I've read as much as I can about buying an FD. I just want to hear from you guys now. While having a compression test done, what else should I have checked out??? Thanks again

 

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If you've read the 2 or 3 buying guides in the newbie stickie, you know just about all you need to look at a potential purchase.

 

http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/buying.html

 

read the newbie sticky.

 

read my first post...I did

 

I don't know what I was looking for...maybe someone else had a tid-bit of info that was useful

 

I'm sure it's in the buying guides but check the car carefully for signs of accidents and general paint condition. A good paint job is the same cost as replacing the motor. Also, interior problems are extremely expensive to fix.

 

Dublup, there's very little else, outside of the FAQs and stuff that are up top in the stickies that you can read. If you're really interested, use the Search button, and stop post whoring

 

I can offer up a little psychological advice. I shopped for months looking for mine. Biggest thing is don't get too excited about the FD. If you haven't been around alot of them, you will just want to hump it and take it home after one drive. Resist the urge. And take your time and have it checked out thoroughly. There's plenty out there. Well, not *plenty* but you can find good ones at fair prices if you take your time.

Also, nearly every one I looked at had a phantom 2nd or 3rd person interested who was getting ready to "come look at it tomorrow" and maybe "put down a deposit." Ignore all that BS. It's just to get you excited and worked up over possibly losing the car. With the FD, there's probably less phantoms than normal, but still don't let that influence you. If you miss the car, then oh well...you will find another, and maybe a better price.

Moral of the story: DON'T RUSH!

 

Man leppy, you hit the nail right on the head man. My previous deal feel through, but they kept telling me that the phantom wanted to buy it. I never bought that there was somebody. Ended up this person was real . Either that or they got quite a story going...

 

I reccomend you take a friend from the rotary communitywith you. Preferrably someone who has owned one of these and likes to work on them. They may notice issues others would miss.

Experience with these cars can be invaluable

 

racercx93 hit the nail on the head. Imagine driving up to look at an FD in an FD. Even if you (the potential buyer) aren't driving, the seller would probably be thrown off a bit (unless he knew the other car's owner...).

As everyone else has said, just read up. I did, and I'm very happy with the car I purchased.

 

There's the help I was looking for, thanks guys...thing is the guy I'm dealing with is one of you guys(not really, exact one of you guys, but...) He has restored plenty of cars and just recently sold his '93 and in now selling a '95...so I'm pretty sure the car is well takin' care of. I asked for a compression test and he said his mechanic said there was no need for one, that the car runs strong. I do want to hump this car, though and I'm currently looking at 2 others('93 and '95) that are both cheaper, but more miles...but not silver, blaaaaah laalaaah. ~(_8^(|) <----Homer Simpson

 

Mmmmhmmmm, I'll bet it runs strong. How well do you know this guy? Is he a friend of yours? I would still ask for the compression test. The reason I'd be suspicious is because I got burned, badly, on a Porsche 911 that I bought from a "family friend". Since the guy had gone to highschool with my older sister, everyone assumed that he was trustworthy. Whatever. It turned out that the car had been sitting so long that it had rusted out its gas tank, and I managed to drive it long enough to ruin the entire fuel system before it completely crapped out on me. $5000 in repairs later, I wanted to take a baseball bat to the head of our "friend". With a car like the FD, which apparently can be a nightmare if you get a bad one (I don't yet own one, but I've learned a lot on this board), you want to do as -much- research as possible before you buy. Get the compression test if you're serious about this car.

 

Not a friend, and definitely getting one!