I bought this car new in '88.
The sticker says it is a 5 speed, but it came as a automatic.
This was the first 'Vert sold on the East Coast.

 

I will try again. This is my first time posting pictures.

 

Here you go.

 

Intresting that the Japanese cars sold in the south are always equipped slighty different than anyplace else


For example things that are options anywhere else in the world are standard like a CDplayer, or cruise control in the south.

alos intresting that even though your 'vert came with the GXL package, the weight was only 3003 lbs

 

I've never seen a 'Vert without all that equipment.

 

There were two levels of the '88 vert. The regular vert (which did not come with the GXL CPU for keyhole lights, Tilt wheel, or CD, or Cruise, or the High/sport arm rest) and then the 'vert P (which was a GXL package equipped vert like yours). The '88 sales brochure also shows the same thing.

My 88 vert is the regular one, without factory cruise, or tilt wheel, or the CD, although I added the GXL CPU, so that my key lights would work on delay and have the arm rest option.

And the 88 'vert didn't have an auto tranny option for the US market. So if yours had one when you bought it, a dealer or mechanic refitted the car with it.

But also sounds like mine was much closer to 2950 or so lbs in weight since it didn't have the tilt wheel, CD and cruise

 

I am also wondering where the six speakers are on your, since there is only the dash and door locations on mine?

 

I saw the car came off the boat with that automatic. It was definitely not converted. I almost backed out of the deal because of that trans.

How did you post the picture right into the forum?

 

The door key hole lights, how can you test if they work?
I have a GXL and I jsut can't tell if they do or don't.
Thanks Matt22

 

Funny that I bet if you ran the VIN you would get a manual tranny as well.

And you saw the car in Houston or where ever unloaded at the dock???

 

Door speakers plus 2 in each in each headrest.
No speakers in dash.

 

It came in the port at Charleston, SC.
The boat was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. They called it a RO-RO.
(For roll on - roll off)
They knew every vehicle location and the order it would come off.

 

Lift the handle. The key hole on the drivers door and right above the ignition key location will light amber/orange.

 

Hmm I wonder when they put the air condition in (since air conditioning was always installed at the port of entry) if they also swapped trannies there???

Or maybe it came into long beach, they did the swap there and then repacked it up to the east coast.

*edit,

BTW to open an image you have already attached, you just get the path of the picture (in this case: https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...postid=1440177) and go back to your post and edit it, including the path as an image using the vB code [img][/img]

 

I never considered that. It would be possible, I guess.
It had the A/C when it rolled off the boat.

 

but y would they go though the trouble of doing a 5-speed to auto swap? wouldn't this require a diff : rad, tranny mount (custom made being they r in diffrent spots), a/t computer and other retared **** to the car, sounds like its just a mess up on the paper work to me


-Shawn

 

They are in the headrests of the leather seats, kind of like a surround sound effect. Theres seperate power and volume controls for each seat in the console.

 

My vert is a 91, and it came with:

No tilt
Cruise control
speakers in the doors, the headrests (with armrest controls), and two woofers behind the seats
auto tranny
key hole light in door and ignition
AC
CD and tape players
airbag
3.909 rear
leather
factory alarm
speed sensitive PS

Not sure if there were different options for the series 5s or not, but mine seems to have everything except the tilt wheel. Lucky for me that I like the position of the steering wheel as it is. And 6 grand for AC seems like a lot.

 

I agree. There is nothing I have seen on the car that looks "converted".
I believe it left the factory as a automatic.
Regarding the A/C, it is a perfect install. Even the mounting screws on the condenser are the factory look.
Maybe this car left the factory loaded because they did not have the kits locally yet. ??
This was the first 'Vert off the boat in Charleston. Maybe Mazda wanted the first ones to be "show cars".
Anyway, it has been a great car, but really needed the 5 speed.
It has been converted, by me, to a 5 speed 20B set-up, then to a V8.
I know, here come the flames.

 

Look again. It was $860.00.

 

Easy to tell if the A/C was factory or Port installed... is the interior evap cabinet built by Nippondeso or one of the American names (wagner was the most common as I recall).

If it was port installed, there will be a sticker right behind the passengers knee vent that will say who the North American manufacture was.

 

hehehe; the 8 looks like a $ and I can't see the decimal very well.

 

I just looked. It is Nippondenso.

 

Wow, you have one mutant of a car... I bet it was some one off model for a dealer exec special order or something.

Mazda wasn't even supposed to import any automatic 'verts for the 88 model year. They would have gotten fined by CAFE as a gas guzzler.

That would also explain how you got an off-black interior instead of Grey or blue. Off black normally was not available until the 89 model.

what was the production date of yours??? (if you hadn't blocked out the VIN number i could have found that out... but...