A few performance questions

[Brett]

Hmmmmm.........I\'m not sure taking after Si is a such a great idea....HEY! WHAT THE F***!  I Wrapped mine around a lamppost before the idea had even occured to Si!  My Inusrers gave me cash \'cos they could\'nt find me another Rx in the same condition (No not bent up),  Got cash + kept old car with super dooper engine!

 Just to reiterate, I WILL NOT BE COPYING SCOOBI SI!!!! I DONT EVEN HAVE A HUGE LIBRARY OF SMILIES!

[grinder]

i had a similar thing happen to be honest

some guy backed into mine and scratched the bumper - mazda said it couldnt be sprayed and had to replace it

quick phone call to the guys insurance and they sent me a cheque for £700 and i got to keep the car

stupid me sold the car a week later for ..wait for it... 375 !! - what was i thinking

i then saw the car in a local garage for £1500

sorry about the blurry pic - but you can see the damage about the mazda logo thingy !!

[Brett]

Thats a nice looking Egi!  Do you still see it around?

[grinder]

not seen it since the day i sold it ( and the once it appeared in a car garage )

it was featured in EVO mag or summat like that aswell

it was a fantastic car - really nice to drive

i think the engine was on the way out - it drank oil quicker than what i could put it back in !! - it did about a litre every 150 miles

i think the side oil seals were shot at

i would love to know who has it now though

[Brett]

I thought I recognised it, if it is the one that was in EVO then its long since died, guy who bought it thrashed the arse off of it for a trackday day, then sold it for about £400.

 Unusual that it was drinking oil, normally they seem to stop drinking it then go tits, as you say must have been the seals.  What was the mileage?

[grinder]

i bought it from the guy who did the EVO artical !!

well actually no - here is the story

1 - guy buys it
2 - he does the evo thingy
3 - his mate buys it
4 - i buy it from him

then found out ( point 3 ) he only paid about 600 for it - i paid 900 - lesson learnt at that point

but i got 700 from the insurance and 375 for the car - so i made a profit in the end

[Brett]

I always find it a worry these days as to what my insurers would pay out in the event of it being written off.  If they go on market value it could be anything between £400 to £2500, and you know they\'d go for the lower amount...

 Regarding point 3)  That was around the time when Rx7\'s had literally dried up, none for sale for ages?  Ex&M void of Rx\'s autotrader maybe had 1 every few weeks?  Twas a sellers market back then, not the case now though, cant even give \'em away some times.

[scooby_si]

how dare you i already had the kit
Si (no-one can copy me for i am unique & glad i spelt that right so it didn\'t seem i was without willy! pmsl)

[Brett]

The DIY lamppost modification kit?

 Must admit the perfect semi circle formed into the headlamp cover on mine made my laugh when I spotted it...damn road furniture shouldve looked where it was going.........

:cool

[grinder]

i have mine insured for 2.5K and an agreed value with photo evidence

[Brett]

I cant really do that until I get a respray done.  Annoying really as I\'ve spent about £3500 on the bloody thing and it still looks like a turd.  Still once its had the surface rust removed, the rear arches redone, all the pin dents removed and a full respray I\'m sure it will look ok.....:rolleyes:

[grinder]

it should look superb once all that is done ??

whats the underneath look like ?

[Brett]

There were a couple of worry areas on the box sections last summer, so I cut \'em out and made up some new sections and welded them in.  Have waxoyld throughout the chassis now and painted waxoyl everywhere I can get to, and sprayed it on where I cant!!!
  Other than rust appearing around the wings now the car is not bad for rust.

 You still having grief with yours then?

[grinder]

dont ask !

So you are a dab hand at welding then


hummmmmmmmmmmmm i can put you up for a weekend :wave

[Brett]

Possibly but I\'m booked up until the new year!!!

 Where\'s Chorely in relation to Gatwick?  Maybe we could organise a dodgy FC meet?  I\'m not over again until Xmas tho\'.