65k original miles. EVERYTHING works. Starts every time. New tires, new brakes. Runs like a new car. Got 24-25 mpg on my last few tanks. Using it as my new daily.

Picked it up for $3k. I love the south and their ridiculously nice old cars. Anyone else find a score this nice???

 

the automatic explains why you got that price... normally a vert in that condition would be at least 4 or 5 thousand with a manual.

make sure you get on it once in a while to keep the carbon from building up. I'd just leave it stock and keep driving it.

 

is that cup holder stock?!?

 

No.




It'd be an excellent turbo swap candidate. or at least 5 speed swap.

 

Damn... That's a great find, man!

I got a 90 Vert, too, with only minor (well, minor to me) problems.

See Signature link---V

 

damn i got all excited

 

Nice find. I just nabbed a red 89 vert with no rust, 146K on engine, MT, all original, excellent condition minus a dozen small dings in the body, worn leather seats, a badly repaired 2 inch long seam break in the ragtop & a cracked windshield for $2k. I figure about a grand more will bring it up to "quite respectable." Next year's project.
Presently battling a 7K RPM top-out @ 80 MPH. Fuel filter was a little dirty, but that didn't change it. Actuators were a little sticky, so I freed them up a bit. That didn't do it. So now I'm thinking clogged cats (?).
...Breaker-bar time!

 

I would have to be a total idiot to swap a T2 or 5 speed in that nice of an original/low mileage car. There's a reason why a large portion of the population thinks FB/FC RX7s are unreliable beater high school rides. You start swapping, you start taking short cuts and making "improvements." Sometimes a really nice N/A auto is okay too..... JMO at least. I freed up the 5/6 actuators and the MOV yesterday and it at least has a little punch. The engine is ridiculously clean looking at everything I pulled apart and looked at. I have mazda service records dating back to when it was new. I'm the 3rd owner I think.

 

Kick ***! Glad to hear that it's all working out, for you!

As far as 'improvements' go, yeah, I agree. Most of the time when people are making (what they think are) 'improvements,' they don't always follow through with things and take ridiculous short-cuts.

A low-mileage, Auto is a better food-group than a modified, high-mileage, any day.