'91 Supra or my '86 RX-7?
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'91 Supra or my '86 RX-7?
There's a '91 Supra Turbo for sale here for $4,500, and he said he'd take my '86 RX-7 GXL for a trade, at my offer. I want to know if it'd be worth the money, the Supra has 165,000 miles on it and the e-brake doesn't work. Turbo works fine and engine runs well, everything in the bay looks good, the interior is torn up, new paint, no rust. My RX-7 has minor minor rust, all features working, N/A. How much could I ask for my 7 and would it be worth it to get the Supra?
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The question you have to ask is why does this guy want to trade. If he's not currently an RX-7 person, why would he ditch his car of higher market value?
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i think in a way the supra is a better buy cuz i tihnk it's aorund 225hp or something and it'll giv eu better gas millage than a rx7 as i've heard. or maybe the same. but as for maintianance, they r both exp to fix. but i'll take snurb's side and wonder y he wants a 86 rx for a 91 supra.... must be something majorly wrong with it cuz of the price difference, unless he doesn't know the actual value of both of the cars
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well consider this... it will be WAY faster. (232hp) and it actually has torque. but yeah its a little suspicious, because in $$$ the book value on the supra is probbably close to double.
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ask if you can take his car for an inspection b4 you buy it. You can usually go to Midas or a local auto shop and pay like 50 bucks for a full inspection. Who knows, might be worth the money.
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No no, not an even trade, and he is an RX-7 person, he loves them, he owns a few. He'd probably take my car and 2k in cash for the trade. How much faster is the Supra? And how much is the Supra worth? Also how well would it hold up at that high of mileage?
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I know this is an old Topic but, I have an MKIII Turbo...
His asking price is to high , I picked my 87 Supra Turbo 5-speed up with 134,XXX miles, and a 2000 Camelion (flips) paint job up for $3500..
According to Magazine Tests on a a 87 Supra Turbo 5 speed, it should run you from about 14.9 to 15.4 in the 1/4... top speed of 145-155. a Bad Head Gasket is a nightmare, ask him if he has replaced the head with a Metal Head Gasket...
His asking price is to high , I picked my 87 Supra Turbo 5-speed up with 134,XXX miles, and a 2000 Camelion (flips) paint job up for $3500..
According to Magazine Tests on a a 87 Supra Turbo 5 speed, it should run you from about 14.9 to 15.4 in the 1/4... top speed of 145-155. a Bad Head Gasket is a nightmare, ask him if he has replaced the head with a Metal Head Gasket...
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the long crank shafts on those enines don't like to stay strait w/milage, I've replaced a few of 'em in my day, if you plan on modifying for more power expect a rebuild and possible crank replacement or at least work being done on it
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