Is my RX-7 "uncommon"??

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06-11-05, 05:27 AM

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may be a lower version, but it still looks nice!

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06-11-05, 07:13 AM

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There's no need to retrofit all that stuff. Mine is an "S" and I've never missed any of that stuff that's on the GS (well, maybe the 5 speed). It's just a matter of what you want to do with your car. I like keeping mine basically original...still a great car.

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06-11-05, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 7aull

Nice car Jason. what you have is the "S" model, which was a stripped-down version of the much-more-popular (and desirable) GS. So you got the 4-speed, no body mouldings, no center console, no intermittent wiper, odd-ball steering-wheel - model. It originally came with steel wheels. The sunroof was not offered on the "S". So it is rare, but I don't think (IMHO) that is necessarily a good thing. They are rare because no one would buy them.
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

One reason GS sold was price, only $600 more at $6,995 and for that you got 5 speed box, better tires, rear anti-roll bar,and numerous trim differences such as electric hatch release. Another reason was dealers tried to upgrade their sales and add in all the options. The S model often came with side mouldings and extra trim round the wheel arches.

The sun roof was available on the S and GS at $275, as were alloy wheels at $250.

The rarest '79' model was the 'competion model' shown at the Japanese launch. Several were built but I can't find any evidence they went on sale.