Ranger Yi

my friend wants to sell me his 93 montego blue rx7, 70k on the rebuilt motor, needs new suspension, uhm... he's asking for 11k.. clean title sweet deal?

Ls1pwr

iTrader: (1)

not a bad price if its in great condition the exterior/interior would make or break the deal. any mods done?

Herblenny

iTrader: (13)

What kind of discription is that??

Is it base or Touring? any mods?? 70k on rebuilt and is it ported?
PICS!!! Anyone who know anything about cars should know that exterior of the car could make the car worth 5k or 10k. Interior of the car could depreciate the car or increase the value.. If you really want to know our opinions, post pics or have better discription!!!

Ranger Yi

mods include:
turbo timer
high perfromance radiator
down pipe
mid pipe
full exahust
high performance fuel pump

interior is excellent. exterior is normal wear and tear on a 93 rx7,

twisted7

iTrader: (3)

seriously its up to u if u want to put money into the car...i just get tired of recently seeing people ask should i get this...what do you think...well its ur money...not ours..do some research into it and see what comes out...take a look carefully at the car...see if theres something thats not working or could possibly fail...

93Efini

can't you decide for yourself if it's worth 11k?

moconnor

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In other words, it will need to be repainted to look good. Say, $3k. The suspension problems you mention could also easily run $1k in parts and another $1k in labour. Then rebuild has quite a few miles, so I'd also budget $3-$5k for another rebuild in the next few years. You also do not mention chassis miles, but I'd presume that they are 120-150k miles.

So that $11k FD could easily end up costing you $20k and with its high chassis miles its resale value will probably still be $11k.

IMHO, a low teen FD is almost never worth it. Very decent ones with low miles can be had for $15-16k.

Cgotto6

iTrader: (8)

Runnin that mid pipe is kinda sketchy if he still has the stock ECU...Especially with the DP and CB.

CheesePowder

Best way to figure out: HEADs you buy it, TAILS you dont.

Or you can try the TAILS you buy it, HEADS you don't method used in ancient Rome some 20 thousand years ago but the basis of that so-called science is laughable and pales in comparison to our more modern HEADS you buy it, TAILS you don't methodology. It has been well proven in the 21st century.


Now that I have totally answered your question, you should know that a great deal is as obvious as a terrible deal. If it's not **** your pants awesome the difference is maybe a thousand bucks, which will be eaten up in maintenance, making it hard to quantify the return on your "so called" savings. If you are totally getting ripped, it should be obvious to you. Anything in between cannot really be advised by forum members living halfway across the country. How would they know how worn the seats are or how bumpy the suspension is, or how much of a gut feeling you have about the car, etc? Get my drift?

RX 4 Speed

I 2nd that. You might be needing another 4K for a rebuild...

Also, "normal wear and tear"? Normal wear and tear to you could mean it looks like someone ran sandpaper all over it, or it could look like it just drove off a lot. Pics to get our opinion.

Turborx7s

Honestly, I don't understand how people ask questions like this...(I'm not ripping on him, or anybody else...I just don't understand)

There are so many variables. How much $$$ do you have? What is your plan for the car? Daily driver, street machine, drag beast? All of these things come into play.

If you just want a fun, quick, put a smile on your face everytime you sit in it car to drive around town and out on dates, then these guys are right...be careful in what you look for. IMO, I don't really trust a 3rd gen motor around the 75k mark, rebuilt or not. I mean, who DOESN'T beat on a 3rd gen? Some more than others, but they certainly aren't Toyota Camery's. (I would beat that too )

I say, tell him you'll give him 9k cash. (have the cash in hand) Take it or leave it.
If he takes it, put a new built motor, get a powerfc and some fun fuel mods, do the suspension, paint the car, and enjoy your now really fun, really quick, I get a hard on everytime I sit in this car, Mazda RX-7. All for about 15k.

A lot? I don't think so.

dclin

iTrader: (4)

Have him bring it out to the next Houston RX meeting for the regulars to check out, Oct 4th:

http://houstonrx7club.com/

Keith, would please kill the frames, please??

Ranger Yi

thanks for the replies.. im goign to probably get it.. and then when i have the car i'll probably come out to the next rx7 meet so the houston rx7 owners can tell me whats wrong with the car

93Efini

if you buy that rx7 for 11k you're getting ripped....has to have high mileage if it has 70k on a rebuild..which means its ready to PoP! theres a new engine right there...suspension problems which you don't even describe..also who every modded it did so harmfully most likely...im talking about DP, MP, CB.

you description wasn't very good, and still every single person on here wouldn't buy it for that price...and you still are going to buy it? why did you even ask then?

ps - these threads are REALLY getting outta hand, every damn day at least one person is asking if they should buy this car or not...its getting old

audiobot7

Ranger Yi

i got about 10k to spend for an rx7. it wont be my daily driver. but i want a car now.. and there isn't many rx7s for sale in my area around that price. i may be too anxious when buying an rx7.. so i dont know

DaveW

Again, if you only have $10K, DON'T BUY THIS CAR!!!!!

It, as others have said, will definitely need $multi-K for repairs, and soon. When it quits running, you WILL HAVE NO MONEY AND A BROKEN CAR.

For your own sanity, please wait until you can properly afford it!!!!

dubulup

you have 10K, car is 11K and needs a new suspension. Rebuilt motor with 70K...probably needs a motor soon.

my math says you can't afford it, so it's not a sweet deal.

charlies7

iTrader: (4)

dont do what i did..bought a car for 11k engine POPPED! 200 miles later ....already have 7k in the car since may but the chassis only has 70k miles on it..if i were to buy it i would offer him 7500 cash!!PS....who ever runs a midpipe on the stock ecu is retarded....that right there should push you away from the car and not buying it. No NO!!!!

Turborx7s

Your right.

Thank you.

And THANK YOU!!


I'm only being honest here -

10k is not enough. Period. I don't care what kind of shape the car is in, what it has done, stock, built, etc. It's just not enough.

Put that 10k into a savings account, earn some interest, save some more money for a couple of years...then buy the car when you can really afford it, maintain it, drive it.

riptor

please listen to the more seasoned member..here dude....iv had my car for almost 2 years. and i should have listened to my frinds advice....i took out a loan and i think i was a good deal dude...14k for 27k orig. miles. i just couldnt afford it..and am still fighting the good fight not saying it hasnt been a bumpy ride...

alberto_mg

doesn't sound too bad, but the mileage is up there. do a compression test to see where the engine stands and then make a decision. full open exhaust does scare me unless he's got some kind of good boost controller.

quicksilver_rx7

What the hell, this thread is 3 months old. If this guy is still thinking about buying this car, it's probably already gone.

bajaman

Yeah, it is gone alright....he just KILLED IT!

quicksilver_rx7

yeah, I saw that in the other thread too