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Old 12-18-06, 06:41 PM
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Newbie in SoCal...most knowledgeable RX7 repair shop?

Like so many newbies before you, this question has probably been asked to death...I am just lazy and didn't search but I am hoping you guys can go easy on me and just tell me where is the best mechanic shop for FD in SoCal area.

I just got a white 94 Touring and so far everything runs pretty good. But I would like to take it to a shop and see if there's anything that needs to be replaced. I've read all the reliablility mods that I should do to the car so I'll try to get all those parts whenever I get a chance...right now, I just want to take my new/old car to a trusty mechanic with reasonable rates that can fix whatever needs fixing on the car.

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Too lazy to do a search huh???? Then we are too lazy to provide you with the requested info.


Welcome to the west section. Contact these people for:

Smog hookups: WackyRacer
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Old 12-18-06, 08:45 PM
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search is ur buddy on this one =P


i personally like/goto Sidpex, in Arcadia
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Yeah, just do a search. Every shop has stories. You need to figure out which ones you're willing to trust based on what other people have said about them. If you're still too lazy to search, PM guitarjunkie. He's a rotary mechanic, and he'd be more than happy to take your money.

btw, welcome to most noob unfriendly board on the interweb.
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Just to give you a list:

GuitarJunkie out towrds riverside...
Tripoint, Woodland Hills
Mazdatrix, Signal Hill
Rotary Racing And Reliability, Santa Anna
R&R, Upland
Rotary Power, Gardena


All of which have their positives and negatives... most of them involve Service / Price...
I'm way to biased to even get into which ones I like and dislike....

Pick someone near you, and have them check the car, maybe even sabotage a hose and see if they find it and give you an fair estimate... ???

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Cool, thanks guys!
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actually i'm in el monte.
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I was wondering when you'd chime in.
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You're out in the desert, who cares under which rock ! JK

You should be happy I mentioned you first !

Seriously, Guitarjunkie is a great guy.... and if I still had a rotary I'd take it to him... or Steve @ R&R.

This is my current ride


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how do you deal with the battery drain from all those lights? I couldn't get my car started when I tried it on mine.
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Capacitors.
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Originally Posted by DJDINO
Welcome to the west section. Contact these people for:

Smog hookups and FD Sightings Claimant: Me
Used Cars for sale with 300k miles or higher: J_J
Daily Jokes: Fuzzy
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Capacitors.
Flux Capacitors, they're like HID's twice as bright !
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Go to Auto tech there always willing take your money for not doing **** to your car hahahaha. That shop is a damn joke, I don't even know how the hell they have made it this far.
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teddy, so many of your posts make no sense.
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teddy, so many of your posts make no sense.

lol
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Guitarjunkie - how much you charge for fuel filter job?
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Originally Posted by teddyrx2
Go to Auto tech there always willing take your money for not doing **** to your car hahahaha. That shop is a damn joke, I don't even know how the hell they have made it this far.
OMG...that shop is still around???
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Originally Posted by RE-Mamamia
Guitarjunkie - how much you charge for fuel filter job?

on an fd? $125
$50 for fc's

both include parts and labor.
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Guitarjunke - I have FD, you have PM.

I know it's PITA to change the fuel filter on the FD, is $125 reasonable?
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I'd be a bit pricey if that was just labor, but for parts and labor... I think it's a Deal !
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why the hell did they stick the fuel filter on top of the diff?

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that's why it's a deal ! $125 with parts and labor = No Fuel down my armpit !
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but it just makes you feel so fresh so clean
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that's why it's a deal ! $125 with parts and labor = No Fuel down my armpit !

i sacrifice my armpits for the greater good


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