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[Tomson]

Hi all,

Thanks for the responses, I think I might have found the car for me - slightly more than the initial £6K - £8K - try almost double !!

But anyway, as discussed above, you get what you pay for etc etc.

Any top tips for where to go for insurance on an modified Imported RX-7.

Am just about to do a search (must learn to do this first !!)

Thanks again

Tom:D

[20B_boy]

Search for insurance - I expect there are loads of threads on the subject.

Remember - get the car checked out by some one who knows them! £13K or whatever u r contemplating paying is a lot of cash!

Good luck,
R.

[scooby_si]

if u fit the bill it appears the AON deal c/o this club is rather cool, check out the insurance section , i\'m just awaiting to see what they will be able to quote me when....................i get my mits on a rex.
Si
PS scoop :rolleyes: lol

[Tomson]

£842.06 - AON.

Not bad - not bad at all.

Some more help please..............

http://www.neweraimports.com/stock.htm

The car I am aching to put the money down on is the 1996 Model that Miguel (newera) has for sale.  Styling is very nice and seems to be modified very nicely as well - not to mental, so some reliability left.

Has anyone purchased from Newera and Miguel before, he comes highly recommended.

This is right at the top of my price range (actually a little over), what are your thoughtd on the price of this REX ?  Â£13495, 1996.

thanks,

Tom

[scooby_si]

well he seems to get glowing reports from all peaps who\'ve used him & not just RX7\'s i hasten to add............ & while i have yet to see the fruits of his labour i am awaiting the purchase, shipping etc of sumin fruity from Nippon c.o Miguel/newera he did try & bend my arm on that bad boy i think your looking at but i\'m a fussy bleeder & didnt fancy white but otherwise she looks a beauty but hey wot do i no i call silver grey lol
Si

[ScuttleRX]

Bought my car through Miguel, very helpful and informative through the whole process and picks somes cracking cars
I too heard lots of glowing recommendations, especially in rotary circles which is why I went with him.

Can also vouch for the Motormall guys who prepare the car when it comes into the UK, they fitted a bodykit for me and made a great job of it and were very helpful when i was phoning up every other day to see when I could pick her up  

Have seen that car on the website, styling looks great;)

[Tomson]

Yeah I know white is usually not my colour either - still umming a arring at the moment though....

Am interested also in the Black RX-7 that Matt Gibbs has for sale in the \'for sale\' section - does anyone know if he still has it ?, or is anyone looking to sell their pride and joy - I like buying cars from clubs as they are usually damn fine examples.

Tomson

[Tomson]

He has sold it.

[iaint]

Originally posted by Tomson
He has sold it.

His cars go fast (and they go fast).

I\'m sure they advised you but the best thing to do it work out a spec with iguel and he\'ll find the car for you.  He\'ll work to your budget.  I guess most of the importers will do that.  

Downside is the wait.  when I got the pics of mine from Ben Linney (linney.org) it seemed an eternity before the car eventually arrived but the wait has been worth it.

Hang in there and get the car that\'s exactly what you want - waiting a little longer will be worth it.

Cheers,

Iain

[Tomson]

Sorry Iain,

Some confusion there mate, it was Matt that has sold his...

As far as I am aware Miguel still has the white one - I am getting the impression that it has been offered to  a few people.  Miguel really rates it, is it just the colour that is putting people off ?

Also, has anyone used arm imports in pembrokeshire ?  Have been speaking with a guy called Mike, he has one \'J\' plate in at the moment -\'Black and fairly standard - not really my thing\' - but the bloke next door who sells caravan has two highly modified examples he wants to sell.  Awaiting price, but received pictures yesterday.

Does anyone have space to host them for me, so you can see what it is like ?, or is there an on-line hosting do da ?

Thanks,

Tom

[Ben_L]

Oh yeah FD\'s must be the No.1 requested Japanese Import at the moment, they sell like hot cakes all of ours are deposited, and its hard work to come across good, clean, unabused examples..

Tomson, i hate to say it but you really missed out m8, the mazdaspeed kit is outragous, no photo\'s could do it justice.. There can not be too many GT-C kits in the UK, especailly in white.. Which i can\'t understand why is not so popular this side of the water.. It is the best colour:)

[Ben_L]

oops just saw your second post Tom..

So the choice is between a stunning late model FD with one of the most desireble kits to come out of Japan with orginal auction sheet or from the bloke next door who sells caravan has two highly modified examples he wants to sell...:p

[Tomson]

Point taken mate..............

Although just because he sells caravans does not mean he has not loved each one of his cars, spent loads of money uprating them, done Alarms and underseals - rebuilt engines etc etc.., also it does not mean that he has :rollin

Need to make up my mind today !!

[BlitzBoy]

yeah whats wrong with white I luv my white rx, it stands out

[Miguel]

We only source RX-7\'s that I\'d buy myself, were I looking for one, so quality\'s always high. There\'s no substitute for knowledge of these cars, or being able to see the cars myself, before buying.

We don\'t use internet auctions to buy cars - we touch, smelll, feel, rev, etc. and have years of experience buying these. Was asked recently by another supplier in UK to source RX-7\'s for him - which I refused to do.... Only our cars are hand picked, so no dogs will come from us, just excellent examples  

RX-7\'s are pretty tunable cars - probably the most easily tunable of all Jap sports cars (No Cams, no pistons, no conrods, etc!).

3rd Gen. is agruably the most beautiful of all Japanese Sports Cars ever made. They turn more heads than a Ferrari and can be tuned to fry Ferrari\'s with less effort than you\'d think.

They can be very quick. Power isn\'t everything, balance and lightweight are important too.

RX-7\'s are junior supercars as standard and with a bit of tuning will just beat some pretty exotic stuff - forget Evo\'s Scoobies, etc. and the like, if standard, they\'re a bit slow in comparison.

Not idle claims. I think there are still some downloads of my 7 playing with tuned R32 GTR\'s and Evo 7\'s etc. in Tsukuba:

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/foru...=&threadid=1272

I absolutely adore them - not bad considering I could drive any Japanese Sports car I like in my line of work...I always come back to the rex. Nothing else gives the same refinement, balance of handling, character and sheer ability to be very naughty when you want to - or to just cruise in traffic sit back & relax, listen to the hifi and forget it\'s a total rocket.

Fuel bills aren\'t low, but then again, what else can give you hours of a (Healthy) adrenalin rush / euphoria - without resorting to drugs.

The RX-7 can....

RX-7\'s are No. 1 for fun

Miguel.