How to value your FD
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Market clearing price in Canada.
Actually almost the highest price for an RHD in North America.
I think it might be a model year Australians can't grab.
Or we may have never seen it here.
That car is a very clean example.
But you would want to be certain of its provenance.
Actually almost the highest price for an RHD in North America.
I think it might be a model year Australians can't grab.
Or we may have never seen it here.
That car is a very clean example.
But you would want to be certain of its provenance.
Last edited by Redbul; 05-10-22 at 12:48 PM.
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This is eligible for import in Australia without restriction under our 25 year rule. But this is big money for a 94 JDM model - much more than what you'd pay in Japan. A friend of mine just got a silver 2002 model with the same mileage for a fair bit less. Of course, you need to factor in import costs, duties and taxes etc, but I assume those are fairly low to import into the US? We pay 10% sales tax, then an additional 33% luxury car tax for every dollar over A$69,000 (USD48,000) inclusive of shipping and taxes (ie you pay a tax on top of a tax).
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Anyone have any insight on the r1 current on BAT? Certain area's of the car are super clean where as others are wtf?
Completely mangled pinch welds, scraped up frame rails, and looks like someone missed with the floor jack:
https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365
Missing both rear wheel plastic spoilers that sit in front of the wheels.
It was just purchased on carsandbids.com which I noticed the rear brake shields have very nice condition part stickers on them, which in my mind would indicate low mileage. However those shields looking soo new do not match the patina of the rest of the suspension. Passenger rear cam bolt for alignment is way off, yet they all look brand new.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3o1...993-mazda-rx-7
Car is tempting, just a ton of wait, what is going on here?
Completely mangled pinch welds, scraped up frame rails, and looks like someone missed with the floor jack:
https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365
Missing both rear wheel plastic spoilers that sit in front of the wheels.
It was just purchased on carsandbids.com which I noticed the rear brake shields have very nice condition part stickers on them, which in my mind would indicate low mileage. However those shields looking soo new do not match the patina of the rest of the suspension. Passenger rear cam bolt for alignment is way off, yet they all look brand new.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3o1...993-mazda-rx-7
Car is tempting, just a ton of wait, what is going on here?
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Anyone have any insight on the r1 current on BAT? Certain area's of the car are super clean where as others are wtf?
Completely mangled pinch welds, scraped up frame rails, and looks like someone missed with the floor jack:
https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365
Missing both rear wheel plastic spoilers that sit in front of the wheels.
It was just purchased on carsandbids.com which I noticed the rear brake shields have very nice condition part stickers on them, which in my mind would indicate low mileage. However those shields looking soo new do not match the patina of the rest of the suspension. Passenger rear cam bolt for alignment is way off, yet they all look brand new.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3o1...993-mazda-rx-7
Car is tempting, just a ton of wait, what is going on here?
Completely mangled pinch welds, scraped up frame rails, and looks like someone missed with the floor jack:
https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content...it=2048%2C1365
Missing both rear wheel plastic spoilers that sit in front of the wheels.
It was just purchased on carsandbids.com which I noticed the rear brake shields have very nice condition part stickers on them, which in my mind would indicate low mileage. However those shields looking soo new do not match the patina of the rest of the suspension. Passenger rear cam bolt for alignment is way off, yet they all look brand new.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3o1...993-mazda-rx-7
Car is tempting, just a ton of wait, what is going on here?
The dent was from a jack stand someone probably forgot to remove when lowering the car. In other words this car was jacked up and down a 100 plus times.
I'd guess the trans and engine are a bit worn for the mileage as well.
That said, who knows if it's a good car or not but it will likely sell for over 70k and everyone will congratulate the lucky buyer LOL
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YEP! Also install the stock steering wheel, wheels, rear wheel spoilers etc....
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This one just hit BaT:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...omments-anchor
One-owner car but not well kept. New motor and 99-spec turbos, but accident history, repaint (that'll need to be done again) and just really poorly presented. Is it just dirty or is it scuffs/scratches/damage? Hard to know for sure but I'm betting it's the latter. Already at $32K....
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...omments-anchor
One-owner car but not well kept. New motor and 99-spec turbos, but accident history, repaint (that'll need to be done again) and just really poorly presented. Is it just dirty or is it scuffs/scratches/damage? Hard to know for sure but I'm betting it's the latter. Already at $32K....
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All those years when FDs were $12k cars have taken their toll. What we see on BaT is simply the quality of cars that are left. The true mint examples are few and far between. I would know, I looked for one for a long time, and it took 2+ years of constant searching to find one.
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Yeah, I agree. It's just hard for me to understand how you can buy such a beautiful car and not take care of it. If this one had passed thru 4 or 5 owners it would be one thing, but at one time this owner drove out of a dealership with a spanking new FD, this very car. And look at it today - I just don't get it.
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I'll just leave this here. Lots of collectors are awaiting for the 25 year rule hoping that value will jump when US buyers can get access to 2002 models. The jump has happened on its own and I'm not convinced US buyers will be interested in these models in 2027, especially if price trajectory continues.
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Spirit R values are perplexing as it was not a genuine separate performance model, but just a trim package with some limited edition badging and special paint colors, with most of the changes being bolt-ons that were available on other trim levels.
Aesthetically, I don't think Mazda ever improved the FD from the original design, and early models are the most desirable to me, that seems to be a minority opinion though.
The pinnacle of the FD was the RX-7 SP homologation special (which actually did feature more power, unlike the Spirit R) or an early JDM Type RZ with the kevlar seats, IMO. Like this:
Aesthetically, I don't think Mazda ever improved the FD from the original design, and early models are the most desirable to me, that seems to be a minority opinion though.
The pinnacle of the FD was the RX-7 SP homologation special (which actually did feature more power, unlike the Spirit R) or an early JDM Type RZ with the kevlar seats, IMO. Like this:
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This one just hit BaT:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...omments-anchor
One-owner car but not well kept. New motor and 99-spec turbos, but accident history, repaint (that'll need to be done again) and just really poorly presented. Is it just dirty or is it scuffs/scratches/damage? Hard to know for sure but I'm betting it's the latter. Already at $32K....
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...omments-anchor
One-owner car but not well kept. New motor and 99-spec turbos, but accident history, repaint (that'll need to be done again) and just really poorly presented. Is it just dirty or is it scuffs/scratches/damage? Hard to know for sure but I'm betting it's the latter. Already at $32K....
All I can say is this is the craziest car market in history or just one more MASSIVE bubble waiting to pop.
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