Just bought this...

[yoeddynz]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&item=200021658488&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

The seller sounds slightly dodgy to me...

Hi there- is the car a manual? Have you got receipts for engine work and if so what was done? have you a home contact number- cheers alex
30-Aug-06

A: the car is a manual gearbox yes and i only have the word of the person i baught the car from about the engine but i know a lot about engines and this one is mint as all rotary angines with any sign of wear at all burn a lot of oil especially on start up and this one burns no oil and start up just smells of fual from the exaust for a few mins while choke is on then runs very clean as soon as warm and runs very quiet with no rumbles or rattles like new so allthough the previus owner had reciepts for a full £1500.00 rebuild i didnt even bother to see them as clearly i can tell he was telling the truth. ide say just trust me you can easy tell the difference of a very good rotary engine and a worn one and this one has been rebuilt to a very high standerd. a good sign is they are prone to overheating but this stays very cool even when sat ticking over for an hour as i have been doing that once a month while its been in storage.

He could be honest and hopefully its all good.
But hey- £122
I cant really complain. Met a bloke the other day on an NZ ferry who had just bought a quite rusty mk1 for $5000.

Now I need a trailer. and a car to tow it with.  

And I\'m still in NZ!

Ebay -its dangerous. but oh so good
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[travellinbob]

Aaaaagh that is too funny. You bought a car from NZ. Sounds like the dude might not want ot close on the deal but maybe if you play your cards right you could always negotiate outside of e-bay for a happy outcome. But on the other hand, there are a fwe first gens around that do go for silly cheap money.
 all the best with it. Cheers, michael.

[yoeddynz]

cool- the fella has replied and i\'ll be picking it up next weekend hopefully. If its true about the mileage then wicked! and if it goes pop in the future then its a not a fuss at that price.
Back in blighty on wednesday and straight into rotary ownership...

This is the last one owned before going overseas...



Does anyone recognise it and or no where it is now?

alex

[MikeLMR]

LoL ebay is an addiction sometimes  I\'ve tried to stay off it lately. But the search for bits for the 323 has me looking on it daily again :2Confused

[lanciachris]

Heh. well if you pop over to the 2nd gen forum you can read about my 500 quid bit of fun off ebay and the bizarre things in finding each time i take it out on a run.. still, it works!

[yoeddynz]

Just had a look and posted a reply for ya lanciachris.

I\'m leaving NZ in 3 days. As a leaving pressie for myself i\'ve just bought a 12A IDA manifold. $280NZD (about 90ish quid)- I think thats fairly cheap. I\'m getting excited. Now its back onto eaby to look for a carb unless any of you fellas have a spare kicking about?