Ok,
Let me explain. I have a guy willing to sell me a nice black on black 89 vert n/a for $500.00.
The good:
STRAIGHT body... 8/10 interior... no mods...

The BAD:
He claims the motor is "Blown"...

OK, I have an 86 Sport N/A at the moment that I am in the middle of a teardown of...

Should I spend the $500.00 and pick up the vert, or wait and spend the $500.00 on parts for the 86 Sport.

 

If these forums are any indication: you can never have too many 7s. Especially parts cars. XD

 

if your 86 is 4lug model, that S5 vert would be 1 up on it.

 

some of the things will be interchangable... but if the motor is blown then you got to ask your self if you can do a motor swap for nice cruising and good looking car.

 

Spend it on the Sport.

 

Go get that vert,like m33p0n3 sed you never have to many rx7's.

 

Vert, all the way. IMHO, unless your planning on racing it on weekends, I agree with your first poll option whole heartedly.

Datsun1200 - The caboose on that girl in your Avitar is jsut plain wrong! If that isn't a photoshop product, that girl is doomed to having to buy two tickets on any airline. Talk about two tons of fun.

 

the motor may not even be blown, I have purchased quite a few of these cars with "blown" motors that turned out fine.

Verts get good money, even if the engine IS blown a S5 vert is worth it in parts alone, but please consider keeping it on the road instead of parting it out.

 

just save up a few grand and get a turboII

 

dude get the vert you won't be sorry, if it turns out you don't like it part it out, I know I will buy some of those parts

 

in reference to the "verts are slow" option... I would probably bet that an S5 vert is faster than an S4 coupe... sure they're a bit heavier, but they have a better engine with a higher red line.

it'll also be easier to swap an S5 TII engine into

I'd go for it, worst case senario, the engine is blown and you put a turbo engine in it or sell it for parts and make more money than you bought it for and still have your '86.

 

the guy is trying to figure out where to budget his $500 and this is the advice you give him???

 

Get the vert. Good interior and body plus no mods for only $500? that's pretty good, blown engine or not. Plus driving with the top down is fun.

 

You cant pass up 8 of out 10 interior on an FC. Go vert. Eventually you can sell that car for more money if need be especially if the engine is indeed not blown.

 

Vet all the way. Chicks love riding in a Topless Car. Maybe even gets them topless later

 

buy the damn vert. put a motor in it.. and enjoy the open top. it will be slow as ballz and ride like a buick but they are awesome on warm summer nights.

 

vert all the way.
Cut back on biggie size food and you can have the $500 back in no time.

 

I' m surprised you haven't gotten the vert already... go now get it!

 

I'm not a big fan of vert's, but either way $500 is a good price if the body's clean, and an S5 vert is a better platform than a S4 sport.

 

How so?

 

It's an S5, thats how its better

 

 

If the OP doesn't want it...I'll take it. It will go well with my S5 that is in the works and the FB coming in Feb.

 

Um, no. Stock for stock the S4 sport would beat an S5 vert.

Now that is just an insult to all FC vert owners. If you have ever driven an FC vert and a buick you would know that they are nowhere close. Comparing an FC vert to a Buick is like comparing a tug boat to the titanic.





To the OP. Buy the vert, yank out the engine and do an S5 TII swap. I promise you will not regret it.

 

Spend the money on Lottery tickets for every possible outcome; win; spend on both!

I like verts as much as sports soo...