i am going to buy RX-7, but i have few doubts

[Zyu]

i am going to buy RX-7, but i have few doubts
1.) about the insurance.
someone said that there has no one will sell insurance to me for RX-7, because i am too young for it.
is it ture? or how much should i pay?
i am 20 years old, 2 years licence, student, live at bristol.


2.)about petrol consuming.
my friend siad RX-7 consume a lot of petrol. is it ture?
can someone give me some example.
how many miles you drive per month? and how much you spent on petrol? ( i know everyone has different situation. i just want to have example only. )

thanks for anyone give me advice.

[g11ary]

there are not many which will insure you, most want you to be over 25, but try elephant, tescos, I believe they have done so before, but shop round is the best answer, as ever insurance co will be diff to diff people.

On average with gental foot, expect approx 18-19 to gallon, if lucky 20-22 on m-way.
On average only expect 15-17 mixed driving from a tank.

Although when you 1st get one you wont get much more than 10-12 to gallon. You\'ll be too busy showing everyone your boost.

If you want to go totally mental, I have seen figures as low as 6-8\'s

Less on track.

[grinder]

buy one - worry later

if money is an object then maybe a rx isnt for you

i have a 2nd gen TII - i did about 2500 miles year - petrol wise - i worked on the theory of £40 of juice gets you about 200 miles

but i only use mine as a weekend toy - so those figures arent an issue

so in those miles i probably spend about £500 on juice ( eeekkk better not let the better half read that ! )

you can get insured at your age - but it will be STEEP - i have a friend who is 19 - and to get insured on a TII he is looking around the 1500 mark

im 28 and pay about £260 fully comp ( but its a second car and under classic unsurance - limited to 3K per year )

hope this helps ( and doesnt put you off ! )

when i was a student i drove a mini - how times change eh

Thanks

stu

[Zyu]

"if money is an object then maybe a rx isnt for you"

i got about 11 grands. so my plan is buy one about 8 grands and spent abot 3 grands on the engine or something else

and i probably can spent about 150-200 pounds per month on my car. but i am not driver too much, i only driver about 2500 miles for 9 months.

grinder, so do u think is it a problem to me?
because i am student, so i cannot spend too much on my car.

[g11ary]

Buy the car and save 2k for insurance, and then spend the other grand.

Grinder was trying to give some advise, not Criticize .

Lots of guys buy the cars and then cant keep up with the petrol, servicing and general running.
Great it looks as if you can. You are a lucky student, most dont have two brass farthings to rub (that shows my age)

Good luck and hope to see you and the car at some of the shows next year.

[Zyu]

yes, i know grinder\'s advice is well intention.
maybe i  represent myself not very well,
grinder, if i make you feel i am offence to you, i will say sorry about that.
anyway, thanks for anyone who gave me advice.

[g11ary]

No problems my friend,
most important make sure its tested before you buy, and try to buy from a reputable dealer, there are several on here, and make sure it has a proper warentee.
For 8k you should get a nice RX and have a little to insure and look after with balance.
150-200 a month should be ample for occassional use roughly a tank a week, approx 150-180 miles a week.

[Shark]

Good luck on the rotary adventure mate.

Just remember to budget for a service every 3,000 miles as well or for the parts necessary to carry out servicing yourself if you plan to get your hands dirty.

Only other thing I\'d suggest is be conservative with your petrol estimates.  I get just under 200 miles from £50 of my FD and that\'s without boosting too much.

[Zyu]

honestly, my favour is type r version, hopefuully is 1995. i don\'t care how many miles on clock, because i must rebuilt the engine anyway. but most important is i want a standard car, not a mod one.
how much you think i need to pay?
and "Rx" i haven\'t heard this one before.
would you mind give more detail about RX?

[Shark]

"RX" is just referring to any Mazda with an RX number for example "RX-7"

If you go through the sale adverts on this site you\'ll find a good idea of prices there.

Why do you think you\'ll have to rebuild the engine?

[mazda bait]

It is possible to get insured.  I got my FD Rx7 when i was 20, but everyone is right the insurance is a \'lot\'! I paid £1700 3rd party fire and theft for limited mileage, garaged and no mods.  I would recommend going fully comp straight off and taking some lessons in driving rear wheel drive cars!;)

[20B_boy]

Originally posted by grinder
i have a 2nd gen TII - petrol wise i worked on the theory of £40 of juice gets you about 200 miles

You can halve that with an FD

when i was a student i drove a mini - how times change eh

When I was a student I drove an Integrale Evo. Now I drive a mini (some times)

[Fish]

I think that with your 11k budget, getting yourself an FD for 8k, the rest will go on insurance!

All imports now have to be standard to pass the SVA, this might be incorrect but I thought they just changed the rules to that effect.

Running an FD is an expensive car, there may be better suited cars to your budget.

Fish

[Zyu]

Originally posted by Shark
"RX" is just referring to any Mazda with an RX number for example "RX-7"

If you go through the sale adverts on this site you\'ll find a good idea of prices there.

Why do you think you\'ll have to rebuild the engine?

because i think rebuild the engine just matter of time, so why not  i rebuuild it at once when i get it.

[Zyu]

Originally posted by mazda bait
It is possible to get insured.  I got my FD Rx7 when i was 20, but everyone is right the insurance is a \'lot\'! I paid £1700 3rd party fire and theft for limited mileage, garaged and no mods.  I would recommend going fully comp straight off and taking some lessons in driving rear wheel drive cars!;)

my god! you paid £1700 to insured your FD?
when i heard what you said, it really upset me. because i feel i am a stuipd. because i cost me £2000 when my first year licence,only a Astra 1.4 16v.  i was 18.