1985 GSL-SE...just picked up in Dallas
06-12-07, 08:00 PM
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1985 GSL-SE...just picked up in Dallas
After 7 years of being without a rotary and 12 years since my previous GSL-SE I had to buy another one. I had been looking for about a year and a half for a nice one owner GSL-SE and I was a bit surprised to see the price trends but once I started the long drive home it was worth the wait. It just crossed the 96,000 mile mark on the way home from Dallas and I shot a few pics after the first bath. It still has its original Koito headlights after 22 years. This car has the cloth seats and even the A/C blows cold. It just had a service done at the local Mazda dealer in Dallas and the compression numbers look pretty decent.
It needs a set of tires and I plan to install one of my 15x7 zero offset Enkei 92 black mesh wheels and while I would prefer a p225/50/15 it seems from some of the threads that a 205/55/15 or a 215/50/15 would work best. Any thoughts?
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It needs a set of tires and I plan to install one of my 15x7 zero offset Enkei 92 black mesh wheels and while I would prefer a p225/50/15 it seems from some of the threads that a 205/55/15 or a 215/50/15 would work best. Any thoughts?
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06-12-07, 08:11 PM
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It was serviced at Hancock Mazda in Mesquite, Tx. and the compression numbers were:
Rotor # 1: 8.4, 7.8, 8.1
Rotor # 2: 8.5, 9.0, 8.5
The owner lived about three miles from Dallas Love Field.
Rotor # 1: 8.4, 7.8, 8.1
Rotor # 2: 8.5, 9.0, 8.5
The owner lived about three miles from Dallas Love Field.
06-12-07, 09:01 PM
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The only thing that could be better is if I had bought this car In Southern California with its blue plates still on it! Better yet it would be better still if I could relocate all of my cars and myself to SoCal.
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06-13-07, 12:58 PM
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205/55/15 is the size that most closely matches outside diameter of the GSL-SE stock tire 205/60/14, and is what I run on mine.
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
Zero offset on an SE? I don't think it would look good imo. (+40 is about right)
http://xs215.xs.to/xs215/07223/PDRM0190.JPG
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06-14-07, 09:07 AM
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WTF is a Piston?..Anyone?
man i wish ny se looked that good...you now that coil over in the back in the like second last picture...ya that looks better then my whole car....congrats man...
06-14-07, 04:46 PM
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If I don't part with the wheels my friend may part with his. I will post some pics of his slumbering '84 GSL-SE. The pics were taken at his house and at the top of the driveway under a car cover sits his silver w/ red leather interior GSL-SE.
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06-14-07, 04:49 PM
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nice car!!
205/55/15 is the size that most closely matches outside diameter of the GSL-SE stock tire 205/60/14, and is what I run on mine.
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
Zero offset on an SE? I don't think it would look good imo. (+40 is about right)
http://xs215.xs.to/xs215/07223/PDRM0190.JPG
205/55/15 is the size that most closely matches outside diameter of the GSL-SE stock tire 205/60/14, and is what I run on mine.
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
Zero offset on an SE? I don't think it would look good imo. (+40 is about right)
http://xs215.xs.to/xs215/07223/PDRM0190.JPG
06-14-07, 04:52 PM
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Nice color combination. Hemmings Exotic and Sports Cars did an article on the GSL-SE awhile back and the feature car was the silver with gray interior.
The funny thing is they pegged the value of these cars to a high of about $5,000? About a month later the silver with red cloth interior GSL-SE showed up on ebay and zoomed right past $12,000.
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BTW,
Does anyone know if the Mazda dealer can access the build date and maintenance history? With my Nissan's the dealer is able to access a database known as Nissan Service Comm which gives the actual build date, selling dealer, PDI date and retail selling date. Since I don't have the window sticker I thought it would be a good thing to have something like the Nissan Service Comm printout.
Does anyone know if the Mazda dealer can access the build date and maintenance history? With my Nissan's the dealer is able to access a database known as Nissan Service Comm which gives the actual build date, selling dealer, PDI date and retail selling date. Since I don't have the window sticker I thought it would be a good thing to have something like the Nissan Service Comm printout.