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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 03:16 PM
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mint condition rx7

ok from my post befor i said it was a 85 GLSE mint. no rust ne where, orignal paint. no dings or marks. everything works GREAT. it has 90k original miles and has been drivin by only 2 people. a old lady and her older daughter.. if the car is in such great shape.. what are the odds im going to have to rebuild it soon? car looks like it came off the show room floor. $2500 is what im paying.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 03:18 PM
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also i forgot to ad it hasnt had a rebuild. Sounds and drives great. starts cold with the choke easily.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 03:23 PM
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woops one more thing. it has EVERYTHING stock. no mods no nothing. just grandma and daughter driving it to work and store ... IM HOPING to hear i got a good 30,000 miles befor rebuild if i treat it with care
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 04:03 PM
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you'll get more then 30,000 miles before a rebuild if your car goes like mine.. 170,000 and still counting.. (knock on wood, hard)
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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Sounds like a good one. Should get 100k before it needs anything. I don't know what to think of car prices these days. Everybody in my neighborhood in Silicon Valley is dumping cars cheap. I thought I made a killer deal in august, getting an 85GSL with 49k for $1700, but now, even withh the fixes I've put in I wonder if I could get my money back. This weekend I'm looking at an 85GSL-SE for $1200, which I would have snapped up for twice that a year ago. Weird. But prices can't stay down forever, so maybe Scuderia Bliffle will payoff soon.

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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 04:36 PM
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My car has 150k miles on it and still runs and starts smooth. No problems at all.

I say you have plenty of miles before a rebuild.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 06:22 PM
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Originally posted by twigg
also i forgot to ad it hasnt had a rebuild. Sounds and drives great. starts cold with the choke easily.

GSL-SE's have a fuel injected motor, so the function of the choke in controlled by an electronic brain...if this car had a choke it's either an SE with a 12a (engine swapped, unlikely by your description of the owners) or not an SE.

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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 06:46 PM
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Originally posted by brownmound



GSL-SE's have a fuel injected motor, so the function of the choke in controlled by an electronic brain...if this car had a choke it's either an SE with a 12a (engine swapped, unlikely by your description of the owners) or not an SE.

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i second the notion
i was juuuuust about to say that but wam already been said.

90k is nothin for first gens that have been well taken care of.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 06:49 PM
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Rotary engines last the longest if you rev the **** outa them from time to time. Believe me it true! Carbon buildup kiils rotaries and reving it up blows it all out. If grandma drove it...... I wonder if she rev'd the **** out of it the way you're supposed too.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 06:59 PM
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sweet!! im so excited to get a first gen.. id HAD a 91 turbo II that ran 12.5 stock with just 13lbs boost.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 07:04 PM
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can anyone point me to where for my new to come first gen i can get a great exhuast package and best place to find a holly carb. )
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 07:05 PM
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Re: mint condition rx7

Originally posted by twigg
ok from my post befor i said it was a 85 GLSE mint.
Oh you didn't exactly say "GSL-SE" did ya...I just read that...maybe it's a GSL, or maybe you are Dan Quayle.

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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 07:35 PM
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ok i did a vin #checkup on it and its a GS whats the specs on gs model
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Old Jan 23, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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Rotary engines last the longest if you rev the **** outa them from time to time. Believe me it true! Carbon buildup kiils rotaries and reving it up blows it all out. If grandma drove it...... I wonder if she rev'd the **** out of it the way you're supposed too.
Just use ATF.
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