Prices: Whats Going On?

[Chiron]

I am looking to buy 3rd gen but i\'m a bit confused about how much to pay. Basically i\'m looking for a car that needs work ( rebuild no problem etc). It seems that cars up for private sale go for £6k upwards but dealers seem to sell them for under £5k. Whats going on? are dealers just keen to shift them on?

[Eddie]

Hi

Have you looked on Ebay, I have seen a couple that need rebuilds going for around the 4K mark and they look like nice examples.

The only advise I can give is themore you spend the better you get.

Cheers


Lee E

[grinder]

there was a guy on here selling a corker for 4K that needed a rebuild - im sure it was a full racing spec aswell

[JamesFD3]

Be very careful when buying cheap RX-7\'s,I\'ve lost count of the number of accident damaged examples I\'ve seen for sale in dealers.Poor RX-7\'s can be bought for peanuts at auction in Japan but good clean examples still command good prices.

As a general rule,you get EXACTLY what you pay for with an RX-7.

James

[Chiron]

I\'ve seen a couple on ebay that are going cheap but need engine rebuilds, whichis kinda what i\'m after. Basically I dont have £6-8k going spare at the moment ( trying to buy a house ) but I do have the technical/mechanical/electrical skills to rebuild cars and usually enjoy doing it.
Any ideas how much an engine rebuild would cost if you were to give it to a specialist?

Ah JamesFD3, i\'m also in Hinckley :wave

[mazda bait]

Currently getting mine rebuilt and i\'d say your talking at \'least\' 2k upwards for a proper job. ( let me stress the least bit too)  But if you fancy your chances mechanically there is a guide on rebuilding under technical i think

[brooksie]

you really do get what you pay for with these cars ..  if it appears to be a bargain there is likely to be something wrong with it (aside from a blown engine) ..

believe me .. you can pick up some utter rubbish in the auctions .. a good quality grade 4+ car will still fetch good money .. good early FD\'s still go for 1 million yen plus ....

take the £5k cars from dealers and work the price backwards ... by the time he\'s made his profit, got the car over here, VAT, Import tax, shipping, auction fee\'s, De-registration etc etc ..

oh and "race spec" £4k cars do not exist  .. blown engine or not.

[yonner]

i have a nice car with a runnign engine but needs work on getting the turbos working sequential, coolant light and temp sensor dosent work we are looking for 5k for it has mazdaseed wheels boddy kit and re amera spiler and bonet

[grinder]

Originally posted by brooksie
you really do get what you pay for with these cars ..  if it appears to be a bargain there is likely to be something wrong with it (aside from a blown engine) ..

believe me .. you can pick up some utter rubbish in the auctions .. a good quality grade 4+ car will still fetch good money .. good early FD\'s still go for 1 million yen plus ....

take the £5k cars from dealers and work the price backwards ... by the time he\'s made his profit, got the car over here, VAT, Import tax, shipping, auction fee\'s, De-registration etc etc ..

oh and "race spec" £4k cars do not exist  .. blown engine or not.

ok mayeb not race spec - but here you go :

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11358