What Price do you Think?
What Price do you Think?
Hey what's up, alright im looking at buying a 93 rx7, and was wondering what you guys thought about the price this guy wants. It's got about 76,800 miles, and i recently found out that I need to replace the windshield (cracked), the rear suspension (struts, shocks, stabalizer), the deck, also the drivers side auto window button, and put on daytime running lights, also the check engine light was on, he says its off ( who knows), the inspector I had look at it also said the turbos weren't really giving you a kick like they should so I might have a problem with the turbo or vacuum lines, and its had problems passing emission inspections. I went to a mazda dealership and to fix these things it will cost me about $2000-$2500 (just for suspension, windshield, window button, not including deck, possible turbo problem, and daytime running lights) itt is an automatic, interior is in good shape, so is the body, no rust and he wants $8,700, do you think that is reasonable, thanks alot for your help.
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never under stud why people would want an auto fd,maybe someone can fill me in.
also u said the" d word" so i guess u wouldent change to manual urself so i hope u got that in ur budget inless u love auto or cant drive ....
also if turbos arnt pullin well it could be alot of things ,rebuild being the worst so take that into account $$$$$ just my 2c.
ps. worst wheeles iv ever seen on a fd, belong on a honda. imo
also u said the" d word" so i guess u wouldent change to manual urself so i hope u got that in ur budget inless u love auto or cant drive ....
also if turbos arnt pullin well it could be alot of things ,rebuild being the worst so take that into account $$$$$ just my 2c.
ps. worst wheeles iv ever seen on a fd, belong on a honda. imo
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Hey what's up, alright im looking at buying a 93 rx7, and was wondering what you guys thought about the price this guy wants. It's got about 76,800 miles, and i recently found out that I need to replace the windshield (cracked), the rear suspension (struts, shocks, stabalizer), the deck, also the drivers side auto window button, and put on daytime running lights, also the check engine light was on, he says its off ( who knows), the inspector I had look at it also said the turbos weren't really giving you a kick like they should so I might have a problem with the turbo or vacuum lines, and its had problems passing emission inspections. I went to a mazda dealership and to fix these things it will cost me about $2000-$2500 (just for suspension, windshield, window button, not including deck, possible turbo problem, and daytime running lights) itt is an automatic, interior is in good shape, so is the body, no rust and he wants $8,700, do you think that is reasonable, thanks alot for your help.
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I think that's a fair price. Atleast you had someone check out the car, so you know what you may have to replace currently or in the future. Interior is clean looking, as is the engine bay. The wheels arn't my taste but thats it.
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Price and Day time lights
Hello,
I am just curious why do you mention you need to add daytime running lights? Is this a US car brought to Canada? If so, then normally you would need to add this feature but since the car falls under the 15 year and older rule it would be exempt from needing that mod. This assuming its why you mentioned it.
Now for the price. Hard to say. First off 8700$ plus you need to add the 2500$ for the repairs. now your at 11200$. If that engine needs work on the turbos or a rebuild you need to figure another 5000$ for a proper job. If you try and save here you'll double pay in the short run. Now your at 16200$. I strongly suggest you have a rotor pressure test done by a shop shop knows these cars and vacuum test the engine for coolant leaks. You can find other nice examples for 16K. If you are considering a manual swap you need to add another 4K, I think. Now your at 20000$. It adds up fats with the FD's. There are no secret deals with these FD's anymore unless yo are VERY lucky. Sellers know what they have and buyers get what they pays for. You can certainly find good examples in the 15K plus range. I just bought mine for just over 20K and hope to get it by end of April (from the US). I paid over 20K because the car is new. A 100% stock 1993 FD with just 14K miles on it, a rare silver on red leather touring model, and every millimeter of the car has been fully checked and tested by KDROTARY. The car has been stamped as a new car, acting like a new car, and running like a new car. Aside from about two black exterior door trim and one rubber part due to a theft attempt and front sway bar link replacement for a total of about $600 bucks with labor the car needs nothing. No breaks or tires or anything.
So back to yours. These cars are expensive to run and own. They have a cult following and I think they will never drop in price. If anything I expect them to go up in the next 5 years or so once the 95's get a couple of years past the 15 year mark. If your handy (and I don't mean that loosely) and can do a lot of work your self then a 12000$ car should suit you fine if the engine checks out positive. If your looking at the looks and just want an FD I would strongly advise against it. I have seen many end up spending a lot of their hard earned dollars on their "good deal" cars and finally end up selling them never having enjoyed them even for one season. With the repairs you mention your nearly at 12000$. Consider that and look around for cars in that price range to see what compares. Just don't go and spend the money on a manual conversion if thats your intention or desire. Add that money to the purchase price and get yourself a better example. And please, no matter how clean or low miles a car is, an engine compression and pressure test is a must. I'm not handy so I had it done for me by professionals.
Good luck
Max
I am just curious why do you mention you need to add daytime running lights? Is this a US car brought to Canada? If so, then normally you would need to add this feature but since the car falls under the 15 year and older rule it would be exempt from needing that mod. This assuming its why you mentioned it.
Now for the price. Hard to say. First off 8700$ plus you need to add the 2500$ for the repairs. now your at 11200$. If that engine needs work on the turbos or a rebuild you need to figure another 5000$ for a proper job. If you try and save here you'll double pay in the short run. Now your at 16200$. I strongly suggest you have a rotor pressure test done by a shop shop knows these cars and vacuum test the engine for coolant leaks. You can find other nice examples for 16K. If you are considering a manual swap you need to add another 4K, I think. Now your at 20000$. It adds up fats with the FD's. There are no secret deals with these FD's anymore unless yo are VERY lucky. Sellers know what they have and buyers get what they pays for. You can certainly find good examples in the 15K plus range. I just bought mine for just over 20K and hope to get it by end of April (from the US). I paid over 20K because the car is new. A 100% stock 1993 FD with just 14K miles on it, a rare silver on red leather touring model, and every millimeter of the car has been fully checked and tested by KDROTARY. The car has been stamped as a new car, acting like a new car, and running like a new car. Aside from about two black exterior door trim and one rubber part due to a theft attempt and front sway bar link replacement for a total of about $600 bucks with labor the car needs nothing. No breaks or tires or anything.
So back to yours. These cars are expensive to run and own. They have a cult following and I think they will never drop in price. If anything I expect them to go up in the next 5 years or so once the 95's get a couple of years past the 15 year mark. If your handy (and I don't mean that loosely) and can do a lot of work your self then a 12000$ car should suit you fine if the engine checks out positive. If your looking at the looks and just want an FD I would strongly advise against it. I have seen many end up spending a lot of their hard earned dollars on their "good deal" cars and finally end up selling them never having enjoyed them even for one season. With the repairs you mention your nearly at 12000$. Consider that and look around for cars in that price range to see what compares. Just don't go and spend the money on a manual conversion if thats your intention or desire. Add that money to the purchase price and get yourself a better example. And please, no matter how clean or low miles a car is, an engine compression and pressure test is a must. I'm not handy so I had it done for me by professionals.
Good luck
Max
Auto FD's have their place too you know...
eitherway, theres a lot that could be wrong with that engine if the turbos are spooling like they should... so, ive be cautious. And generally with FD's they say you should always add 5k to the price as a rebuild will probably be needed in the near future...
oh, and those rims suck.
eitherway, theres a lot that could be wrong with that engine if the turbos are spooling like they should... so, ive be cautious. And generally with FD's they say you should always add 5k to the price as a rebuild will probably be needed in the near future...
oh, and those rims suck.
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Not knocking Auto FD's
I am not knocking the Auto FD's. I have an auto RX4.....I thought I wanted a manual but after having it in auto for some time I actually like it the way it is. You take what you can find with the FD that fits each owner/buyer. I am just saying don't go and buy an auto with the thought of spending 4K to switch it to a manual or the revers. Spend that extra 4K on a better FD with the transmission that one may want already in it from the factory. There are plenty of both out there and thus must mean a market for either exists if they initially sold them in the first place. From what I read it was the impression that the buyer prefers a manual in this case. So do I but had I come across a perfect auto car that had everything I wanted minus the transmission I would have considered it. Not for a future swap though as if that were the case I'd wait and keep looking.
Just my opinion on swaps not the actual transmission. Again my opinion so please those that have done swaps don't bash me for it, its just something I would not do or spend the money on.
Oh, and your Fd assuming cosmetics and mechanics are perfect and original would be a GREAT buy being A) a 95 B) White C) One owner D) 50K and E) the transmission would not matter all that much to me as A through D are more important.
Max
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Hello,
I am just curious why do you mention you need to add daytime running lights? Is this a US car brought to Canada? If so, then normally you would need to add this feature but since the car falls under the 15 year and older rule it would be exempt from needing that mod. This assuming its why you mentioned it.
Now for the price. Hard to say. First off 8700$ plus you need to add the 2500$ for the repairs. now your at 11200$. If that engine needs work on the turbos or a rebuild you need to figure another 5000$ for a proper job. If you try and save here you'll double pay in the short run. Now your at 16200$. I strongly suggest you have a rotor pressure test done by a shop shop knows these cars and vacuum test the engine for coolant leaks. You can find other nice examples for 16K. If you are considering a manual swap you need to add another 4K, I think. Now your at 20000$. It adds up fats with the FD's. There are no secret deals with these FD's anymore unless yo are VERY lucky. Sellers know what they have and buyers get what they pays for. You can certainly find good examples in the 15K plus range. I just bought mine for just over 20K and hope to get it by end of April (from the US). I paid over 20K because the car is new. A 100% stock 1993 FD with just 14K miles on it, a rare silver on red leather touring model, and every millimeter of the car has been fully checked and tested by KDROTARY. The car has been stamped as a new car, acting like a new car, and running like a new car. Aside from about two black exterior door trim and one rubber part due to a theft attempt and front sway bar link replacement for a total of about $600 bucks with labor the car needs nothing. No breaks or tires or anything.
So back to yours. These cars are expensive to run and own. They have a cult following and I think they will never drop in price. If anything I expect them to go up in the next 5 years or so once the 95's get a couple of years past the 15 year mark. If your handy (and I don't mean that loosely) and can do a lot of work your self then a 12000$ car should suit you fine if the engine checks out positive. If your looking at the looks and just want an FD I would strongly advise against it. I have seen many end up spending a lot of their hard earned dollars on their "good deal" cars and finally end up selling them never having enjoyed them even for one season. With the repairs you mention your nearly at 12000$. Consider that and look around for cars in that price range to see what compares. Just don't go and spend the money on a manual conversion if thats your intention or desire. Add that money to the purchase price and get yourself a better example. And please, no matter how clean or low miles a car is, an engine compression and pressure test is a must. I'm not handy so I had it done for me by professionals.
Good luck
Max
I am just curious why do you mention you need to add daytime running lights? Is this a US car brought to Canada? If so, then normally you would need to add this feature but since the car falls under the 15 year and older rule it would be exempt from needing that mod. This assuming its why you mentioned it.
Now for the price. Hard to say. First off 8700$ plus you need to add the 2500$ for the repairs. now your at 11200$. If that engine needs work on the turbos or a rebuild you need to figure another 5000$ for a proper job. If you try and save here you'll double pay in the short run. Now your at 16200$. I strongly suggest you have a rotor pressure test done by a shop shop knows these cars and vacuum test the engine for coolant leaks. You can find other nice examples for 16K. If you are considering a manual swap you need to add another 4K, I think. Now your at 20000$. It adds up fats with the FD's. There are no secret deals with these FD's anymore unless yo are VERY lucky. Sellers know what they have and buyers get what they pays for. You can certainly find good examples in the 15K plus range. I just bought mine for just over 20K and hope to get it by end of April (from the US). I paid over 20K because the car is new. A 100% stock 1993 FD with just 14K miles on it, a rare silver on red leather touring model, and every millimeter of the car has been fully checked and tested by KDROTARY. The car has been stamped as a new car, acting like a new car, and running like a new car. Aside from about two black exterior door trim and one rubber part due to a theft attempt and front sway bar link replacement for a total of about $600 bucks with labor the car needs nothing. No breaks or tires or anything.
So back to yours. These cars are expensive to run and own. They have a cult following and I think they will never drop in price. If anything I expect them to go up in the next 5 years or so once the 95's get a couple of years past the 15 year mark. If your handy (and I don't mean that loosely) and can do a lot of work your self then a 12000$ car should suit you fine if the engine checks out positive. If your looking at the looks and just want an FD I would strongly advise against it. I have seen many end up spending a lot of their hard earned dollars on their "good deal" cars and finally end up selling them never having enjoyed them even for one season. With the repairs you mention your nearly at 12000$. Consider that and look around for cars in that price range to see what compares. Just don't go and spend the money on a manual conversion if thats your intention or desire. Add that money to the purchase price and get yourself a better example. And please, no matter how clean or low miles a car is, an engine compression and pressure test is a must. I'm not handy so I had it done for me by professionals.
Good luck
Max
Some people don't like shifting. If you are looking for an automatic, I would offer him 6.5K. I don't think he has a very big group of buyers out there. Give it a week or two, he'll come back with 8K, then you meet him halfway. That may pay for some of the repairs.
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