Newbie - Which RX7 to go for pls & differences?

[Gav]

Selling a property at 23/24? Im just in the process of looking to buy my first one, let a lone sell one! Mind Im only 21 (22 in Aug).

As for insurance, Ive had a look around, no one will touch me until Im 22 but last time I checked, quotes were around £1500. I pay £1200 on the MR2 so not too much more.

Also my mate (who has the RX7) has a good insurance company - it is his fathers business policy so has managed to get insured fully comp for £650 at the age of 22. Think Im going to get my dad to setup a business account with this company and put my name on the policy, hopefully get it quite a bit cheaper!


I agree tho mate, you might as well have nice cars whilst your young, the minute you start a family, practicality kicks in  

So I take it youve not found an RX yet then? How long have you been looking and what has been wrong with the ones youve previously found?

By the way what does FD stand for??

Ive checked on Brian and Miguels sites but at the minute there arent any black, silver or other dark coloured RX7\'s for sale that I like. I\'ll keep checking tho.

I like the fact that \'Jimmys\' (have you heard of him?) give every car a full rebuild - which would hopefully save me the hassle and expense but again his stock is limited.

Ive sent an email to Jimmy\'s with the spec Im after and hoping that they will get in touch with what cars they have to match my criteria.  Is this what you did with Miguel and Brian? Tell them what you want and they email you picks and description?

Good luck in finding a decent one mate.

At least we probably wont be looking at  the same ones! Believe me, I dont mind travelling to find a good Rx but not all the way to Scotland!

If you dont mind me asking mate, what kind of price are you looking at and what spec do you think you can get for that? Such as year/reg, mileage and type etc.

Cheers
Gav

[scooby_si]

FD= Fird Deneration :rollin  lol that\'s bad spelling even 4 me
Erm dont think it stands for anything just a follow on from the FC 2nd gen FB 2nd gen & er wotever came before &/or started that of but that\'s my limited understanding....
Yeah Jimmies are well respected from all i;ve seen as well & the rebuild factor cant be bad.
I ordered mine from Newera & very happy with there service, basically mailed \'em a list of what i wanted ideally, essentially or just general stuff (read Si typed an essay as usual but Miguel said he couldn\'t interpret the smilies into car parts lol) But seriously basically give him as much of a wish list (milage, age, colour, mods whatever you want really although he did say he couldn\'t guarantee specific bodyparts so easily but still managed to ind me sumin nice & fruity) as you fancy, although may obviously take longer if you have sumin very specific in mind, & as long as you give him a sufficient budget then you shouldn\'t be disapointed & yes he mails ya loads of pix & the spec of car which for me was pucker at the first attempt so i bagsied it & then it\'s just the wait to ship etc......http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_6_4.gif\' border=0>
Anyway yes if you can bear the wait then wouldn\'t hesitate to recommend Newera & Brian & i cant recall seeing anything other than praise for Jimmies. Or if you want a mad one Ross/Dragon may also be yer man....
Si

[scooby_si]

Jesus having said that a fine display of horendous grammer by me in that last post link to how to type like Si  

Si (AKA the proof reading daddy)

[Gav]

Fird Deneration, hahaha at least I\'ll remember what it means now!

Ive sent Newera an email with my requirements, so see what they manage to find.

I could bear the wait for shipping (about 6 weeks isnt it?). I have heard that some of the cars get damaged during shipping and bits are stolen from inside the cars - dont know how true this exactly is?!?! guess its a risk you have to take.

Have you still got the scooby then Si?

Cheers
Gav

[scooby_si]

There\'s always risks to one degree or other shouldn\'t worry too much i know newera have swapped to shipping up north to a secure compound. Shipping itself does take around 6 weeks give or take although it\'s the bits either side which make for a longer wait, think mine was purchased in auction towards the end of October (all this is off top of me head so take with pinch of salt) & arrived in country December, which ment extra delays with various DVLA & other folks not being about for a large chunk due to xmas so again a few weeks you can ignore there & eventually all sorted with SVA etc erm (memory loss is strong in this one) think is was  into Feb by the time i got my beasty, certainly worth the wait thou :god
Anyway as i say tiz a painful wait when you know it\'s on its way but is worth it IMO so dont be put off.......

No scoob sold that a couple of months before i paid for RX7 & got a rather good price as sum1 obviously recognised who i am & what i stand for :rollin lol But i have got a mondeo as well she\'s a beauty lol again

Good luck anyway mate as i say you wont be sorry (Si crosses fingers, toes, other bits & draws up contract so i cannot be blamed for any mishaps )
Si

[FDDreamer]

Gurj...thanks very very much. Somehow i\'d forgotten all about TOTB3, but i\'m going to apply for the weekend holiday from work, and get down there. Hopefully i\'ll meet up with a friend from down south, should be running his new evo VIII mr fq340 which will be fun.

To be honest the trackday action will take a back seat to meeting you guys and drooling over your machines! You\'ll have to prepare yourselves for a barrage of newbie questions though!

[FDDreamer]

Gav,

Well it\'s not as grandiose as it sounds, i didn\'t buy the house originally, it was a part of my inheritance...much as i\'d love to claim to be a bit of a wheeler-and-dealer with regards property (it\'s where the smart money is!) it\'s just the way things have worked out. But, whether i bought it or not, still leaves me in the same position!

I\'m also looking to buy a property now, the good news is the house being sold is in suffolk, and is fetching a good price (all being well!) and as i live up here in Scotland, the money will go a very long way. To give you an idea, i\'m looking at 2 houses (out of a terrace of three) one is a two-bed, the other just 1...but it\'ll be around about £65k for the pair! Admittedly, one needs a fair bit of work, but they\'re great value. Course, it means i\'ll never be able to move back down south...

I\'m amazed at your friends\' insurance quote. At 22 he must be paying less than virtually everyone on here! My main problem is that i\'ll only have been driving for about a year when i come to insure the beastie. Ouch.

Yeah, i\'d never really thought about practicality, but my best friend is just about to trade his M3 CSL for an evo as he can\'t get the baby seat into the back of the beemer without a major struggle, plus the carbon fibre is getting wrecked inside by the girlfriend\'s jewellery and his little girl \'scratching!\'. Never pictured him in a 4-door saloon...scary!!

I haven\'t seriously made any enquiries yet, i\'m going to wait until the sale of the house is complete, it\'s been a bit of a nightmare and before i commision someone to look for my dream FD i want to be absolutely sure i\'m good for it, if you know what i mean. I\'m still unsure as to what the final spec would be, it\'s difficult to know where to draw the line, if you know what i mean? For example, there\'s a particular kit i like, is it worth waiting for ever for Miguel to find it, or maybe buy a stock-ish model and have Ross (DRAGON) fit it? Or just get something i\'m happy with from the outset and forget about getting that one in particular?

:confused:

Fird Den...:rollin  Truth is i don\'t know exactly, only that is the chassis code designation. It\'s easier to use for 3rd gens as of course there are other RX-7s!

With regards most importers, i believe the majority of stock is sold prior to arrival, i.e. a customers order, so they don\'t tend to carry a lot of examples at any one time. New Era have a great \'Sold\' section though! Also, you should have a looksie at the New Era \'Skylines & Skyscrapers\' DVD - a great insight into the company and how the importing procedure actually works. Also lots of Miguel\'s own RX-7!

As Si said, Miguel ships elsewhere now (Newcastle, i believe), but i hope we\'re through the worst of it, seems like the relevent parties are really starting to sit up and take notice. Still a scary thought though. Really hope they get it cleared up ASAP.

I\'m 90% sure that i won\'t need to drive up and down the country, as i really want to source one through a specialist. Imagine we both had seem the same one though!

Absolutely can\'t wait for TOTB3 now, will be so nice to have a chat with everyone here and look at the cars first-hand.

Price...hmm. Well it\'s going to be hard to decide. It\'s tempting to go all out, but even though i know it\'ll be the purchase of my life, at the end of the day it\'s only going to lose value. That said, i will be prepared to cough up for the right example. Hard to put an exact figure on it, but certainly no more than £15k. For that, i\'d be looking at a \'96 model on (version 4, 265bhp, round tail lights, snazzy green backlit display!) with mileage under 35\'000. Mods wise, certainly a \'99 spec front end, and preferably a nearly standard engine bay, perhaps with the exception of a full exhaust system and a nice after market filter. Anything more and it\'d be completely un-insurable! Plus 280bhp or so is MORE than enough considering, unlike most people, it\'ll be my first real sports car.

Main thing is quite simply, it\'s immaculate inside and out, with low mileage and very healthy internals. I could go on all day about aftermarket bits (mmm mazdaspeed carbon interior mmm) but i don\'t know how specific i\'ll be when push comes to shove. If i\'ll be spending towards the upper end of the budget, i\'ll be getting one that will be perfect for me, or as near as dammit. Or, i could maybe spend £9~£10k, get a lovely car and spend a bit getting various bits and pieces put on. All depends which will work out best. I don\'t know how much, for example, it would cost to have a kit fitted and sprayed. So many things to consider! :p

Anyway mate, better get back to work, been getting funny looks for the last 20 mins! Good luck, as always, with the search...we\'ll have to keep each other posted! You gonna be making it to TOTB3?

[FDDreamer]

OMG just realised how long that was. Sorry to everyone who ploughed through that only to find it was mostly waffle!!

[gsb876]

FD,

hi mate i think the closest importer to you is //www.powervehicles.co.uk, if you\'re looking at spending up to 15k you will get a hell of a rx for that!!!

As you\'ve gathered almost every importer will take a order for a special rx especially for you, have a look on //www.linney.org, he has a blue rx coming in soon and its a stunner for around £13600 i think, or £14600?

But Ben (linney) does bring in some special rx7\'s as hes into the look and performance than just performance, see what you think, but like i say with the budget you have you\'ll get a stunner:)

[gsb876]

Just had a quick look its £13500 and is pristine in condition with 35000miles and lots of extras running single turbo T04R mapped to run at 1bar boost.

//www.linney.org

Gurj

[sadgoth]

yep, I\'ve been monitoring that one for some time! Nice, Re-Amemiya bonnett & kit, not sure on the back lights but hey-ho. Ben has always had some nice kit though! Right that\'s it, I\'m calling off the wedding and buying it! (risky, as a woman\'s scorn and a nice FD don\'t mix well!)

[scooby_si]

on the main subject (cough me hijack never http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/17/17_1_12v.gif\' border=0> lol) i may well of got it wrong but isn\'t TOTB a none park yer nice cars here kinda event in that you cant actually park on site for this big event?
Si (hopefully & probably wrong once again...)

[Gav]

When is TOTB3? And where? I know some of the MR2 guys are going, after getting a pretty good team together to run.

My mate has always had cheap insurance through this particular company. I can remember when he was 20 odd and got insured on a Renault 5 turbo for £350 fully comp. Some people get all the luck.

Did you ever go out in the M3 CSL? If so what was it like? Fantastic cars, and super quick as well!!

Will keep you updated on the search progress, might have a look at one at the weekend if I get chance, just need to find one to look at now.

Cheers
Gav

[FDDreamer]

Mmm, i\'ve clocked that one too. It\'s beautiful, but to be honest i don\'t think i\'d be able to insure it, and even if i could, with power like that i\'d be asking for trouble. Tempting but it\'s out of my league! :rolleyes:

Also like the silver fella directly below - got a big soft spot for the GT-C front end, low mileage and looks very tidy. Ben certainly does seem to pick the good \'uns, remember looking at another silver model (further down the page, OEM Type R). But

Couldn\'t get the Power Vehicles site up matey, but i have no problem whatsoever travelling way down south to collect my baby...the drive back would be fantastic.

Thanks as always for your help & advice chap! One quick question...has anyone here had a kit fitted and painted? Was wondering about the approximate cost?

Si...please tell me you\'re joking?! Where would everyone park if they don\'t have a designated parking area? :mad:

[gsb876]

Sorry,

//www.powervehicles.com