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hi im new to the forums and i have been looking at a lot of rwd cars recently, mainly ive been looking at the 240sx but until i saw this car i have been interested in the rx7, i was wondering if this was a good deal http://www.craigslist.org/sby/car/15621379.html
, i checked out the car this sunday and it drove fine, no rust, interrior was near perfect and the engine bay was clean. but i am concerned with the engine, there doesnt seem to be any problems but the guy claimed the engine was rebuilt/serviced 4k miles ago but has no paperwork to prove it, he owned the car for about 1k miles and was using it as a temp car until his wrx was fixed, to cut to the chase i was wondering if there was anyway of proving this engine was rebuilt and if this car from the ad appears to be a good deal, thanks for your time
oh yea and the rx7 has 166k on the odo
, i checked out the car this sunday and it drove fine, no rust, interrior was near perfect and the engine bay was clean. but i am concerned with the engine, there doesnt seem to be any problems but the guy claimed the engine was rebuilt/serviced 4k miles ago but has no paperwork to prove it, he owned the car for about 1k miles and was using it as a temp car until his wrx was fixed, to cut to the chase i was wondering if there was anyway of proving this engine was rebuilt and if this car from the ad appears to be a good deal, thanks for your time
oh yea and the rx7 has 166k on the odo
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I'm not into paying premium prices for NA's, especially a Zenki model even with the pretty paint.
Rebuilt motor with no receipts?  I'd be suspicious.  If a reputable shop did it, get the contact info and call the shop for reference.
I wouldn't pay more than $2,000 for the car.  Rotaties are a pain to SMOG, especially in Cali.
It sounds like the owner is trying to recoup his loses from the paint job and (alleged) rebuild work.
-Ted
Rebuilt motor with no receipts?  I'd be suspicious.  If a reputable shop did it, get the contact info and call the shop for reference.
I wouldn't pay more than $2,000 for the car.  Rotaties are a pain to SMOG, especially in Cali.
It sounds like the owner is trying to recoup his loses from the paint job and (alleged) rebuild work.
-Ted
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Yeah, every time that I need a beater as a temporary car for a few weeks I always spend $2,000 to rebuild the engine, $1,500 on a paint job, and install a $300 stereo. In fact, I usually completely restore the car so I can sell it at a huge loss. Yeah, that's it.
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thanks for the advice, yea i was getting the vibe that he got the paintjob so he could sell the car at a higher price, but he also said he wasent planing to sell it when he bought it he was gonna install a supercharger in it but changed his mind because he didnt have the funds and his wrx was finally fixed. well im gonna have a mechanic take a look at it and if he determines theres plenty of life on the engine ill probably go for it.
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Originally posted by budahbro
thanks for the advice, yea i was getting the vibe that he got the paintjob so he could sell the car at a higher price, but he also said he wasent planing to sell it when he bought it he was gonna install a supercharger in it but changed his mind because he didnt have the funds and his wrx was finally fixed. well im gonna have a mechanic take a look at it and if he determines theres plenty of life on the engine ill probably go for it.
thanks for the advice, yea i was getting the vibe that he got the paintjob so he could sell the car at a higher price, but he also said he wasent planing to sell it when he bought it he was gonna install a supercharger in it but changed his mind because he didnt have the funds and his wrx was finally fixed. well im gonna have a mechanic take a look at it and if he determines theres plenty of life on the engine ill probably go for it.
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