I\'m hoping to purchase an RX7 in the coming weeks / months and am wondering if anyone local to me can show me around their car and take me out for a quick passenger ride so i can get an idea of what they are all about.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Tim
Theres a few about what type of car are you looking for stock or modified? Looking at your other post it looks like your in the doncaster area so Naz or Steve will be closest if so.
Kevin
I\'m not too sure what to go for at the moment.
Economically it makes more sense to buy one already modified but if i find a minter or a stock one then i\'d be interested.
There is a lovely single on pistonheads at the moment (say\'s he\'s a member here) but it\'s ever so slightly out of my price range at the moment. Likewise Hayward have their RX7 and the thing drawing me to that is the fact it comes with a freshly rebuilt engine and a 2 year warranty.
I think what i\'m trying to say is that as long as i can find a good car that i\'m confident will give me some form of reliability then i\'m not really that fussed.
So anyone with an RX7 in s yorks that has some spare time one weekend or over the next couple of days would be very handy.
where in s.yorks are you? as kev says there are a few of us in the area.
matt
To the north of Doncaster :)
Like has been said im in doncaster and would be happy to show ya round mi car :D
ill be in goldthorpe for a couple of hours today if you fancy a look.
matt
That would be great, my mobile number removed as requested if you\'d like to give me a call.
Thanks alot
Tim
I didn\'t put my mobile number on here to receive texts about cars for sale i\'m more than capable of finding them myself.
Tim if you want the number editing out now just post on here.
Kevin
Hi Steve,
If you could drop me an email on tim.darracott at gmail.com
Kevin, If you could remove my number that would be great.
Thanks
Tim
Still looking for a hand with this, i don\'t mind travelling a bit either :) Ideally someone with a single as that\'s what i have got my heart set on now!
Got an 1985 FB near you but that\'s probably too Oldschool for your purposes.
Hi T11mnm I\'m Naz
as mentioned im also local to Doncaster as well. so if you need a hand looking at a local example let me know. gotta say tho i\'m not too keen on taking out a stranger in my car..
just wondering why you want a single turbo anyway? if its your first rex then id defo go for the stock twins as they are more than capable for a bit of fun driving. you will also have a good chance of getting insured on a twin for a decent price if your younger than 30!
Naz,
Don\'t worry i\'m not a serial killer or weirdo but if you don\'t feel comfortable meeting me then i\'ll try find someone else.
I want a single because it will hopefully stop me spending on modifications as well as removing rats nests, etc. I also want to be able to keep up with my friend in his T350. My daily comute is a motorway journey so the added MPG a Single gets on a run will also be nice.
So anyone who would like to help by all means get in touch, if there is a meet up north i could attend theni\'d be more than happy to pop along!
there is a meet at squires cafe ever month but i doubt anyone will be going until march time. tbh I\'m not even driving mine atm as its too much like hard work in this weather.
Matt
ps. no offence meant but there has been an issue locally with performance cars going missing so people may be a bit more cautious than normal.
lol, first time i\'ve been called a car thief but i guess there is a first for everything ;)
Well with the weather being like it is up north i doubt anyone will be forthcoming but all i want is for a knowledgeable owner to show me the ropes so to speak. So thinking about it, a single owner would be desirable but anyone who has some spare time and perhaps fancies a shandy then get in touch.
If anyone would like to add me on messenger to chat about a possible meet up then by all means add me to your friends list my email for that is tim.darracott@zen.co.uk
I\'m a whipper snapper at 23 and work for a charity, i promise not to shank you when we meet ;)
no offence intended:cheers
if you can hold out another 6 weeks we will prob be meeting again and the weather will be much better
matt
No offense taken matt.
It might be 6 weeks until i\'m ready, i\'m just trying to get my money right, a few times i\'ve jumped into buying a car too quickly financially and i\'ve been made to suffer. This time it needs to be right as i plan on keeping it for a few years :)
tim, glad to see you can take things lightly. you should fit in nicely round ere lol.
The squires meet is the best place to come and have a look, you will see rx7\'s from mild to wild. its on the first Tuesday of every month IIRC.
I know that you can get decent economy on a single but you can still get good economy on the motorways with a twin as well, you can still drive it "off boost" at a good speed. Its only round town when they get really thirsty!
i might be lucky here, i havent ever had a single problem with my rex boosting on its twins, not really had any major problems at all that i can think of! I guess reliability is mainly due to how you drive / look after your car, so if you keep spending your time and effort on the mechanicals a rex should treat you well.
Whats this about a TVR lol... i\'m sure an rx with stock twins would give a t350 a run for its money nevermind a single!
if your 23 dude, you will defo have problems getting insured on a single. Try ringing about before you buy a single. I rang around loads of people and they wont entertain me having a single turbo until im 30 (i got my rex when i was 25). i only pay £500 a year on insurance for an FD thats on stock twins and thats fully comp thats with 3 years no claims and limited mileage. make no mistakes mate even with stock twins and stock boost this car is incredible.
Hi Tim once the weather breaks then then Squires is the place to go. I can vouch for Matt there was no finger pointing, just theres been a few issues up here of late and everyones being a bit cautious. The latest of which was at his bosses house the gits didn\'t even care that he was in at the time they still went ahead and broke in anyway. Matts running a highly modified single and i\'m sure will take you for a run. Naz as he said runs stock and there are motors about in between. As stated though check the insurance and what they are willing to cover first it\'ll save you time in the long run.
Kevin
Insurance is a shade under 1000 for a twin with greenlight. I\'m yet to check single insurance but having read some of the comments here i\'m not really that fussed what i pick up, as long as it\'s a good one.
The black FD jurgen has looks nice and having once been interested in supras i know all about his excellent reputation from the mkiv supra forum. But as i\'m not buying immediatley the car will probably be gone by the time i\'m in a position to buy :(
Thanks again guys!