First registered 29th August 1995
2 previous owners
35000 miles
Completely original spec with no modifications
Service History/Complete set of keys/Original handbook etc.
Some faded paintwork and a small dent (photos available on request)
Been kept (unused) in the south of France for at least the past three years.
Everything working but missing interior fan control knob and "RX" from the rear badge (7 still in place).
Located in Brittany, France. Collection only.
Advertised in Europe at 18000 euros (a comparative price to others advertised taking into consideration condition and mileage).
Willing to discuss serious cash offers only (sorry no part exchange).
18000 euros compared to what a lambo ??????? lol
They sell for big money over in Europe for some reason... Funny thing is, if you\'re in the UK, most people want imports, so the body / underside is clear from rust :)
Either way mister Caggles, you\'re gonna need at least some decent compression results to start getting peeps interested....
TBH, I don\'t see many people in the UK interested in this...
GLWTS though, of course...
Seriously, is this what they are going for in Europe??
I don\'t know if they actually go for that much. I do know that they are advertised for that much so that is why I mentioned it (and followed suit). I have posted it on this forum mainly because it is a rare genuine UK import that is completely original and most examples I have come accross are either Japanese imports or have been modified to some degree or another. I welcome any comments either positive or negative. Thanks all for your interest.
I had a UK Spec FD completely standard and it was bought by a French man from Nice. He said that it was a big ball ache to buy a Japanese one, but a British one was easy to import. That\'s why they are sort after in Europe. I sold mine for £4500, I don\'t think you will get that amount for yours. sorry
Fair comment Eddie. I\'ve also heard that that is the reason they are worth more over here. Added to that mine is 3 years newer and has only done half the mileage of the one you sold. A point to consider perhaps?
its worth £6000 at most with the faded paint, what colour is it?
Less than 18k will get you a left hand drive FD in Europe or a late-spec JDM import with good quality mods registered on the road.
I\'ll let you know what it is worth when it is sold. It is not left hand drive or a Japanese import or modified in any way.
Blitzboy you get one guess on the colour:rollin
Red ?? haha :)
:Thumbsup!
Quote from: BlitzBoy;813795Red ?? haha :)
Now insured and in the process of being french registered. I have been driving and cleaning it up and it has no mechanical issues at all. Starts first turn every time, hot or cold, most powerful car I have ever driven. Every button works as it should, all electrics, sun roof, air conditioning etc. faultless. There is absolutely zero rust underneath. The dent and the faded paint are being dealt with professionally and although it remains for sale at this point I may well end up keeping it.
I\'ve sold lots of FD\'s overseas and a reasonably standard car would only cost around 1000euro to register. I find it hard to think you\'d get your asking price but if you do then good on you!
The downside to UK cars going out of the country is that it pushes up the price of cars for UK buyers, take a look at the values of the 200SX for example. I\'ve had around 12 UK 200SX in the last few months and every single one has gone straight out to Germany, 100 euro to register then on you go :burnout
Dave.
I think there was an FD for sale in France on here a few months back, they were asking 11,000 Euros but from what I recall it had some nice mods and was producing over 300bhp.
Its slightly counterintuitive but I think you\'d be able to get a higher price if you kept it unregistered in France, as you\'d be able to sell to most of the europe then. For example you might have some luck selling in Switzerland. check out the price of this one that hasn\'t even had a rebuild. http://www.autoscout24.ch/Search/Detail.aspx?lng=de&nav=7&vehtyp=10&SearchType=AS24&make=12925&allmakes=AS24&typename=rx7&index=8&vehid=399727
I\'m not sure what the regs are like in France in Germany, but in Switzerland you need to get the headlights swapped to a LHD model, which in reality means buying them from the states as they have the \'dot\' mark.
We should really count ourselves lucky in the UK that we have such relaxed rules about grey imports.
I based my asking price on this ad http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/283841238.htm?ca=6_s
as it is the closest equivelent to mine. I have no illusions as to actually getting that much for it but just used this example as a starting point.
I do have to get the LHD headlights and the states is looking like the best option at the moment but it may just be possible to find some in europe... still searching.
Just out of interest, if you check out others offered on "le bon coin" you will see thm offered for up to 35000 euros in France.:yes
Is it correct that its illegal to modify cars in france? GLWTS!
That one in the add is a lhd fd so probably from the states
well mine is heavely modded and has a fresh engine with lower miles its an import so no rust if standard ones go for that then maybe i should advertise abroad . i put mine up for sale on piston heads for 15000 and got nothing so i guess europe is the way to go
The one in the ad says that it is one of only 200 that were officially imported into France by Mazda. It is possible to modify cars in France but, like everythig here there is a mountain of beurocracy and paperwork to complete for everything that you do. To re-register a foreign car the first thing you need is a certifiate of conformity from the manufacturer. This is easy and relatively cheap (£75) if it was originally imported into europe. The Japanese imports are harder apparently as they don\'t conform to european standards and you have to apply to Japan for the certificate.
Quote from: batman;814495well mine is heavely modded and has a fresh engine with lower miles its an import so no rust if standard ones go for that then maybe i should advertise abroad . i put mine up for sale on piston heads for 15000 and got nothing so i guess europe is the way to go
Thats the problem though, if your car is a Japanese import it is effectively worthless in Europe, as the expense of the inspection and making sure literally everything on the car conforms to CE or DOT spec can rup to tens of thousands of pounds. Emissions and MOTs are also much stricter.
In france, there is only 1k€ difference between registering a uk and jpsec car.
There is a similar red rx7 for sale in France for 10k£ which hasn\'t sold in 6 months...
wowwww !!!!!:2eek
18 000 euro !!!
you can\'t compare the price of the RHD and LHD
in france the LHD are for sale at a big price (too expensive to my humble opinion) because it\'s rare
but when you know the price in uk,18 000 for a RHD it s very very too expensive (but it\'s your car and you put your price ;) ) and if you can found a pigeon great for you ;)
but still good sale
Still Uk reg. Any test welcome. Offers.
Hello,
By any chance, is the plate number ending with "GHX" ?
mate if your trying to sell your stock fd in the uk...3-4k atm would be considered a good price atm....the market is not soo good here...have a look around the forum...in the cars for sale section.....get some pics up of your car that should help a lot with your sale. :Thumbs-up
I\'m curious just how good this car is? Any chance of photos please? There is another red UK car on here for sale that looks absolutely immaculate in photos and even still has the pre-cat pipe on it. Un-modified.
Asking much less than this, but then again photos can lie.