Best way to buy an rx-7
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I think it would be better to buy a FD with a blown motor and get it replaced... Because the FD with 50-60k miles is probably going to go soon(depends on previous owner and how car was treated). But then again, if the FD with the original miles is in great condition and compression tests are good then I don't see why not.
Both ways have pros and cons. But if I were in your situation, I would get a FD with a blown motor.
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Both ways have pros and cons. But if I were in your situation, I would get a FD with a blown motor.
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What 1fast7 said, but I would test drive a lot of them as well. You would not believe how many crappy over priced 7's there are out there. I personnaly went thru about 8 FD's before comming to the one I own today, my brother probally went thru about the just about same amount.
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If ya plan to go crazy with mods and have the cash NOW to do so, then I'd just buy one with a blown motor. If ya don't plan to go too nuts with mods for a while, then buy one with x amount of miles, but make sure you have a compression test done on it.
There HAVE been several FD owners with over 100,000 miles on the original engine, so if the compression test checks out okay, then there is a good chance it will last ya a while. Just make sure to ask the owner if he knows if it has ever been overheated. If it has, there is a slight chance the O-rings won't last very long.
There HAVE been several FD owners with over 100,000 miles on the original engine, so if the compression test checks out okay, then there is a good chance it will last ya a while. Just make sure to ask the owner if he knows if it has ever been overheated. If it has, there is a slight chance the O-rings won't last very long.
i asked this exact same question not too long ago...
i just searched aand found the thread, and here are two of the responses that helped me the most...
i just searched aand found the thread, and here are two of the responses that helped me the most...
Originally posted by gmonsen
if i knew what i know now then, i would buy an excellent body without wheels, tires, shocks, springs, engine, or even working computer... you could find a shell like this for about $4-5,000 or so. maybe less on a good day. then, i'd add all the parts and engine. you'd come out a lot cheaper. used stock wheels aren;t worth a thing. used stock shocks and springs same way. so, if you buy a good shell for $4,000, you'd:
1 repaint in and out for $4-8,000
2 put in a good ported reman motor for $4500
3 put on 4 nice fiske (or whatever) wheels for about $2-2,500
4 tires for $600-800
5 coilovers and springs (medium priced) for $1,600
6 haltech (or other) computer for $1-1,500
7 exhaust for $1000
so, your total would basically run $18,700-21,900 and you'd have a great car. (obviously, this doesn;t include little stuff, like, steering wheels, etcx. its the vast basics.) doing it any other way, you'll still do many of the mods and will end up spending more.
-gordon
if i knew what i know now then, i would buy an excellent body without wheels, tires, shocks, springs, engine, or even working computer... you could find a shell like this for about $4-5,000 or so. maybe less on a good day. then, i'd add all the parts and engine. you'd come out a lot cheaper. used stock wheels aren;t worth a thing. used stock shocks and springs same way. so, if you buy a good shell for $4,000, you'd:
1 repaint in and out for $4-8,000
2 put in a good ported reman motor for $4500
3 put on 4 nice fiske (or whatever) wheels for about $2-2,500
4 tires for $600-800
5 coilovers and springs (medium priced) for $1,600
6 haltech (or other) computer for $1-1,500
7 exhaust for $1000
so, your total would basically run $18,700-21,900 and you'd have a great car. (obviously, this doesn;t include little stuff, like, steering wheels, etcx. its the vast basics.) doing it any other way, you'll still do many of the mods and will end up spending more.
-gordon
Originally posted by Nathan Kwok
It all depends on what you want out of the car. If you're going to mod it extensively, just get something really cheap and junked out and rebuild it all, or buy something with lots of mods on it already. That is the most cost effective way since no one ever gets all their money back on mods, so might as well let someone else buy them for you. Or in the case of building up, why pay for stock parts you don't need? They cost a fortune. However if you want a car you can just jump in and drive and not have to think about too much, go for a low mileage example without many (or any) mods. This will be the most reliable and you won't have to figure out all the quirks of the mods already on the car, or worry about worn out components that can be very expensive (you don't even want to know how expensive factory parts are, even miniscule stuff costs hundreds, and anything bigger than your fist will probably cost at least 1000, its sad...).
It all depends on what you want out of the car. If you're going to mod it extensively, just get something really cheap and junked out and rebuild it all, or buy something with lots of mods on it already. That is the most cost effective way since no one ever gets all their money back on mods, so might as well let someone else buy them for you. Or in the case of building up, why pay for stock parts you don't need? They cost a fortune. However if you want a car you can just jump in and drive and not have to think about too much, go for a low mileage example without many (or any) mods. This will be the most reliable and you won't have to figure out all the quirks of the mods already on the car, or worry about worn out components that can be very expensive (you don't even want to know how expensive factory parts are, even miniscule stuff costs hundreds, and anything bigger than your fist will probably cost at least 1000, its sad...).
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