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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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are you looking for a specific type of buyer? most on autotrader are usually inexpierienced people or kids.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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[QUOTE=bajaman]Lupe - your best bet in my opinion is to focus on finding a person or group that has extremely similar interests as you (obviously). QUOTE]

What group can Eric find that has more of a similar interest than this one?

Hey Eric, you might try Racing Junk Found Here but I still think your buyer is on the board somewhere.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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Lupe - your best bet in my opinion is to focus on finding a person or group that has extremely similar interests as you (obviously). QUOTE]

What group can Eric find that has more of a similar interest than this one?

Hey Eric, you might try Racing Junk Found Here but I still think your buyer is on the board somewhere.
Yeah, I meant OTHER than this one, which is what Eric was wanting/needing. His car is something of a monster, wayyyyyyyy too much for some dumbass 'I-wanna-trade-up-from-my-Civic' ricer kid, yet it is not a fully done road-racer either. Somewhere in between, as from what I can see from what I've read (as I don't have any other better or more personal info) this car is barely streetable.

I would venture to say that 75% of the people with the money to purchase this car are much more interested in something that is not stripped down, regardless of power.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by check_ur_six
What group can Eric find that has more of a similar interest than this one?
If that were the case, the car would already be sold... There are various forums for drag racing around the US. Those forums don't care what motor/car it is, all they care about is how fast it can get down the strip. That's going to be his best audience for the car "as is".

Granted someone may browse this forum and want his car, but that just depends on how long he wants to hold out for a buyer.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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http://www.modifiedcartrader.com/ worth a try i guess
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Lupe,can you send me a PM with the Asking price,
I might be interested.

i just bought a FD to modify,not really a fan of the widebody ,but................
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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I can tell you it's annoying to have to explain to people why your car is for sale. It is for sale obviously because he wants to sell it period. Are you going to have a heart to heart moment and try to get him to keep it? Of course seriously interested buyers may be entitled to ask that.

Good luck selling it for what you want out of it.
Eh, I think it's more than appropriate to discuss such matters in an open forum. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the car... it just doesn't make much sense why you would pour an insane amount of money into a car and not have already run it down the strip... where's the timeslip (???). And I have nothing against Lupe, but you don't have to search hard to know some of the dealings in St. Louis RX-7 world haven't been quite "honest"... again, not trying to imply anything... I just think it's a bit off... and the fact that there's a "for sale" thread on this car, but it wasn't posted by the seller... wtf? And I've seen this car in person... streetable, daily driver, and other similar terms would not be a completely honest description of the car when I saw it.

Good luck with the sale Eric... I hope you find the perfect buyer. I'd like one of your sell brochures when you get them ready. I know a few people who are in the market for a car that's fast in a straight line.

Josh

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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Mahjik
If that were the case, the car would already be sold... There are various forums for drag racing around the US. Those forums don't care what motor/car it is, all they care about is how fast it can get down the strip. That's going to be his best audience for the car "as is".

Granted someone may browse this forum and want his car, but that just depends on how long he wants to hold out for a buyer.
Kyle is right. As this car sits, it's not going to be very appealing as a weekend car, unless you're the "Dominic Toretto" type (psych. eval. anyone?) I would be willing to bet if you take it to a dragstrip running 9's with a for-sale sign, someone will buy it.

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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 01:28 AM
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You may not be able to sell it on eBay, but you may find a buyer through eBay. I have a friend that sells exotic cars and hasn't sold a single one through the auction. However he always finds a buyer that is looking on eBay and the buyer contacts him during or after the auction to make a deal that both of them will be happy with.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 09:10 AM
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I used to daily drive my RX7. Once I had the car painted/widebody and had it tuned, I stopped because I was afraid of wrecking it.

From the amount of emails I'm getting, you guys would be suprised at how many people are interested in a RX7 Monster such as this.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by LUPE
From the amount of emails I'm getting, you guys would be suprised at how many people are interested in a RX7 Monster such as this.
Yeah, but emails cost nothing. You need to find the combination of someone interested who has $$$.......
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by LUPE
I used to daily drive my RX7.
I'm sure it would be a blast to drive it around this week with out A/C.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Mahjik
I'm sure it would be a blast to drive it around this week with out A/C.
That's not funny. I'm leaving for work now and my accord doesn't have A/C. That's going to be a long hot 50 minute ride
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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www.mautofied.com worth a shot my friend bought 2 of his cars off of there.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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getting in touch with jay leno is easy. just go to his show. i went last year and he did a q/a before the show started with almost everyone that raised there hand. he also did pictures. so i am sure if you went to the show, which is free admission, you could get a word in. just have to pay for the plane ticket.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by KaoticFdR1
www.mautofied.com worth a shot my friend bought 2 of his cars off of there.
Thanks, I put my ad on that.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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What is your asking price?
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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I see all kinds of highly modded cars sell on supraforums
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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for whats done to the car i think that a very resonable price.. just have to find the right buyer i was expectin the price to be somewhere north of 30k

-dj
Well heck, now the price is 39, 900

Just kidding

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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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Here are some pictures of the interior.





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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 06:24 AM
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Wow, I thought it would have been more, but since you don't have much of an interior and that seat doesn't look practical for a street car, I would guess that's a fair price.

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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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Wow, I thought it would have been more, but since you don't have much of an interior and that seat doesn't look practical for a street car, I would guess that's a fair price.
The only interior peices that were taken out where the hatch plastics. The Kirkey seat is actually alot more comfortable than my old Sparco EVO's.

It's very streetable.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by wptrx7
Wow, I thought it would have been more, but since you don't have much of an interior and that seat doesn't look practical for a street car, I would guess that's a fair price.
And to add to that, besides the bins....... I practically have all the trunk plastics sitting in my garage. I'm including that with the car just in case someone wants to put the trunk plastics back in.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 12:42 PM
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I figured you'd insure the car for the $$$ you have in it, make the first payment and then torch the car.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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I'd give that a shot (Just for giggles) but I have no idea how to get in touch with him.
You might want to try www.myclassiccar.com and email Dennis Gage and see if he will pass on a message to Jay Leno since they seem to be such good friends and he has let Dennis drive all of his cars that were featured on the show.
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