How to value your FD
#1277
The Ancient
I agree with those saying $30-something. We've only seen mostly stock cars trade on BAT. I think the number of FD guys that are on there would ease people intio buying a lightly "modded" car. The relatively low miles help. I am thinking $32.5K.
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Thanks for the assessment guys. My aim is to disclose everything about the car including the track use (HPDE non competitive) in case that's a flag for some folks. To me, it's a sign of how reliably it performs with the mod package it has.
The enkei RPF1's and toyo R888's below would be part of the deal.
The enkei RPF1's and toyo R888's below would be part of the deal.
#1281
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https://grautogallery.com/vehicles/5462/1994-mazda-rx-7
When the guy mentioned it had a yellow coating in the engine bay that was removed I knew we had talked about this car before. Lets see if everyone feels the same way after seeing these pics. Credit to FourtyOunce for finding the old link. The rust on this is way worse than what is on my 95 car that spent its whole life(65K miles) in Wisconsin.
When the guy mentioned it had a yellow coating in the engine bay that was removed I knew we had talked about this car before. Lets see if everyone feels the same way after seeing these pics. Credit to FourtyOunce for finding the old link. The rust on this is way worse than what is on my 95 car that spent its whole life(65K miles) in Wisconsin.
#1284
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https://grautogallery.com/vehicles/5462/1994-mazda-rx-7
I was looking at this one last year. Only reason why I didn’t buy it was cause I didn’t know California importation rules at the time.
I don't know how I overlooked this before. Credit to Michael for sharing the link.
#1286
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https://grautogallery.com/vehicles/5462/1994-mazda-rx-7
When the guy mentioned it had a YELLOW coating in the engine bay that was removed I knew we had talked about this car before. Lets see if everyone feels the same way after seeing these pics. Credit to FourtyOunce for finding the old link. The rust on this is way worse than what is on my 95 car that spent its whole life(65K miles) in Wisconsin.
When the guy mentioned it had a YELLOW coating in the engine bay that was removed I knew we had talked about this car before. Lets see if everyone feels the same way after seeing these pics. Credit to FourtyOunce for finding the old link. The rust on this is way worse than what is on my 95 car that spent its whole life(65K miles) in Wisconsin.
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https://grautogallery.com/vehicles/5462/1994-mazda-rx-7
When the guy mentioned it had a yellow coating in the engine bay that was removed I knew we had talked about this car before. Lets see if everyone feels the same way after seeing these pics. Credit to FourtyOunce for finding the old link. The rust on this is way worse than what is on my 95 car that spent its whole life(65K miles) in Wisconsin.
When the guy mentioned it had a yellow coating in the engine bay that was removed I knew we had talked about this car before. Lets see if everyone feels the same way after seeing these pics. Credit to FourtyOunce for finding the old link. The rust on this is way worse than what is on my 95 car that spent its whole life(65K miles) in Wisconsin.
How does this impact value in everyone's opinion ? Or would this turn some of you away entirely ?
#1288
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LOL
Like pink, purple, light green, baby blue etc... they are hard to handle for your shirt color much less your car.
That said for a collector car it's brilliant in lots of ways and I happen to love the FD yellow (with the flakes of gold it softens it some). It is still yellow and not for me.
I'm with David, the SSM is my favorite color overall, then red, then blue, then white, then black, then yellow. These feelings could change tomorrow though because I love all the FD colors LOL
Like pink, purple, light green, baby blue etc... they are hard to handle for your shirt color much less your car.
That said for a collector car it's brilliant in lots of ways and I happen to love the FD yellow (with the flakes of gold it softens it some). It is still yellow and not for me.
I'm with David, the SSM is my favorite color overall, then red, then blue, then white, then black, then yellow. These feelings could change tomorrow though because I love all the FD colors LOL
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PS It's at 28k now
#1291
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The majority of these low mileage cars that have been on BAT are semi barn finds. Or cars that have been sitting for long periods and then cleaned up. I don't think the value will be affected much and again I think we'll see 35k plus for this POS.......but hey it's a CW 94 with low mileage, clean interior, clean paint, etc....
PS It's at 28k now
PS It's at 28k now
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I'm curious if you can find an OEM windshield anymore - I tried a few years back and had no luck. Please let us know if you get one. Thanks!
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Just checked the auction and it's at 32,500. Not surprised and I think 35k will be the #.
Lots of crazy comments........
The one positive about BAT is the comment section allows folks to trade blows. I can say without hesitation this isn't a car I'd buy and like most of the cars I've seen sell on BAT; I feel for the buyer, or I believe they are overpaying.
Lots of crazy comments........
The one positive about BAT is the comment section allows folks to trade blows. I can say without hesitation this isn't a car I'd buy and like most of the cars I've seen sell on BAT; I feel for the buyer, or I believe they are overpaying.
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...and I believe this year to be quite the exception, with tax relief and new found cash in peeps pockets. I think next year things will level off. I know that some (Fritz) feel that BAT is overly inflated, but the market IS the market. They just seem to be doing it better than most right now and have a ton of traffic driving up valuations. They are the current RISING tide that offsets those of us who pine for low-ball prices now and forever. It's nice to have your "Jap Crap" finally appreciated for the pinnacle in design and performance that Mazda captured in the early '90. Truly "Lightning in a World of Thunder."
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=484981046&zip=22901 &referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D22901%26modifyS earchId%3Dnull%26startYear%3D1993%26sortBy%3Dderiv edpriceDESC%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0% 26endYear%3D1995%26modelCodeList%3DRX7%26makeCodeL ist%3DMAZDA%26searchRadius%3D0&startYear=1993&numR ecords=25&firstRecord=0&endYear=1995&modelCodeList =RX7&makeCodeList=MAZDA&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=M AZDA&modelCode1=RX7
So would you rather have a barn find rust bucket that's changed hands multiple times or a one owner VR R2 or MB 94 touring I'm betting the VR R2 could be bought for 33k and the MB for 30. We are talking auction with a 5% fee. Trust me, there are MUCH MUCH better deals on these cars than BAT.
I got really tired of the piling on. It's one thing to point out that there's rust and suggest that the seller may be covering that up, but to keep repeating it over and over and over again relentlessly seems wrong. Despite that, it is going to sell for more than my initial estimate of $32.5k. So, the market is incredibly strong for our cars.
People paying 35k for 25 year old sports cars typically have functioning grey matter or are capable of thinking for themselves.
Last edited by Fritz Flynn; 09-03-18 at 12:01 PM.
#1299
The Ancient
On this one there's less than half an hour left. My $32.5k guess is looking better than it was yesterday.
#1300
The Ancient
Damn! This just hammered at $40,000. What the hell do we know? I have to say that the more I think about it, the more I realize that I was wrongly put off by the lower compression and rust on the rear subframe.