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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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Feedback on an FD for sale I looked at...pics

Hey guys, can you take a peek at these pics and tell me how messed up, ugly, screwed up, and ghetto this engine bay is? I just wasted half my Sunday and drove 120 miles round trip to look at this "perfect inside and out" '93 RX7. Needless to say, I was not pleased with what I found:
Outside:
-Paint in bad shape everywhere(silver)
-Misc. dings and dents everywhere
-white aftermarket ugly beat up vented hood
-front and rear bumpers beat up BAD
Inside:
-No radio, all speakers ripped out
-SAFC dangling from wires
-dash/seats OK shape
Motor:
-I have no idea whats good/bad about it, it looks like crap
-radiator hanging on for dear life(it wiggles around when you touch it)
-Beat up Greddy FMIC
-I have no idea if both turbos are even plumbed in
-engine bay is painted purple
-It was hard to start, then died intermittenly at stop lights. They stated it was a bad fuel pump? Anyway, it was FAST as hell though. It had no power/torque below about 3500RPM's then it instantly hit 12psi of boost and TOOK OFF.

Needless to say, I won't be getting the car unless they want to sell it for about 1/4 of their asking price of $13000!!
Thanks for reading this long rant and thanks for any info and feedback on this piece.
Mark


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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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Wow, stay very very far from that POS. Not even any filters on the turbos... so many things wrong there
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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wow wat a pile of JUNK! that poor car...i`d take it for like 2k hahaha...yikes
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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hold up, that things in colorado?? give me the adress so i can go smack that ****** upside the head haha

***also if your looking for a car out here i think sweet7, if i remember right is, selling an actual nice one for about the same price. check the mountain section.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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i'm amazed that runs... looks like half the bolts are missing on the engine!
buy the gearknob.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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bad fuel pump, and he goes and boosts 12psi...riiiight.


I'd kick it
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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It's been a long time since that was a nice car.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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Wow I wouldnt even buy that thing for 1/4 of the asking price.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by weetbix13
i'm amazed that runs... looks like half the bolts are missing on the engine!
buy the gearknob.
Haha, yeah I was gonna offer a few $$ for the shift ****, it was pretty sweet.
Mark
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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WTF????? Someone needs to take this car out of that owners hands! No air filter, thats retarded, one rock in there and say goodbye to your twins!
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ... what a piece of crap...

thats a beaten up rx7
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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Ill give them 4k for it so I can make it my new track car
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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Ill give them 4k for it so I can make it my new track car
I just picked up my FD for 4K. https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/my-new-fd3s-507820/
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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Yeah i saw that...you bastard...lol
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:01 AM
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tell them to pay you for wasting your time.wow what a joke that thing is. poor poor car
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