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11-18-2014, 11:02 AM | #15 | |
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correct and correct, the FC is a heavy pig compared to the FB. FB's are a very RAW car that will bite your rear if not careful, not to mention no power anything so its a task to drive, but totally worth it even with my short list of simple mods(no emissions control/racing beat exhaust/mechanical secondaries/electric fan) , i would bet my FB can keep up with or pull on a TII FC how it sits right now
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How badly faded are the seats? They look bad in the pic but that can be deceiving. They may be a bigger factor then the door panels when looking at value.
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the tops of the seats are faded a little, its just how the picture was taken with the sun shining in. damn camera phones. i'm lucky in the fact that my seats have very little wear to them, just a tiny bit you can see in the one picture on the side bolster
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No car i would own would skyrocket in value in my lifetime that would be of actual financial worth to me. I'd just buy gold if i wanted an investment.
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I wonder how the FB gen RX7 compares with an NA gen Miata. |
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i was going to mention that, the FB has more in common with the 1st gen miata than it does with an FC, a lot of the miata's development came from the FB, along with a lot of the parts that you'll find in them if you sit in both, you'd notice that from the inside they are a lot alike
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Fuck if I had the space I'd have an FB/SA already, there's a nice looking '83 in my area for $5k (hinging on interior, no pics, can't stand the red and blue interiors dealbreaker for me) but I'm too chicken to take the plunge.
Jealous OP, except for the snow part @Sideways&Smiling You can find running acceptable FB's for that price range ($2k-$3k), but they will be beat (maybe riced) and in need of attention (most likely don't pass smog in CA hence the sale) and nowhere near as nice as OP's. Decent ones start at $4k and up, ones that look like they rolled off the showroom floor yesterday can top $10k. This one sold for over $12k: http://bringatrailer.com/2013/08/13/...mazda-rx-7-gs/ http://bringatrailer.com/2014/06/03/...83-mazda-rx-7/ http://bringatrailer.com/2014/01/22/...4-rx-7-gsl-se/ http://bringatrailer.com/2014/02/13/...a-rx-7-gsl-se/ I really hope I can grab a good one (read one that doesn't need significant un-fucking, don't need a garage queen) before the average prices hit $10k. Edit: $5k one is gone, oh well. Perfect example of FB's for under $3k: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4757649174.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4763756162.html |
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thanks, get one now, i've owned 3, and this one i have now, i doubt i'll ever let go i was surprised at how much the prices have gone up in the last 10 years(been that long since i've owned one) most you'll find will be beat to hell and usually run like crap. like my parts car, someone was using it as a field car, so you can imagine what the interior and exterior look like, otherwise its mechanically sound
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lucky for you guys, I see about one really nice one a year around here lol this one was totally fate, he was selling the car and would only trade for an S2000, luckily i was bored with my honda so it was an easy choice
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Don't see them here much either (winter driving explains where they all went). I was curious so pulled some prices and looks like they are only running between $2500 and $5000 here. Of course hard to tell condition but some look pretty nice.
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these cars are very hard to tell by pictures, you need to put the car on a lift and check out the bottom of the storage bins behind the seats, once the rust starts there, its a lost cause at that point for the most part. most of the ones i've ever seen have a good amount of rust in those spots(both of my not-so-nice RX-7's have had holes in those spots) my good one however, still has the factory coating in those spots the best one i found in my area was an 85 with 90K on it for 3500, paint looked trashed and there weren't really any pictures that gave any detail as to body condition, its a crapshoot for sure
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haha exactly, my parts car has a nice hole you can put your hand through in the floor behind the drivers seat, though from the outside, other than the crap paint and dents, it looks pretty much rust free, the RX's are tough to tell for sure
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