okay, Im way to obsessed with these lttle cars, I have the oportunity to purchase a '82/3 GSL, they are asking $600, and the guy said "it has a carb. problem or sumthin, it doesnt like to just start up and go in the mornig, it needs like 2-3 min. to warm up before it will go", thats what he said, other than that, i was in a hurry when i looked at it, it had torn up leather seats and most of the center console thing was gone. i didnt lookat the miles, hell i dont even remember if it was an auto or a manual.
but my delima comes in the fact that the only reason I saw it was because i was talking to shop about fixing the fuel pump on my honda (proly like $100-$200), all i have isabout $600.
the other half of my delima is that I already own 3 SA's, and one is almost ready to attempt to start, one is parts and the other needs new engine gaskets and a tranny.
I want this car ( i dont even know why) and my dad said if we could put one of the other cars away, he wouldnt mind., but i also want to fix my honda so i can drive it when it snows( lots of salt on the roads in springfield)
So i guess that was just a long winded vent, but i would really apreciate some help with my delima, at the moment the scale is leaning very toward f-ing the honda and buying the 7, but ive only known about the car for a couple hours now.
well thanks for listening to me, and if i could give you back the last fiveminutes of your life i would.

 

im just wonderin what you guys think of this situaltion, i cant stop thinkin about this, and its been like 8 hours (seems like way more)....... Im confused...........ehhhhh., im just to ansy, i need to calm down

 

Sounds to me like you need more info on the car before you pay $600 for it IMO. If it turns out its not worth the $600 (engine dying, too beat up, etc), just see if you can get it cheaper for the LSD rear end, electronic dizzy, tranny, etc for your SAs or something .

~T.J.

 

DONT DO IT!!!!, you are an rx7 addict.... just like me. I have 3.... kick the habit.... well, unless its a really good deal. Then again, i almost had 4. A friend called me up and said he met a guy with a 7 with a blown engine, dual webbers on it, ton of suspension work... Had to say no.... 3 is enough for now.

 

well i dont know, none of mine work and i dont know how long it will take to fix them, my honda thats worth aprox. $70, with 223k has stopped running all together now( well, when it doesnt want to run it wont, and when it feels like running it will, so i kinda ned a new gettabout car), Im just gunna get more info and go from there, im over the......... rush i guess you could call it of finding a working 7 in my price range

 

$600 is too much for a doubtful car. Spend some time and effort getting your SA(s) going. Otherwise you will dilute the little time and money you have with 4 cars.

I have 3 7s and my rule is: only one at a time is allowed to not run. This forces me to fix broken cars, or even (heaven forfend!) pay the mechanic to fix a car when 2 are broke and I can't fix it myself.

And talking about price, I got a pristine 85GSL with 49k last summer for $1700, and this year I got a GS with 110k, bad seats, slightly leaky (but strong) engine, some dings and bad paint, for FREE!

B