahaha

 

The seller's in MY hometown, I'd like to see you beat me to it!

 

HOLY SH*T Thats my first SE reincarnated!!! HEY Now.. leave ALL the clean SE purchases in SD to ME ok guys!!?..do I really need #5..hehe, nah.. Get it it looks great and at that price....

 

I would buy it !!!

 

The body and interior looks good. The price is great. Still though you will want to know what kind of condition all the major systems are in to know what type of expenses you are headed for. Everything will eventually be replaced. I feel GSL SEs are high mileage engines (13b). I sold one in '96 at 160,000 mi. in great shape and I bought one last year at 150,000 with a very strong original engine. Get a compression test at the dealer or an RX-7 shop. I would still buy the car though even after all of this. These cars are easy and cheap to maintain (with the exception of the expensive gas and emissions parts). Think how much these ricers spend on their Hondah engines. Just learn the cars mechanical status of all major systems. I did the same strategy play-find a good interior, body,engine SE and fix what wears out over time.