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Proud New Owner of a Single Turbo R1, 80,000 miles
01-23-08, 09:58 AM
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Proud New Owner of a Single Turbo R1, 80,000 miles
This car was for sale on ebay. I had a 15K budget and he wanted 17K. I offered him 15K and he took it. It has been a few years since I said goodbye to my second gen. Now I am back in the rotary game. Wish me luck and check me out on the Atlanta area!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TQ:MOTORS:1123
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01-23-08, 10:16 AM
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No money right now. Give me some time... I want to take this down to Road Atlanta as my Miata, though great to drive, could not keep up with the high-powered cars on that fast track.
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01-23-08, 10:20 AM
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Agreed with you. I can't see the tach and wires in the passenger footwell? That is an easy fix. Minor details. At least the cockpit is not overwhelmed with gauges as is sometimes the trend.
01-23-08, 10:34 AM
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01-23-08, 10:48 AM
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Avis is my DD, I'm a consultant so I have rentals all week. I only need one weekend car. Besides, the Miata is race prepped with roll bars and a full (read very loud) race exhaust. The Rx-7 is actually a little tamer than the Miata even though the Miata has it beat in reliability. At least the R1 has A/C. The Miatia's A/C is I take the hard top off.
01-23-08, 10:55 AM
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Avis is my DD, I'm a consultant so I have rentals all week. I only need one weekend car. Besides, the Miata is race prepped with roll bars and a full (read very loud) race exhaust. The Rx-7 is actually a little tamer than the Miata even though the Miata has it beat in reliability. At least the R1 has A/C. The Miatia's A/C is I take the hard top off.
yeah sell that miata. just a warning...moding your fd is very addictive. once you start, you cant stop
01-23-08, 11:07 AM
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I know. My previous second gen took about 30k of my money. I am really trying not to do that this time. One reason why I bought one that already had most of the expensive pieces already.
01-23-08, 04:51 PM
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Thanks guys. I knew the parts were top notch--I purchased many of them before. I still have that little knot in my stomach, half excitement and half "what the hell am I getting into?". Life is about calculated risks though and I still have my 06 Civic sedan for those bad rotor days. Thanks for the encouragement. This forum has always been great for support.
01-23-08, 05:00 PM
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Wow, those seats are faded. Must of spent a lot of time outside.
I agree about cleaning up the engine bay, definitely get a new air filter.
You may want to post the info on the car and some of the pics here, the ebay ad will expire soon and this people clicking on the link won't see anything.
I'd recommend performing full maintenance on the car, unless the previous owner has receipts to prove it's been done recently. Fuel filter, tranny fluid, diff fluid, etc etc.
P.S. You don't hunt Hondas in your FD just like you wouldn't hunt groundhogs with an M1 Garand
I agree about cleaning up the engine bay, definitely get a new air filter.
You may want to post the info on the car and some of the pics here, the ebay ad will expire soon and this people clicking on the link won't see anything.
I'd recommend performing full maintenance on the car, unless the previous owner has receipts to prove it's been done recently. Fuel filter, tranny fluid, diff fluid, etc etc.
P.S. You don't hunt Hondas in your FD just like you wouldn't hunt groundhogs with an M1 Garand
01-23-08, 05:03 PM
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I am picking it up this Friday so I will take some first hand pictures. Maybe I can try to dye the seats. Any other low-budget suggestions?
