It's my third post in here so im sorry if i post this in the wrong category.

My question as the topic reveals is about a crashed FD that i want to buy. Unfortunately i don't have so much money to buy one in good condition and i have found this one.

The damage that it has as far as i know because i haven't seen it yet, is all the left side and invlonves fenders, door etc.. The thing that troubles me and makes me wonder if this car can be fixed as new again, is that the car is totaly crushed on the roof. The whole roof is inside the car. And i wonder if this can be fixed or i will have problems after i fix it? Because i wonder after this fix if this car will its stability change and it will be drivable. I think that is a serious damage because it invlolves the chassis. What do you think?

General rule of thumb for any damaged vehicle (or any need to modify a vehicle): if your pockets are deep enough, it can be done. However, you said something about being a little short on cash to buy a good condition one, but the repairs alone on this car could cost far more. Can you maybe post a picture so we can see the extent of the damage? You may be better off just saving up and buying a good condition one.

You are better off saving up the money from the repairs done to this crashed FD. You can replace fenders, doors, rear 1/4 panels and such. But repairing the chassis is not even worth doing.



Good luck on your searches.

i spent about 5k to put mine back together, the whole left side, full repaint, and the front bumper.

The smarter move would be to shop for an FD with a blown motor. Then get the motor rebuilt.



With a wrecked FD you still have to anticipate a new motor on top of all the repairs, its really not worth the money.

yep, exactly

I would like firts to thank you for your intrest and your answers. Yes the reality is that i have only 8.000 euros to buy a car and an FD here in my country costs around 20.000 euros one without a broken motor... I was thinking to take a loan for the rest of the money. Now it came this thought insted of buying a good Fd to buy this one and fix it little by little. Unfortunately i havent seen the car yet and i dont have fotos. I will have probably next week some to show you.

But as i said the biggest concerns i have about taking this car is: 1) If after the fix it will be movable this car and won't have stability problems, because the chassis maybe the fixed chassis will change the balance of the car and 2) Is a persnal matter, that unfortunately the guy who was driving this car has died after this crash and i don't feel comfortable enough to drive a car which someone have died in there and a soul have left. I know it may sounds weird for you but i have also this concern... :(

Next week that i will probably meet the brother of this guy and i have more information to give you about the car.

The extras this car has are: Downpipe HKS,Midpipe,Final exhaust HKS HYPER exhaust, Magnecor, Power FC and Commander,Bigger water cooler, Pettit AST,Barometro,Halmeter,Turbotimer HKS,Aerotomi Racing Beat,Suspension KONI, Wheels 17" AZEV, Sparco leather buckets



Thanks again.

save your money, and pay cash for a nice one.

That screams engine rebuild time.



I agree about the idea of someone dieing in a car and not wanting it. Thats pretty creepy.



I would hold out and look for one with a blown engine.



Where are you from???

dont buy it. they cost a fortune to fix. I have a crashed fd its hit in the front, and the body shop wants 7,000 to 10,000 to fix. with that much money ill buy a new one. and keep the motor from the old one.

if you can't afford an FD you can't afford to own one.

Jims5543 I'm from Greece. Here the FD's are very rare and that's why their price is very high....

illrida1300 I thought the same thing with you.To buy this one here and buy one new from the usa. So i would have the clear title and the plates. Because otherwise it costs 40.000 to import and fd here. But this story needs to change the numbers on the chassis and is an expensive story and i dont know anybody that can done it, so perfect to be unrecognised from the police...i guess... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

Dramon you are right but i'm gonna steal one at the end if i don't buy one , i see it every night in my dreams man:)

Wow! Sheds a whole new light on the term "collector car"



Well if this is the only way to get an FD and it be affordable, go for it!



My friend bought a house that a dude killed himself in. No one wanted to buy it and the bathroom was, well pretty messed up. He fixed up the entire house added a swimming pool and fancy roof as well as a lot of tile inside and marble. Hesold that house and made over 150,000 us dollars on it.



So my advise to you.



Get over the death in the car and try do make it work for you.



Good luck. If you need any parts let us know maybe it will be cheaper if we ship them over as "gifts" to you in Greece.



Someday I will visit there.... after Italy of course. I need to visit where my family is from, Napoli.



Good Luck!!

Why would you have to import one from the states? There are Rx-7's in Europe. Fixing up cars is expensive - the formula I used for my car is budget for everything you can think of and multiply it by 1.5 - and I'm barely going to be able to stick to it.



Mark

Jim thanks.Btw you should come is magic here especialy on our islands. I wan to travel to italy to. Everything is there beatiful women, Ferrari's , lamborghinis, Gucci, Armani and pasta mmmm https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png But nothing compares with our night life here in Greece https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png If you ever need more info just say it.



Mark after research i have made the USA is the cheapest country to buy a left wheel drive Rx-7. It's a little complicated matter. See how things are: Greece is member of the Europian union for many years. Between the countries members of the Eu the exhange of goods and also for cars is free. But we violate this rule. Only for cars. We as Greeks pay a big fine on the countries of the EU for violating this rule. But because the goverment earns so much money every year for the tariffs it puts on new cars imported doesn't respect this law and prefers to pay the fine. Also as much older is the car the highest the import tariff is. To import and FD from USA of year 93 i need 30.000 when i will import a Honda S-2000 of year 2002 i need 8.000 $. To undestand the difference, here if i go to a Honda dealer i have to pay to buy a Honda S-2000 50.000 euros. When in your country cost around 26.000 euros to buy a new one... As you can see this difference is not because Honda gives differnt prices but because we have the importation tarifs...



So that's why i though to buy an FD from USA "strip it" and just change the VIN number on the chassis with this FD here the crached one if it could be done .... To avoid the importation tarifs. But as u understand this illegal stuff and ...



I hoped i covered your question and didnt make you to get sleepy https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

In my country an s2000 is actually 60,795 euros, I'm not as far away as you think https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png



I see what you are saying, Ireland is the same - If I want to import a car from somewhere else in europe where they are cheaper, it'll cost me just as much because I get landed with Vehicle Registration Tax. The Irish government is too corrupt to go paying fines like that - they let you import the cars fine, but as soon as you go to register it, they land you with this tax which is up to 25% of the cars value - great huh? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif



Mark

Well i didnt notices that you are from ireland. Sorry. I dont understand this you can import vehicles direct from Japan as Uk why you the irish have to pay? England is full of rx-7s imported direct from Japan. Any way i guess we are both f#ck#D UP https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png i WONNA GO TO JAPAN :( https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif

We have to pay because when we import the car from Japan or England, it's still registered as a Japanese car, meaning it can't be driven on Irish roads. You have to change the registration from Japanese to Irish and that's where they charge you all the money.



Mark

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