Haha! I was searching for one of my other posts and stumbled across this thread.

Update, 6 years later: I ended up buying a 3000GT VR4 after the porsche. (I still have it). But I also bought a Turbo FC about a year ago, and totally love it. Rotaries are the ****.

 

I always thought the 3000GT's were really nice cars. Unfortunately the only one i've driven was a clunkers for cash / trade thing with 200k + miles on it, and BAD turbo's.

 

10k is a very fat down payment towards an auto loan for a nice FD.

 

Glad you stuck with us. Hope you discontinued PCA dues. The tone of your posts suggest your not a arrogant know-it-all jack-*** anyway.

 

Friend of mine has 3000gt ....nice car....also nice to see another addicted to rotary

 

I just bought one for 18k and will have 30k in it before I get to drive it.... and that's not modified... that's brought to reliable stock form.

Granted, I got a really bad deal. BUT, that twelve grand is an accurate representation of what it takes to put a neglected one mechanically right if you aren't interested in doing the work yourself.

I honestly think you can get a good driver that doesn't really need anything for about 15k if you're careful and buy one from an enthusiast such as a member of this forum with a good reputation.

I didn't take the OP mentioning he'll get 10k for his 951 to mean that was his budget.... if he's been watching the market at all he should know that's project car range and he'll have to kick in a bit more...

Good luck! as said many times above they are fiddlers cars. If you're prepared for that and have the sensibilities that make RX-7's appeal to you then go for it. And you likely do coming from a turbo 944. FD's will never depreciate at this point. but their appreciation isn't going to keep up with taking care of their needs either. it's pretty much your standard vintage sports car scenario.

If you want one... get one. But it's not the best option for protecting yourself from another driveway fire if that's what your worried about.

 

Oh god I just replied to an ancient thread.... I really have been out of the forum world for a while!

 

It's okay actually; the OP actually replied to his own ancient thread first for an update.

 

I bought my fd rhd for $5300 and I paid before I even drove it or heard it run. Best choice I made : )

 

i paid 4000 for my shell . and I'm way over 20k into the car now. and its still not running right , or even has paint and the interior is poop

 

Mine is in perfect shape mechanically and cosmetically ok for its age but it isn't the original paint. No rust at all and only has 64000 miles as well. Interior is perfect besides a rip on the rear seats and broken left side interior door handle.

 

This is a good thread even though it is old. I love my FD and I can't even think of another car near its price range that I would replace it with.

I guess the next step would be.........????

The car is a drivers car built for fun. I can't say that about an EVO, STI, GTR, etc. Those cars are fast, but computers drive them. They are also heavy and a completely different experience.

RX7's are unique, and there isn't much that can replace them. Anyway, I own a powerFC tuned by yourself truely and I have made a ton of pulls. the car runs amazingly. Its smooth, idles at 13.0ish AFR, part throttle, partial boost, full boost all smooth and great AFR's where I want them. I have put some money into it, but I knew what I was getting into before buying the car. and I WANTED this car BADLY. I think this car is totally worth it, even all the headaches it brings with leaking fricking oil from its oil pan (although I have tried once to fix it. other than the oil pan the car is running so damn well.

 

You just like punishment

 

Bought mine for ~15k. Drove it, tracked it, never really babied it but did maintenance preventatively and experimented with mods over the years. Never really dumped money into it until I decided that I wanted to do a motor and turbos for some reason even though the old one was in good working condition.... Damn mod bug...

My point - buy a good one if you want to drive it and not spend a lot of money fixing stuff. Buy a project if you want a project.

 

Why should you get an FD?
Because it's the best looking, coolest driving sports car under $100K ever. imho
Find a mostly stock fd and test drive it and you'll know why you should get one. 3rd gen rx7s are a work of art.

Yea you'll have to put a little money into it but it is well worth it. Before you get one though, you need to do a lot of reading on how to maintain one.

 

Just test drive it and give it some boost and you'll be hooked. An rx7 is prob num 2 on hard cars to find, skyline being #1. I've ran across more supras than rx7. It's been my dream car, ever since I sat in one, when I was 12. I'm 26 and its still my dream car other than an r34.