I'm looking at RX-7s and this is the only one available that I can find anywhere near me. It's a 1988 N/A, he had the engine rebuilt by East Coast Rotary last November and has put 5000 miles on it since, the miles on the rest of the car is 159k. He replaced the main catalytic converter this spring, the previous owner put new exhaust on it a few years ago, he replaced the engine mounts and transmission mounts when the engine was rebuilt and just put a new battery in it. He just put a new cd player in it and he wants $3200 for it. The problem is it has some rust. It has rust underneath the drivers side window, some on the bottom of the drivers door, some on the left rear wheel well and some on the right rear wheel well and their is a tear in the drivers side carpet (no problem..covered by a mat easy). I have some pictures but I have nowhere to host them so I can't show them. If anyone is serious about helping me decide I can show you the picture through AOL instant messenger, SN oxhadokenxo

where do you live? im sure we can find more rx7s around the area for you



also.....if you go to post, theres a box near the POST THIS MESSAGE box, that says ATTACH IMAGE and you can browse through the computer folders, then you post it and the pics show up.....



im not a huge smart guy on the NAs but...i think thats a little much for it...maybe worth 2000? i dont know

I'll try attatching a image in this reply and I live near Hickory, North Carolina (area code 28602). You can see by this picture it appears the driver side mirror is faded and the passenger side is not...Be aware these pictures were taken on a rainy day which makes the paint look more polished of course.

I can't find a way to add more than one pic per post so now I'll add the pictures of the rust spots.

Rust

Rust

And one more rust shot

Here is a picture of the car dry with said faded mirror.

He also said that when the engine was rebuilt a "mild street port" was also done.

How well does it run? Does it restart easily after it's fully warmed up? Any leaks? Any smoke? N/A's are pretty easy to find, and $3200 is a little steep, IMHO.

I second the "steepness" of price. It's a nice looking car, but you could easily talk him down a few hundred $$$ if it runs amazingly well give him 2500$, and that's STILL a bit much for an N/A you could get a good running turbo2 for the price he's asking



-Markus



"Nice car none the less"

ask him for 2200 thats basically because of the engine work i think.....if the engine wasnt ported or nething id ask him for 2000...and if he didnt want to sell it too me then he liked it more than i did.....my dad did the same thing to this one guy that was askin 3000 for a second gen .....but my dad stuck to 2200 and told him he thought it was worth 1800 and that the guy liked it more.....it was in basically mint condition.....other than a possible very minor idling problem...to bad he screwed us out of the deal...

man u live right near me

like ten minutes away, check this out, if ur gonna pay that, theres a nice clean vert down here, its in great condition and i'm not sure about the mileage. i think it's a 90-91. they want 3200 for it but u can get it for 3k. i also know of another rex down here on hwy 150 (i live in lincolnton by the way) and they want 2500 for it, its an NA. let me know what happens

Yeah, and watch the iwanna/iwanta. There is an RX-7 if not 10 in there every week.

um thats a lot of rust, i wouldnt pay more than $500 for it.



the condition of the body is the most important part, its the hardest and most expensive to fix



mike

The car is a good hour away so I haven't been to see how it runs yet, I thought it seemed to high for it with all the rust but I'm new to RX-7s and wasn't sure.

I really don't want a convertible, they just aren't my thing. I checked on the Iwanna website but I didn't see any for sale. And rotorn00b, 150 is the road that goes in front of Big Lots in Lincolnton and goes towards Walmart right?

I paid $1,700 for my n/a, it's got no rust, and runs great. In hindsight, I thought I (actually my wife) paid too much.

Anyone have a guestimate on how much it would cost to fix that rust? I know it's gonna be high but if it's gonna cost a arm and a leg I won't even worry about going down there to try to talk him down.

I don't know about the other two, but the one on the window is simple. It's just a replacement part, and the old ones seem to always flake and rust.

i agree with baldy. i paid 1400 and thought price should have been lower(dealer was asking 2500). i would definatly talk price with the owner. if the engine has been rebiult correctly and ported he probably has a few bucks in it, but still not worth the asking price.

bodywork isnt that costly if you take the time to teach yourself how its done. its very frustrating the first time. my experiance with that shitty red mazda paint is to fix dings and holes and then put better paint on the car. paint is costly but there is always ways to save money. look for someone who sells sherwin williams automotive paint or something of that nature. I'm getting ready to paint another car and the sherwin williams paint (and everything that goes with it ) is running around $169. thats cheap. won't be a showcar paint job but it will look nice. Napa has good qaulity sandpaper and their microlite bodyfiller is excellent. they wont soak you like some of the big brand names.

I don't really feel up to doing the body work myself right now. I'm sure it's gonna be pricey at a body shop but anyone know roughly how much? Just a ball park figure.

I don't even know if I should ask for him to take less, because I don't really have the extra money to take it to a body shop and get it fixed plus I'd probably end up getting it painted. I'm unemployed right now and the maximum I can spend is $3500 and I doubt I can talk him down enough to be able to get the car and get the rust fixed for under $3500. If you guys see anything in my area just post it back here in this thread.

You should find a different car. I've seen nice S5 GTUs for less than that.

That does seem alot for a 7. Especially since I got mine for $250. I had an 87 and all I did was switch the fuel pump into the 88 and Bam!



Right now I'm modifying it but right now I got an intake and took off the Air conditioning and compressor off.

I'll just pass on this one since I'm out of a job right now anyway. I'm not sure really how many for sale there are in my area but I know there were 4 on autotrader.com and 3 of them were sold (this is the last one..my last option lol), I've only been into RX-7s and rotaries for a little over a month so I don't really know of any good sites to look for them on so fill me in if you know of any.

Just try to keep a lookout for me if you see any around my area.

RX-7s are pretty easy to come by in the northeast, do you have

any friends or relatives in NY ?

No, I don't..I'm guessing thats where your car is for sale at? I've seen some people telling someone to buy your RX-7 when they asked about one.

mine is more then $3500, I didnt mean to buy mine, its kind of

only for sale for the right price, I dont or want to sell it but its

a shame that I dont really get to drive the car that much



I just was asking in case you had someone local to NY because

there are always RX-7s for sale around here.

My 2 cents worth...



Run the VIN number before you buy it! I found out some NICE stuff after the fact.



My seven has had the odometer rolled back 26K miles!



There is a ******* tax lien on the car!



It may be the best 2 bux you ever spent

This is the 7 I was gonna buy but the guy wouldn't return my calls for over a week and then when I finally got a hold of him he sold it the day before. It's got Racing Beat Exhaust and tons of other mods a Mazdatrix airdam etc etc $2950...It had three sets of wheels and tires too.

Rob, does this mean you will not have any 7's then? I've been seriously considering selling mine too. I think I may get a 1st gen project car then. My dilemma is my FC is in great condition with 77k but to get it back to "stock" specs would be a lot of time and money. I either sold or threw most of the stock parts out over the years. Only the right buyer would want one with mods and not stock.

Rob, does this mean you will not have any 7's then? I've been seriously considering selling mine too. I think I may get a 1st gen project car then. My dilemma is my FC is in great condition with 77k but to get it back to "stock" specs would be a lot of time and money. I either sold or threw most of the stock parts out over the years. Only the right buyer would want one with mods and not stock. [/quote]

I think I would find a TII to restore, thinking of a FD but I hate to

have to pay something else off.

That car is not worth that much at all, maybe a G, maybe! I got a 87 TII with 81k miles on it for $1500. so id say keep searching around

The guy emailed me back and said he is definately willing to take less and I'll show the email here..Heres what he said when I told him the rust was a problem for me.

"Don't know how much it would cost to fix the rust. If you aren't worried about the paint color, I would be willing to repair the steel, and paint it in primer. This could be done without too much work. If it were me, I wouldn't bother touching these spots up with color, until I could re-paint the entire car. (I have access to a professional body shop, so this wouldn't be a half hearted effort).



Also, the price is negotiable. I just want to make sure someone is really interested before I start dropping the price. I would prefer someone come look at the car, before we start dickering over money. But just so you know, I am willing to go below $3200."

When he says he would be weeling to repair the steel does he mean the steel strip along the window or all of the rust? And doesn't it seem like if he has access to all that stuff he would have done it already? Hmmm..?

That car is not worth anywhere near $3200. Find yourself a nice S5 (89-91) N/A, you'll be much happier in the long run.

Find another car, that one doesn't look anywhere near worth the effort that you'd end up putting into to getting it and fixing it. Look at e-bay to see what cars you could get with that same amount of cash, just as a comparison.

I looked on Ebay and there is one RX-7 within 75 miles and it's sold now and I didn't really trust the person because they said it had 100,000 miles and they had a picture of the odometer and it clearly said 119,900 miles. If he would fix the rust and sell it for $2300 I would be interested...But does anyone know what he means by "I would be willing to repair the steel, and paint it in primer"..does he mean the little strip under the window or all of the rust?

he means he is going to probably bondo up the rust and spray some primer on it, primer isnt paint, its whats used before you paint.



in other words you would have grey or white or some other

color primer where the rust is.



so the car will be red, and whatever color primer he gives you.

Yeah, I was pretty much planning on getting it painted after I bought it, but like I said I would have to get one for around $2000 to have enough left over money to get a nice paint job and everything.

I found another one I like and I wanna get you guys opinions before I go look at it.

First..what it says about the car.

"This is a low mileage vehicle, with only 26,000 miles on the engine, 102,000 overall. Has been very well maintained, and driven wisely. It has a four cylinder, rotary engine with a 5 speed transmission. It is a targa-top convertible model, limited edition. It has a custom stereo, with a Pioneer CD player, and 12" Pioneer subwoofer, encased in a custom, fiberglass box. It also has 17" aluminium alloy racing wheels, and low profile tires. Interior has been very well maintained, clean and with rubber floor mats."

Notice "4 cylinder rotary engine https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/wacko.png It also had the top replaced 3 years ago, new exhaust a few years ago, and brand new rear tires.



He's asking $3995 but he will take less! Now for the pics.

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