sorry i posted this in another forum but noone was looking at it so i started this new thread:

for a long time now i've been dreaming about getting an fd for my first car - although i pretty much have the money now i feel like i'm too young (i'm 19, almost 20) to own my dream car. so i'm thinking about getting a turbo II for me to learn RWD/drifting on and if i were to wreck that i'm not out too much money. this one TII i've been looking at is an 87 w/ 150,000 miles on it for $2,500...good deal? how long can i expect a TII engine to last?

 

should last at stock but if you start moding the moter now dont expect it to last to much longer

 

it's already on borrowed time.

 

about 100,000 with mods. if u think about it. whens the last time u put a 100,000 on a car

 

well no mods - this is just a cheap thing to hold me over. so just a rough mileage estimate?

btw - the guy emailed me back and said that there isn't a 1st, 3rd, or 5th gear and theres some idle problems so this isn't the car for me

 

How many miles are on the engine?

$2500 is about right for that many miles, but you should tear down the engine and replace seals now. Rebuild kits is around $800-$1200 I believe.

FD??? Here's why I wanted an FC as my dream car.

 

 

Do you know what kind of wheels are on the first red 7' you post, pretty nice!

 

well my original dream car was a skyline gts-t, but... you know... america........ yeah. ****. gimme an rx7, and turbo rx7 i'll be happy.

 

<sigh>...if i had some more time i would post a whole lotta fd pictures. well heres my favorite one: