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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 02:24 AM
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Just bought my FC 2 days ago! As far as I know it’s a 1987+ SE/GTU. The only way I can tell is because of the blue digital time display, and its manual windows, and sun roof. When I first caught view of it, the first thing I noticed was how scary clean it was! I popped the hood and preserving demons escaped and flew out. The engine was detailed and clean as a whistle. No dents, no dings, perfect paint. Red interior and burgundy exterior! I'm so happy to have caught it! 4000 dollars for it, and it came with 18' enki rims, and an expensive MP3 player already installed. When I got the car, the coolant light and buzzer kept going off. I fixed that easily though, had to remove all the air in the cooling system. It runs fine; besides the obvious need for new motor mounts and some numerous bushings of course. I'm extremely happy with it, and even though it’s a bit slower that the other cars I owned, it's a hell of a lot more fun to drive. The dealership didn't even know the model exactly. Does anyone know a page that decodes the VIN number? Thanks!

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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 02:29 AM
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Hope I don't burst your bubble, but it's an FC

That seems pretty expensive for that car, but have fun with it anyways
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 02:36 AM
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Couple seconds after you replied I already realized my car code error. Thanks for correcting me anyway though. Yeah, the car was really clean. I'll post up picks on monday.
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 11:41 AM
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 11:43 AM
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Pricey =\
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 11:47 AM
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Well I'm still a RX-7 n00b. However, I had two friends come with me who knows a whole lot more about FC's than me, one of which owns a Turbo II. They were suprised how clean it was and how well it ran. Had 103k miles on it, told me the price it was going for was good (3995 tagged). So I bit, and I got reeled in. But, I came out very satisfied.
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 11:54 AM
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As long as you're happy with the car. Congrats on your new FC!
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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As long as you're happy with the car. Congrats on your new FC!
Fo realz
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 12:55 PM
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Nice catch!
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 01:26 PM
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got any pics?
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 08:09 PM
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enjoy the car! welcome to the world of rotaries
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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Congratulations! Welcome to our world.
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:26 PM
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Congrats Have fun!

Any Pics?
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 11:02 PM
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Originally posted by Wankels-Revenge
Congratulations! Welcome to our world.
yeah the problematic world of RX-7's

*flame suit ON!*
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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Congrats man! I hope to purchase my first FC tomorrow
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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Pictures!

http://www.mikechaotix.com/carstuff/fc/
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 05:13 PM
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Your car is so damn beautiful, nice price IMO, it looks like its in good shape.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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I would say thats a good price for finding an FC, at least here in the bay area they go for that price all the time. When you find one for less it needs some paint/engine work done to it. Unless you're one of those lucky finders. Which I was not. I don't want to share any pictures untill I can get some of the ugly crap off.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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i got the same rims just the babies 16inch!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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that engine bay looks clean. i like it. pricey but hey.....good luck
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