Yes, an aftermarket front bumper (nice one, granted). According to this site 2002 Mazda RX-7 Type R Bathurst R - Images, Specifications and Information, the cockpit should be a mess of CF-look trim - instrument panel, center stack and console, and wrapping onto the door PW and bin cover. The car in the ad might be a Spirit R.

 

The Spirit R is the cream of the crop they haul a ridiculous premium in Japan they go for about 40 grand there for a low mileage clean example. They only made them in 2002 and they only made 1500 of them. It's worlds away from a Spirit R my friend.


check this out the only left hand drive spirit r in existence.

 

not a bathurst , just looks dressed up , seats dont look like the real thing , theres no badge on the side above the corner marker , the wing shouldnt be a rep spec wing ... i could go on , different front bumper

sorry but its not the real thing , wait a couple more years and import the real deal

 

The Bathurst R was a step up from the Spirit R, with only 500 produced, a little more weight reduction, CF cockpit trim, coilovers. After seeing the Spirit R video above, I doubt it's a Spirit R as well, it's missing badging, the one Recaro doesn't appear to match the Recaros in the video. I'm thinking more and more a 92 dressed up with some aftermarket and later RX7 bits.

 

It's my fd and yes it's Bathurst. if you guys are interested in buying, come check it for yourself. The sheering wheel / cluster is all original. the paint color is the special edition, which can only be gotten for the Bathurst. The seats and bumper has been changed as stated in the ad.
You can come weight the car and check the Engine.

 

Some of the parts that seem to be missing? Mazdaspeed Shifter & ebrake, Fake CF bits, Logo on the pillar. Why would someone remove this stuff and replace it with stock?

 

Seems like you don't know the difference between the sprit r and the Bathurst.

 

Bathurst is a lighter and faster version of the normal rx7 and few things that are difference. ex :the roof inside is black etc

 

And my paint color code matches the pure white. my front feed bumper was repainted so it matched.

 

Any car can be painted any colour.
Where is your CF gauge cluster?
Where are the Bathurst R foglights?
Where is the Bathurst R badging?

Here's the point: you claim to have a Bathurst R that's missing everything that makes it a Bathurst R. What's the point?

-Geoff

 

[QUOTE=CloudPump;11387907]Any car can be painted any colour.
Where is your CF gauge cluster?
Where are the Bathurst R foglights?
Where is the Bathurst R badging?

Here's the point: you claim to have a Bathurst R that's missing everything that makes it a Bathurst R. What's the

Buddy.. You still don't get it do you..the car has been plated as 92... So when it was imported those things were remove... And I told you I have a feed bumper obviously I don't have fog lights ... Anyways you can believe me or not. I couldn't care less. The car has never been painted...

 

How the hell do you think I got a 2001 in canada? those are the reasons.

 

I'm not sure your statment makes any sense.

You got the car in canada because it was re-vinned, which is illegal.

Re-vinning a car does not require you to remove everything that makes the car a Bathurst R.

My point is: (and I'll use a car with which I have familiarity) if you took a 1991 CRX Si SE (limited edition, only 250 ever made) and removed all the things that made it an SE (the leather steering wheel/shift ****, CD player, badging, etc.) you'd just have a CRX. It may have started it's life as an SE but it stops being one once you remove everything that makes it special.

As for your vehicle, the VIN has been replaced, no one can verify if your car was ever a Bathurst R. The ONLY thing that is left to lay claim to this is your word. You have nothing else to support this.

I believe that YOU believe it's a Bathurst R. I don't. Prove to me it is with more than just saying it is. Because if that's all it takes... well hell, then my car is a Bathurst R too, I've revinned it to 92 and taken out everything that makes it a Bathurst R. Prove me wrong.

-Geoff

 

[QUOTE=bawschu;11388027]Missed this reply when replying to the last one.

I'm speaking from the position of someone who has PERSONALLY imported an RX-7 from japan, doing all the paperwork on BOTH sides of the ocean.

No one ever, EVER... repeat EVER looked at my car.

There's no crazy inspection when you import a car. No one gives a **** if you bring in a car from another country. It's only when you go to plate it and register it that they care a little bit and this is done on a provincial level.

If you want to register the car, it's all paperwork. My car sat in my garage for 4 months while I did all the paperwork to import it, register it and plate it. No one came to make sure the VIN on the car was the same as the VIN on the paperwork. No one came to see if I had Bathurst R badging on my car and even if they did, no government lackey is going to know that it's a limited edition RX-7 that was only sold in a specific year. PLUS even if you got a car enthusiast on this non-existent inspection you could just continue lying and say you put some stickers on the car because that's what Paul Walker did in The Fast and the Furious, and that makes it cool.

My point:

You didn't have to remove anything to get the car registered. I know this from very recent personal experience in importing and registering a RHD Japanese RX7. I find your argument invalid.

So please offer some shred of proof besides your word that this car is a Bathurst R.

-Geoff

 

Sketchy!

 

I also wonder why the seller doesn't do a better job promoting his sale by offering undeniable proof that his car is Bathurst R. In the classified section he offers this link:

Limited Edition 2001 Mazda RX-7 Bathurst R Coupe


where one of the posters goes into great detail that one merely needs to look at the ECU sticker and the stamp on the turbo to determine what model the car really is, yet the seller doesn't even bother to do this.

 

Well I can't prove you anything till you see the car. Till then.. stop wasting my time with questions if your not buying. I honestly don't care if you dont believe me or not lol

 

Well you should care because I'm the demographic that you want to appeal to, someone with disposable income in hand looking for a Fd. But at the very least you have to convince me that it's worth the drive to Montreal to look at a real Bathurst R. That is if you have any serious intention of selling.

 

As I said you need to come in person to see it for yourself.
you won't be disappointed once you see it and have a professional mechanic that knows about fds to check it. Anyone who has seen it or who has previously owned it knows. Many people can vouch for it.

 

^ Or you can just snap two pictures for the guy and put him at ease that he won't be driving 600km to see an RX-7 that some uneducated owner *thinks* is a Bathurst R.

 

if he cant snap pics of the rats nest which is basically authenticating his claims, then you know he is a waste of time and dont bother.

 

Well... the rats nest won't confirm anything. That'll just show that it's at least a 2001 engine/car. I don't doubt that the vehicle is 2001, however that doesn't mean it's a Bathurst R.

Aside from all this "is it a Bathurst R or not" talk (which could go on forever)... I'd be FAR more concerned about spending $15,000 on a vehicle that is in the country illegally, registered illegally and could be siezed by the government and crushed at any time once they found out what had happened.

-Geoff

 

Well I'm not going to comment on its legality, but the car looks amazing. It's pretty much exactly what I look for in an Rx7.

 

I'm sorry but didn't you state that you imported this vehicle into the country? who else here can vouch for it as an owner?

 

If someone is truly interested in this car they may want to join and read these threads on FDRX7.com

Identifying S8's.
FD-RX7 Enthusiasts Forum

The Definitive Type R Bathurst R Thread
FD-RX7 Enthusiasts Forum