What do you think?

[Dave C]

Seen this car advertised on fleabay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150432092192 messaged the guy about it who says he\'ll take £6250 and get a compression test done at WGT. Does this look a good car for the money or could I get a better example for that price? Good ones seem a bit hard to come by:2Rolleyes

[turbotoaster]

i wouldnt pay that much for one without a recent rebuild to be honest mate.

I bought mine with compression in the 7s, mint body and not a mark anywhere inside for 3k

only way id pay that was if he did a compression test and it was 7.9+ on all cylinders

[ad4m1]

^^^ rubbish. If the mileage is genuine and it comes with those seats it\'s well worth it. I\'m getting a bit fed up of all this eBay bargain culture getting into the rotary scene. It\'s a decent price if the condition reflects the mileage.

[turbotoaster]

hence why i said it all depends on the compression test, just because its done low miles you would buy it with whatever compression figures?

[Ed_RX7]

sorry i agree with turbotaster...that mileage means nothing....without the backup of a compression test and maybe history from japan......a lower mileage clock i could probably get one for about £50 and have it installed in 15mins....so that fact that it has 24k on them means nothing..... seats might be fake also...you just dont know...so many flying around....im honestly surprised they came over with the car?....would normally have been nicked before it got on the boat let alone off it...lol


In short......A bit too dear me thinks!!!!...unless some of the claims can be proven.

[Jase_]

what front lip is that anyone??

[ad4m1]

What if it\'s had a rebuild due to water seals in japan. Or if it\'s been pootled around and carbon built up. A compression test isn\'t conclusive. You can get a better conclusion from the general condition and how it drives.

[Dave C]

If he\'s still got it at the weekend im gonna go and have a gander at it

[Ed_RX7]

what....no you dont...tell you what, ill get you a mint car that drives ok and get you a clock with 20k on it...and you\'ll gimme 6.5k:2Rolleyes.....gimme 4 weeks and i can probably have one for you......no joke!!!


pootleting around and carbon build up?...that wouldnt affect the compression???

compression test may not be 100 % conclusive...but its the best indicator...period....short of taking the engine out and ripping it apart.

What if it\'s had a rebuild due to water seals in japan. Or if it\'s been pootled around and carbon built up. A compression test isn\'t conclusive. You can get a better conclusion from the general condition and how it drives.

[chrisJDM]

that does look very nice and awesome seats, but i wouldnt let looks cloud your judgement, like others have said get a compression test and make sure the engine is good

[JBerg]

compression test isnt the be all and end all...Ive heard of many cases where compression was excellent, then the engine failed after a week or so of owning it...
 
Best bet is to just go down and view the car before making any decisions...Ive seen so many cars that are just utter ....e compared to the advert.

[turbotoaster]

if an engine has excellent compression the failed after a week thats down to mapping or how the car was abused, nothing else, theres always a reason an engine breaks.

you can buy rx7s for example from carl with a full rebuild and 2yrs warrantee even for detonation(if he maps it) for around 5-6k, i would put my money there before an unknown quantity from japan.

No rebuild or high comp figures, 3.5k would be my max for it.....plus some money towards the seats if they could be proved to be real

[gazzgazz]

my car had awesome compression, lowest reading was 8.5bar, on any face.

it wasn\'t raped, had good fresh oil, nice plugs and it didnt blow because of mapping so bang goes your theory

[turbotoaster]

oh course it went bang for a reason......its not always mapping, it can be that the power you aiming for exceeds what the engine was build for(we have seen stock engines up to 700bhp though) or that the boost was to high for the pump fuel, which caused det or the internal combustion was that high it broke a seal etc.

if engines just broke for no reason at all then imagine all the warrantee claims all other the world for engines exploding!

People say in \'it just happens\' which is a load of rubbish, something has exceeded the potential of what that engine could take, whether thats ignition timing, afr or combustion pressure....there are of course a few more but they are the main ones....its not to say that the person mapping it did anything wrong, just that he exceeded a parameter that was of a lower level than he expected it to be for the information he had on that engine

[Jit]

Theres always gonna be exceptions to the rule but in general you get what you pay for. You paid 3k for yours. The clutch was on its last legs, it had double the mileage of this one and shortly after you bought it the water seals failed. And in your "expert" opinion, this one is worth 500 more even though its a later car, lower mileage, has more modifications than yours and comes with a nice pair of seats which even if they are fake, are still worth something. Yeah good one.
Rebuilds and proof of whilst nice arent the be all and end all. Its this "eBay bargain culture" as ad4m1 put it above that dictates this and is one of the reasons I wont advertise any of my cars on eBay as its full of chumps looking to get a steal who then moan and whinge about the engines when they do let go either because they bought their cars on the basis of a few rebuild receipts without bothering to look over the basics or those who proceed to then spend the best part of a 3k rebuild fund sorting out their interior/transmission/suspension/brakes.