To Buy.... Or Not to Buy?
 

Hello all! As you can see I am a 100% full blooded n00b.

Well, my friend has offered to sell me his RX-7 for a (what I think) good price. And in order to see if it really is a good deal, I figured I'd register on the forum and ask. So anyways, here's his car:

1988
Turbo
96K miles
No rust (which is amazing in Michigan)
Completely stock except for a CD player.

Problems:
Drivers side window stuck down
Hard Idle

PRICE: $800

I think this is a great deal, and it will help me to save miles on my daily driver. Can anyone give some advice? Also, how expensive do you think it would be to fix the Idle problem?

Bah, too many questions, not enough ambition to type them all. Thanks in advance for your help.


Bod

sounds like a great deal to me BUT I wouldn't count on your 7 as being a daily driver all the time, just remember frequent oil changes etc... look up the newbie post that tells you everything you need to know :)

No... this won't be my daily driver at all.

The RX-7 is to:

A. keep me from overmodding my daily driver and voiding the warranty

B. keep me from going over my allotted miles (stupid leases)

C. Give me something to *tinker* with :)


And about oil changes... I am super religious about making sure they are done every 3K or sooner. :)

No dont buy that car, Just give me your friends phone number and I buy it!!!

But seriously that is an awesome deal.........

-Chris

i have a drivers side PW motor...i was gonna put it in..but i need cash more right now.

Hey, out of the subject kinda but how do you change the power window motor? How can you get it in the door and shit? Thanks.

i'll buy it !! email me !! rexgtrturbo@aol.com

hey Ryde:
After you take off the door panel, you hvae to peal away at the plastic lining...i just poked a hole through it cuz it started pissing me off... You need a 10mm socket and at least a 6" extension.

roll the window down till you can see the bolts through the holes in the metal. unbolt the window, and pull out very slowely. (too bad our cars have a full surround built into the door) it should come out.

now look through those same holes and you should see the bolts to the window motor, unbolt those and you should be able to slide the motor out of the bigger hole in the metal.

when putting it back in, make sure you put the little linked balls back inside the rubber that comes on the motor.

thats the best i can think of to describe it without pics..

Jeff

i would buy it ....

Re: To Buy.... Or Not to Buy?
 

It's hard to say, but this could be a Vacuum leak, which could just mean finding a line that might be leaking somewhere, if so its realy quite cheap...

What part of Michigan are you from?

Chris

I want it!! :drool:

Sound like a great deal...but I would make sure that nuttin else is wrong with it! Good luck if you do get it.

If you don't give me an email: wickedkin6s44@netzero.net :) I would get it!!!

I'll buy it now !!!! Shit i would buy a 6 pack of them at that price.

Well, looks like I'll have to give him a deposit for it. Thanks for all of your help guys (and gals if applicable). Odds are I'll be coming back here for more help in the future.


FreedS4

I'm from Allen Park, MI.... Close to Detroit if you don't recognize the exact city. About an hour away from Clarkston. :)