hey guys i was wondering what you guys think about buying a fd with over 80,000km is that a bit much?

 

thats only like 50,000 miles in my book thats not much at all. thats very good

 

The short answer is yes, unless it has had a rebuild. The long answer is that it depends on how the previous owner treated it, the mods it has etc, of course this is all taken into consideration with the price.....

 

Got 112,000 miles. Drives like a champ, even better on the track.

Although, its got a new motor with new OEM housings, new rotors, NRS ceramic apex seals and only about 2000 miles on it ^_^.

I would say value depends on how it was taken care of and whats done to the car.

thewird

 

It also depends on the price. If it is low, then you can repair or add anything you like with the money you saved. Iw ould say more improtant is the condition of the body of the car, in terms of accidents (crashes etc.)

 

I dont see anything wrong, if its been maintaned and parts replaced when its worn then why not, i rather have a high mileage chassis that is well maintained then a low mileage one that is neglected

 

I think at 60k miles its about time for a rebuild. So be prepared to do that in the future. 50k on the chassis is great but 50k on the engine is uhh, not so much.

 

Well, I hope not. Mine has 61K miles on it and is running like a champ. Although disaster could strike at any time, until proven differently, I hope mine will go over 100K on the original engine. Proper maintenance is critical, ESPECIALLY frequent antifreeze changes to prevent corrosion and the resultant coolant seal failure. Of course, only time will tell.

 

Low mileage doesn't always mean that parts won't need to be replaced. There is more to maintaining an FD than just the chassis and the engine.

There are vaccuum lines, turbo coolant lines, rear pillow ball bushings, rear toe arm bushings, front swaybar link bushings, shifter bushings, diff mounts and all kinds of similar annoyances, that don't seem to last very long on an FD.

I'd rather get a car where a lot of that stuff has been done, than just focus on the mileage alone.

 

interesting mine lasted 108K miles, my friend's went @ 99K... My second engine was at 50K and the only reason it blew was because my wastegate line came off, otherwise the thing had easily another 40K in her.

 

That thing is still good, then again like others have said...it all depends on the maintenance of the car. My engine is running at 120,290 and still going

 

As stated, it truly depends on the car. I've worked on one FD with 80,000 miles that was absolutely trashed inside and out - poor mod choices hacked on, interior torn up, paint looked terrible, and it was maintained by a blind monkey with a pair of Vice-Grips.

I've also seen cars with well over 100,000 miles that were cared for and well maintained. My car has about 115,000 miles on it and it's in superb shape.

Unfortunately, the more stock a car is, typically the better. Cars that are heavily modded are either done really well or really poorly, and I've seen more of the really poorly modified cars.

Again, the car will dictate if it's good or not. With these cars, you have to assume you'll be putting some money into it at some point, it's rare to buy an FD that needs and wants for nothing.

Dale

 

one thing you usually can't avoid with higher mileage (which were likely sitting exposed to the sun) are the interior problems. The build quality on the FD interior is pretty bad, and those plastics can get so brittle. Replacements are very expensive.

 

bought my car with 110000 miles on her. Havent had any major problems at all, ohh well it was rebuilt in 98, i think the engine has about 35000 miles on it. But all other components and parts are still running fine, no problems with the tranny, turbos are still good. As for the interior, neh it depends how picky you are, i have a 93 which are supposed to have the worst issues with it, and all I have are scuffs here and there, if it bugs you you can get some overlays or something.

But just like it was said previously, it all depends how it was cared for before, and how you care for it now. Just make sure you do the reliability mods, change the fluids once you get it, as well as plugs and wires and fuel filter you should have no problems. Just change the oil and filter every 2000 miles and the fuel filter every 20000 (i think not too sure), you should be fine.

 

I preffer owning a high mileage FD to a low mileage one. I'm not afraid to modify or drive it. If it had less than 80k miles (~120km), I'd feel guilty driving it.

 

hahaha, I agree. I would feel guilty about driving anything under 40k. Thats why I want a driving FD and a mint one. Now I need to find a mint one.

 

thanks for all the answers guys. What do you guys think about the rx7s on this site im thinking about importing one from them and they all look mint and mostly all have really low mileage and seem really cheap. have any of you guys bought a rx7 from these guys? http://www.tyeeimports.com/

 

you're in for a world of hurt if you buy an imported one. Find one that was made for the US/Canada. They export them so cheap for a reason, 99% of them are garbage.

 

This has been covered in other threads, but plasti-dip from home depot and the like has been proven to give some of that OEM goodness back to the plastics if you have non-broken pieces but scuffed to hell stuff. Probably not good for the door sills since it has some detail with the RX-7 in plastic.

I have used plasti dip and I am very satisfied with the finish. It is pretty damned close to OEM without looking cheap.

 

I didnt know you could buy that plasti dip stuff, I thought you had to take it to some shop to do it. Well I know one thing I will be trying.