Anyone know this car?

[sparticus]

Just seen this add in autotrader, does anyone here know anything about it, history etc?
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW/CARS_popup.asp?modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&make=MAZDA&model=RX7&variant=&keywords=&min_pr=75&max_pr=&mileage=&agerange=&postcode=en8+9rb&miles=1500&max_records=50&source=0&photo=1&sort=3&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH&start=6&distance=102&adcategory=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200610226604665

[grinder]

it is Gman\'s old car

his was yellow and single tubbed ?

[MattR]

seems cheap??

[Rixio]

Thats a daft price!!!!

[BlitzBoy]

wow if had 4 g lying around I would snap that up!! what a bargain even if the engine might need a rebuild, with the 3k rebuild its still only 7K!!! someone buy it!!!

[Rixio]

I know...total madness! Iv just bought a new one otherwise i woulda bought it!

[Freddy]

I have seen this car a long time ago - before being imported. Can tell you more info over e mail if you want.

freddy__k@hotmail.com

 

[Gman]

Not my old one it was a twin turbo.

[7ForLife]

I rang the bloke today and it was sold yesterday for £4000. Said he couldnt belive why no one wanted it. me either. Anyone know what was up with it?

[Fish]

Freddy, why can you not tell us out in the public? What\'s to hide!

Fish

[kermit]

I saw that on autotrader a month or two ago.  I was really considering buying it (It was £5500 then).  If I remember correctly from when I saw it advertised, it had reportedly had two rebuilds and was owned by a mazda dealer in japan I think.

Like you said, even if it needs another rebuild, you still have a signle turbo with V-mount for £7k. :2eek

[sparticus]

Maybe it needed more than just a rebuild??

[dandan]

Freddy emailed me about this cos i asked, i dont think its a big secret to say basically it had had a pretty hard life apparently.
More of a restoration project than a new car possibly!!

[fd3jim]

Thank You to rmagictastic for telling me about this site. Just to clarify a couple of issues you talk of in this thread. I sold this car this week for yes- a stupid price.  :spank
I imported it myself from Japan as I, like most people seem to be on this forum, have a passionate interest in rapid japanese cars and the real world value for money in terms of "performance" they represent. This car was bought by myself at the USS Tokyo auction, with an exporter doing the bidding and paperwork for me. I also purchased other rx7\'s during this visit, another single turbo and a very clean 94 R2. I went out to Japan twice last year to look for cars, I know an exporter and his family so its two things at once!
Originally I advertised the yellow one before Xmas after enjoying the pleasures of a Knightsport modified FD for 4 months. I advertised at £5500 as that was what I felt the car was "worth" in the UK with plates and MOT. I got no calls. I said that the engine had PROBABLY been rebuilt twice because that is what the exprorter had said to me, based on the fact that it had covered 167,000 km and was used for track work in Japan. The exporter knows his stuff with rotarys as he has spent much time in New Zealand and Australia teaching people how to rebuild rotarys when they first started importing them and trying to run them on their fuel  :Nono!
The deregistration document states that the car was registered to Kanto Mazda in Japan prior to export.
I bought the car on condition and specification; I recognised the Knightsport influence (cooling,ecu,boost control) and got the car at an unbelievable price, probably due to the kms, and good fortune on the day. Actually being at the auction gives you a massive advantage as you can make instantaneous decisions, viewing maybe 30 cars, see them go through before you and deciding that way.  The car drove perfectly, and very quickly - indeed I covered almost 3000 kms with no issue whatsoever, from 200 mile motorway trips to 2 mile trips to work.

I am not a trader, I have a full time job  and I just love the cars, especially the FD\'s. It just makes sense to me to pay £400 for a plane ticket to actually go over there,experience the buzz of having a choice of 12,000 motors, buy a few then sell them to pay for the trip with maybe a few pennies to spare.

The point is it\'s the involvement with the cars that gives me the pleasure, not ripping off someone in the UK for a motor that at the end of the day is a 13 year old car that someone else has taken the hit for by spending £x amount on mods in Japan.


Ps I have had a "look round" the forum and I love it, its great to see there are so many others out there who share my passion

[Warthog]

Quality. :cool  

  You will fit in well mate. Honesty is priceless. :wave