Should I buy this turbo II?
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Should I buy this turbo II?
Hey guys,
I found a 1988 Turbo II for sale for $1500 obo. Here are the details:
125k miles
Near perfect body
New exhaust
Needs clutch
The only prob I see is that its about 1000 miles from me. Is it worth taking the risk of buying an rx-7 without being able to inspect it?
So figure the cost to ship it is roughly 500 and let's say I talk the price down to 1400. Should I pounce on this?
Also, I kind of wanted an NA...
Thanks
I found a 1988 Turbo II for sale for $1500 obo. Here are the details:
125k miles
Near perfect body
New exhaust
Needs clutch
The only prob I see is that its about 1000 miles from me. Is it worth taking the risk of buying an rx-7 without being able to inspect it?
So figure the cost to ship it is roughly 500 and let's say I talk the price down to 1400. Should I pounce on this?
Also, I kind of wanted an NA...
Thanks
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Uh....what's the prodecure for buying a distant rx-7 that it's impossible to check out in person? With shipping the cost less than 2 grand, and the fact t2's seem to go for more than that.....SO...this seems like a good opportunity.
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1500 is not bad. I would pull hte motor as soon as I got it and send it to Kevin Landers at Rotary Resurrection and have him do a rebuild on it for around 1000 and streetport. Then 2500 dollars you will have a solid car.
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what about the turbos they may have problems and i thought it was a bit more than 1k to have some one else build your motor + a street port. i just spend $550 on a kit and get out my rotary tool
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I'd offer him around $500 knowing you will have to replace the clutch, and engine.
Estimate for engine is usually: $2200 w/o sending in the core.
Estimate for clutch: around $200-300
Labor cost me around $1000 to do a engine swap, with the flywheel and clutch already bolted onto the engine, so you do the math.
IMO, find yourself a TII with reciepts so you have an idea of how well it was maintained.
Estimate for engine is usually: $2200 w/o sending in the core.
Estimate for clutch: around $200-300
Labor cost me around $1000 to do a engine swap, with the flywheel and clutch already bolted onto the engine, so you do the math.
IMO, find yourself a TII with reciepts so you have an idea of how well it was maintained.
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Thanks for the advice guys. After thinking about it further, I would rather my first rx-7 be an N/A regardless of how sexy a black t2 looks.
Just because I'm not a dick and want to make someones day, I'm sure someone is close to this thing and can check it out for their own purposes.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...r=&cardist=973
Enjoy.
Just because I'm not a dick and want to make someones day, I'm sure someone is close to this thing and can check it out for their own purposes.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...r=&cardist=973
Enjoy.
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Re: Should I buy this turbo II?
Originally posted by End3r
Hey guys,
I found a 1988 Turbo II for sale for $1500 obo. Here are the details:
125k miles
Near perfect body
New exhaust
Needs clutch
The only prob I see is that its about 1000 miles from me. Is it worth taking the risk of buying an rx-7 without being able to inspect it?
So figure the cost to ship it is roughly 500 and let's say I talk the price down to 1400. Should I pounce on this?
Also, I kind of wanted an NA...
Thanks
Hey guys,
I found a 1988 Turbo II for sale for $1500 obo. Here are the details:
125k miles
Near perfect body
New exhaust
Needs clutch
The only prob I see is that its about 1000 miles from me. Is it worth taking the risk of buying an rx-7 without being able to inspect it?
So figure the cost to ship it is roughly 500 and let's say I talk the price down to 1400. Should I pounce on this?
Also, I kind of wanted an NA...
Thanks
You need to have a compression test done without a doubt. I mean thats mandatory when your going to buy a Turbo II or any Rotary thats for sure my brotha.
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