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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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when i first saw this i was really shocked! its such a clean GSL especially me being a gsl owner myself. it has mudflaps!!!! how rare is that? i never seen that! and of course the premium sound system which i am still sourcing together to restore into my car. but its auto which doesnt really matter because a prime car like this would win best of show stock classic class and since it has under 30k on the odo. you know it hasnt been driven much and abused. just wow!
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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Man nice, Yea with an auto you really know that it hasnt been abused!
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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the big thing that puzzles me is that it doesnt have any gsl badges... and it doesnt have power windows or a rear hatch wiper. has the heated defroster strips for the hatch glass though but not sure if that came on all the models. but im lovin the black interior!
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Are you sure its a GSL. I thought they had a sunroof?
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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^^^^It does have a sunroof. Check the pictures again. Very nice and clean FB
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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it could be a gs because it has a sunroof it could have been improved such as with the factory premium sound system to bump up the price.. but its still clean
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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very clean...what else is there to say...don't know if I'd pay that much but then again I'm cheap...hahaha
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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Wait I thought a sunroof was glass. And that was a moonroof was solid and of course there is your solid top. Hell IDK
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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Moon roof is glass/pastic that's tinted and sunroof has a hard body colored panel that slides back toopen the top up
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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oh ok cool now I know. Cool thanks!
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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my bad i read wrong kuz it just says 1983 mazda rx7 and his PREVIOUS car was a 1983 mazda rx7 GSL. so i am guessing this car for sale is a gs with some upgrades to increase the value such as those mudflaps (never seen them but *drool*) and the premium sound system. but on top of everything its still a clean car with low milage and not-so-common automatic transmission
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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wow i would so not but that pos, first of all how can you get that kind of dent from a laptop the trany is auto wich is a - and he listed it as a 4 cylder ahhahaha ya he knows alot about rx-7, all that interior you could do yourself from mazdatrix for not that much i must amidt the paint job is cool but still a good paint job will only run you like 700, my total from normal to better than spectacular = about 3 grand, thats a grand less than he wants and notice !!!! that he doesnt do a single shot inside of the enging i know that particular model very well 50 big ones says that it leaks oil like a river and everything under the hood is covered in oil and if all his flaws in his car where so called "easy and cheap" than why the flip doesnt he do them if he is selling it for almost 5 grand, good hell this man is a rip off and a half!!!!
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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Lightbulb mudflaps

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my bad i read wrong kuz it just says 1983 mazda rx7 and his PREVIOUS car was a 1983 mazda rx7 GSL. so i am guessing this car for sale is a gs with some upgrades to increase the value such as those mudflaps (never seen them but *drool*) and the premium sound system. but on top of everything its still a clean car with low milage and not-so-common automatic transmission
you can order them for any year of rx-7 for about 30 bucks each set front or back with victoria british they are always good to me!!!
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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it is a GS, the wheel picture has a drum brake behind it
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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wow i would so not but that pos, first of all how can you get that kind of dent from a laptop the trany is auto wich is a - and he listed it as a 4 cylder ahhahaha ya he knows alot about rx-7, all that interior you could do yourself from mazdatrix for not that much i must amidt the paint job is cool but still a good paint job will only run you like 700, my total from normal to better than spectacular = about 3 grand, thats a grand less than he wants and notice !!!! that he doesnt do a single shot inside of the enging i know that particular model very well 50 big ones says that it leaks oil like a river and everything under the hood is covered in oil and if all his flaws in his car where so called "easy and cheap" than why the flip doesnt he do them if he is selling it for almost 5 grand, good hell this man is a rip off and a half!!!!

Whoa dude. I agree that it is high, but man that thing is mint!!!

First off: Ebay doesnt have a rotary section, thats why he put that.
Second: Where the hell are you getting a paintjob at macco?
Third: how can you say that it probably does all that if you've never seen it?

dont mean to bash, but hey hes making the cash off it, so what do we care. Hell I wish I could get 5k for mine if i decided to sell. Just my 2cents
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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you can order them for any year of rx-7 for about 30 bucks each set front or back with victoria british they are always good to me!!!
first of all welcome to the forums and i hope you will find this place full of info and help for your first gen. i checked my vb catalog and did not see any mudflaps. i know that mazda dealerships sold mudflaps as an optional add. i also agree the price is that high but its mint and it runs with low miles and an automatic tranny which means very little abuse. yes he did not take pictures of the engine bay but i trust his word. and if it does leak oil everywhere then its time for an engine rebuild or swap and time to go turbo!! haha
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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first of all welcome to the forums and i hope you will find this place full of info and help for your first gen. i checked my vb catalog and did not see any mudflaps. i know that mazda dealerships sold mudflaps as an optional add. i also agree the price is that high but its mint and it runs with low miles and an automatic tranny which means very little abuse. yes he did not take pictures of the engine bay but i trust his word. and if it does leak oil everywhere then its time for an engine rebuild or swap and time to go turbo!! haha

most agreadble its just i am very cocious/ sapecious of buying cars over the interet, also i know how the oil leaking can afect everything under the hood sadly i have learned and had to replace llots of pars, such as, starter, plugs, spark wires, alternator, air conditioner, water pump, suspension, and complete re wireng of the electrical system, and most of those multiple times. lcuky me
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Its definately clean, but not worth that kind of money in my opinion. As far as the whole automatic transmission meaning its not abused. Where do you get that at? Just because a car has an automatic transmission doesn't mean that someone didn't beat the **** out of it at one point. This car doesnt appear that way, but still. I coud sit and do neutral drops all day, or drop it into neutra and free-rev to redline then yank it back into drive, or other stupid **** of that nature.

Also, while the car appears to be very clean, and that the mileage is true, there isn't a whole hell of a lot to rolling back an odometer, or swapping out a cluster. Because of the year of the car, mileage is not likely to have been recorded on the title. However, this car appears to have correct mileage.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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Actually its almost impossible to beat on an auto RX7 1st gen the trans changes at a low shift point so they are usually not beaten up too much.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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the reserve wasn't met on it..shocker! but it did get up there in the bids
nice looking 7

the moonroof/sunroof terminology is a mixed bag
moonroof meaning you can see the moon and stars at night (glass) without opening it
the sunroof meaning you open it to get some sun but, are protected from it when closed/solid





and of course you realize I just went and made that all up...but it sounds good damnit
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 01:03 AM
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Its definately clean, but not worth that kind of money in my opinion. As far as the whole automatic transmission meaning its not abused. Where do you get that at? Just because a car has an automatic transmission doesn't mean that someone didn't beat the **** out of it at one point. This car doesnt appear that way, but still. I coud sit and do neutral drops all day, or drop it into neutra and free-rev to redline then yank it back into drive, or other stupid **** of that nature.

Also, while the car appears to be very clean, and that the mileage is true, there isn't a whole hell of a lot to rolling back an odometer, or swapping out a cluster. Because of the year of the car, mileage is not likely to have been recorded on the title. However, this car appears to have correct mileage.
the only way to know for sure is carfax the vin
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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Man nice, Yea with an auto you really know that it hasnt been abused!
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Actually its almost impossible to beat on an auto RX7 1st gen the trans changes at a low shift point so they are usually not beaten up too much.
Sold the only auto I have owned to one of my buddies.

He pulls it down to 1st, Steps on it and rings the buzzer, Pushes it up and does it again.

You guys just dont know how to drive an auto.
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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Humm i didn't know that mudflaps are that rare ... i've got them one my car and i was considering taking them down ... but since they're a rare thing I'll be keeping them Lol.
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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when we think about auto trans and clean first gens we think about more elder responsible adults who do not damage their cars but pulling hard especially in an auto and pretending an auto can be a manual by going to 1 then 2 then d. i do know how to drive a auto because my daily beater is a old ford minivan auto. whats so hard about driving an automatic? the better you treat your car the better the car will treat you. and thats a fact. my minivan has near 200,000 miles on the odo and no oil leaks, no coolant leaks, its still solid and has decent torque and power
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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.....and he listed it as a 4 cylder.....

Not sure, but I think the listing choices are a "check-list" kinda thing. I doubt that "Rotary" is a choice on E-Bay!
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