testing the waters

Jit · October 01, 2009, 10:25:33 PM

errr. your oil coolers and power steering coolers have been painted red. unless you actually intended do do that??

riz325 · October 01, 2009, 10:37:33 PM

i did that intentionally its because i had some black mesh on the front it used to look alright had the front bumper redone as it cracked got some nasty potholes in East Lancashire

riz325 · October 04, 2009, 08:53:25 PM

i ve put it on ebay lets see what happens got it booked in with a subaru specailist who has the equipment to do a compression test on thursday hope all goes well what would be good readings

davehg · October 04, 2009, 09:00:12 PM

if they have the correct kit for a rotary (piston engine tester is not a lot of good) you should get 3 readings per rotor, I.E 7.1, 7.1, 7.2 front and 6.8, 6.9 6.9 bar rear obviously yours will not be the same as those stated.

davehg · October 04, 2009, 09:01:21 PM

just noticed has it had a front end crash? the bonnet is miss shapen at the passenger wing in the pic

grinder · October 05, 2009, 10:31:50 AM

might be worth you sticking your ebay link up

riz325 · October 07, 2009, 01:27:44 PM

sorry the forgot about the link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120476854961&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:GB:1123

the car hasnt been in a smash had it hpid when i bought it to much money to waste i asked the guy bout the bonnet he said he got it like that when he bought the car bonnet didnt bother me much but i did want to change it for a black one but now i have decided to sell the car to buy a family car wife hates it and i cant get kids in back so she has to do school runs its been a good car to me pity i have to sell it really but you have to keep her indoors happy aswell

riz325 · October 07, 2009, 01:30:23 PM

i asked the subaru specialist about the rotary engine compression test and he said his mate has one that he bought when he worked at a garage so hopefully find out tomorrow about the readings

neil97rs · October 08, 2009, 01:52:17 PM

as already stated keighley trade has a terrible reputation on every car forum ive ever been on

Chances are it has had front end damage as thats what keighley normally buy " or so im told" ( little legal disclamer there)

But if the compression is good then i cannot see why its not worth 5-6k maybe a little more.

No/poor test 3-4k unless someone comes along and has no idea about the car they are viewing and just buy because the heart tells them too

We have all been there ends up costing a fortune:rollin

matt p · October 08, 2009, 02:18:41 PM

Someone picked up a rotary compression tester from the states for just under Â£200 delivered.

Its over on fduk and the vids of it show it as a pretty good piece of kit!....ill be buying one before i go and look at any rx7 in the future from now on.

Also for the car, seriously dude sort out the overspray and the bonnet dont do it any favours. Sort that out and you may sell it.

But personally if anyone told me that it had came from keighly trade or whatever they are called id be running a mile!!

Sorry mate sounds like a lemon to me

neil_jdmr · October 08, 2009, 07:36:11 PM

As i posted on the other forum mate,

Stock ecu+decat=KaBooM

No proof of rebuild and currently at 60k\'ish miles,

Be lucky to get 3k mate im afraid!!!

NurburgRob · October 08, 2009, 07:51:01 PM

\'She\'s gonna blow captain! - get her to a recognised tuner for a health check, it\'s the only way you\'re going to sell it. Do you not think the overspray is a problem? your headlights are pink! and have no plastic surround which is strange, they have obviously been off the car at some point.

Don\'t tell any potential buyers about Keighley Trade Centre!

NurburgRob · October 08, 2009, 07:56:38 PM

Does the speedo read in MPH? if so, what was the KM reading when it was imported because since then (2007) you\'ve been doing miles, not kilometers so the mileage will be higher.

If it was 80K imported that is 50K miles plus the 28K miles you\'ve done is more like 78K in miles!

riz325 · October 08, 2009, 11:01:27 PM

took it to subaru speacilist he didnt get hold of the kit from his mate now iam getting a bit worried i think i need to get it 2 wgt on monday how long does it take for the test also got the covers for the lights inside was changing the bulbs to some brighter ones thats why they where off took them pictures after i had washed looks as though going to have to spend some money on this to get it right engines perfect on it but need to be sure

cheers for everybodies responses will keep you informed

bin liner · October 09, 2009, 01:36:04 AM

Quote from: riz325;646449i asked the subaru specialist about the rotary engine compression test and he said his mate has one that he bought when he worked at a garage so hopefully find out tomorrow about the readings

the overspray in the engine bay, the bent bonnet, misaligned headlights, oil coolers and rads covered in red paint mate are not a good sign... Front end accident is a definate in my opinion....i would get some matt black and paint all the red overspray over the coolers, pipes etc .... I think the car is gonna be a tuff sell if u are expecting to see more than 2k...spend some time and tidy up the engine and front end and you will see a better return....