HELP considering buying an FD
10-20-06, 09:10 PM
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This is a much better deal: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/700-H...QQcmdZViewItem
10-20-06, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by oo7arkman
Unless the dealer can give you documented history of when the motor was put in and BY WHO (mazda is notorious for doing a crappy job installing these motors), then I would pass on that for the price. really I agree with what someone else said and buy an FD from an owner rather than a dealership. USUALLY you can get a better history that is possible documented. I just purchased my FD this last march for 11,500 with 115K, but only 20K on the new motor. So not too bad since I found it with only a dp and power FC as upgrades. He had all documentation for everything including service done to the car. Really research them if you want one and I reccomend having another DD car. I drove mine as a DD for a few months until I could get something else but these things devour money...
I've bought 5 FD's and bought **** load of 3rd gen engines... And Im sure those who been around FDs will tell you that "newly built", "new reman", etc doesn't mean damn thing(especially to me)... Unless I know who built it, who installed it, and who drove it. Otherwise, you are taking as good of a chance as 60K motor thats been compression tested. I've personally bought 7-8 used FD engines and out of all those, 5-6 of them were Mazda Crappy Remans.
My advice: Buy it from those whos been around this forum (rare that veteran rotorheads will sell) or bring someone who knows rotaries with you to take a look at your future car. Also get a compression test and look over the car well.
If you are hand on kind of person and don't mind having a hunk of metal sitting in your garage for 6 months to a year, its better to go buy a blown motor FD and get a respected builder to build you an engine and put it together yourself.
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