RX7 turbo sports car... Good?
 

My Father knows a guy who is selling a RX7 turbo sports car, new cals and paint, for 1, 800.00 but will sell to me for a lot less since he knows my Dad.
I was wondering if they are any good? Anyone know?
I am 17 and have basically no money (but can afford this one barely) by the way.
Let me know quickly please if you know. :)

what's RX7?

Doctah I think you should direct this towards Jin-raiden, Trieze or maybe pinoy cuz they really know there shit bout cars (maybe pm one of them)

What year?

Im not sure but I think a 87. My Dad is looking into it since Im not home.

Logic, they dont know anything about cars. :D

Its an Rx-7 TurboII, right? hmm, Generation 2, not bad. If its in good condition, its not a bad deal, theyre fast cars. Make sure you ask if its overheated before, because those engines go to hell after they overheat even once.

We don't know shit about cars? Just like we ended the "Import 'Race' Cars" post right?

Anyway, like you said it's your first car, and you don't have a lot of money. But if it is indeed turbocharged, get a mechanic (your father could do this actually) to run quick test to make sure the turbos actually still work (I have a guide, that includes a list of checks to test the turbocharger). You'll definitely want to find out the year and mileage. The only really bad thing about buying an RX-7 is that they had so many recalls, almost every year it was sold in the United States (this is why Mazada finally pulled the RX-7 eventually because it was losing more money in recalls than it was making from actually selling the car). One more thing, the RX-7 has a rotary engine. They can't be fixed by normal mechanics. It's very unique and different from almost every engine made today. Any mechanical mainteance or parts for the car will be very expensive. I'm sure you want a car bad, and this sounds like a deal, but you might just want to think about all of your options. Of course in the end, it's completely up to you. Good luck man!

Long live the Rotary engine.

Thanks for the post all.
I think I will buy a 91 Civic Si Hatchback or a 96 Eclipse and supe dat baby up! :)
Probably go with the Eclipse cause they're sexy. :D
Thanks again.

What kind of Eclipse?

You have chosen the way of rice. A great path indeed.

GST probably.

Mmm... turbocharged. The GS-T is the next best thing to a GSX. Probably the second best engine for street racing ever next to the 2JZ-GTE.

Mmm... 2JZ-GTE Twin Turbo and intercooled.

Yeah my friend is getting one and he's into street racing and took me with him a few times and got me hooked.
Haha, funniest thing though, one time he came inches from taking me, him and this chick that were all in the same car off a cliff. It was pretty damn funny, we were dodging cops all night too (it was about 2-3 am or so) going down suburbs streets and ditching em. Then we went to the slaughter house (in like the middle of nowhere) and stayed there for a while until they gave up and started racing again. :D
Fun night.

Oh man, I've had my fair share of running into the law going to the runs. Man, we should make a post about those experiences.

JiN, I hate to say this, but you know about rotary's a LITTLE, dont you? buddy, sticvk with rotary if your going import.

Done. :)
http://www.zelaron.com/forums/showth...threadid=10830

how ya gona get insured on a RX7 Turbo at such a young age??

Because it's old as your mom. Literally.

no matter what age the car is wether ancient or modern, engine CC will always determine a cars suitability to an owner more than value and age......... DaFrigginDoctah will have a hard job finding insurance for a turbo charged engine in a high rating car. The younger the driver the more liability.

getting back on topic..Hey DaFrigginDoctah, If after good informed advice about the car, you decide to buy it.. then good on ya, RX7's a nice car.:) just keep it garaged and clean till it's cheaper to insure

ummm, keep this all in mind. I was 19 when I bought my RX-7, had 2 points on my license, only had my license for 3 months, and I live in SoFla. My insurance was $145 a month. My friend was 17, 1 point, license for 1 year, and lives in SoFla, and had an '87 RX-7, and payed only like $115 a month.

Because of the age of the car. Mozza said that no matter what, a turbocharged car will be a lot of money to insure. WRONG! What about the Volvo 740 Turbo huh? What about the Sabb 900? Those cars are old, turbocharged and still cost lil' to insure, just as the RX-7 Turbo of those years. Shut the fuck up when you don't know what you're talking about.

oh c'mon you trickster, pinoy doesnt know anything! quit trying to fool us...

Taken from Jin-RaiDen's website
that explains the jump-up-little-git's rude reply

Jin-RaiDen i suggest you put a gag in it go away and learn some manners.....you rude child

Let's see, you take a quote from MY website. Well, being that the website is MINE, and everything on it belongs to ME I can say whatever the fuck I want, (again) on MY website. Don't change the subject, what we were talking about is an RX-7 Turbo, which you were giving out information that was indeed incorrect. I corrected you. You were wrong, I was right. So it would seem approriate for you to put that quote.

And again about MY site. Yes, everything on my site is what I think. Which means, that it's right. Why you ask? Because it's on MY site. I don't think you all are getting that through your chunky heads. You're just a retard that's trying to make up for all of your piss poor post where you thought that you knew what you were talking about, when you obviously did not!

Go challenge some random 8 year old in a spelling bee and get owned. You don't deserve to step to the big boys yet.

GET IT. That is such a fucking good deal. If I were you I would get that soo bad.

But there are some draw backs
#1 Its old
#2 You need to repair it like every day


I dont know, I would jump at that offer in a minute...

If u do get it, there's a few things u should do:

Replace or remove the thermostat(preferrably replace)

Check all coolant hoses for bulge's, crack, oil saturation, stress marks, or any sogn of wear, and replace.

Flush the radiator, and run a radiator pressure check. If the radiator cant hold pressure, replace it.

Flush the whole cooling system.

Make sure the turbo stay oiled and the bearing isnt worn(Jin, does the rx-7 use a ball bearing turbo?)

Since the 1985 RX-7 engine(13B) and up uses DIS(Distributorless Ignition System), make sure the wires are good, because I believe it comes stock with 7mm wires, and the stock ignition puts out 18k or 19k volts, which is too much for 7mm wires in my opinion.

And, IMO, replace the spark plugs NO MATTER WHAT. Rotary engines are very picky about what condition the plugs are in. 80% of all engine problems can be traced back to fouled or wet plugs. For exapmle, when I had my RX-7, I couldnt get her to start or even fire for a month.(this is when i knew onthing about rotary's) After replacing the pugs, she fired right up. Make sure to use NGK's only(even tho i think those are the only plugs made for a RX-7, at least that u can get easily)

And thats all I can think of right now. It may seem like a lot, but it's actually the kind of stuff you should do when you get any car. Also, you want to make sure the suspension is in good condition, the wheel bearings dont hum when you drive, and the transmission/clutch doesnt slip and is filled with transmission fluid/hydraulic fluid.