::mint:: GSL-SE on e-bay (not mine, it's just amazing)
02-13-05, 09:46 PM
#76
Originally Posted by Rotary13B1
Great detective work Johnnie! Damn, you're not kidding about finding the PERFECT SE huh? It's been how long??? Did you end up selling that black one?
-AL
-AL
02-13-05, 09:56 PM
#77
Sheesh, how come there are so many versions of "mint"?
They don't come any nicer than mine, and I wouldn't ask any more than $5000 for it stock. Every "tasteful" mod is easily reversable for the anally retentive next owner. It also has over 100,000 miles on it. I would never want or even trust why such a super low mileage car exists though technically they're worth more $.
BTW, the underhood of that eBay car probably looked like **** because it was never maintained correctly then sat unused for 8 friggen years! Or am I the only one who caught that? I couldn't begin to imagine the nightmare that car is going to be, but I'm glad it brought good money for a good cause.
They don't come any nicer than mine, and I wouldn't ask any more than $5000 for it stock. Every "tasteful" mod is easily reversable for the anally retentive next owner. It also has over 100,000 miles on it. I would never want or even trust why such a super low mileage car exists though technically they're worth more $.
BTW, the underhood of that eBay car probably looked like **** because it was never maintained correctly then sat unused for 8 friggen years! Or am I the only one who caught that? I couldn't begin to imagine the nightmare that car is going to be, but I'm glad it brought good money for a good cause.
02-14-05, 12:27 PM
#78
Rotary Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: LOS ANGELES
Posts: 1,228
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by RotaryRevn
I wasn't looking for one, I found it by accident 
It had 34k miles on it so it was worth a look. Checked it out today and noticed that the rear end had been repainted. Looked closer and I could see a crease or something under the paint like an accident repair in two spots on the rear. The guy told me before I went that it was all original. First thing I noticed was some overspray onto the tailight gasket. I said this car has been repainted? He said "I think the rear was for some unknown reason". He seemed surprised I noticed. I told him no thanks, I didn't want to buy the car but asked what he was looking to get. He said he should be able to get 7500 on ebay so he was going to try that. You guys will probably see it on ebay in the next few weeks. It's burgandy with gray interior. We'll see if he's honest in the add and mentions that the rear had been repainted . A prime example why I never trust car's that have been repainted. It was in Irvine CA. VERY clean car other than the problem I saw with the rear.
It had 34k miles on it so it was worth a look. Checked it out today and noticed that the rear end had been repainted. Looked closer and I could see a crease or something under the paint like an accident repair in two spots on the rear. The guy told me before I went that it was all original. First thing I noticed was some overspray onto the tailight gasket. I said this car has been repainted? He said "I think the rear was for some unknown reason". He seemed surprised I noticed. I told him no thanks, I didn't want to buy the car but asked what he was looking to get. He said he should be able to get 7500 on ebay so he was going to try that. You guys will probably see it on ebay in the next few weeks. It's burgandy with gray interior. We'll see if he's honest in the add and mentions that the rear had been repainted . A prime example why I never trust car's that have been repainted. It was in Irvine CA. VERY clean car other than the problem I saw with the rear.
02-14-05, 01:18 PM
#79
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Yumpenoffenhoff
Posts: 359
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Overspray on a taillight gasket is a huge red flag about the quality of repairs. If the painting was done correctly, the taillight assembly and gasket should have been removed. It begs the question what other corners were cut.
02-14-05, 01:20 PM
#80
Rotary Freak
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by web777
That car was at 7stock. It looked clean. He wanted like $12K at that time.
02-14-05, 11:13 PM
#81
Originally Posted by kleinke
Overspray on a taillight gasket is a huge red flag about the quality of repairs. If the painting was done correctly, the taillight assembly and gasket should have been removed. It begs the question what other corners were cut.
Yup, I agree, I can't believe they didn't remove the tail lights to paint it............12k, that's too funny Danny!
02-14-05, 11:19 PM
#82
Originally Posted by RotaryRevn
Yup, I agree, I can't believe they didn't remove the tail lights to paint it............12k, that's too funny Danny!
Oh yeah, one last thing I never quite understood. The way I found this car was that the seller had an add on ebay for an oil cooler a few months back and said it came off of a car with 30k miles on it. I emailed him and told him if he had the car the oil cooler came off of I would be interested in buying it. He emailed me later and said he was willing to sell it.
I asked the other day why he was selling the oil cooler (because it only had 35k on it?) He said that the guy he bought the car gave him an extra oil cooler. Why would he remove the oil cooler with only 35k on it instead of selling the extra oil cooler?
02-14-05, 11:40 PM
#83
Rotary Freak
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont. Canada
Posts: 1,901
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by soulja77
holy shyt!!! prices are insane. I have a near mint 84 GSL, white exterior, burgandy leather interior in mint condition, with 101,000KMS equ to about 80,000 miles.
How much do you think this is worth?
How much do you think this is worth?
definately not mint, but pretty decent from the pics i saw anyways.
haha...i just know how much u paid for that car. i originally offered
$800 till i found out it needed the work that it did.
a mint original gsl-se is a different story. how this one got
bidded up as high as it did suprises me though
nick
02-14-05, 11:49 PM
#84
Here's an add I just came across if anyone's interested. Haven't contacted the seller and know nothing about this car. It's up for grabs in the Phoenix AZ area.
1985 MAZDA RX-7 GSL IN GREAT SHAPE ! ONLY 58 K MILES
CALL 623-842-6132 LEAVE MESSAGE !!
I/ WE WILL CALL BACK
STARTING BID $3500
1985 MAZDA RX-7 GSL IN GREAT SHAPE ! ONLY 58 K MILES
CALL 623-842-6132 LEAVE MESSAGE !!
I/ WE WILL CALL BACK
STARTING BID $3500
02-15-05, 03:42 PM
#85
Rotary Freak
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by RotaryRevn
Here's an add I just came across if anyone's interested. Haven't contacted the seller and know nothing about this car. It's up for grabs in the Phoenix AZ area.
1985 MAZDA RX-7 GSL IN GREAT SHAPE ! ONLY 58 K MILES
CALL 623-842-6132 LEAVE MESSAGE !!
I/ WE WILL CALL BACK
STARTING BID $3500
1985 MAZDA RX-7 GSL IN GREAT SHAPE ! ONLY 58 K MILES
CALL 623-842-6132 LEAVE MESSAGE !!
I/ WE WILL CALL BACK
STARTING BID $3500
03-01-05, 07:36 PM
#86
Don't say you haven't been warned!
Well here it is, the se I warned you guys about. The guy finally put it up on ebay. Notice he doesn't mention that the rear end of the car has been repainted or the weird crease on the left rear quarter panel, or the broken air vent. Someones gonna get ripped on this one 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4531809131
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4531809131
Last edited by RotaryRevn; 03-01-05 at 07:41 PM.
03-01-05, 10:00 PM
#88
Full Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: May 2001
Location: annapolis, maryland, united states
Posts: 139
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
this one caught my eye....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...531151492&rd=1
normally i dont like body kits too much, but this car just looks bad *** to me
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...531151492&rd=1
normally i dont like body kits too much, but this car just looks bad *** to me
03-02-05, 10:41 AM
#89
Originally Posted by pjr
Too bad... LOOKS like a nice car. Thanks for the warning, I probably would have bid on it. Damn thing is up to $5500 already. and the auction has another 5 days to go.
Did you drive it? How did it run?
Did you drive it? How did it run?
Nope, I didn't drive it, I didn't want anything to do with it after seeing obvious collision damage to the rear. Especially when he told me he was expecting to get 7500 for it. Looks like they cut out an old quarter panel and welded on a new one but did a crappy job.
03-02-05, 02:54 PM
#92
Rotary Freak
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Too bad there isn't a way to tip off ebay that this guy is selling champagne but delivering ****, and getting ebay to care enough to yank the ad and him. If I put a non-refundable deposit on an item and then forked over for airfare to get it, only to find out that I'd been lied to--- I'd stick around town until after dark and then torch it.
03-02-05, 03:15 PM
#93
Originally Posted by Aviator 902S
Too bad there isn't a way to tip off ebay that this guy is selling champagne but delivering ****, and getting ebay to care enough to yank the ad and him. If I put a non-refundable deposit on an item and then forked over for airfare to get it, only to find out that I'd been lied to--- I'd stick around town until after dark and then torch it.
yeah, ebay wouldn't care as long as they get paid. The guy isn't lying, he's just not telling the whole truth........lol The add makes you think it's a mint car but it's far from that. Hopefully the bidders ask lots of questions.
03-02-05, 03:24 PM
#94
This following info from four e-mails that I received from the seller. I did a cut and paste in a manner that would make some logical sense of all the comments:
I can only report what I know about the car during my ownership and inspection.
The majority of the paint is original. I have discerned that the hood and LR qtr panel have been repainted. Whether this was the result of being hit of some other type of damage I do not know.
I don't know if the car was hit, scraped a pole or whatever to cause the paint re-work to the LR Qtr. The car has no evidence of frame damage and drives/tracks straight. If necessary, I can have it inspected for the winning bidder - don't want any issues with a sale - don't need the headaches. I have had it on a lift and saw no evidence of any unibody damage during my inspection.
There are a minor chip here and there - nothing major or significant. There are no dents on the car. The front spoiler has some scrapes on it but nothing major or that one would consider unusual.
If I wasn't going to sell it I would repaint the hood since there are some minor spider cracks that are visible upon close inspection but it is certainly not necessary. I would also strip and re-clearcoat the alloy wheels. The clearcoat is not flaking but there are streaks in the coating which detract from the wheels appearance.
I bought the car last June to go with the 1985 GS I have had since new (40K). I know there were two prior owners and the last owner sold it after her husband died. I am attempting to get the warranty history from Mazda for information purposes only.
If any interior parts have been swapped out, they were replaced with the correct replacement parts. The car is the way it was built - no different shift ****, radio, mirrors, exhaust system, etc.
The only parts I replaced on the interior were the door pulls cups in the armrests due to cracks. I also replaced the shift boot and surround due to the locating pins for the boot being broken. That's all. I have yet to replace the left dash vent (internal piece) due to the lever not functioning properly. I purchased an entire dash with the vents for this purpose.
I have not had a compression check performed as the car does not have any symptoms of any issues with low compression. As stated in the ad, the car recently had its 30K maintenance from the local Mazda dealer. If there were issues with the engine, knowing dealers, they would have mentioned it.
bought the car last June with the intentions on keeping it along with the 1985 GS I have had since new (40K) for a very long time. I worked for Mazda for 21 years and think that the first generation cars are really the most fun. As such, I wanted a low mileage car that was stock - no modifications. This is the car I found.
Hmmmmm...what do ya all think?
I can only report what I know about the car during my ownership and inspection.
The majority of the paint is original. I have discerned that the hood and LR qtr panel have been repainted. Whether this was the result of being hit of some other type of damage I do not know.
I don't know if the car was hit, scraped a pole or whatever to cause the paint re-work to the LR Qtr. The car has no evidence of frame damage and drives/tracks straight. If necessary, I can have it inspected for the winning bidder - don't want any issues with a sale - don't need the headaches. I have had it on a lift and saw no evidence of any unibody damage during my inspection.
There are a minor chip here and there - nothing major or significant. There are no dents on the car. The front spoiler has some scrapes on it but nothing major or that one would consider unusual.
If I wasn't going to sell it I would repaint the hood since there are some minor spider cracks that are visible upon close inspection but it is certainly not necessary. I would also strip and re-clearcoat the alloy wheels. The clearcoat is not flaking but there are streaks in the coating which detract from the wheels appearance.
I bought the car last June to go with the 1985 GS I have had since new (40K). I know there were two prior owners and the last owner sold it after her husband died. I am attempting to get the warranty history from Mazda for information purposes only.
If any interior parts have been swapped out, they were replaced with the correct replacement parts. The car is the way it was built - no different shift ****, radio, mirrors, exhaust system, etc.
The only parts I replaced on the interior were the door pulls cups in the armrests due to cracks. I also replaced the shift boot and surround due to the locating pins for the boot being broken. That's all. I have yet to replace the left dash vent (internal piece) due to the lever not functioning properly. I purchased an entire dash with the vents for this purpose.
I have not had a compression check performed as the car does not have any symptoms of any issues with low compression. As stated in the ad, the car recently had its 30K maintenance from the local Mazda dealer. If there were issues with the engine, knowing dealers, they would have mentioned it.
bought the car last June with the intentions on keeping it along with the 1985 GS I have had since new (40K) for a very long time. I worked for Mazda for 21 years and think that the first generation cars are really the most fun. As such, I wanted a low mileage car that was stock - no modifications. This is the car I found.
Hmmmmm...what do ya all think?
03-02-05, 04:00 PM
#95
Well it sounds like he's being honest when questions are asked of him, that's good. He bought that dash from my friend 
It was pretty funny to pull up there to look at the car and my friend tells me "ask him if the vents work". I was like ok but why? My freind says "that's the same guy that bought the dash from me, he said he had to fix a vent" We still can't figure out why he bought an entire dash to fix one vent.
It was pretty funny to pull up there to look at the car and my friend tells me "ask him if the vents work". I was like ok but why? My freind says "that's the same guy that bought the dash from me, he said he had to fix a vent" We still can't figure out why he bought an entire dash to fix one vent.
03-06-05, 04:20 PM
#96
He sent me ton of pics too. However, he didn't volunteer anything -- it's only because of this thread that I got the answers. And the extra pics of the left rear do look weird. However, price is up to $7K with 6 hours until the auction's end, so I'm sure he'll be happy.
03-06-05, 04:39 PM
#97
Yup, the crease looked like it ran from about the corner of the rear window out across the top of the rear quarter panel. Kinda looked like it had it on the right as well but not as bad. I have checked my car and my friends and neither had a crease there so somethings goin on. If I had to guess, that car had been rear ended at some point. His reserve is over 7k! it's probably 7500. That car is not worth anywhere near that with tc damage and not og paint!
03-07-05, 08:51 PM
#99
Rotary Freak
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 1,711
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by RotaryRevn
Yup, the crease looked like it ran from about the corner of the rear window out across the top of the rear quarter panel. Kinda looked like it had it on the right as well but not as bad. I have checked my car and my friends and neither had a crease there so somethings goin on. If I had to guess, that car had been rear ended at some point. His reserve is over 7k! it's probably 7500. That car is not worth anywhere near that with tc damage and not og paint!
03-07-05, 09:10 PM
#100
Originally Posted by Aviator 902S
I'm totally clueless on how to do this or if you have to be a member to do it, but have you considered posting a negative comment with details on this ebay ad so that others may be fore-warned?
I wouldn't know how to do it if you could even. After all, he's just not telling all the info on it, he's not lying though, when asked, he answered correctly. The only way I could see doing it is running a fake auction tell people not to bid on your auction and warn of the problems with the car but he would probably report you to ebay and you may end up being the one getting in trouble with ebaY?
I did email the high bidder right now after the auction has closed to warn of the problems just incase he was gonna buy it off of auction.
Last edited by RotaryRevn; 03-07-05 at 09:16 PM.