In a couple days I am moving to santa barbara for college, and I wanted to buy a fun car to drive around in. I really like the fc, and I'm pretty much not even looking at any other car. So i was wondering if you guys could help by telling me how to get the most bang for my buck. I wouldnt mind buying a really cheap one with a blown engine or something and trying to fix it myself with a dvd or something, but I dont want to end up spending more on fixing it then just buying a running one.
I saw a 91 na fc with 83000 miles for $3000. Compared to everything else I saw it seemed like a decent deal. Or do u guys think i could do better?

Thanks
niceurshirt

 

I got my 86' NA rex for $900
All it need is new brakes and maybe some air freshner...but other than that it's damn near perfect.
it's got a whole 105,000 on it.
I think I made out ok...what does everyone else think?

 

i picked up my 91 n/a with 57k 1 owner for like... 600 bucks. only catch was, its an auto... 0 rust.

 

...$600?
Yeah, but it is an auto. That makes me sad for you.
But other than that....I mean, does know one know what kind of a power house they're selling for so little? I mean, I bent this guy over on the price....

 

^ so youre bragging about the 900 dollars you spent on your 86? sure seems like it.

 

I am...I love my car. I love the fact that I finally own a rotory. The car is in great shape and I'm just happy. And for $900 I can say that proudly. And now that I'm attending Wyotech..(trade school)...I'll know more and more about not just pistons. I just signed up for their alternative engine types class. So I wont sound like such a jack *** to you guy's.
But thank you for helping my noob *** anyways....

 

The guy that sold you that thing must be a ******* retard. Don't say it like hes gonna find one for that price...

$3000 is about the highest you should go for an NA, and it should be mint. I got my 90 GXL with 55k+rebuild for $3000, just test drive it real good. The guy I bought it from thought the "wirrr" noise at idle was the tranny so he bought a new one, hahaha. Its the damn TOB, which kinda sucks for me It is getting hard to find these cars in good condition so you might feel like you're overpaying if you're looking for something in mint condition.

 

Retarded is an understatement.....
And it only has 57k....you lucked out man.

 

you got to admit. good deals come up quite often when you look for it, so its not that unusual.

 

TOB....wirrr noise?
Can I ask you to explain this?

 

I got my 90 GXL n/a with 135k for 2500. I ran for 195k till i had money for new engine.

 

nice

 

you should of bought a good rolling chassis for $1000 or less. get a rebuilt NA motor for $1500 or less and it would of been sweet. But $3000 I would of added $500 and got a good running TII.

 

.....I love my Rx7...I love roto, no pistons ever again

 

so are you trying to stack up your post number?

 

Sure looks like it haha.

Be sure to do a full tuneup on the car, when I got mine, I found out the trailing and leading spark plugs were switched, and the tranny fluid was dangerously low.

And it's "rotary" not "rotory"

 

lol
Rotary...rotory...rotary

 

hahahaahaha, GOT'EM!!!!! your post are as useless as diftkids? or is it rev free? haahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahaha

and so i dont make this a useless post, 2000 for my gxl. worth every dollar.

 

well since this thread is turning retarded i got my 91 coupe with 170xxx for $500, man what a POS, i should have pay more for one with a decent body but its got no rust.

 

damn good deals, my car was almost 3k and had 108k, i feel ripped off

 

Figured I would chime in on this one seeing as how I rarely post anything. I'm actually about to buy an 88 n/a 148k miles for $2300. Amazing thing is the guy at the lot said they traded it in for a 4 door.

 

I bought my 10th AE for $400...blown engine...small dent on front fender (all ready fixed) driver side seat torn by the shoulder part, radio console and vents broken (I'm replacing it eventually) paint looked good.....so yeah

 

How is that amazing?