I thought the GT-R was going to sell for about $70,000 (and that's probably base model). That's a HUGE difference in price compared to the Rx7. Aren't there any forum members or rx7 clubs in the area who could lend a hand so you aren't on your own?

Or you could move to a more rotary friendly town

 

If that's the car of your dreams and it's in as good a shape as it appears to be I don't think anything should hold you back. Get out there and take it for a test drive, buy it, fall in love with it and enjoy the hell out of it. If something breaks further on down the road, it can be fixed because, when it comes down to it, it's still just a car. It might cost more than a Camry to maintain, but it will be totally worth it if it makes you happy. And that's really what it's all about, isn't it?

 

indeed.

 

How did you make out with VIP?

 

Op?

 

the OP is you, sir

 

One thing to watch out for, when you do go to test drive: pay attention to the current owner of the car in that you want to judge his/her willingness to "get on it". If the current owner (private party... I'm not sure how that would work when buying through a 3rd party like you're considering) won't let you do that (or even if he/she won't), you may want to consider passing on the car. Or, ask them to drop the price enough to cover a forthcoming engine rebuild job.

The reason I'm saying this is because if the owner doesn't have faith that the motor is capable of withstanding that kind of driving then they may have fear of damaging the motor for reasons they may not explicitly speak of. I've met several paranoid FD owners and I just can't understand how you can own one of these cars and be scared of DRIVING it, it's just not right... I know you don't want to be one of those owners; who does?

If the owner has good knowledge of his car and understands how to operate and care for it properly (e.g. before you give it hell, warm up the motor to operating temps; don't drive the car too hard in extreme temperatures; after you park the car for a bit with a hot motor drive around for a bit before you beat on it; use good gas; keep an eye on water temps; follow maint. schedules; etc.) you may safely assume that they took just as good care of the rest of the car (interior, body.. damage to these parts, as opposed to the motor is much easier to spot).

BUT: you really ought to have an experienced FD owner go with you to inspect the car and question the current owner and/or put his informal stamp of approval on the car (potential liability issue?)

I've dreamt of owning an FD since high school (mid-late 90's for me) and now that I have one I can't tell you how much I continue to love the car. I still have dreams about it, and it's just an ignition turn away

BOTTOM LINE: Just take one for a drive, you'll end up buying it right away if you get some real "seat time" and the car is coming from a good home

 

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...44#post7801744

 

seems trollish, the way the op switches from clean FD's to GT R's.

 

What do you mean I seem "Trollish?"

Im not completely up to speed with all of these forum words yet, so forgive me.

I came to this forum needing help, and i feel I received ALOT of help. Sorry if ive done something wrong. Christ.