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Old 05-28-03, 11:47 PM
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should i buy it?
a friend of my moms is selling a 1987 rx-7 se for 1500$ and i was wondering if i should buy it.. its got a brand new gear box, transmission, clutch, struts, and tie rod ends. its in pretty good condition just needs a paint job. should i buy it or no?
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Old 05-29-03, 01:17 AM
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howmany miles on stock engine??and is she/he the first owner?
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do a compression test. if it comes out ok. I would prob say buy!
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I'd say buy, almost no matter what at that price...that's half what I paid for my vert...
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Aaron has an Informative How To Buy a 7 breakdown found here; http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/
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thnx for ur help.. it has 124k miles on it and i believe it is the second owner. it has cars donated to him which he fixxes up and donates all the profit to his church.
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