Efini or Bathurst?
 

Hey guys i'm kinda stuck here and i need some of your help. I just sold my civic so i can buy a rx7 fd. I've come across two models one is a 1996 Efini Type-R RHD the other is a 1995 Efini Bathurst Type-R RHD they are both from Japan they both have the same amount of miles but idk which one would be better. Can you guys help me out. I know about the rotary engine but idk whats the big difference between the two.

shit ether one i would be happy to own but i would get the bathurst

yeah but which one is better. the owner of the bathurst also owns the 96 one but he says the bathurst is better because it has bigger wheels and bigger breaks and some other little stuff?

the Bathurst R has upgraded suspension, brakes, and other things. go with the Bathurst.

is there a difference since its a year older? Also is there a difference under the hood?

Imo
 

Hello

Are they already landed on this side or do you have to import them? I would have both checked for compression and see the records for both. In the end the better condition car, better maintained car or better compression car should be your deciding factor. Bigger brakes that may need replacing aren't better than smaller brakes that are still good. Unless you already know something about both and they are effectively the same then go for the bathurst edition.

Again, condition of the car should be the deciding factor and not the model, 95 and 96 are very much the same from what I know. I am no expert though!

Max

the Bathurst has 20k miles the other has 28k miles I drove the efini last week and it drove fine just idled kind of low it was around 400 and they told me its because the oil hasn't been changed.

Oil not changed
 

I am no mechanic but idle low die to oil not being changed. A, I don't like when the idle is low and B) I don't like when the oil has not been changed and was suppose to have been. How long, is it low? The rotary does not fair well with poor oil changes and low oil levels from what I have been told. Your really need to invest some extra dollars and have both cars checked by a recommended shop, the PSI, the vacuum for the turbo, and the coolant pressure seal. Post in another thread asking for a good shop or mechanic in your area. It will be worth the extra dollars. You could always ask the seller to have the oil changed first and then revisit the car but I would have it checked the way it is so the mechanic can se how the car has been run. I had my car checked out by a KDROTARY in PA and paid for the transport to have the car brought to him.

From what I have seen I have not heard of many buyers of JDM cars that did not require a rebuild with in the first 12 months.

Max

how much would it cost to get it checked because I heard theres a rotary specialist over where I live?

how do you plan to get these cars into this country?

Let me know where they get crushed...

they are already imported and registered with titles

^^ I'd say walk away... there's somehting fishi about that.

low idle caused by being low on oil???

Smells fishy from here, too...

Dave

is this thread a joke?

---edit---

just found this guys myspace

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...iendid=9630198

and his old civic:

http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2185126

i guess it's not a joke...well, good luck. :\

why would it be a joke? Are you a stalker or something going around looking for my myspace?

I'd pick the RZ over them all;

it's a joke because you obviously know nothing about rx-7s, you're like 18, just sold your civic, and you're trying to buy a RHD imported rx-7.

we get threads like this every week, and sometimes people post them as jokes. thats why. lol i just googled your name and all that shit came up. hardly stalking. wanted to see if you were a troll or not.

Rhd?
 

:Wconfused Can someone explain why anyone would want a RHD car in America? :scratch: There are hundreds of LHD cars you could be looking to buy.

I have the money for it. me being 18 doesn't mean anything. Doesnt matter if I don't know much about the rx7 thats why I am here asking you guys for help on which is better. But you think its a joke.

search for "think i might buy an fd" and see how many threads come up that are exactly like yours. LOL

18yo - CHECK
former civic owner - CHECK
knows nothing about rotary engines - CHECK
wants a RHD car - CHECK

dime a dozen buddy.

yeah but this one is in great condition has no more then 20k miles and is a efini Bathurst

next week I will post you some pics of it just to prove your ignorant ass wrong

just pick one they are both very similar. take the one with better paint or that new car smell interior. Your going to have every import fan boi on your nuts nomatter which one you choose.

well, if this isnt a joke, please don't ruin either car

LEARN ABOUT THEM


you can never know enough about FDs, and no matter how much you learn before you buy your first, at least twenty thousand more questions will arise once its in your hands..

to me its not that its a RHD its just that they are with very very low miles and good condition and better then the other ones that I have seen for sale with the same price.