AE Overrated?
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AE Overrated?
Everyone keeps going around saying how they want to restore their AE to original condition, and keep it stock and all, and everyone is all up in arms when someone puts aftermarket parts on them. Is it me, or are they just overrated, and unless the extra few AE parts make it get high resale values like its a collectors item, they aren't what everyone makes them out to be?
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Originally posted by Ocelot
I'm just questioning the reasoning behind all this hype over the car like its going to some day regain its original value or something.
I'm just questioning the reasoning behind all this hype over the car like its going to some day regain its original value or something.
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Depends on how you think of them. OF the 88 T2's, if you got an original w/original drivetrain, you will probably have a car worth more than a regular 88 T2.
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Almost every single 10th I have worked on has been the biggest piece of ****. Seriously...people treat them worse than the regular t2 models, and certainly worse than say a nonturbo base. You'll have things wrong and rigged up on the average 10th anny that you've never seen before and will never see again. Mufflers hanging off, wires patched in the engine bay, injectors from 2 or 3 different models (not the same one), dashes be bubbled up, 2 or 3 different color windows (replaced with non AE version), just all kinds of odd ****.
And of course you get to deal with peeling paint like a ****, and a shift **** disentigrated to the point you don't even want to put your hand on it. And seats that look like the owner must have had teeth in his ***.
They seem to be the worst mistreated of all the 7's, at least the several I have seen firsthand. Turbo II's are usually ratted out more than na's, but 10th's are the worst of the worst unless you get one that someone actually cared about.
And of course you get to deal with peeling paint like a ****, and a shift **** disentigrated to the point you don't even want to put your hand on it. And seats that look like the owner must have had teeth in his ***.
They seem to be the worst mistreated of all the 7's, at least the several I have seen firsthand. Turbo II's are usually ratted out more than na's, but 10th's are the worst of the worst unless you get one that someone actually cared about.
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Originally posted by RotaryResurrection
... And seats that look like the owner must have had teeth in his ***....
... And seats that look like the owner must have had teeth in his ***....
An AE is a collectors item, the few that preserve them will typically keep low miles on the car, have every peice of documentation that came with the car Etc. If you can get a car that just needs some help and has all this information it can still be just as valuable. Might have to get the dentist to pull the teeth outta your *** tho.
So IMO, If the car is busted, restoring it isn't going to help much, so mod all you like. However if it's been maintained and has low miles, preserve it. I can only imagine the value going up if kept well preserved.
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Re: AE Overrated?
Originally posted by Ocelot
Everyone keeps going around saying how they want to restore their AE to original condition, and keep it stock and all, and everyone is all up in arms when someone puts aftermarket parts on them.
Everyone keeps going around saying how they want to restore their AE to original condition, and keep it stock and all, and everyone is all up in arms when someone puts aftermarket parts on them.
Originally posted by J-Rat
Its just nice to own one of 1500 cars. I dont think its overrated. But ask Evil Aviator, he thinks they are...
Its just nice to own one of 1500 cars. I dont think its overrated. But ask Evil Aviator, he thinks they are...
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i own a ae with the ae key,i sure the hell didn't restore it to stock and keep it as a collectable its a rx7 that needs to see the open roads and use it for what is was designed for. my pic should say it all.
https://www.rx7club.com/photo/showph...sort=1&cat=500
https://www.rx7club.com/photo/showph...sort=1&cat=500
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Both GTus' I've driven were twice the car as any 10th anny, unless it was really built up.
BTW, the top of the line FC was either the s5 t2 or the s5 vert. Both costed more and had available options like abs and airbag that the 10th did not have. You don't see many people asking to buy 10th annys but you do see tons of people asking to buy the s5 t2.
BTW, the top of the line FC was either the s5 t2 or the s5 vert. Both costed more and had available options like abs and airbag that the 10th did not have. You don't see many people asking to buy 10th annys but you do see tons of people asking to buy the s5 t2.
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Re: Re: AE Overrated?
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
IMO, if any FC is overrated, it is the GTUs.
IMO, if any FC is overrated, it is the GTUs.
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Originally posted by RotaryResurrection
Both costed more and had available options like abs and airbag that the 10th did not have.
Both costed more and had available options like abs and airbag that the 10th did not have.
I do agree with you, most AE's that haven't been taken care of are in alot worse shape from what I've seen...
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Almost every single 10th I have worked on has been the biggest piece of ****. Seriously...people treat them worse than the regular t2 models, and certainly worse than say a nonturbo base. You'll have things wrong and rigged up on the average 10th anny that you've never seen before and will never see again. Mufflers hanging off, wires patched in the engine bay, injectors from 2 or 3 different models (not the same one), dashes be bubbled up, 2 or 3 different color windows (replaced with non AE version), just all kinds of odd ****.
My 10AE is in excellent shape, all original. Is it worth more than a T2? Yes. It's one of 1500 and that's the only reason why. But lets not forget these are still poor man's sports cars, so who even gives a poop if a 10AE is worth $500 more than a T2.
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I have experience with one.
You have experience with seven.
Between the 2 of us, we have experience with less than 1% of all the AE's produced, yet you assert that people treat them worse.
Sorry for the $%^&ing, but I really think that's some terrible reasoning.
You have experience with seven.
Between the 2 of us, we have experience with less than 1% of all the AE's produced, yet you assert that people treat them worse.
Sorry for the $%^&ing, but I really think that's some terrible reasoning.
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I love AE's, and I've always wanted one, just because I liked the color scheme and the added features.
But I certainly don't think they are a collector car, like a lot of people seem to think. Last I checked there was not a huge, high dollar market for FC's of any kind.
I would never call it a poor man's sports car. It was made in 1988 and for that time it wasn't cheap or cheaply made. The 87 TII was import car of the year....
But I certainly don't think they are a collector car, like a lot of people seem to think. Last I checked there was not a huge, high dollar market for FC's of any kind.
I would never call it a poor man's sports car. It was made in 1988 and for that time it wasn't cheap or cheaply made. The 87 TII was import car of the year....
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If you can pick one up for <$5000, it's a poor man's sports car. If I wasn't so poor, I'd be driving an Rx-8 or an S2000. Let's call it an "affordable alternative sports car". Regardless, they're sweet cars for the money.
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Re: Re: Re: AE Overrated?
Originally posted by RotaryResurrection
BTW, the top of the line FC was either the s5 t2 or the s5 vert.
BTW, the top of the line FC was either the s5 t2 or the s5 vert.
Originally posted by RarestRX
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Between the 2 of us, we have experience with less than 1% of all the AE's produced, yet you assert that people treat them worse.
but I really think that's some terrible reasoning.
In other words, I have experience with 7 10th's, and all of them were pieces of **** except perhaps one. So I feel that makes me qualified to say that a large percentage of them are pieces of ****, especially in comparison to the other models that I work on and have experience with.
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its all about you and how you take care of it. Sure my AE might be a peicer but it is getting rebuilt, who cares of the value, you own a peice of history. I take just as good care of my rx-8 as I do my AE and I dont care what the value is as long as I am able to jump into any one of my cars and take off.
lets just all go out and have fun
lets just all go out and have fun