VRRR1

I'm in the market for an FD and I've come across a very good one. It is a 93 R1 with around 65000 miles and the interior and exterior are in excellent condition. 1 of the factory recalls has not been performed on it, (the coolant system recall). The car is pretty much stock. The only mods I saw during my initial inspection were a catback exhaust, aftermarket steering wheel, and intakes. The engine runs smooth and appears to be in good health and boost levels are normal. The asking price is 16000. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks a lot.

JP's 93 fd

iTrader: (28)

sounds like a good deal. ask for the stock parts just in case you need it later.

moconnor

iTrader: (14)

Bring it to a rotary specialist (not a Mazda dealer) and read the purchase advice in the FAQ. $16k is a reasonable price if it checks out and has very good paint and interior.

BillM

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recent ebay auctions:

I'd say the car should go for 13-15K

Number year model ext/int high bid mileage Advertised trans outcome date state comments
1 1995 R2 red/bk $22,100 10900 Modded engine manual RNM 10/5/2007
2 1994 PEP BL/TAN $18,700 24000 original manual RNM 10/21/2007
3 1994 PEP BL/BK $13,100 24400 original manual RNM 10/25/2007
4 1993 PEP sl/red $20,600 14000 original manual RNM 10/31/2007
5 1994 PEP bk/tan $24,000 17600 original manual S 11/18/2007
6 1993 BASE red/tan no bids 16000 original auto RNM 11/16/2007
7 1993 PEP bk/tan $19,351 15500 original manual S 12/2/2007
8 1994 PEP silver/black $19,500 34000 original manual S 12/21/2007 NJ
9 1995 PEP BL/BK $19,700 9000 original auto S 4/25/2008 CA
10 1994 PEP red/tan $20,100 15300 original manual RNM 4/25/2008 AL
11 1994 PEP BL/TAN $17,500 23900 original manual RNM 6/1/2008 NJ
12 1993 r1 red/bk $16,500 32300 original manual S 6/1/2008 MD
13 1993 PEP Silver/red $11,100 26900 original minor damage manual RNM 6/1/2008 AL
14 1993 PEP Silver/red $13,750 26900 original minor damage manual S 6/20/2008 AL Relisted from 13
15 1993 PEP silver/black $15,200 60000 riced manual S 6/27/2008 OH
16 1979 silver/red $8,000 19000 original manual S 6/27/2008 FL
17 1993 PEP red/tan $14,100 23000 original manual RNM 6/27/2008 CT
18 1991 convertible red/black $4,550 39600 original auto RNM 6/27/2008 CA
19 1987 sport blue/blue $4,050 23000 original manual RNM 6/28/2008 CT
20 1984 gsl-se white/red $6,000 47600 original manual S 7/2/2008 KS
21 1994 touring red/black no bids 41000 original auto RNM 7/3/2008 NY
22 1984 gs red/black $5,807 34200 original manual S 7/4/2008 CA
23 1988 turbo 2 black/ black $- 32000 original manual RNM 7/5/2008 PA 14,000 bin
24 1985 gsl black/red $4,900 53000 original manual S 7/6/2008 TX
25 1987 gxl red/black $5,900 23000 original manual S 7/14/2008 MI
26 1981 black/red $4,935 34000 original manual S 7/15/2008 DC
27 1994 R2 red/black $13,000 20000 original minor mods manual RNM 7/16/2008 Canada
28 1994 PEP montego/black $24,100 5051 original manual RNM 7/17/2008 NC 35,000 bin
1990 convertible white/black $5,300 48000 original auto RNM 7/18/2008 TX 6700 BIN

gracer7-rx7

iTrader: (16)

16K is a good price for a decent FD in good condition.

RotarySB

First thing you should do is get a compression test.

Also, is it the original engine? If it is, I'd be careful because although some last to around 125k miles, it seems just from reading around that many go bad around 70k miles. It all depends on how well the car was taken care of.

VRRR1

It is the original engine. It seems to run great, but you're right, I'd definitely like to get a compression test with numbers to see what kind of health the engine is in. Thanks a lot for all the feedback.

VRRR1

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IRPerformance

iTrader: (41)

I would bring the car to a reputable rotary shop to be looked over prior to the purchase. If the current owner has nothing to hide, he should have no problem with it. I am in Central Jersey if you want to bring it to me. I recently did this service for a customer in Pennsylvania.

VRRR1

I appreciate the offer, however I'm buying the car back home which is in California. The car is also for sale at a dealership. If there's anyone available in the San Diego area that could provide such a service, that would be great!

IRPerformance

iTrader: (41)

Gotcha. Be wary of dealerships. They were never trained to work on these cars properly. I would tell them I want a compression test done.