What should I do?
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What should I do?
Well, posted earlier this month about my car having it's last life.....
Now.. decisions are in hand...
My dad is wanting to sell her (~$1000 or so, I think) as a parts/project car of some sort. Then buy a $100-$200 project car (later later on) and build it up to race specs.
Now.. if you're asking why $1000, it's only because the inside of the car is nearly PERFECT, and alot of things put inside the car that were highly expensive (momo wheel, pedals, break handle, shifter, etc).
Now.. my issue in this whole ordeal:
I'm getting a 1991 black/black 'vert in a few weeks (my brother's) ... I'll be driving that not so much as a daily driver..... but as a weekend-car, etc. If I sell the other rx-7, I can buy a "daily driver" for the time being. Though, if I don't sell her... we were going to fix her up(Rebuild), and probably turn her into a full-race car...but not sure yet.
What would you do? I'm confused I guess. I really don't want to sell her, but for pratical reasons, you just got to.
Now.. decisions are in hand...
My dad is wanting to sell her (~$1000 or so, I think) as a parts/project car of some sort. Then buy a $100-$200 project car (later later on) and build it up to race specs.
Now.. if you're asking why $1000, it's only because the inside of the car is nearly PERFECT, and alot of things put inside the car that were highly expensive (momo wheel, pedals, break handle, shifter, etc).
Now.. my issue in this whole ordeal:
I'm getting a 1991 black/black 'vert in a few weeks (my brother's) ... I'll be driving that not so much as a daily driver..... but as a weekend-car, etc. If I sell the other rx-7, I can buy a "daily driver" for the time being. Though, if I don't sell her... we were going to fix her up(Rebuild), and probably turn her into a full-race car...but not sure yet.
What would you do? I'm confused I guess. I really don't want to sell her, but for pratical reasons, you just got to.
Wel I don't think you could get near 1k for a dead car even in perfect condition. Unless you stick it out for that special buyer.
I can get a working N/a for 800 dollars and all I have to do is wait for the tittle. Everything including tax tittle and all that junk is taken care of for me. 1k for no engine and all that other trouble wouldn't be bery appealing.
Santiago
I can get a working N/a for 800 dollars and all I have to do is wait for the tittle. Everything including tax tittle and all that junk is taken care of for me. 1k for no engine and all that other trouble wouldn't be bery appealing.
Santiago
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Your ideas as I understand them:
1) Take a perfectly good car that happens to have a bad engine. Rather than spend $2,000 on an engine rebuild, you will sell it for $1,000, and buy a beater for $100-200 that will itself still need a $2,000 rebuild, which comes in at a whopping savings of $800-900 vs. fixing your current car, but it will look like a POS and have a whole lot of other problems associated with a $100-200 car.
2) Take a perfectly good car that happens to have a bad engine. Strip out the perfect interior and all those expensive Momo parts you added, just to make it into a race car that will need at least $8,000 more in parts and modifications to be race legal, an additional $40,000 to be nationally competitive, not to mention the very expensive operational costs of racing such as the hotel room, vehicle transportation, brakes, tires, fluids, driving school, etc.
How about this instead?:
Sell your current car (probably worth $300-500). Drive the convertible daily. If money is an issue, a single street car is the smart choice.
1) Take a perfectly good car that happens to have a bad engine. Rather than spend $2,000 on an engine rebuild, you will sell it for $1,000, and buy a beater for $100-200 that will itself still need a $2,000 rebuild, which comes in at a whopping savings of $800-900 vs. fixing your current car, but it will look like a POS and have a whole lot of other problems associated with a $100-200 car.
2) Take a perfectly good car that happens to have a bad engine. Strip out the perfect interior and all those expensive Momo parts you added, just to make it into a race car that will need at least $8,000 more in parts and modifications to be race legal, an additional $40,000 to be nationally competitive, not to mention the very expensive operational costs of racing such as the hotel room, vehicle transportation, brakes, tires, fluids, driving school, etc.
How about this instead?:
Sell your current car (probably worth $300-500). Drive the convertible daily. If money is an issue, a single street car is the smart choice.
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Or how about you have some of the rotary guys up there pull your engine and rebuild it for you, assuming they will if you pay for parts and beer 
I think that someone won't mind helping and there quite a few people in the Pensacola area that know their ****. This way it should be more like $500-700 to fix your car and then you got a brand new engine.
I think that someone won't mind helping and there quite a few people in the Pensacola area that know their ****. This way it should be more like $500-700 to fix your car and then you got a brand new engine.
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How about taking the vert's engine and putting it in your car?? IT might be a day of work maybe more. But you will have a running car and you wont have to part with a perfect body. I would do that if i were you. I don't like the vert too much. Plus if your car is the car you been living with it you wont be comfortable with another car for a while. I hate that! So yeah thats my two cents hope it helps.
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From: Migrated back to Gulf Breeze, FL
Originally posted by SureShot
I forgot what killed it
But hey - Verts are nice (slow, but nice)
I forgot what killed it
But hey - Verts are nice (slow, but nice)
Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Your ideas as I understand them:
1) Take a perfectly good car that happens to have a bad engine. Rather than spend $2,000 on an engine rebuild, you will sell it for $1,000, and buy a beater for $100-200 that will itself still need a $2,000 rebuild, which comes in at a whopping savings of $800-900 vs. fixing your current car, but it will look like a POS and have a whole lot of other problems associated with a $100-200 car.
2) Take a perfectly good car that happens to have a bad engine. Strip out the perfect interior and all those expensive Momo parts you added, just to make it into a race car that will need at least $8,000 more in parts and modifications to be race legal, an additional $40,000 to be nationally competitive, not to mention the very expensive operational costs of racing such as the hotel room, vehicle transportation, brakes, tires, fluids, driving school, etc.
How about this instead?:
Sell your current car (probably worth $300-500). Drive the convertible daily. If money is an issue, a single street car is the smart choice.
Your ideas as I understand them:
1) Take a perfectly good car that happens to have a bad engine. Rather than spend $2,000 on an engine rebuild, you will sell it for $1,000, and buy a beater for $100-200 that will itself still need a $2,000 rebuild, which comes in at a whopping savings of $800-900 vs. fixing your current car, but it will look like a POS and have a whole lot of other problems associated with a $100-200 car.
2) Take a perfectly good car that happens to have a bad engine. Strip out the perfect interior and all those expensive Momo parts you added, just to make it into a race car that will need at least $8,000 more in parts and modifications to be race legal, an additional $40,000 to be nationally competitive, not to mention the very expensive operational costs of racing such as the hotel room, vehicle transportation, brakes, tires, fluids, driving school, etc.
How about this instead?:
Sell your current car (probably worth $300-500). Drive the convertible daily. If money is an issue, a single street car is the smart choice.
When I mean race-car, i'm not talking about competition, as I'm no where good - it's just for autocross...
but I do see where you're coming from. I really would like to rebuild the engine - my dad wants to do it ourselves too. Though, he also wants to first disassemble the car and see what the problem caused the lock-up and see if we can fix it without having a total rebuild. If that makes much sense?
We're buying the 'vert no matter what (kinda a b-day / xmas present for me) - which will be a weekend fun car type thing. It's not too much an issue about money, just that can't store 5 cars in such a small driveway - neighbors would complain
. I honestly don't want to sell her, but I have no choice, really..... since I'm still living on parents ground.
Originally posted by Ryde _Or_Die
Or how about you have some of the rotary guys up there pull your engine and rebuild it for you, assuming they will if you pay for parts and beer I think that someone won't mind helping and there quite a few people in the Pensacola area that know their ****. This way it should be more like $500-700 to fix your car and then you got a brand new engine.
Or how about you have some of the rotary guys up there pull your engine and rebuild it for you, assuming they will if you pay for parts and beer
I think that someone won't mind helping and there quite a few people in the Pensacola area that know their ****. This way it should be more like $500-700 to fix your car and then you got a brand new engine.
Originally posted by twistedriver
How about taking the vert's engine and putting it in your car?? IT might be a day of work maybe more. But you will have a running car and you wont have to part with a perfect body. I would do that if i were you. I don't like the vert too much. Plus if your car is the car you been living with it you wont be comfortable with another car for a while. I hate that! So yeah thats my two cents hope it helps.
How about taking the vert's engine and putting it in your car?? IT might be a day of work maybe more. But you will have a running car and you wont have to part with a perfect body. I would do that if i were you. I don't like the vert too much. Plus if your car is the car you been living with it you wont be comfortable with another car for a while. I hate that! So yeah thats my two cents hope it helps.
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Originally posted by christi
When I mean race-car, i'm not talking about competition, as I'm no where good - it's just for autocross...
When I mean race-car, i'm not talking about competition, as I'm no where good - it's just for autocross...
Originally posted by christi
Though, he also wants to first disassemble the car and see what the problem caused the lock-up and see if we can fix it without having a total rebuild. If that makes much sense?
Though, he also wants to first disassemble the car and see what the problem caused the lock-up and see if we can fix it without having a total rebuild. If that makes much sense?
BTW, have you priced the insurance on that convertible yet? If you are financing it (ie forced into full coverage), then prepare to get reamed.
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Let me wave my Evil magic wand... OK, your car is now an autocross car. I can do that to any car with my super-secret Evil moderator powers.
No, it doesn't make sense. You two can disassemble it for curiosity purposes if you like, but you are basically going to need to rebuild it if you put it back together. A do-it-yourself rebuild is about $800.... followed by another $800 if you screw it up, lol.
BTW, have you priced the insurance on that convertible yet? If you are financing it (ie forced into full coverage), then prepare to get reamed.
Let me wave my Evil magic wand... OK, your car is now an autocross car. I can do that to any car with my super-secret Evil moderator powers.
No, it doesn't make sense. You two can disassemble it for curiosity purposes if you like, but you are basically going to need to rebuild it if you put it back together. A do-it-yourself rebuild is about $800.... followed by another $800 if you screw it up, lol.
BTW, have you priced the insurance on that convertible yet? If you are financing it (ie forced into full coverage), then prepare to get reamed.
I do know we pay about $2k/yr for both cars (mine and the taraus(sp).. unles it's just $2k/yr for mine. I'm not certain on this.
Sorry for the mix-up. We're going to disassemble it, take a look what went wrong, or how it locked up (without ANY sign.. .the only thing that was wrong was the starter) and more than likely rebuild it. It looks *simple* in the FSM.
All we really need are the extra tools we do not have in our garage, a engine stand and a few other things that I can not remember.