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Old 06-26-04, 05:57 PM
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rx-7 or mx-3?

Hey, I'm thinking about selling my 87 gxl with new engine (approx. 30,000 miles on it) that has pretty bad body damage, and getting a 93 mx-3 with the 1.8liter v-6. My Rx-7 was smashed into a light pole by the guy i bought it from (for a grand) then the engine blew, so i replaced it, but since then 4 other things have broken. Also, i have a 2.5 liter mazda v-6 that i could drop into the mx-3 (got it for free, crate engine). What would you do? the mx-3 has almost no body damage and 116,000 orginal miles, with all power options installed. and my rx-7 has new engine with all power options except locks and power steering (which just went out on me) and a crappy body. mx-3 is selling for 2500 or best offer, im selling rx-7 for 2200 or best offer (will probably get like 1900 for it).
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Old 06-26-04, 06:13 PM
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buy another running 7
Swap your engine into it, and put its engine into the car with the bad body.
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Well... the mx3 is pretty light weight... and with the KL03, it can be a pretty quick car... but honestly after driving an mx6 and getting an rx7, i'd stick with the rx7, or get another one. I'll never go back to FWD.

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My GF has an MX6 with the 2.5 and the engine is pretty damn strong. I wouldn't mind having an MX3 with one in it personally. And with what you have to work with I'd go with that. Also, if you get $1900 for your car I'd praise god.
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Originally posted by Mx6-Rx7 Addict
Well... the mx3 is pretty light weight... and with the KL03, it can be a pretty quick car... but honestly after driving an mx6 and getting an rx7, i'd stick with the rx7, or get another one. I'll never go back to FWD.

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Amen to that. I had a Mx-6 for a couple months and it luckly got totalled thus i got the 7
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Yeah, screw FWD.. Do a TII swap, and that would be whole hell of alot better than swapping an engine into a MX3
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