wilddog

The last several months I've been looking for a 93 rx-7. Well, they tend to be a little overpriced up here in canada, so I've kept my sights open down south. However, it seems every person I call or contact, sold they're car already, or isnt willing to deal with someone from Canada. Its a little frustrating. Anyone else have this problem or is it just me? Tips? Cheers

mr.zoom

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How much are you looking to spend?

Crymson

I've talked to a number of people in states about buying a 3rd gen. The problem is that some of them don't have very good documentation on their vehicles.

There was a forum member in Calgary who got a lawyer, local to the seller, and gave him power of attorney to do the deal so that all the paperwork would be done by the time he went to pick it up.

I'm sure it cost a bit of money, but worth it in the long run.

wilddog

Around 16K cad. I'm looking at ones with some dinged up and dented bodies as this will basically be a project car. I've been looking for FD's around 10-12K us, and there many out there, but its just been really tough to find someone that doesnt sell it or is not willing to deal with someone who wants to import to canda, not that it should be a huge deal to them

dradon03

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Don't know what to say I picked mine up for 20 a friend of mine for 24 and there is one in mtl with 30,000kms for 18k Check it out.

Crymson

Depending on how you ship and hopefully not have to do too much to pass a safety, i've been figuring about 16-18 K to get a 13K USD car -- but that was with an exchange rate from a few months ago when it was quite good, about 85c to the dollar.

Be wary though, elections cause some instability with our dollar, so if you're really concerned about the bottom line, the differnce between buying one today or nearer to the election could be a few hundred dollars.

Or just buy your USD when the price looks good or when it fits your budget and not to look at it again.

Mazdabation

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Dont mean to burst your bubble, but FD's are worth what they are worth. You say they are too expensive but i say they should be worth more, who is right?

If you want a rare car you have to pay the price. If you cant afford one then i guess you would have to look into something else. You cant expect FD owners to drop pricing of thier cars because you only want to spend 16 G's.

Again, im not trying to be rude, just showing the persective from an FD owner.

Crymson

Well, he's pointing out that fact, that on average FD's are worth less in america than a simple exchange rate would suggest. A decent FD in canada seems to be worth about 20K, which -- doing a quick xe.com gives about 17K USD (exchange is really good today, almost at a high!), and you can get a really good FD, for 17K USD. So, provided the dollar is strong enough to cover the costs of imporation, it's possible to get the same quality of FD from america for a few thousand dollars less-- and the selection is much greater.

Demonstrating the lack of selection in Canada; the same 8 FD's have been on autotrader for the last 6 months (I know becuase i look everyday), so they must be in very rough shape. When a good one does appear, it's gone again in under a month. Jaymez's sold relatively quickly with a 30K price tag, and there was one BB FD in nova scotia which was up for about a week, meaning that its a sellers market for a quality FD in Canada, where it may be more of a buyers market in certain places in the US.

I agree with him.

sub-zero

If You are interested I will sell my car. PM me.

Here is a link to a few pics.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...3&page=1&pp=15


The car is in 100% mint condtion and will haul *** on most any car made. I have two hoods, one Scoot and the stocker if you are wondering. It is tuned very safely @ 18 psi and can run up to 28 psi on race fuel with still some more room on the injectors. I have alot of money invested but if you want what I think is one hell of a nice car without all the hassel of building it yourself, it will make you very happy.

Steve

wilddog

I understand exactly what you mean. But due to the sheer number of fd's available in the states, and number of people selling, you have far more selection and lower prices. I just want something beat up so I can rebuild from ground up, but it seems so daunting as I have been trying for the last few months. I also want to get a move on because when spring rolls around, those prices are going to move up.

Read the thread sub-zero. One nice car, but I hate to wonder how much you would be asking for it!

Mazdabation

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That is one of the reasons FD's are cheaper in the states. There were more sent so the rarety is not as great. Hence cheaper there and more expensive here, also a lot of the FD's in the states have been driven all year round so the milage of them is a lot more then SOME of the Canadian cars. I have found the low numbers to be around 60,000 miles (100 oookms for us) which is not really low by our standards, low for us would be about 60 000kms. This is unless a canadian FD was winter driven, then it will have high K's.

All i can say is just keep looking, "good things come to those who wait". I had 2nd gens for 8 years before i was able to afford and find the right FD for me

shawn

wilddog

I just think its obvious that 16K for an fd in the us will go alot further than for an fd in canada. That is my reasoning, and it seems to be shared by many others.

Crymson

I'm in the same boat as you wild dog, I've been looking for a good FD all summer.

I live out west in the land of wind and snow though, so i've put my search off until spring.

I also only recently (saturday) moved to a place with a double garage, so I acually have a place to keep it. There is an 11K USD FD fs in Idaho by Dan Yavovich (sp?) which i was going to buy -- he's only about 2 hours from the alberta border, But I can't justify getting something that is going to sit in the garage for another 5 months.

wilddog

Can you justify the fact that when spring rolls around those prices are going to be marked up? Its ironic, but as the saying goes 'Winter time is the season to buy a sports car" I've been looking in the states for a while. I guess the only thing that iritating is the border and duty taxes, as well as replaces the front rebar, things start to add up. BUt it still beats buying an fd up here. Just ask 1sicsol

Crymson

Well, i can justify waiting until the spring -- well i could, before i moved, because an extra parking stall would have been 200$ or so a month.

Jimmynguyen

i have a bone stock grey 93 for sell it has minor dent for sell for 15k firm

olyrx7

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It seems to me that the FD owners in Quebec seem to always have a lower price then the rest of Canada, not sure why? It could just be my observation.
None the less, to me the FD is an exotic and the price should always be high.

But if you stay patient there is always a desperate owner needing money, then again if you spend a few thousand more your going to get a lot more, just my 2cents.

charr33

No offence, but if a couple thousand bucks is keeping you from either buying or not buying an FD, then the FD is not the car for you.

I can guarentee that you will have to spend a lot more than that maintaining it in the years to come, so if money is tight, I wouldn't recommend it.

I understand the art of getting the lowest price, and if two similar items were side by side, why not choose to pay less. But you are scouring the globe trying to save a relatively small amount of money, which in the end, you may end up paying back in shipping, registration and Ontario safety standards modifications. Plus you haven't physically seen/inspected/test-drove the car from the US, (unless you make a trip down there, which also costs money) and you will have a speedo in MPH (unless you convert it, which again costs money).

If you buy a US car from a coastal area, the salt water will be just as bad as if it had been winter driven in Canada, and as already posted, due to some states having nice weather year round, the car may have higher kilometers on it, (which = sooner to rebuild).

If there is really a 60000km FD for sale for $18k, then you should buy it. Your engine is going to last another 60000km (approx) which is 2-3 years of summer driving for you to save for a rebuild.

If you spend less money and get a car with 120000km on it, then you are gonna have to add 4-5k to the price for a new engine.
If you get a car that has had a recent rebuild, then you have to determine if the rebuild was done by a reliable shop. (or it might as well never have been rebuilt in the first place).

If you find a bone stock car, (from the US or Canada) you are gonna have to do a few mods anyways (downpipe, radiator, AST and perhaps a boost guage)

AND lets not forget you are gonna have to have the thing E-tested. Good luck with that. So after you fail the E-test, you are looking at more money for repairs.

And finally, lets not forget that an FD gets about the same fuel mileage as a Murcielago. (well...mine does anyways...)

I probably shouldn't have said "finally" as there is much more, but my point is, if $2000.00 is preventing you from buying an FD, you could be biting off more than you can chew.

Bottom line though, I don't regret buying mine, and it still puts a smile on my face everytime I drive it. (and the chicks dig it too)

olyrx7

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Just too add something, I have spent over $12k this month alone on the FD. If you think it ends there: NO WAY! Eventually you will get hooked on power, and you will want more.

So as I have said before: Buying the FD is half of your project, the other half is expensive.............but fun!

Just to help you out here is alink to an FD in BC, it's somewhere around the price range your looking for:http://www.canadatrader.com/result/d...2&pgno=1&srt=1

Ka Kui

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I am looking for a 93 FD as well. Anyone is planning to sell their baby? please pm me.
I live in Toronto.

sub-zero

Yes, be prepared to spend big bucks on these cars if you want to build a decent one. I have spent over 40 G plus the price of the car. But I have a Viper eating car for half the cost of a Viper and it looks alot better.