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I'm in the process of buying the 83 rx-7 from my uncle, and my other uncle says I'd be better off buying a different car, b/c I"ll put too much money into this one. I had bought an 83 Chrysler New Yorker 5th Ave from him and sold it b/c of gas prices, and now I want to buy the rx which needs a clutch new interior, new paint, brakes and a battery. what do you guys think Should I continue to buy?
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You buy a seven because they are fun to drive, not for any other reason. You have to think of how old the car is, and you will be replacing parts a lot. Assuming you are young, its definitely not a car you buy with the sole intentions of using it as a daily driver, saving gas, and having nothing ever go wrong with it because, unless you replace everything, the car is at least 21 years old.
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I am young I'm only 18 but I want the rx b/c of it's age I hate newer cars and how they are made. Also gas prices shot back down, only 2.45 a gallon now. so I'm not concerned about gas , but I don't know. I want something thats fun to drive, fast, looks good.
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also on that not I must also put in that my uncle has a 91 lumina that runs worst than the rx-7 so I don't know it's in my price range something I plan on keeping for awhile I'm learning to drive a stick, and my uncle that I'm buying the rx from bought an old VW pickup 5 speed which he is teaching me to drive a stick in, my other uncle is teaching me in a 98 Jeep wrangler 5 speed. so I'm eager to get the car. But I just wanted to make sure I"m not getting in over my head. I mean it's all stock I'm planning on upgrading slowing I recently joined the guard and have a little extra money comming in but I don't know I want the rx b/c its awesome, and perfect size for me. I'll be going from a V-8 to a rotary which is better? I know lots of question sorry bout the long post thank you all for the help I'd be so lost w/o your help.
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needs a clutch new interior, new paint, brakes and a battery.
Interior and paint are not required to be repaired.
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I don't think my 3 RX-7s require excessive maintenance. Brakes, tires, etc., wear out on any car. The car is easy to work on and parts are pretty cheap, especially if a nearby junkyard has a couple 7s. Aside from engine internals, the 7 is all standard well-developed technology.
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Originally Posted by bliffle
I don't think my 3 RX-7s require excessive maintenance. Brakes, tires, etc., wear out on any car. The car is easy to work on and parts are pretty cheap, especially if a nearby junkyard has a couple 7s. Aside from engine internals, the 7 is all standard well-developed technology.
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With the 7 I'd still have my merc but i would only drive it when I needed room or need to do work the the 7. so I don't know I'm sure I won't find a better car for 250 that runs and drives well. I'll get some pics when I can, but I don't have a digi-cam so I'll have to use an "old" camera lol.
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In my experience, the first gen sevens are about as effecient and inexpensive transportation as you can find, in adddition to being a pleasure to drive and look at.
I saw a TV add for a new car bragging about getting "400 miles" on a tank of gas, this for a car that costs more than $20,000 just to buy. I'm getting up to 390 miles on a tank with my 84 GSL, a twenty two year old car that cost less than $2,000.
You will have to do some repairs once in awhile, but rarely more expensive than a typical car payment, especially if you do it yourself.
So the math is simple, as long as you aren't into modifying everything and plan to keep it pretty much the stock, fun and inexpensive car it was meant to be, you would be hard pressed to find cheaper transportation. And your gas mileage, after driving that New Yorker, will be more like a Honda. Go for it and let's see the pictures.
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I saw a TV add for a new car bragging about getting "400 miles" on a tank of gas, this for a car that costs more than $20,000 just to buy. I'm getting up to 390 miles on a tank with my 84 GSL, a twenty two year old car that cost less than $2,000.
You will have to do some repairs once in awhile, but rarely more expensive than a typical car payment, especially if you do it yourself.
So the math is simple, as long as you aren't into modifying everything and plan to keep it pretty much the stock, fun and inexpensive car it was meant to be, you would be hard pressed to find cheaper transportation. And your gas mileage, after driving that New Yorker, will be more like a Honda. Go for it and let's see the pictures.
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the only expencive part of owning a 1st gen is the insurence, if i drove an SA it would be about 2500-3000 a year, i dont know about where you live but it may be kind of a hight rate
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"if i drove an SA it would be about 2500-3000 a year"
Whoaa, that sounds a little high. On a twenty two year old car, you don't need collision, just the minimum. I pay a lot less to insure my 110 mile-a-day 84 GSL commutemobile than I do to insure my wife's 2002 Mazda MP5.
Cheap insurance is one of the good things about these 1st gens. If you've got high insurance bills, it's probably not the car, it's the driver.
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Whoaa, that sounds a little high. On a twenty two year old car, you don't need collision, just the minimum. I pay a lot less to insure my 110 mile-a-day 84 GSL commutemobile than I do to insure my wife's 2002 Mazda MP5.
Cheap insurance is one of the good things about these 1st gens. If you've got high insurance bills, it's probably not the car, it's the driver.
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I pay so much for insurence b/c of my age, and the fact that I'm on my own policy I ain't like the other kids at school, I have to work my butt off for anything I want, granted that my grandma did buy my first car but that was b/c she needed a way to get to doctor appointments, she got hit by a car so yeah I'm the driver. And I'm sure that this 7 will be good for me something that I worked for and bought and did the work on myself. Which I believe will make me appriciate it a lot more. Sorry completely off subject. but yeah that's my life in a nutshell.
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