high mileage bad idea?
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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?
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
I am ready for things to break
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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 **** out of some cauchy supras!!
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