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Old 09-30-07, 05:36 AM
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Motor Trend Apr '82 Rx7 Avatar!

More Sunday morning reading for you. I remember somebody on the forum finding an intact Avatar earlier this year, wonder how the restoration is going.
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Old 09-30-07, 08:54 AM
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good read!! the car really moves!! i was suprised by its acceleration numbers!
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Thanks for the post, very interesting.
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A carb'ed 13b with a turbo for 45,000 bucks back in 1982. Wow no wonder we don't see any of those around. Nice find none the less.
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^^^+1 ... I don't see how that price is justified... especially >20 years ago. The same price today can net you a base corvette, RX-8 + goodies, etc. I does anyone have a way to adjust that price for inflation?
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What amazes me, is the last page says rear drum brakes......
Geeze, you'd think they would at least have started with a GSL.....
Old 09-30-07, 11:50 AM
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Found one, http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi

So, 45,000 in 1982 = $96248 in 2006 (the last year on the calculator.

Ya,
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Its hand made. How much is a panoz? Theres your inflation.
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wow...almost $100k. boostedrex's avatar must be worth a fortune...of sentimental values.
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It must be an aquired taste. I've seen a convertable in person and it was like meh.
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Back then,if you gotta have it,then that was your car and youd have the only convertible RX-7 around.It turned an average, affordable sprots car into something a celebrity would consider buying,damn the price.

Nowadays.......Id just buy a used Vert.
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The car is way too expensive, but I like what they did to the interior. That light tan color is nice.
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Great post, thanks.
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Originally Posted by Rogue_Wulff
What amazes me, is the last page says rear drum brakes......
Geeze, you'd think they would at least have started with a GSL.....
Stock drum brakes had better stopping distance than GSL disc brakes. Some Pacific Avatars did begin life as GSL trim models.
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I just signed the paperwork today to buy a Pacific Avatar car. It needs restoring so as soom asI can I will start a new thread with pics.

This one was a black 83 gsl originally and it seems like not all the cars were the same....or the articles are wrong. Motors were not smoggable so this was a problem.

Please post any stuff on these cars, cliff
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what a sweet car.
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A 14.62 1/4 mile for anything made in 82 is very impressive.
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