New member from Glasgow!
Hi everyone, my name's Ghalib - I'm from Glasgow (Scotland). Just turned 21 on the 10th and looking to get an FD since insurance is finally affordable :nod: I'm ideally looking for a standard (ish) one as I would much prefer a 'clean slate' - mainly because I've got so much planned for it!
So go easy on me as I technically don't own an rx7 yet :blush: I'm currently driving an astra mk5 and as much as i love it - i NEED an FD in my life!! |
Welcome!
Don't worry. I signed up for this forum well before I bought an FC. :) |
Originally Posted by rickRHD
(Post 11329119)
Welcome!
Don't worry. I signed up for this forum well before I bought an FC. :) I hope I have one soon enough! I forgot how stressful it is buying and/or selling a car! |
Welcome!
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Originally Posted by AngryMike1972
(Post 11330678)
Welcome!
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Welcome!
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Originally Posted by sebax1_R1
(Post 11331489)
Welcome!
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Hi Ghalib,
I was looking on forums and the web classifieds for ages before i bought my FD, in the end i managed to find one fairly standard that had a recent rebuild, the seller also got a compression test for me at his local mazda dealer. One option if you have the time etc is buy one cheap thats blown up and get it rebuilt yourself, also try and find one with an apexi ecu for future tuning {i wish i had} I too fancied the idea of a bit of tuning but unfortunatly I seem to spend nearly all my spare money feeding its thirst for Shells finest lol |
Just out of interest if you dont mind how much have you been quoted and who with for insurance?
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Originally Posted by uberdoris
(Post 11335311)
Hi Ghalib,
I was looking on forums and the web classifieds for ages before i bought my FD, in the end i managed to find one fairly standard that had a recent rebuild, the seller also got a compression test for me at his local mazda dealer. One option if you have the time etc is buy one cheap thats blown up and get it rebuilt yourself, also try and find one with an apexi ecu for future tuning {i wish i had} I too fancied the idea of a bit of tuning but unfortunatly I seem to spend nearly all my spare money feeding its thirst for Shells finest lol
Originally Posted by uberdoris
(Post 11335312)
Just out of interest if you dont mind how much have you been quoted and who with for insurance?
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Originally Posted by Gee 786
(Post 11338307)
Admiral and Elephant both quoted me £900 - fully comp :D That's amazing! I was getting quoted double that on a 1.6 :scratch:
These cars are really cheap now so it's a good time to buy, just do it with your head and not your heart! |
Originally Posted by Rogue86
(Post 11338386)
That's not bad at all! Both quoted me a lot more and I've got 5 years on you. I ended up with Adrian Flux at 700.
These cars are really cheap now so it's a good time to buy, just do it with your head and not your heart! Cheers for the advice mate, just waiting patiently for a perfect one! Wish me luck! :icon_tup: |
Thats a good price m8 :) Elephant was cheapest for me too. As my car has less than 8 mods it was not a problem to declare them, but it did increase the price.
Good luck searching for the right car, it will come up if you keep looking and being patient. I went to buy one that I thought was going to be awesome {380bhp single turbo V-mount etc} but after traveling over 180 miles to get it {that went down well with the wife} when I test drove it the car was a bag of sh#t. In reality it felt like around 80bhp with a single rotor not turbo! That was a quiet drive home lol. After that I was on the lookout for a more standard car, the one i bought was 200 miles away :) you will know when its right. |
Originally Posted by uberdoris
(Post 11339931)
Thats a good price m8 :) Elephant was cheapest for me too. As my car has less than 8 mods it was not a problem to declare them, but it did increase the price.
Good luck searching for the right car, it will come up if you keep looking and being patient. I went to buy one that I thought was going to be awesome {380bhp single turbo V-mount etc} but after traveling over 180 miles to get it {that went down well with the wife} when I test drove it the car was a bag of sh#t. In reality it felt like around 80bhp with a single rotor not turbo! That was a quiet drive home lol. After that I was on the lookout for a more standard car, the one i bought was 200 miles away :) you will know when its right. |
First test drive, you wont be able to wipe the smile off your face mate! I hope its dry so you can check its boosting both turbos right lol they can be a bit wild in the wet, even in a straight line! be carefull.
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Originally Posted by uberdoris
(Post 11341904)
First test drive, you wont be able to wipe the smile off your face mate! I hope its dry so you can check its boosting both turbos right lol they can be a bit wild in the wet, even in a straight line! be carefull.
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Originally Posted by Gee 786
(Post 11342976)
I hope so! Can't wait lol I've heard they're a bit tail happy in the wet :nod: I'll just need to take it slow and hopefully all should be well!
Take thing easy before you know how to handle the beast.. it'll come sometime:lol: more important, have fun. |
Welcome! You could not have picked a better platform to buy.
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Originally Posted by scot62
(Post 11344566)
fit'lik i'm frae Aberdeen, no rotor car ATM but looking for best one.
Take thing easy before you know how to handle the beast.. it'll come sometime:lol: more important, have fun.
Originally Posted by PNWFC
(Post 11344602)
Welcome! You could not have picked a better platform to buy.
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Welcome
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Originally Posted by Gee 786
(Post 11344714)
Alright mate! How's your search coming along? It's a bloody tough finding a nice FD ain't it? :(
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Mon the Rotorheed Scots!
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Originally Posted by nhudtwalcker
(Post 11344974)
Welcome
Originally Posted by scot62
(Post 11345761)
I'm not searching Fd itself but FB,FE model but my first love is a FB.:nod:
Originally Posted by goldie_rex
(Post 11345900)
Mon the Rotorheed Scots!
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Welcome, hope you get an FD soon =)
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Originally Posted by trang7
(Post 11346126)
Welcome, hope you get an FD soon =)
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