Newbie Greeting

[Tomson]

Hello All,

Considering selling the Merc and the bike and buying a RX-7.  I have a few questions though please.....

Firstly, do RX-7\'s have rear seats, I won\'t be using them a lot, but if the wife needs to borrow the car she might need to put the baby seat in it.

Also head is a mess after 2 weeks of surfing import sites, who is the best, what do I look out for ?

I want a fairly trick car, although I am aware that films such as \'Fast and Furious\' etc have started to make importers feel they can add a premium to this type of car.  I was looking at Keighley trade Centre\'s website and they seem to have some good examples that are reasonably priced.... http://www.dealer.autotrader.co.uk/_keighleyframe7.htm
Ignore the pink abortion, I am after something mucm more subtle than that.

How do I avoid buying a dog.

Thanks for your help.

Tomson.

[Fish]

Firstly welcome.

Some models do come with (so-called) rear seats. You would struggle to put a child seat in it mind you. They are cramped, and not a lot of space.

As for the importers, there are a couple I would recommend. And not in this order, but worth speaking with all of them. Sorry for those I miss.

Miguel @ New Era Imports
Brian @ Rotary Imports (see banner above)
Ben @ Linney Org
Ross @ Evil Rotor

To name but a few of the trusted people who also own RX-7\'s (not sure about Ben though! Must convert him if not )

Dan

[Tomson]

Dan,

Thanks mate, Those rear seats seem perfect for my son, he is only 22 months - so small and cramped would suit him down to the ground:D

Have just been reading some of the buying advice - very interesting (note to myself ~ search first before asking...doh !)

Thanks,

Tom

[20B_boy]

Dont expect to pay £6K for a 60-70K mile car and have years of trouble free motoring. Those cars will have often cost F/A in Japan, the FOB costs and shipping probably equating to half the \'value\' of the vehicle... There are SOO many dogs out there to avoid.

PLEASE take some one who knows some thing about the cars with you - its for too easy to fall in love with a body kit and end up buying a P.O.S. for a vastly inflated price; 95% of the companies that you see selling FD\'s DO NOT HAVE A CLUE about these cars! Get ANY car you are really interested in checked out by an independant ROTARY (not the AA or RAC!) specialist - regardless of who you\'re buying it from. Money well spent.

Spend half-decent cash, dont buy the first thing you see - and buget for a rebuild motor in the first 12 months.

That way you\'ll hopefully end up with a good car and an enjoyable entrance into the wonderful world of the Rotor

Dont be put off by this rant - these cars are VERY rewarding to own - you wont regret it if you buy a half decent car

R.

[DRAGON]

Very good points Tea Boy. Often over looked by the first time buyer.
Would you buy a Sony television from a Panasonic dealer and then expect them to fix it when it goes wrong?

[Andyp]

PMSL @ that Pink thing... gah that is horrid! :rollin

Your baby will fit fine in the back seat just don\'t expect him /her  to get any sleep hehe

best of luck with ya search, they are great fun to drive

[bnaellis]

Well said Rich,

When buying a rx7 there are some good threads on this forum that will arm you with a lot of useful questions and things to look for.Atleast then you can buy with confidence even though you might not know the rx7 inside out. Depending on where your located i\'m sure there are always people on the forum who own a rx7 that could pop a long to have a look at one with you.
Everytime my son goes in mine he falls asleep within 5 minutes.
Don\'t ask me how with that blitz exhaust ??


rgds

[Ben_L]

Dan, trust i need no converting m8.. i\'m just on the look out for the right FD.. .something along the lines of Tom\'s Team Hybrid RX7 will do nicely

There is going to be an RX7 buyers guide coming up in the next months Japanese Performance mag, as well as modifiers guide and a few feature cars the following month.. about time its been nothing but evo, scoopy, evo scoopy, ev...

Though of course Tomson, get to know the owners & group for far more accurate owners experience and info..

[Andyp]

as well as modifiers guide and a few feature cars the following month

Good! I got over taken last night by some big blue Hyabusa looking motorbike over at Stevenage, I\'ll have my revenge one day *sob* hehe

[20B_boy]

Originally posted by Ben_L
There is going to be an RX7 buyers guide coming up in the next months Japanese Performance mag, as well as modifiers guide and a few feature cars the following month..

Ummm...who they got to write that for them then?

Hopefully it will have a little less toilet-content than the last issue I bought ages ago featuring the Norris Evo - what a load of rubbish :-(

Praise the lord for FF\'s and Zoom...

R.

[ScuttleRX]

Just noticed that pink car has After burners, is that the name of some performance part or has it really got a batman style burner on the back!?

Would be quite appropiate really, a lot of people call my car the batmobile

[JimboRX-7]

I must have looked at about 8 3rd gen RX-7\'s between 6k and 7k, and the majority were dogs, some with accident repairs.  I also looked a a UK model with a 140k miles on the clock.  It\'s engine seemed like it was due for another rebuild and it\'s sill was starting to rot, but it was clearly better looked after than any of the cheap imports I saw.

I got disillusioned with what was availble at that price, but maybe I was just unlucky with what I saw.

Eventually I decided to but from an auction in Japan using the internet.   I\'ll just have to keep my fingers crossed until it arrives!

[J4P RX]

It took me a while to find my one, most the cars I saw at import places were in a complete state to be honest.  Its worth spending the time and making sure you find a nice one.

In the end I paid more than I wanted to, but I found a good car and it was worth going the extra for.

Cheers
Lee

[Fish]

Originally posted by Ben_L
There is going to be an RX7 buyers guide coming up in the next months Japanese Performance mag, as well as modifiers guide and a few feature cars the following month.. about time its been nothing but evo, scoopy, evo scoopy, ev...

Oi, you leave the scoobs alone..... They cant help not being able to drive....

Jap Performance did a buyers guide some time ago. Think they used Gary T\'s car, with quotes from Retechniks. Or was that Banzai that did that???

Dan

[JimboRX-7]

It was Jap Performance