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Old May 24, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Takamine
In Calgary, same as you.
I've been reading up on rotaries the last couple days and found a lot of tutorials and stuff that can help me diagnose and fix problems.
And theres always the RX-7 Specialties in Calgary =]
Thanks for all the comments. I think for the car I'm looking at, the main concern would be the engine, as it has 260 xxx kms on it. It would probably be around $2000 to fix, among other problems which may cost up to $3000.
Anyways I'm still thinking on it...I really love the car but don't know if I'm up to the task yet!
High mileage isn't really a concern if the engine is in good shape. When I got my car it had around 100,000KM on it, I turbocharged it around 245,000K and then took it apart for more modding at around 255,000K. It was still running strong at that point and the only reason I took it apart was to make it into what is shown in my signature. Don't necessarily discount a high mileage engine right off the bat.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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So, I'm officially the owner of a S4 FC!!!! Thanks for all your input and help guys. I expect I'll be frequenting these forums quite regularly =D

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Old May 26, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
High mileage isn't really a concern if the engine is in good shape. When I got my car it had around 100,000KM on it, I turbocharged it around 245,000K and then took it apart for more modding at around 255,000K. It was still running strong at that point and the only reason I took it apart was to make it into what is shown in my signature. Don't necessarily discount a high mileage engine right off the bat.
Oh and apparently the craigslist ad that had the mileage was wrong...the odometer reading actually says 220 xxx!! So it should last me a while still!
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