Might trade rx-8 for 93 TT
 

A friend told me about a FD for sale at a used dealership a few miles up the road and I went to check it out but it was closed, but from I could tell it as a stock FD and it had a sign on it that said *Twin Turbo*..I'm going tomorrow to check it out and hopefully get a test-drive out of it. The body seemed to be in great condition and what I could tell from interior it was tan leather and looked pretty nice, unfortunatly the windows were kind of tinted so I couldn't really tell..can't wait till tomorrow though. It's Nordic Green with tan interior and is for sale for 14,900.

go for it!!

Your giving up a lot of comforts but you will be getting uncanny performance gains :D

What are the exact specs on a stock 93 TT?

You prolly mean Montego Blue. No such thing as nordic green on an FD.

specs? 255hp/217t, high 13s at 100 mph in 1/4, the R1s pulled 1g.

Make sure it's a 5 spd or don't buy.

It is 5spd, and I just know the color is the dark green, definatly not blue..

While I like the FD, I would rather trade my FD for a RX8 (even automatic) if I could. It's just a newer car. That FD is over 10 years old.

255hp stock. stating that it has a tan interior seems to be like a touring model. if it's a touring you'll have one oil cooler instead of two and a smaller front lip. Tournings also have sun roof, cruse control, and rear wiper. Also the 93's had that interior plastic problem 94's and 95's didn't.

beware.. make sure you do your home work before picking it up. 3rd gens usually leak oil from the oil pan after a few years due to its motor mount design. Make sure the coolant seals are good (e.g. gurgling coolant out of the overflow tank). make sure the twins hit the proper boost 8-10-8 (if stock). There's a bunch more to look out for but i'm sure others on the board can chip in also.

if you're looking for performance and all out handling .. the 3rd gen is for you.. but if you're looking for a cruiser... shit i would stick with the rx8. just my opinion.

montego blue looks like forrest green mixed with navy blue, it has a really nice colour !!! Unless you know a lot about rotaries or you want to learn about them, i wouldn't exchange a rx8 with a warranty for a FD.

But it's a better car... i mean the rx-7..

Dude, it's probably a motego blue like GoodFella stated. That color will good green in the day time and blue at night. but, i could be wrong.. it may have been repainted.

http://rx7.voodoobox.net/infofaq/bguide3g/bguide3g.html

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/faq-3rd-gen-other-useful-links-68640/

Isnt it 10-8-10?



A lot of valid points were made though, you gotta understand what your getting into. A traded a 2004 Tiburon GT for my RX7 - its kind of a shock all the stuff you will go through that you dont have to deal with with a new car. You have to check for all sorts of things and be prepared to deal with problems you wouldnt expect with a new car :( [my advice - check EVERYTHING, make sure the wiring harness is good, get a compression check, boost check, inside, make sure the sunroof and wiper motors work well, be htorough!!]

Ya I printed out EVERYTHINg from the Voodoobox.net site to take tomorrow and I'll make sure I check everything listed..All 10 pages of it..

Yup.

Unless you have a daily driver/backup car for when the car is down, I would rethink your trade... If you don't then you might want to keep the 8 with the warranty... The 7 has lots of quirks.

There is also A LOT of things you need to need to know about this car before you consider buying it.

like?

exactly... I wouldn't rush into this. If after a lot of research (aka time) and a test drive or two you still want the FD, then go for it. this isn't the type of car you should buy on an impulse just because you saw one for sale down the street. you should really hold out for the perfect one, a used fd may be a true lemon if you do not know what to watch out for.

shit, you already have a new, clean RX8 - just enjoy it :).

i'm assuming your considering the rx-7 over your rx-8 for the performance differences. have you considered putting a greddy turbo kit, or something similar, to bump up the power on your rx-8?

chris

your right,

Well only one or two people at Rx8club.com have the greddy turbo and it produces 60 more HP which is nice but it's still no fd, and number two if you saw my sig you would know I own an auto..and well..we have no turbo or supercharger kits..and if we DID it would cost 3k-6k..I don't have that kind of money, I'm selling my system in my car now and I'm looking for about $350 so if I sell that I would be able to maybe buy an intake for my car which will produce,, ohhh about 2-3hp..plus I love Rx-7s which is one of the reason I got the 8. But I understand what you guys are saying, I printed out the 10 page voodoo tips on buying a 93 FD and I'm taking it with me to the dealership, I'm going to ask the dealer EVERYTHING and the site gave a number for mazda which I can call for a VIN check to see if it was taking back for all recalls and if it has ever been taken back for warranty work etc. and when I roll up in my 8 I'm usre he'll be beggingf me to test-drive the FD, and I will give it hell to check the over-heating, funky noises or vibrations. etc.

Anything else I should look out for? that's not in those tips?

i would never buy an FD from a dealership. if i can't talk to the owner and judge how the car was treated, maintained and driven, i ain't buying.

Find out how many miles are on the engine and tranny. If they are a little high, figure in a rebuild or reman, so like $2-5k. Sometimes the tranny will go out at relatively low mileage, mine has 60k original miles on the tranny and it is going strong but the rebuilt engine that was in the car when i bought it was a piece of shit so I had to get a new engine. Definitely research a ton before rushing into anything. When buying an FD figure that it actually costs 175% of its listed price so that you have money for repairs and such. Good luck.

-Rob

the guy seems into it and willing to do research. this is the kind of person that should represent the younger FD owners over the "ShIfT mAD qUiKe yO" type guy

3 things....

1) Compression check
2) Compression check
3) Compression check

you are making a big mistake. you're trading a brand new car for a 10yr old car that will give you problems. sure the performance is there, but how are you going to feel with a car that is less reliable and HAS NO WARRANTY. you will kick yourself in a few years when you see the true cost of fd ownserhip. current fd owners know this already, and they either keep them and pay $$ or sell them out of frustation.

Hehe :rlaugh: