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Old 03-03-13, 11:51 PM
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Talking So I drove an FD today with 921 original miles......
Yes, 921 miles on the entire car. When I was done she sat at 934

Costas/R-R-Rx7 can vouch for me, he was there as well.

'93 Montego Blue on Tan touring model with a few bolt ons. Intercooler, downpipe, catback, 18 inch wheels. Primarily stock as you'd expect.

It's headed down to IRP via flatbed at some point in the future for a lot of maintenance..... man. Was like stepping back in time. The perforated leather on the sides of the OEM steering wheel still had little raised nipples on them. I've never seen this before, even when I picked up my black R1 with 10k miles.

Car boosted quickly, had zero creaks or rattles, and the OEM tan was a totally different shade than I'm used to seeing.

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Old 03-03-13, 11:57 PM
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Wow. Can't wait for pictures. Collector car?
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I would like no creaks and no rattles
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wow...

so, whats the story on the low miles?
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Rich.... for sale, or just getting serviced by Ihor and his team?
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That's awesome!
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crazy car, probably the lowest mileage fd in america
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This thread is worthless without pics...... Just sayin'
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You should totally bolt Theorie's new wing, and rear window sticker of Calvin pissing on a Honda logo, and some 10" orange wheels w/ 215 stretched tires on it for delivery, just to **** with the guy.
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Originally Posted by ptrhahn
You should totally bolt Theorie's new wing, and rear window sticker of Calvin pissing on a Honda logo, and some 10" orange wheels w/ 215 stretched tires on it for delivery, just to **** with the guy.
The stock wheels have probably never been taken off the car Rich's black FD had original tires on it when he bought it and the lug nuts had no marks on them.
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There is a trend going on here....Rich starting threads about awesome low mileage FDs and taking ages to delivery the picture goods
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He doesn't know how to use a camera... If you attached a wrench to the shutter release he'd be able to figure it out.
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Sorry guys, been kinda busy lately. So I goofed on the mileage and guessed a little low....my bad











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Mileage that low...and it's modded!?
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Yeah I would never think it only has 928 miles by looking at the engine bay, interior look super mint tho Is that your low mileage R1 right next to it?
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that is incredible!! that car should be put back to 100% OEM and put in a museum somewhere!!

thanks for sharing Rich!
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^ Agree. So with a car that has been sitting that long, what is the course of action for maintenance? Also, what are those wires that run off the battery?
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Lemme buy the shift console. I wished Mazda keep that "line" right before the ashtray.
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Unreal. Thanks for posting this Rich.
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That is awesome. I wish I could have a super low mileage FD like that.
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Originally Posted by ZE Power MX6
Is that your low mileage R1 right next to it?
Cant be, it has a rear wiper

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what are those wires that run off the battery?
Grounding kit.

Car looks great, got to love an as new interior! Has that rear bumper been resprayed? could just be the metallic paint.
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^ Agree. So with a car that has been sitting that long, what is the course of action for maintenance? Also, what are those wires that run off the battery?
Fancy grounding straps it looks like.
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The only intact map pocket you'll ever see lol. Cant believe it's modded with that low of miles. Regardless, super clean!
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