Lowest mile vert in existence?
10-27-12, 07:15 PM
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Lowest mile vert in existence?
I have no connection to this seller I just saw this and thought other rx7 enthusiasts may want to check it out! it doesn't even have a thousand miles yet!
Mazda : RX-7 Convertible Convertible 2-Door in Mazda | eBay Motors
Mazda : RX-7 Convertible Convertible 2-Door in Mazda | eBay Motors
10-27-12, 07:44 PM
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I'd rather have the 3 million mile P1800.
There's no way the brake fluid in that vert is any good...the entire hydraulic system has to be full of mush.
There's no way the brake fluid in that vert is any good...the entire hydraulic system has to be full of mush.
10-27-12, 08:10 PM
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I'd rather have the 3 million mile P1800.
There's no way the brake fluid in that vert is any good...the entire hydraulic system has to be full of mush.
There's no way the brake fluid in that vert is any good...the entire hydraulic system has to be full of mush.
ummm....ok but this thread isn't about volvos
. If this guy just had the car serviced don't you think they would check the brakes? If he has enough $ to buy the car and store it for over 20 years don't you think he would have the brakes flushed when necessary? Sounds to me like your just hatin....
10-27-12, 08:18 PM
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Yup, probably so.
No indication the brakes were serviced, but what do I know?
Wonder why an unused CPU had to be replaced...
Originally Posted by eBay
It was recently serviced by Ramsey Mazda of New Jersey where a new gas pump, filter, CPU unit, and oil change were performed. Wires and spark plugs were cleaned and the service manager indicated all other fluids are fine.
Wonder why an unused CPU had to be replaced...
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10-27-12, 10:53 PM
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The car is beautiful, but I would not trust it to drive.
Every seal in the car, be it a/c, ps, coolant, brakes, engine, trany, clutch, wheel bearings and diff would be subject to leaking after a couple heat cycles. The a/c system will not have a charge, the coolant system will have ugly corrosion, apex and side seal - not. Fuel system corrosion. Struts, tires not to mention weather and window or roof seals...
It maybe best as a museum piece.
Every seal in the car, be it a/c, ps, coolant, brakes, engine, trany, clutch, wheel bearings and diff would be subject to leaking after a couple heat cycles. The a/c system will not have a charge, the coolant system will have ugly corrosion, apex and side seal - not. Fuel system corrosion. Struts, tires not to mention weather and window or roof seals...
It maybe best as a museum piece.
10-28-12, 03:23 AM
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The car is beautiful, but I would not trust it to drive.
Every seal in the car, be it a/c, ps, coolant, brakes, engine, trany, clutch, wheel bearings and diff would be subject to leaking after a couple heat cycles. The a/c system will not have a charge, the coolant system will have ugly corrosion, apex and side seal - not. Fuel system corrosion. Struts, tires not to mention weather and window or roof seals...
Every seal in the car, be it a/c, ps, coolant, brakes, engine, trany, clutch, wheel bearings and diff would be subject to leaking after a couple heat cycles. The a/c system will not have a charge, the coolant system will have ugly corrosion, apex and side seal - not. Fuel system corrosion. Struts, tires not to mention weather and window or roof seals...
Even with 3 million miles, the P1800 has been in constant service and is in much better mechanical shape for it.
Bryan, I wasn't hating on the vert, it's lovely, but a car that just sat for 20 years is a potential minefield of problems.
Even the claim that the top has never been down is scary, is the material still flexible...what happens when it goes down and up a few times?
10-28-12, 08:07 AM
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My old boss had a anniversary tbird that had less than 1k miles on it. He would drive it around the block from time to time and to get gas.
About the only thing that went bad was the ac coolant leaked out, would i drive it across country? No, but give it the same maintance you would a 150k mile fc and it will be a great car
About the only thing that went bad was the ac coolant leaked out, would i drive it across country? No, but give it the same maintance you would a 150k mile fc and it will be a great car
10-28-12, 09:40 AM
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I just bought a 1990 Convertible, Black on Black and 28,000 miles. This is now my wife's daily driver. We bought it for $4,000 and it looks new inside and out.
Luckily, there previous owner kept it well maintained over the last 20 years of storage. The owner passed away, and his sister had a Mazda dealer service and inspect at her cost of about $300 prior to my flying in to pick it up. I drove it 700 miles home from where I purchased. This is now my wifes daily driver and we will store it once snow comes, but will probably drive 9 months a year.
I use a 1986 RX7 GXL as my daily driver, and right now have 86,000 miles. I agree that these cars like to be run to avoid possible issues with sitting. However, I have been lucky to buy from good owners who took pride in maintaining their cars.
Luckily, there previous owner kept it well maintained over the last 20 years of storage. The owner passed away, and his sister had a Mazda dealer service and inspect at her cost of about $300 prior to my flying in to pick it up. I drove it 700 miles home from where I purchased. This is now my wifes daily driver and we will store it once snow comes, but will probably drive 9 months a year.
I use a 1986 RX7 GXL as my daily driver, and right now have 86,000 miles. I agree that these cars like to be run to avoid possible issues with sitting. However, I have been lucky to buy from good owners who took pride in maintaining their cars.
10-28-12, 10:20 AM
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https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generati...er-fix-840197/
All airbag verts use a unique electro-mechanical dimmer/turn signal system. The turn signal stalk switch does no work, it just tells the cpu what to do. The CPU's are such junk that back in the day, Icemark refused to rebuild that FC66 CPU. The headlight dimmer relay latch circuit is particularly troublesome.
Another issue that is annoying with the airbag verts. In the original Road&Track road test the writer noted that at some point every single test driver had been seen driving down the highway oblivious to the blinking turn signal.
Quote from the article: The interior is a mixed bag of good and bad, the bad being a silly non-detent turn-signal flipper that had every driver going down the road with the directionals blinking for miles, driving everyone else nuts.
10-28-12, 11:09 AM
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Another issue that is annoying with the airbag verts. In the original Road&Track road test the writer noted that at some point every single test driver had been seen driving down the highway oblivious to the blinking turn signal.
Quote from the article: The interior is a mixed bag of good and bad, the bad being a silly non-detent turn-signal flipper that had every driver going down the road with the directionals blinking for miles, driving everyone else nuts.
10-28-12, 11:54 AM
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I just bought a 1990 Convertible, Black on Black and 28,000 miles. This is now my wife's daily driver. We bought it for $4,000 and it looks new inside and out.
Luckily, there previous owner kept it well maintained over the last 20 years of storage. The owner passed away, and his sister had a Mazda dealer service and inspect at her cost of about $300 prior to my flying in to pick it up. I drove it 700 miles home from where I purchased. This is now my wifes daily driver and we will store it once snow comes, but will probably drive 9 months a year.
I use a 1986 RX7 GXL as my daily driver, and right now have 86,000 miles. I agree that these cars like to be run to avoid possible issues with sitting. However, I have been lucky to buy from good owners who took pride in maintaining their cars.
Luckily, there previous owner kept it well maintained over the last 20 years of storage. The owner passed away, and his sister had a Mazda dealer service and inspect at her cost of about $300 prior to my flying in to pick it up. I drove it 700 miles home from where I purchased. This is now my wifes daily driver and we will store it once snow comes, but will probably drive 9 months a year.
I use a 1986 RX7 GXL as my daily driver, and right now have 86,000 miles. I agree that these cars like to be run to avoid possible issues with sitting. However, I have been lucky to buy from good owners who took pride in maintaining their cars.
