Need help on buying a 3rd gen
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Need help on buying a 3rd gen
Ok I am debating on whether I should buy this car:
1993 Mazda RX-7 Twin Turbo,Hatchback,Rotary Engine,Automatic transmission,Two Door,only 54,148 miles on it.The car has been well taken care of, always kept in the garage.Flawless exterior/interior condition,no scratches and no dents.It has never been involved in an accident.The engine starts and drives like new and the paint looks great.
Here is a link for the pics:
http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk253/JPolepo/
This will be my first Rx7 and I really want this car because the guy will be selling it to me for $3,300. Is it a good investment? I have been educating myself on rotaries for sometime now and I have heard many bad and good things on these engines, mostly bad unfortunately . I will have the oppurtunity to test the car for 5 days before deciding to buy it so any info from anyone regarding what to look for to see if its a car I should buy would be greatly appreciated. Also if I were to buy the car what should I primarily do to extend the life of the engine. I have heard that going to a single turbo setup, replacing the rubber hoses with silicone hoses, etc. are things I should do. Is this true? I live in Texas so finding performance places for rotaries here aren't too hard to find.
Thank you for any help in advance
1993 Mazda RX-7 Twin Turbo,Hatchback,Rotary Engine,Automatic transmission,Two Door,only 54,148 miles on it.The car has been well taken care of, always kept in the garage.Flawless exterior/interior condition,no scratches and no dents.It has never been involved in an accident.The engine starts and drives like new and the paint looks great.
Here is a link for the pics:
http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk253/JPolepo/
This will be my first Rx7 and I really want this car because the guy will be selling it to me for $3,300. Is it a good investment? I have been educating myself on rotaries for sometime now and I have heard many bad and good things on these engines, mostly bad unfortunately . I will have the oppurtunity to test the car for 5 days before deciding to buy it so any info from anyone regarding what to look for to see if its a car I should buy would be greatly appreciated. Also if I were to buy the car what should I primarily do to extend the life of the engine. I have heard that going to a single turbo setup, replacing the rubber hoses with silicone hoses, etc. are things I should do. Is this true? I live in Texas so finding performance places for rotaries here aren't too hard to find.
Thank you for any help in advance
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wtf $3300? I don't care if it's an auto, that's a steal.
you won't be able to do much for modification if it's an auto, unless you do a 5speed swap. I would buy it and use it as a beater daily driver.
you won't be able to do much for modification if it's an auto, unless you do a 5speed swap. I would buy it and use it as a beater daily driver.
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Ok I am debating on whether I should buy this car:
1993 Mazda RX-7 Twin Turbo,Hatchback,Rotary Engine,Automatic transmission,Two Door,only 54,148 miles on it.The car has been well taken care of, always kept in the garage.Flawless exterior/interior condition,no scratches and no dents.It has never been involved in an accident.The engine starts and drives like new and the paint looks great.
Here is a link for the pics:
http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk253/JPolepo/
This will be my first Rx7 and I really want this car because the guy will be selling it to me for $3,300. Is it a good investment?
1993 Mazda RX-7 Twin Turbo,Hatchback,Rotary Engine,Automatic transmission,Two Door,only 54,148 miles on it.The car has been well taken care of, always kept in the garage.Flawless exterior/interior condition,no scratches and no dents.It has never been involved in an accident.The engine starts and drives like new and the paint looks great.
Here is a link for the pics:
http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk253/JPolepo/
This will be my first Rx7 and I really want this car because the guy will be selling it to me for $3,300. Is it a good investment?
That said, a mint automatic with low miles is worth up to $10k. So first look very hard for $6700 worth of damage or needed repairs. If your mechanic absolutely cannot find such a thing (bad coolant seals, bad compression), then you have potential
I have been educating myself on rotaries for sometime now and I have heard many bad and good things on these engines, mostly bad unfortunately . I will have the oppurtunity to test the car for 5 days before deciding to buy it so any info from anyone regarding what to look for to see if its a car I should buy would be greatly appreciated. Also if I were to buy the car what should I primarily do to extend the life of the engine. I have heard that going to a single turbo setup, replacing the rubber hoses with silicone hoses, etc. are things I should do. Is this true? I live in Texas so finding performance places for rotaries here aren't too hard to find.
Thank you for any help in advance
Thank you for any help in advance
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Or at least that option is available in Canada.
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****... I guess it was a scam. The guy was doing the transaction through eBay, it seemed sketchy to me so I contacted eBay about it and they said they don't deal with anything off of eBay, it has to be listed, the car wasn't but he was making a transaction through some program that is really part of eBay but in a scam of some sort. hope he dies....
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