Hi everyone...what are the main things to look for when buying
a Second Gen..any info is appreciated because it's 100%
sure that we are buying one...as soon as we can find one.


regards

Pete

 

n/a or turbo?

check the under body for rust....expecially the floor right below the doors.
do a compression check

other then that i guess it would be like any other car look for everything. do body lines line up? if not why not? was it in a accident?
does everything work? power door locks, mirrors, antenna, radio, speakers, and so on
get a carfax for it
make sure you take it for a test drive and beet the **** out of it both in term or engine, tranny, brakes, suspension..

 

Aaron Cake has a good summary on both an NA and Turbo 2nd Gen.

http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/buy1.htm

http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/buy2.htm

 

check the spare tire well for rust, breaklines, fuel lines, wheel bearings, wiper switch, make sure your logicon switches from cold to hot, and the blower chages speed. all these are common ploblems, with rx7's or 15+ year old cars.

 

Here's a page that's a little easier on your eyes.


http://fc3spro.com/TECH/h2b.html

 

My neighbour is selling his second gen.
Black on black
91 N/A
needs a bit of touch up painting.
motor is great, 13k on re-build.
winter stored 203,000 on body.
5000 $

 

RUST, for heavens sake check this out, its a pain the ***. trust me

 

I agree...i'd take engine problems over body problems any day of the week. Aaroncake's website is great for this. I actually read it over before looking for my 7

 

ditto that, I got a new body because mine was ****. Make sure the body is in good condition, thats all I can say.

 

If the colours on my page are messing you up, then you can just override them with your browser settings. IE and Mozilla both allow you to do this. Or copy and paste into Word or something. The colours look fine on 97% of computers, but the remaining 3% make them look hideous. I am, however, planning on a colour change next time I update the site. I've had the same colours for nearly 10 years, and they're getting a little tired.

 

10 Years!?!?!!

 

Thank you..for your responses...it is appreciate

regards

Pete

 

P.S. Quebec cars are rusty as hell, thats where mine was from. I know my last shell wouldn't have a chance in hell of passing a vehicle inspection. Definitly look for a good body!

 

Yes, 10 years. My website has been up in one form or another since early 1995. Which is why I get a little annoyed when some people claim my content is not original.