ksource

This is what I did not want to hear...how the hell did that happen?



So what would it take...$2.3k for a reman? maybe $700 for labor?...sooo 3k?

turbovr6

WOW that post just made me realize in 5 years I put only14k on my car. She will last forever!

Il RX8 lI

Don't get scared of the car if you really want one. **** happens, but it does help to know what you're getting into before you're stuck with one that has a blown engine.

GreyGT-C

i bought my 94 8 years ago for $19k with 42k on the clock.... she lasted about 2 years until 72K when it lost a coolant seal resulting from a busted radiator hose. Find one in good shape, and learn to be a good mechanic..... and put some money aside for an engine replacement that may come soon or not.

j9fd3s

i bought mine for 17.5k in 99 with 74k on the clock, i wrecked it in 2001 with 93k on it, its back together now, runs like a champ, i swear i have the best fd

j9fd3s

the motor is 2100ish, labor is about 800-1200 depending on the labor rate, and then factor in another 3000-5000 for all the stuff that needs changing while you do the motor (radiator, pulsation damper, primary injectors, clutch, metering lines, harness, belts, the water hoses, all the filters, downpipe, ast, etc etc)



its expensive to change a motor like this, but you might as well do all that stuff now cause you will have to do it sooner or later. and if you do it all at once the car will be pretty reliable, if you dont do it all at once its gonna be broken all the time

ksource

^^ Well bloody hell, might as well get a shell then and start from the ground up. O well it's pretty hard to find the RXs in general. I'll probably go for a car that has a reman already, super high miles one for super cheap or a low mile one. So I guess go for the extremes.

PhoenixDownVII

I bought mine with 57k on original everything and it runs like a champ.



You CAN get one with 40-60k at a reasonable price and justify the buy in that you will monitor and know all replacements. It helps, like with my guy, if the previous owner knows (and has receipts) of all the history of maintenance to the car. I practically know what has 57k on it and what has been replaced on my car.



When you buy an FD that just had a reman, you'd have to ask/find out if/when everything else was replaced, what's original or not, and everything NOT touched will likely have what the chasis has on it, which is like 90k+ normally.



It's up to you. My car may be *near* death supposedly, but it had great compression 3k miles ago, boosts fine, etc.



I don't wince everytime I shift, and I don't bite my nails everytime I gun it.



EVERY FD is different. Keep that in mind. Some have been babied and taken care of since 93, other's neglected then half-restored.



It would help to look for a 94+ to avoid interior/exterior annoyances...

ksource

^ There's one I'm going to check out on the weekend that supposedly has like 68k on the body (pretty low to begin with) and a reman with about 6-8k on it?



I came across a super nice 95 (posted here and many other places), but they sell like crazy if they're even in my price range.



Thanks for the tips, I'll make sure to ask who did what and what was done at what time.



nice FD btw.

ksource

Can't edit posts?



O well wanted to add: would it be a better idea to maybe fork out some more $$$ for a car with slightly more (like 10k more) on a reman that had more stuff replaced, in comparison to one that had an almost fresh rebuild/reman with no other mods. All assuming that the chasis miles are around the sam 70kish.