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Theres this one too, with compression test results,
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/detail.asp?i=1070456&action=bookmark
Good luck, Freddy

@ ro: i was looking at that one. looks promising. keeping an open mind at the moment. im looking for one thats going to be reliable and fun to drive.

once im ready to go looking at them i will try find someone who knows about them to come along and give a second opinion.

that is a beauty of a car lad. hope shes good to you now.

thanks for the ideas. im def going to have a good look at the two 7\'s. not a big fan of the 8\'s but there not a bad car.

i would by buying it hoping to drive it fairly quickly. small changes i might take on but would prefer something i can drive straight away.
Im looking to buy the best i can. any mods done to a high standard are welcome but not necessary.

i have early everything else sorted except the car at this stage.
i cant wait to get one now. waiting way to long for this oppertunity.

im already looking atthe cars for sale on here as im hoping to buy in early september.
i have been on this forum a good bit looking around and reading the up about the general maintainence of the car.

im looking into getting my first rx in the next month but i only have about 6k to spend on an fd.  
looking at some of the cars for sale on here, i know its at the bottom end of the market. i would like a few mods done but have to be done to a high standard.
Am i looking for too much for that price?

lads, i keep seeing quotes for way lower than i can get when i search.
i will be living in Liverpool, 22 yrs old & 2 ncb. i looked into changing my irish driving licence to an english one but as i will be a student, it cant be done.
All the quotes so far are over 3K and any mods at all and its over 5k.
id love a rex but not that much!

Hi Freddy mate, welcome to the site.
 
First things first, if you\'re gonna buy a Rex, do it with your head and not your heart!! There is horror story after horror story on here of people buying one \'because she was the one\' and ignoring some tell-tale warning signs on the test drive of bad things a-coming.
 
Best advice I (we) can give is spend a few hours learning up about them (from here as well as FDUK.com, rx7city.com, etc). Probably worthwhile doing a bit of a search for how rotaries actually work on Google, useful and kinda interesting - well to me as an engineer it is!!
 
When it comes to actually picking one, make sure you give it a good drive. Should start cleanly form both hot and cold (don\'t worry about a bit of smoke, they all do it!). Find a nice stretch of straight road and give it the beans - boost should progress smoothly between both turbos (if still sequential) with a slight dip at around 3500-4000rpm where the changeover occurs.
 
Also, get a compression test done before you buy. Some problems are not easily noticed but this is a simple test that will save you no end of problems!! Costs around £40 or so (try and bargain with the owner to have it done for you somehow). If any results are below about 6.0psi then you are looking at a rebuild in the not too distant future.
 
HTH
 
graeme

Thanks lad,
 
I heard alot of horror stories about them until i spoke to a number of people who had or still have them. most were good but the bad ones were down to lack of minding as far as i could make out.
i will be in no rush to buy and as its my first time to go rotary, i hope to get someone who has experience with them to come with me for a second look at one.

well lads. on the topic of changing cars i am planning of buying an fd in a few weeks but this will be my first time owning a rotary.
i will have the fd as a second car only. not planning mods in the near future after buying it and planning low mileage.
looking for opinions as im new to rotary and this site.
any comments will be appreciated.

thanks lads. helped clear that up for me.

what is the reason for the turbo coupe? single turbo conversion?

i was looking on admirals site and found two options for insuraces, both with 2626cc. one with turbo coupe and the second with twin turbo coupe.
the twin turbo coupe is alot more expensive to insure.
does anyone know the difference between the two?
i am less than 10 weeks away from buying my first 7 so im looking at insurance now.
any help would be appreciated.

alot of money gone to waste there. i think its hideous!