smakee

I am currently looking at a '93 touring FD with 125K original miles on the engine. the guy has done nothing to the car from a modification perspective (all original OEM parts) and it seems to have been taken care of well throughout the years. He's asking $14K for it, but it does need some attention to normal wear and tear items.

Anyone have any opinions on the price this guy is asking? It seems high to me for the mileage on the engine. And I can come on to this forum and buy a really nice FD for $15K with a new engine. I was thinking about offering him $10K and assuming I will need a new engine or rebuild soon.

rx73rotorj

Rebuild will be coming soon i would buy one on here plus you would get a better deal.

supraturbo1987

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my car had 120k silverstone metallic/red touring with 25 on a rebuild (which blew anyways) and it was 9800. 125k is actually about double (in some cases) of what one engine will go...

pugg57

definitely not worth $14k. you can get one with less miles on the chassis and more-than-likely a new engine for that price if you just snoop around on the forum. don't low ball the guy, just tell him you don't feel its worth anywhere near that price and you are no longer interested. no point in being a d*ck. considering you'll need a new engine/rebuild sooner than later, and lots of parts that should be replace djust as a precaution (radiator, AST, etc.), you'd be getting yourself into a hell of a lot more money and work than you need to.

Rx72Heaven

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i wouldng go ads far as saying a rotary only runs untill 60k. Thats pushing it. My orig engine is almost at 90 000 km.

smakee

yea, that's what I was worried about...you basically summed up all of my concerns. I would feel bad about offering him such a low number, but i've read enough on this forum to know how expensive it would be to replace all the parts necessary.

dgeesaman

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You can tell him that it's simply the experience of hundreds of FD owners that original engine at 125k don't hold out much longer. Therefore you anticipate a rebuild in the very near future, and the $5k deduct makes your offer to be $9000. If he's surprised, insulted, or upset that's entirely not your problem.

Dave

Natey

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I bought mine with 145k on the clock and it ran like a champ.


Then my coolant seals took a **** about two months later.

Sweet7

+1

grimple1

iTrader: (1)

14k is a bit much for a vehicle of that description. if the owner hasn't had a rebuild then you can count on doing it within the next year or two. for 14k you could get a much nicer FD.


At the very least you'll have to dump several hundred just for the reliability mods. My advice is to keep looking. You'll find your baby out there.

Montego

iTrader: (1)

Yeah I'd say look else where. There is no way in hell that anyone would deduct $5k for a rebuild on a currently runing vehicle. I sure as hell wouldn't. The car is runing good today so i would sell it as a good runing vehicle.

Look for one that has a recent rebuild.

DarkLikePoe

I got my 94 with 140K and 50K-mile-old rebuild for $12K. All OEM parts and meticulous records of service. I still needed to spend on a rebuild within the first five months. The tough part was that, for all the service records and apparent care, the "specialist" the previous owner had taken the car to had cut some corners. I ended up footing the bill for that, but that's how it is with used cars sometimes.

Try to spend less than $11-12K on yours if you think you can handle a rebuild in the near future and more if you want some insurance against it. Remember, though, few sellers are completely honest or aware of EVERYTHING that needs to be addressed with the car, so you'll probably spend on something anyway.

shinn

i bought a 70k fd for $15k recently and I didn't even have to bargain hard. It was automatic, but it was another $5k to do a tranny swap.

I think you can do better. $10k is perfectly reasonable, maybe even generous.

DarkLikePoe

^ I hope that was on a fresh rebuild! Otherwise you're looking at $20K for a 5-speed FD BEFORE a rebuild, and it was YOU who could have done better. :/

pugg57

I recently (February of this year) sold my 5-speed FD with 62k miles on it, all the reliability upgrades done (radiator, vacuum lines, AST, etc.) as well as some aftermarket upgrades (clutch, brake lines, PFC, and more) for $14k.

there are great deals out there. you just have to be patient enough to look for them. if you can hold off until fall or even early winter, people will be looking to unload sports cars (i assume FDs will be in that group as always) since the best seasons for driving them will be over already. don't pounce on the first one you find. wait until you find the right one.

sullycrx

My FD had 174k before the engine blew! That was the original motor. I did however for the last 90k miles think today would be the day, but it came like 4 years later. So you might have a nice motor, but be prepared to build a new one. I would say anytime you buy a rotary you should be prepared to rebuild whether or not it has 128k or 12k!

Sully

Joe Geiman

I would get a compression test. Good readings still won't be a predictor of remaining engine life.l

littlered1.3

i just recently picked up a 93 fd with 136k on the clock but had a rebuilt engine. the guy couldnt get it to start and was ready to get rid of it anyway. i offered him $8500 for it and he took it. deals are all around you. you just got to find them. i would personaly offer him 9k for it and if he doesnt take then i would find another.
thats just my 2 cents.