Newbie needs advice on FD3 purchase

[normski]

90% of the time, when you speak to these people on the phone they will tell you it costs XXX. but most of the time, when they get the car and take it a part, guess what !!! it\'s going to need X and Y which was not i our original price: and it ends up silly money: if they go through the thing properly, and  not stuff crappy old second hand parts under the bonnet, set up right. Most blown engines you will not see too much change out 3 and half too 4K. Rotor housings, turbos, 95% of the time are not inc in the price, and most of the time with rebuilds they need  all of it...  :Hammer

[sadgoth]

LOL, I said a Blown engine.

Rx motors will do a good job for £2600 there web site says they use two new Housings on the Rebuild and Tim knows his stuff..

depends on the condition of the parts, if the housings are in good nick, or Tim has some nice low mileage ones in his den of never-ending parts   that can be reduced by about £600. Tim did a rebuild and porting for me for less than that as I asked him to use good condition used housings.

[gja7]

Thing is Mate you Mx5 is never worth £2250 in a million years . They are going for just over a grand in Autotrader. I generously valued it at £1500 plus the £900 cash on top so that gives my Rx7 a value of £2-2400. As for the rebuild i know for a fact it can be done for £2500 properly !!!

[normski]

Ho well it looks like he going to have to save up a liitle anyway: :flamed

[FDDreamer]

It\'s unfortunate for the owner there\'s no rotary specialists near him, as if he could get it repaired the car would be appealing, even at double the current auction price. Then again there are some great FDs out there for sale at the mo.

It would take a brave man indeed to stump up in excess of £3k for the car in its current state, especially considering the transport costs involved etc. I\'d be worried of taking the car to a specialist thinking i\'d be looking at a £3k rebuild only to be told it\'s more serious and being left with little change from £5k! You just never know. On the other hand if it can be done for £2500 as suggested then it\'s really not a bad deal.

Good luck with the sale.

[Gerry M]

if i had the money & time i\'d take it off his hands its only down the road from me.