hey guys sorry if i put this in the wrong section of the forum but i have a chance to buy a fd i was hopping you guys could tell me if this is a good price for the car and if not what to offer him . heres the info :Modifications and upgrades:

-Engine: Streetport with 4.5k miles with 3mm Hurley seals

-ASI racing billet aluminum AST

- Fluidyne aluminum Radiator

- ASI racing front-mount intercooler with custom piping

- Full 3" exhaust with DP, MP with custom Edelbrock muffler welded in

- Greddy Profec B boost controller

- PowerFC computer w/ commander

- Non-Seq turbos (replaced with low mileage ones with engine rebuild).

- Unorthodox Pulleys

-ASI billet power pulley

-ASI custom aluminum cover (engine bay)

- Petit Boost Gauge

- Autometer Water and Oil Temp gauges

- Greddy Elbow

- Greddy Type-S blow-off valve

- Brembo Drilled/Slotted Rotors, painted calipers

- Hawk HP brake pads

- 550cc/ 1600cc injectors

-Fuel pressure regulator

-Fuel pressure gauge

- SupraTT Pump

- 9.5lb Flywheel

- ACT Street/Strip Clutch

- B+M Short Shifter

-Momo leather grooved shift ****

-Racing Beat suspension (.75" front and 1.5" rear lowered)

-'99 Front spoiler

-R1 front strut bar

-'99 ashtray armrest

-Battery relocation to rear bin

Extras (will include if I get asking price):

New Shoei Silver helmet (needed for drag or road course racing)

Set of ET Street drag slicks (Never used, mounted and balanced on stock rims)


ill get the pics soon.

thanks jay

 

what is the price?

 

Either I am blind, or you didn't include the price in your post, you asked "if this is a good price for the car"

 

People will need to know how many total miles the car has to determine value, and anything else you know. Paint condition? I think the amount of miles will make it more valuable than if it has a lot of money put into it, which it definately has many thousand of dollars in mods.

 

First of all, mods don't mean **** to resale value.

What matters to resale value:

*mileage on motor, if rebuilt, how it was rebuilt and who did it
*mileage of chassis
*condition of exterior
*condition of interior
*general mechanical condition of car
*specific model -- R1/R2, base, touring, auto vs manual

We have a buyer's guide in the newbie sticky/FAQ. Please read there.

 

rynberg said it much better

 

I bought my car, the ebay title said "Immaculate condition", that was the most untruthful thing I have ever heard. It had 96k miles, it runs very good, but everything else was far from immaculate, the paint was new though. The interior was in average shape, and the suspension bushings were horrible making the car feel and sound like a peice of crap. I had to spend thousands to get it into better condition, even the brakes needed replaced the 2nd day I had it, nothing said about the brakes being bad. So make sure you checkout the car well. Oh and it smelled like gas so bad, the owner said that was normal (I was lucky it didn't catch on fire), until I took it apart and then had to replace the fuel injectors and FPD, no more has smell. I am sure I am forgetting more.

 

Dito.

 

my bad for the price its 14,800

 

paint condition is good only problem is the drivers seat is worn (not a big deal) and ac needs recharged

 

ok let me ask you guys this ive heard of the problems that occur with rx7 is it worth the trouble ? and are there mods that can delete some of the problems?

 

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

 

We get like 3 of these a week. Buying FD is it worth it, I want an FD is it relieable, I'm getting an FD what should i look for. There is enough info on the web sight for all of that start searching, we are not your made. Do some work and start reading.

 

thanks Mahjik for the info and thanks Force13B for beeing a dick

 

URBANRCR, I'm gonna be 100% honest w/ you. 1) Keep in mind that while you may be able to afford BUYING the car, MAINTAING it is completely different. You'll need to be able to drop 2 grand at any given moment into the car to keep her up and running. And that FD isn't exactly stock. Modded = weak points break easily. I'd say unless you're comfortably sitting on $5K extra, you probably want to get a stock or lightly modded FD, if anything.

Also, have you every driven a high horsepower rwd car? Because if you haven't, no offense to you, but you literally will have a VERY hard time being safe in a car that modded. That FD will be VERY quick, which spells disaster in inexperienced hands. Heck, a bone stock FD requires a lot of skill to handle properly. Those are the facts across the board, not just to you. So just keep in mind that it's not like buying a Civic w/ mods, which takes it from slow to faster. A modded FD takes it from damn fast to "man...that was a close one" REAL fast.

 

snicker, sorry couldnt help it

i agree, maintaining the car is what will hit you most. whatever you end up spending make sure you have at least an extra $300/mo on top of car payments for quick fixes, at least for a bit.

 

i spent more than 10k on the car already...... and looking forward to spend more

 

that car sounds familiar.........what is the buyers name. i might know him/car and would be able to give you an un-bias opinion

 

his name is jason hes from st augistine florida

 

yes i had a 800whp supra me and my bro built but hes kinda taken it over

 

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I'd say go for it, your gonna have to put in a quart of oil every 2 weeks(about what I do), Have a fair amount of money saved for when it breaks. But I'll tell yah one thing, theres nothing like driving an fd, its an angelic experience. I almost guarantee if you drive it, your gonna fall head over heals for it.

They can be pretty reliable cars if take care of correctly, I drive mine daily(only about 8kmiles a year), it was a long battle getting it to the point of working correctly, now every 2-3months I spend maybe 500bucks in repairs/maintainence(I have a hell of alot of aftermarket parts sitting in my garage).

If you have a steady job and arent a fulltime student/working part time, I'd get it, but if your a fulltime student/paying for college w/ a partime job, dont do it . Its alot of money to maintain this car, but there is nothing that is quite like it, thus why I'm too madly in love w/ my car to EVER sell it, when I die, I'm going to have a airtight enclosure made next to my grave, and my car will be sitting there for eternity, so i can always be close to my baby(ok maybe I do need help! but atleast I'm a fanatic about a good thing!

In the past year I have spent about 14k on fixing my car, and I have about 15k in parts sitting in my garage, be prepared the shell out the money. Basically in the past year I have spent 15k on parts, 14k on fixing stuff, and 13k on the car,

omfg I've spent 42grand on my car in the past year, I may be a little more hardcore than others on shelling out money on my car, but be prepared. now I'm gonna shutup ><

 

alot of people told me that i should go stock at possible, and im glad i went that way

 

Cool. That helps a lot. BTW, was that thing even streetable??

I'm guessing if you guys can afford a Supra's maintenance, you should be alright affording an FD. Just plz don't expect it to be anything near reliable. Supras vs. RX7s are like Hondas vs. Pintos when it comes to reliability lol.

 

yeah its fla no e check and yes it was streetable but i bought a 1stgen talon tsi something i know more about thanks for the help guys