DasTurbo

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Hello everyone,
I am new to the forum, but not a stranger to Rotaries. My father would build lots of Rotary Mazda's from home when I was young but has recently put an end to all that. I on the other hand had always had an admiration for Rotaries such as; R100, Rx2, Rx7, Eunos Cosmo etc. I never did have a chance to own one until recently, I found an 87 Turbo II for the right price (I still have not purchased it), but also have a 242 as a daily driver. I know that rotaries are not a leader in reliability, but I was wondering with proper maintenance, would a Turbo II be a fun daily driver? It has: 160k, no rust, perfect interior, and no leaks for 2,900 OBO. The only thing is that it runs a bit rich (maybe a new FPR or an MSD 6AL)? I really want to own one, but don’t want to sink all my money in it since I am a student. Any feedback would be great!

Thanks in Advance,
-Jeff

Crazydevil

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If it is in good condition with a good motor it is a reliable car, but you have to remember that they are a 20 old year car now, and have lots of little problems here and there just because of wear and tear. I had a beat up gxl that sucked and was not reliable at all because the previous owner did not take care of it. I then bought a awesome T2 that had been well taken care of and it was the most reliable car I owned. I ran it everyday to work and back. Just take a good look at the car and make sure it has been taken care of and hasn't been beaten to hell.

DasTurbo

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Thanks for the info! The only problem is the car is in Georgia, so all I have to go by are the pictures that the owner has sent me.

Crazydevil

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Dude if I was going that far I would get a compression test first to make sure the car is fine. I did that when I bought a T2 from the czech republic when I lived in Germany. The motor was perfect and pics looked good so I went and checked it out. It was in great condition and everything was perfect. I had the test sent to me first, before I went. It was one of my best RX-7s I have had. My FD is a good car too but when something goes wrong it cost a lot more, then my FC did.

Hey post on the NM Forum to see if anyone has a T2 for sale in albuquerque. I know they don't post much but those guys always know someone that has one for sale.

DasTurbo

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Where can I find that?

mar3

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First, thanks for registering and welcome aboard to RX-7 Club, Jeff!

Second, hit the stickies on this Intro board right now, learn the forum rules and that will get you to the 5 posts you need to start interacting here:

https://www.rx7club.com/mountain-rx-7-forum-144/

Do not post any "welcome" or " " or " " style replies in any threads to get the 5 posts, they'll just get deleted. Hit those stickies.

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Crazydevil

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Okay you need to go down to the Regional Forms/ Events. When you see that go to the Mountain Forums, and you will see a sticky for New Mexico. Right now we we are all would be a good time to post because a lot of us seem to be posting right now.