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10-08-06, 09:33 AM
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Hey everyone, I'm Kyle. I just recently picked up a 93 fd3s and am very exited to become a rotory owner. The car is unfunitly an automatic but I have plans to swap that out with a jdm swap. the car was a great price, $3000, with 104,000 on it but she looks like showroom condition, i'll get some pics up as soon as i can. anyway just wanted to say i finally got an fd!
10-08-06, 09:51 AM
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2 quick things, 1: JDM swap = useless 2: it's rotary not rotory.
That aside, Let's see some pics in the "Post Pics Of Your FDs Here" thread. And yeah $3k is a pretty good deal on a running FD, even if it is automatic.
Congrats, welcome to the club.
That aside, Let's see some pics in the "Post Pics Of Your FDs Here" thread. And yeah $3k is a pretty good deal on a running FD, even if it is automatic.
Congrats, welcome to the club.
10-08-06, 10:18 AM
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thanks for the insight. im glad i joined because i have wanted an fd for a long time, and after owning several veedubs i learned that if you want the best shops and info go to the forums. thats were the real tuners are
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10-08-06, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by tt7hvn
on the east coat everything is much cheaper than down here in socal, i know i've lived in both places. his only problem is going to be finding a rotary mechanic
10-08-06, 06:06 PM
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All of the "insane" deals I have ever heard of are never in heavily populated states (CA, NY, etc.). They always usually have a critical flaw, too. Regardless, $3k is an "insane" deal for a RUNNING FD, even if it's an auto. Granted it's most likely on its first motor and needs a replacement soon, a new motor + manual tranny swap will still put you ahead a few grand.
10-08-06, 08:09 PM
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yea thanks agian for everything guys. it is in mint condition and the guy said its a new motor with a 2 rotor...this i have not been able to confirm, but i have an appointment with this local shop that works on fd's. he's one of my accounts and is going through the whole car this week. the guy i bought it from said that he bought it a few years ago and has only put 5000 on the "new" motor. he's retiring and moving so thats why it was so cheap.
10-08-06, 09:00 PM
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Welcome Kyle. give the auto a chance!.. since you say its in showroom condition. before you do a swap put some 4.33 gears in the rear end. it makes a big difference in the way the auto responds. anyway at $3,000.00 its a steal "I would say something is up here" I hope you get this checked out as soon as possible by a rotary shop and have motor vehicles run a vin history this thing may be stolen. the owner could have got 3 times the price without trying. anyway hope it turns out ok and you just got a smoken deal. if you need more info on the auto let me know.
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10-08-06, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by StealthyFish
I'd like to know that as well. $3k for a running FD thats showroom condition with 103k miles? I found one with 113,000 miles for $9k.. Where do you find deals like that?