!0th AE on ebay looks clean!
03-11-04, 04:29 PM
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yeah thats funny...i just got back from getting new front tires and the guys had put them on backwards. i was like "ummm guys you put my tires on the wrong side" then i made them change it. i was nice about it and so were they. they thought it was funny. i want that 10Th AE soo farking bad....someone buy it for me, my birthday is april 3rd
03-11-04, 05:13 PM
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Why is it that so many 10AE sellers have severe vertigo? Why do they need to list all kinds of hogwash, and pretend like their car is so unique or "mint", instead of simply selling the car on its own merits?
... who were living under a rock and didn't notice the 87 TII a year earlier.
I would like some crackers with that cheese, please.
Main Entry: 4mint
Function: adjective
: unmarred as if fresh from a mint <in mint condition>
I saw the original MINT 10AE's in the showroom back in 1988. This particular 10AE is NOT mint, as any coin collector can verify.
Engine: Don't Know
This original advertising tag line appeared as the 1988 Mazda RX-7 Turbo anniversay edition was released upon unwitting Porsche owners.
This car is all original for the purists, yet easily modified if you really want to challenge the laws of physics.
Unbeatable on the skid pad
It's rarity is expressed by the subtle production stamp still affixed to the rear deck (#128)
Ferrari mirrors
The interior is mint with extremely little wear on the leather.
Function: adjective
: unmarred as if fresh from a mint <in mint condition>
I saw the original MINT 10AE's in the showroom back in 1988. This particular 10AE is NOT mint, as any coin collector can verify.
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03-11-04, 05:50 PM
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Why is it that so many 10AE sellers have severe vertigo? Why do they need to list all kinds of hogwash, and pretend like their car is so unique or "mint", instead of simply selling the car on its own merits?
Why is it that so many 10AE sellers have severe vertigo? Why do they need to list all kinds of hogwash, and pretend like their car is so unique or "mint", instead of simply selling the car on its own merits?
I think there is some childhood trauma that he isn't telling us about
Time to let Dr. Phil sort that one out....Long live the AE!!!!!!!!!
03-11-04, 05:57 PM
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meh... its just a turbo rotary w/ too much fat on it... its funny that the 88 GTU out performed it... at least according to Car and Driver and "should have been dubbed the real anniversary edition"
03-11-04, 06:23 PM
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Originally posted by eViLRotor
Haha...Evil Aviator disses these AE's like there is no tomorrow.
I think there is some childhood trauma that he isn't telling us about Time to let Dr. Phil sort that one out....
Long live the AE!!!!!!!!!
Haha...Evil Aviator disses these AE's like there is no tomorrow.
I think there is some childhood trauma that he isn't telling us about
Time to let Dr. Phil sort that one out....Long live the AE!!!!!!!!!
I have no problem with the 10AE car, and I do actually like it. However, I do have LOTS of actual issues that Dr. Phil could maybe help me sort out.
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meh... its just a turbo rotary w/ too much fat on it... its funny that the 88 GTU out performed it... at least according to Car and Driver and "should have been dubbed the real anniversary edition"
meh... its just a turbo rotary w/ too much fat on it... its funny that the 88 GTU out performed it... at least according to Car and Driver and "should have been dubbed the real anniversary edition"
As for the 10AE issue, yes, I guess you could debate whether or not the US 10AE should have been an NA or TII, but anniversary cars usually tend to have a fair amount of performance value, so I think they made the right choice given the competition from Nissan and Toyota. IMO it would have been nice to offer the 10AE RX-7 with some type of unique performance engine, such as a street-ported engine, 20B, large single turbo, blower, FMIC, etc., but alas, they kept with the 80's trend of plastic and leather. In a way, this may make the car a better representation of the times, even though it will probably never have any collector value because of it.
03-11-04, 08:10 PM
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
I am dissing the absurd SELLERS like no tomorrow, not the 10AE.
I am dissing the absurd SELLERS like no tomorrow, not the 10AE.
03-11-04, 08:20 PM
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I don't know what Mazda treated that nice black leather with, but its fumes appear to cloud their minds even 16 years later.
I don't know what Mazda treated that nice black leather with, but its fumes appear to cloud their minds even 16 years later.
03-11-04, 08:41 PM
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
They treated it with a special mind-altering preservative based on mint. That not only gives off a nice smell, but it also sends a daily subliminal message to the owner's brain so that they always describe their cracked and worn interior as "mint", and when they think of a selling price, they think of the entire US "mint".
They treated it with a special mind-altering preservative based on mint. That not only gives off a nice smell, but it also sends a daily subliminal message to the owner's brain so that they always describe their cracked and worn interior as "mint", and when they think of a selling price, they think of the entire US "mint".
03-11-04, 09:17 PM
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Originally posted by bcool
I forget who has the 10AE on this forum, but it has only 11K Miles...belive me whoever owns it has the closest to mint 10AE
I forget who has the 10AE on this forum, but it has only 11K Miles...belive me whoever owns it has the closest to mint 10AE
It has 15k actually, but it's as close as mint condition you can get.
Now this is mint leather condition... Shiny and glossy....NO CRACKS.
03-11-04, 09:19 PM
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Originally posted by bcool
I forget who has the 10AE on this forum, but it has only 11K Miles...belive me whoever owns it has the closest to mint 10AE
I forget who has the 10AE on this forum, but it has only 11K Miles...belive me whoever owns it has the closest to mint 10AE
It has 15k actually, but it's as close as mint condition you can get.
Now this is mint leather condition... Shiny and glossy....NO CRACKS.
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Originally posted by bcool
I forget who has the 10AE on this forum, but it has only 11K Miles...belive me whoever owns it has the closest to mint 10AE
I forget who has the 10AE on this forum, but it has only 11K Miles...belive me whoever owns it has the closest to mint 10AE
Except it's about 15k miles now.And here's mint leather for all of you...
03-11-04, 09:21 PM
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Originally posted by bcool
I forget who has the 10AE on this forum, but it has only 11K Miles...belive me whoever owns it has the closest to mint 10AE
I forget who has the 10AE on this forum, but it has only 11K Miles...belive me whoever owns it has the closest to mint 10AE
Except it's about 15k miles now.And here's mint leather for all of you...
