How much $ was yer 7?
Back in April, and bless its now dead soul, My 94 thunderbird blew its 3rd automatic trans. after 4 days of griping i bought a 93 saturn. That lil car was a laugh....front wheel drive and another failing automatic trans. After i continued my search for a more reliable vehicle I stumbled upon a primered car in front of someones home while cruising in the pos saturn. TUrns out it was a 1988 Mazda RX-7. To my joy it did run, had the pre-requisite 5-speed and the owner only wanted a grand for it. It had some problems, aka the taillight lenses were toast, it had biffed a gaurd rail, and a cracked windshield. I talked the previous owner down to $800 and I am now the very proud 4th and last owner of that very Rotary. What I didnt know when i bought it though....Not only did i get the car and the 760watt amp in the back, but i also got the original motor the second owner had blown, and a replacement 1989 13b N/A to use as the grounds for a rebuild. You say BS. I say I got wheels that wont die yet.
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i found my 86 SE in the paper for cars for sale i wasnt really looking for a car at the time but i saw this rx7 in the paper for sale for 1,200 and i tought it was a bike
. so i talked to the owner and he set me straight . and told me it was a car
so i check out the car it was like love at first sight.i thought to myself "hay i need a project car" so i talked him down to 500 and i asked if anyone else was interested in the car? he said no and that he was moving soon so he had to sell asap! then he droped the price to 800.then i go to start the car.....lol it didnt start! i told him you want me to pay 800 for something that dont run? then i talked him to 650. he took that as the final price . i get the title and paper work done with him i got back to the car and figure what was making it not run.i look all over the car has fuel... has spark..changed battery right there .tired to fire it up nothing... looked under drivers side dash....i saw like 3 connectors not connected so i plug them up to see if that was cause it not to fire up .i try to start it again and BOOM it started! the seller heard it and came outside and said OMG you get her going again lol...... i said ITS ALIVE MUHAHAHA. ad said dam its blowing a lot of smoke white smoke .... it was the oil from sitting in the engine for so long..
i smiled like i won the lotto that day. i was just shocked i got a car to run i know nothing about .and got the joy to take it home running HAHA
. so i talked to the owner and he set me straight . and told me it was a car
so i check out the car it was like love at first sight.i thought to myself "hay i need a project car" so i talked him down to 500 and i asked if anyone else was interested in the car? he said no and that he was moving soon so he had to sell asap! then he droped the price to 800.then i go to start the car.....lol it didnt start! i told him you want me to pay 800 for something that dont run? then i talked him to 650. he took that as the final price . i get the title and paper work done with him i got back to the car and figure what was making it not run.i look all over the car has fuel... has spark..changed battery right there .tired to fire it up nothing... looked under drivers side dash....i saw like 3 connectors not connected so i plug them up to see if that was cause it not to fire up .i try to start it again and BOOM it started! the seller heard it and came outside and said OMG you get her going again lol...... i said ITS ALIVE MUHAHAHA. ad said dam its blowing a lot of smoke white smoke .... it was the oil from sitting in the engine for so long..
i smiled like i won the lotto that day. i was just shocked i got a car to run i know nothing about .and got the joy to take it home running HAHA
Last edited by turbo2SE; Sep 16, 2005 at 09:23 PM.
87' GXL 350 smackers!
87' GXL. White Coupe. Blue interior. Cracked radio surround. Completely straight body, and completely covered in mold. Bought two for 600 from this old lady in Portland, TN. Sold one for 250. So I paid 350 for this assy 7. Looked like ****, didn't run, took it home and drained the 5 octane gas that had been sitting for 7 years, filled it up with premium. Pulled out the plugs, squirted a little bit of trans fluid. BAM! started on 2nd try. Its like that. I'm 17 and I researched on this here forum before I bought em'. THANKS RX7CLUB GUYS!! Now I have a freeakin awesome first car.
87' GXL. White Coupe. Blue interior. Cracked radio surround. Completely straight body, and completely covered in mold. Bought two for 600 from this old lady in Portland, TN. Sold one for 250. So I paid 350 for this assy 7. Looked like ****, didn't run, took it home and drained the 5 octane gas that had been sitting for 7 years, filled it up with premium. Pulled out the plugs, squirted a little bit of trans fluid. BAM! started on 2nd try. Its like that. I'm 17 and I researched on this here forum before I bought em'. THANKS RX7CLUB GUYS!! Now I have a freeakin awesome first car.
1991 Mazda Rx.7 N/T..100k
Him:I will give it to you for $4000
Me:Man it dosent even have a stereo and speakers man
Him:Ok fine $3,500
Me:Your windshield wiper water tank blew so i cant even wipe my windows
Him:Fine $3,200
Me:WTF No window switchs?? **** man
Him:Omg fine $3,000
Me:Look at all these wires man how the **** im going to clean this up??
Him:You fucken ******* $2,900
Me:Ok and one more i have to drive there gas is expensive so -$100..I got cashier's check
Him:What the ****??!!! Fine $2,800
Me:Ittes i will be there in 10 minutes.. ^_^
hahahahaha my rice rocket now..
Him:I will give it to you for $4000
Me:Man it dosent even have a stereo and speakers man
Him:Ok fine $3,500
Me:Your windshield wiper water tank blew so i cant even wipe my windows
Him:Fine $3,200
Me:WTF No window switchs?? **** man
Him:Omg fine $3,000
Me:Look at all these wires man how the **** im going to clean this up??
Him:You fucken ******* $2,900
Me:Ok and one more i have to drive there gas is expensive so -$100..I got cashier's check
Him:What the ****??!!! Fine $2,800
Me:Ittes i will be there in 10 minutes.. ^_^
hahahahaha my rice rocket now..
I just bought my 1986 Rx7 for 1,500 fair conditions, no single dent shity paint job nice wheels engine is clean but right now is having white smoke dont know why? also the coolant sign comes out almost daily?
Originally Posted by chamuco
I just bought my 1986 Rx7 for 1,500 fair conditions, no single dent shity paint job nice wheels engine is clean but right now is having white smoke dont know why? also the coolant sign comes out almost daily?
Ouch! Can you say coolant seals? Unless...nah...never mind...
Traded a 83 CR125R for a 87 n/a with weber dcoe 48 carb,act 6 puck clutch,racing beat road race header,ignition system, ect ect and all of it was new! I was so happy becuase the guy just didnt want it any more and wanted something fun. The best part was he lives right down the block from me and it was an easy trade.
$800 for a 86 base model and a 86 GXL (The GXL is my current Daily)
FREE for a smashed up 88 GXL
FREE for another 86 Base with good engine
$200 smashed up 87 TII with N/A engine
$200 for another 87 TII, this one runs perfectly
$5000 after tax/tags/title for my 90 'vert in neer-mint condition w/ warentee. (This is the first 7 I owned, bought around three years ago)
FREE for a smashed up 88 GXL
FREE for another 86 Base with good engine
$200 smashed up 87 TII with N/A engine
$200 for another 87 TII, this one runs perfectly
$5000 after tax/tags/title for my 90 'vert in neer-mint condition w/ warentee. (This is the first 7 I owned, bought around three years ago)
Originally Posted by RX7Dragon
Was wondering how much all of you payed for your RX7s.
Ill post mine first- 89' GTU w/ great running rebuilt motor
Dude was asking $2200 got him to drop it to $1600
Ill post mine first- 89' GTU w/ great running rebuilt motor
Dude was asking $2200 got him to drop it to $1600
Replaced that one in 1995 (after the wreck) with a mint '87 TII with 75Kmi. Paid $5200 cash and am - today - putting a set of Tokico HPs on it. Just turned over 200Kmi (engine has never been opened) last Thursday and I still LOVE this car.
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I paid 400 dollars for my 87 T2 with 75k miles
Granted it had a pulsation damper fire... which we fixed
I paid 1100 dollars for my 87 GXL a few years ago with 118k miles.
Granted it had a pulsation damper fire... which we fixedI paid 1100 dollars for my 87 GXL a few years ago with 118k miles.


