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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 02:48 PM
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Are people buying RX-7's

I have just been trying to sell my 91 n/a off and on for a couple years now and i just started trying to sell my 87 TII and stuff keeps falling through. just curious.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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most people that buy or should I say "looking into buying" 2nd gens are

a. cheap and have bigger eyes than wallet
b. young and hopefull
c. have a sagnificant other saying no.
d. not in the area.

No pun intended I fall into some of these catagories as well
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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if the price is right I'll buy that TII. but then I'm not willing to fly to Florida to pick it up.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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I have bought 3... All depends on your area and price..
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:00 PM
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Ya people are buying them, but the only reason people try not to buy them because their all pretty much abused. I'm about to spend around $2k just trying to get my car to top shape !
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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Ya people are buying them, but the only reason people try not to buy them because their all pretty much abused. I'm about to spend around $2k just trying to get my car to top shape !
same here...most of my problems are just body damage though...
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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its just timing i geuss right person at the right time. i have to agree tho most are abused or havent been taken care of. ive put about 1900 into mine so far just trying to get it back to mint
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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I think that most people want to buy bone stock t2's to start modding out. You really can't ask much for a NA.
their just is not many people who are willing to pay 5k for a 14-18 year old car with 160-200 hp.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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well im going to end up selling the 91 for 2k probably and the TII i bought for 4k and put at least 2 or 3 thousand in it and it's looking like im going to have trouble getting my 4k back out of it that i paid for it.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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Niether of my FC's lasted more than a year on the stock engines.

That's one reason.
Now I have to sell my 88 SE for like $500 cause it's got a coolant seal problem.

I bought my 88 GTU w/82k on it with a great body for $2400.

So far after the TII swap the total is going to be around 6-7k.
Although I'm doing everything right the first time instead of cheap and not reliable.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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i'd buy your 91 for 2k which is like 3.5 canadian right? all you gotta do is get it up here
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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What kind of prices are you trying to sell the 7 at?
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:28 PM
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oh and it has to pass my compression test and such. I wanna blow the engine myself before the rebuild.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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that's another thing i don't see how people keep blowing engines. I had an n/a with nitrous that i wasn't smart with at all that i still can't believe i didn't pop the motor on. I drove around with my TII for a while with stock injectors, pump, and ecu and all i heard was your going to blow it blah blah blah and it's never given me any problems.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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that's another thing i don't see how people keep blowing engines. I had an n/a with nitrous that i wasn't smart with at all that i still can't believe i didn't pop the motor on. I drove around with my TII for a while with stock injectors, pump, and ecu and all i heard was your going to blow it blah blah blah and it's never given me any problems.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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well im going to end up selling the 91 for 2k probably and the TII i bought for 4k and put at least 2 or 3 thousand in it and it's looking like im going to have trouble getting my 4k back out of it that i paid for it.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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Damn. Around here, you wouldn't have any problem selling either of those at those prices, as long as the exterior looks decent. Of course, most of the people around here are too stupid to check to see if the car is actually RUNNING right. If it's got good paint, it's like NEW!
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:43 PM
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i keep double posting sorry
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:43 PM
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the 87 TII has a dent in the front paint is so so. Interior is needs work but could be a bad *** car if someone repainted it and got like new carpet and a radio.
91 n/a is black on black leather sunroof system, tint, apex'i intake and nice dual exhaust. I put them in autotrader and nobody will even call for months.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 03:57 PM
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If you werent in FL Id be interested in the N/A... Sounds nice for $2k.

Yea cuz thats what I need.. another FC...
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 04:25 PM
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As soon as I fix my FC I'm selling it with the quickness, and moving over to piston engines, maybee a 951. The only reason I don't like rotarties is the ******* engines blow without any trouble.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 04:26 PM
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Yea, I have two Rx's 87 and 86 N/A. I'm selling the 86 but most of the people have big eyes and not wanting to spend the money on an older car despite how much work you put into them. These cars are more for the enthusiust who appreciates this type of vehicle.
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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I have no chance of selling my 86 for a fair price. So I'm just gonna keep it, mod it, and hopefully race it(SCCA). Woot!
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 07:38 PM
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is the ******* engines blow without any trouble
no they don't
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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i'd love to have a T2, granted a stock one. i learned my lesson buying turbo cars, let alone modified ones. if i'm going to be replacing everything anyway, i'll do it on my own time.
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