high mileage bad idea?
 

I did a search and I didnt find what I was looking for so here we go....

Is it a bad idea to buy a 3rd gen with high mileage and rebuilt engine. Lets say I find one with 100+ thousand miles but the motor, tranny, clutch, brakes, suspension has all been swapped out. Is it a good or bad idea to buy it? I have seen a couple going for really cheap but with high miles....

so in short good or bad idea?

Thanks in advance

Keep in mind, you will be looking for a car that is going to be around 7-10 years old. Finding a low mileage one may just not happen.

It's not a bad idea, but just like with any car, you need to check it out....

definately check it over good and if it suits your needs the I would say go for it ;)

That sounds like a good deal to me (especially the rebuilt engine). As usual, you should take it to a mechanic first to get things checked out (such as compression). Also, be sure to have some extra cash saved up for a new engine in case that one blows.

Whoa, ttpowered, I just noticed that you have 666 posts!

I bought a FD with pretty high miles, but the motor, clutch and AC were brand new. Have not had a single problem so far. Each case is different, so check the car throughly and especially find out who rebuilt the motor. Buying a high mileage car with new parts is probably the best thing you can do if you want a good FD (low mileage original cars are rare and expensive). Things that usually go bad with miles are the motor, turbos and clutch. Good luck

thanks guys
 

i am seriously considering it.....i will definately have that car checked out. it took 3 months to get my del sol...the owner almost killed me =] any known issues with body comming apart or squeaking with high miles

my experience
 

My first FD had a mere 62k on her when I bought her (all original) for $15.5k. Within 3k, the secondary turbo went bad which resulted in costly (over $4k) repairs. My second FD (again all original) had over 81k on her when I bought her for $12k. She had a little stumble in the rev range, but I figured what the heck... After a couple of bottles of Redline S1 FI cleaner and 2 oil changes within my first 1,000 miles with her, she ran like a top. In fact other than changing all the vital fluids (trans, diff, brake, oil, and coolant) and filters (fuel, oil, air), I haven't needed any additional work on her in over 7,000 miles. In fact my second FD feels stronger than my first even after the $4k in turbo work.

Goes to prove that going on just the number of miles an FD has will not guarantee you a trouble free car... Your best bet is to do a lot of research and have someone who knows FD's check out the car with you, or bring it to a shop that does FDs (the second option being more difficult since these are rare).

If you're coming from owning a Honda, you'll likely be surprised by how much work owning a RX-7 is, but it's rewarding when it runs right.

Re: my experience
 

I am making the transition. Had a prelude, now have a DSM, soon to have an FD :D
I am ready for things to break :o:;)

same here
 

my del sol was so much fun and so fast and so matinence free but now im up for the challenge of a pure sports car ready to kick the piss out of some cauchy supras!!

Hey phatmonkey the transition from honda to dsm should more than prepare you for FD LOL