1988 RX-7

hey my 1st post!! so i think i'm falling in love with these cars. what would you guys say is the best year for the convertable? and why is this one so expensive? i got the dough but i'm offended when people try to rip me off. how much could i talk him down to when i go take a look at it tomorrow? i've dnoe a lot of reading in the forum so i think i know what to ask. any tips would be great.

this is going to be my second car and i wanted it to be a fun one cuz my last one, well... i didn't like it much.

 

88 vert with good interrior around 80k miles and doesn't need brake callipers (2-300 a piece), no apparent problems + NO RIPS IN THE ROOF (1000$)= around 3500, 5000 at absoulte most. lowest with out some secret rpoblem is 2500. less than that somethings got to be wrong. 89-92 vert is a few thousand more. i paid 7200 for my 90 vert

http://www.geocities.com/b_timberlake/90RX7.html

but it had 64000 miles and was garaged 6 yrs before i made it look like this

 

Can check the Kelly Blue book and use that as a bargaining point. Thats what I did for my 88 vert-they were asking $5000 told them I would give book of $4400 last year. But value is a matter of opinion-condition and market is whats most important.

 

I bought my 88 'vert a year and half ago for $2500 with a brand new top... so anything over $3500 would seem excessive for a 88.

Private party 88 'verts with less than 100K miles are averaging (across the USA) around $3300 right now (is 'vert season) while dealer trade in is averaging around $2500 and dealer retail is averaging $4700.

 

Bought mine from a dealer, some guy traded it in for a Vette. That's how those dealers make money! Did not mine paying what I did due to condition. Its a completely stock unmolested car. Pretty hard to find any RX-7's in my area in nice shape especially verts.

 

88 is the best year for the convertible

 

this is such a great forum, thanks guys (or girls, who knows). i'm still going to go test drive it, it will be my first time behind the wheel of noe of these babies.

hey jcina7 i kind of like what you did with the front of your car. what kit is that?

thanks all.

 

I agree and its rare to see them,Im doing a complete restoration on mine myself that I paid 500.00 from a lady who took it away from her son when he got arrested,the car was in very good shape just minor stuff redoing my seats my self.

 

rare? i've looked everywhere and found only that one decent/good one. it's a pitty more people don't take care of their cars (in my opinion a good car is like a work of art). i hope when i go see him i can talk him down. i couldn't get a hold of him today so maybe tomorrow . could you guys explain what makes the 88 the best year?

are there any other colors besides white and red? i would take a black one if they exist in convertable form or a red one if it had good paint. my plan is 16 or 17 inch rims, s5 tail-light conversion, and play with the engine a bit... sound good? hehe i can't wait.

 

I agree- 88's are superior! (maybe cause I own one.)

Got mine for 2500 with 115000mi- but EVERYTHING worked. Even the clock and windshield wipers- which I hear are prone to failure. I have had mine about 7 months, and LOVE it. Mine is black- and they come in silver and blue as well, I believe. S5 tails were the first thing I did, and they look great on my s4.

 

As for why- well, it was the first year they were made.
Good enough reason for me! Also- no funky air bags, no ABS to deal with.

 

why do you think that?

 

Because it is.

*Waits for Icemark to chime in*

 

Remember there are some peeps in Kato !

 

wow this thread was 2 and half years old... and yes 88's are best, mech omp, no abs, no airbags, lighter, i can go on and on, i would never buy a s5 after having to work on my ex girlfriends, maybe it was cause hers was an auto and they are a paint to work on imo, only thing about s5's i like is the front lip and the tail lights