hey guys =)
today at around 6:30pm california time i will be either getting a 1988 fc3s iono if it is turbo =\ didnt ask =*(
or i wont be getting it lol

it has 145k miles and is missing the exhausts..... but other than that the car has nothing noticible wrong with it

its going to be 800$ lolz its my first car =)
yes i understand my id is 1986 fc3s lol i made this account when i was 16 im now 18 =) almost 19!
k well my questions are

#1 is this car hard to work on?
#2 are parts expensive
#3 are parts easily available?
#4 does this car waste alot of gas?
#5 is the maitanence hard to keep on this car?
#6 can i race this car? (obviously not stock) but if i wanted to mess aroundin the rain >_> could i as a stock rx-7?

please some one help me it would be awesome to get an answer before i go see the car =)

 

no
no
yes
yes
no
yes, just dont crash

 

how much is alot of gas? and how hard is the maitenence? =\
sorry to ask so many questions but its going to be my first baby =)

 

with the exhaust missing and w/ it having that many miles on it, I wouldn't go anywhere near that thing.

But hey, that's just me.

 

i thought 145k miles for a 20 year old car isnt much >_>
and the exhaust i can get for liek 35$ or i might be getting some kind of tuned one =)

 

yes 20 years is 20 years though. good luck with it.

 

k.... wait this is the 2nd generation rx7 thread right? lolz
every one is againts me buying the rx-7 xD
86-92 is still old >_>
even if its 92 it is still old why are peeps saying negative comments xD! i dont see any one else having a better car O_o
i mean as in years..... i dont understand xD
and that nissan guy >_> why is he commenting on a mazda!
nissan shoo shoo go to nissanclub.com xD
not to sound mean =)

 

id say go for it man,

i just bought an 88' convertable, and i was pretty sure it had a blown motor when i bought it. $1500, but in great condition and love the rims(not in my avatar, thats a general pic), mazdaspeed lo-pro seats and i have ALWAYS wanted a rotary.

after some diagnosing, (bad coolant seal) its going to cost me another $800 for a motor and the labor swapping it in, but ill still have the old one laying around to rebuild.

anyway, $2300 for my rx7 to get on the road, not inluding towing charges, and taxes n such, plus i have exhaust leaks.

sounds like you're alot better off than me =\ buy it.

 

????

English???? Do you speak American English?

If you buy a 20 year old car, regardless of what it is, you will have parts that are worn out and will need to be replaced. So as far as for reliability; it will be determined on how well the previous owners have kept the car.

The gas mileage of a Rotary powered car will be poor when compared to most economy cars. Remember the EPA city rating for a 2nd gen RX-7 is only 17 MPG. The more out of tune because of tweaks or what ever, the lower mileage you will get.

Most people that are against buying a rotary powered car, are clueless about rotary engines, and therefore it scares them to think that they might have to figure something out. Of course once one does figure out how a rotary engine works, you will wonder why anyone would think that it is difficult to understand or work on.

 

BTW theres 156K miles on my 20 year old =\\

 

1= yes and no all cars have difficult things to work on. just study up and read stuff and learn and ask questions
2=used parts are cheap but not honda cheap. new mazda parts are expensive. again its not a honda you cant do a full custom car for $1k
3=most of the time yes
4=all depends on how you drive it and mods done my first 88NA got 27 mpg but yours is turbo so it will get less. my current 7 gets like 11mpg but i have no emissions and i drive it really hard
5=maitanence is not hard on any car its just doing oil changes and tune ups at regular intervals and paying attention to what your car is telling you. get the hayens manual it tells you all the intervals and what needs to be done. every time i buy a car i do all the brakes unless they look new. change all fluids spark plugs and wires and filters. it helps the car run good right off the bat and then you know when you need to do the next bit of maintanence.
6=an rx7 is a sports car so yes you can race it even stock there are all sorts of stock cars that get raced. as said above just be careful. i have lost control of my car plenty of times and have yet to crash but that does not mean i was not scared shitless.
have fun though if you treat your car right it will treat you right. if you dont they will get expensive.

 

ofcourse i speak emerican english =)
i just use slang because im at work i dont have time to type properly trying to cram all information possible into a couple of words.
so what do you think mr.admin? and the rest of members!
yay? or nay?
1988 rx-7 145k miles for 800$ from what the seller told me nothing wrong other than no exhaust not the whole pipe jus the exhaust tip i guess it would be called?
im pretty car illiterate but i learn quickly =)

 

wanted to ask kind of a big favor from some one if they live in the california area xD
well in orange county or los angeles county
if they could talk to me on aim and give me there number so they could help me out while im buying it so i can know what to check for and if i should stay away fromt his car or buy it on the spot
aim: carrrrriiilllloo