i just found an FC 1988 turbo II, the car is in questionable shape, it runs the idle seems normal, the turbo isnt cracked (at least from the outside) it has 98k miles on it, and it just got a tranny from a 88 with only 70k miles on it. Now the problems are the drivers door doesnt open from the outside, the paint is almost all sanded off, windshield cracked, back shocks are a little saggy and squeak a little, car leaks little oil when started up. little rusting on the . The one of the dual exhausts has been welded shut due to it falling off , the whole exhaust t is very rusty. I am buying this car to fix it up and learn about rotaries. The guy is asking 2000 for it, good deal or go lower? any tips as to what i should look for or is this a good deal?
any help is much appreciated thanks all !

 

go lower

 

+1

 

Offer $1200 and point out everything bad about the car... all he could say is no.

 

Also check compression.................. or 1500.00 will be 4,000.00 very quickly when you need a new engine.

Nice find.

John ny

 

 

how do i test the compression? i read here http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/blown.htm is that a suffient test?

 

lowball ! your looking at 800 for racing beat exhaust . show him cash !

 

thought 88 was the sweet year for fc? some article claimed that at least since it was the anniversary year lol.

around 2k.. if everything was good, easily 4k. Its an old car over 20 years, you cant expect it to start up and run like a new born kitten.
Saves you the trouble of buying a NA *esp a 4lug model* and than doing a turbo swap down the road..

Low miles on chassis are a plus. exhaust should be up for replacement about now anyways.
Turbo may still be ok.. you can remove the intake hose from it, and stick your finger inside to feel the turbine and just try moving it around to see if it rotates free or has any shaft play.

The door handles seem to be a common issue, plastics on it break or wear out.


Waits for someone to post on this forum "some asshat tried to lowball me with $800 for my 88 TII" lol

 

+1

The enemy of a good deal is the search for a better deal.

 

Wow....i am gonna use that quote.

So true.

john ny

 

 

ewell i just bought it for 1500! i may give him 150 more depending on how the compression is he told me when he boght it it was checked out adn it looked to be normal. well hopefully everythings good and i didnt get sold a pile of ****, though an RX7 coulod never be called that imo. well you guys are looking at the proud owner of an FCTurboII. so ahppy!

 

I still would have checked the engine compression first.......but i really cant argue too much. 1500.00 for a t2 not a bad deal. Good job, man. worst case scenario (within reason), is that you have to shell out another 1300.00 or so for a jspec. Regardless, 2800.00 for a t2 is a hell of a deal.

Lets hope its 1500.00 though.

john ny

 

nice i would say post pics when you get a chance.

 

new question, when i fire up the car first thing when i get up, the RPM will bounce from 800-750-700 when i depress the break now i know this cant be good, let me know the seriousness of the issue