Just bought my first Rex

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Just bought this at auction in japan, been looking for one for a little while now. Used to drive supras but had enough of driving a "sports" car that weighs more than my land rover!!
Its a 94 (no sva test needed!) Type R2 with 78,000Kms (ive saved enough money to get the engine re-built when it arrives)
cost me £3000 in japan then another £1500 to get it here, pay vat & duty!
Met a nice chap ay Shy auto in northfleet a couple of days ago and he made my mind up on buying the RX7, very useful to have a specialist just down the road!

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and the back

[Donato]

Well done mate, looks lovely.

[ds2000]

Wow, does look a lovely example

Who did you use to bid?

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I used a company called Carex Japan (//www.carex-japan.com), ive used them a couple of times before, very reliable & honest.

Does anyone know what the spec is of the Type R2?

[gsb876]

Looks nice matey well done:)

[Rich Cheung]

Bargain. Looks good matey, especially the rims. Don\'t forget to change the crap jap rubber.

Rich

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Originally posted by Rich Cheung
Bargain. Looks good matey, especially the rims. Don\'t forget to change the crap jap rubber.

Rich

Yeah they seem to like snow tyres for some reason! my evo had a set on when i got it, strange!

[FDDreamer]

Wow!!! Lovely and a complete bargain!! Just to clarify,was the £1500 including vat/duty etc etc?? If not, can i be nosy and ask roughly how much it would cost??

R2 spec is pretty good mate! The 2 designates the fact it\'s a strict 2-seater (as opposed to the majority of FDs that are 2+2), yours has 2 storage bins instead of the rear bench. Power wise a standard one puts out 265bhp, has twin oil coolers and strut braces front and rear. I think they also tweaked the suspension slightly and revised some interior bits and pieces.

Anyway, bet you can\'t wait, and nice choice! Cheers for the Supra joke to, cheered up my day at work!! :rollin

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Originally posted by FDDreamer
Wow!!! Lovely and a complete bargain!! Just to clarify,was the £1500 including vat/duty etc etc?? If not, can i be nosy and ask roughly how much it would cost??

Yeah thats everything:
Rx7 £3000 including agents fees & auction fees
Shipping to uk (£400) £3400
10% Duty (£340) £3740
17.5% Vat (£654.50) £4394.50
Customs agents fee (£60) £4454.50
Then youve got to add the fog light and convert the speedo to mph which if you do yourself shouldnt cost more than £100, £30 for the MOT & £39 to register it with the DVLA.

[FDDreamer]

I see. Thanks very much for the info buddy. Just seemed too good to be true!

So when are you expecting delivery? Few months? Boy are they gonna drag!! :p

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Yeah i cant wait, should get it at the end of January hopefully but i wouldnt use it much at this time of year anyway, at least thats what ive convinced myself anyway!
It\'ll be intersting to see if i can register it as a 1308cc because the jap registration docs will show 1308cc which will have been specified by mazda so i cant see how they could argue it!

[gsb876]

My japanese paperwork said 1308 and now its registered the same here so you might be ok, unless they have tightened control?:rolleyes:

[FDDreamer]

Hmmm several guys here had a bit of a nightmare with tax and insurance, this country seems convinced it\'s a 2.6!! I believe if you obtain proof from a recognised garage that it\'s actual displacement is 2x656cc you\'re ok!!

BTW, are they mazdaspeed MS-01 alloys you have there?

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BTW, are they mazdaspeed MS-01 alloys you have there?

Im not sure i havnt got the translation of the auction sheet yet, they look similar to the ms01\'s though dont they.