Saw this on Alberta Kijiji today. Saw the price tag and was like oh what must be so awesome that its worth that much... check it out I think the guys out of his mind

1992 Mazda RX-7 Coupe - Edmonton Cars For Sale - Kijiji Edmonton Canada.

 

Soooooo, its not painted?

 

Here,lets post the mods,and see...

LIST OF MODS

KSPORT BIG BRAKE KIT 14 INCH FLOATING ROTORS 8PISTON IN FRONT 6 IN REAR
APEXI LED ECU
WALBRO 400lph
PLX WIDEBAND AFR
KEI OFFICE ADJUSTABLE COILOVERS
HKS CAT BACK
3 INCH MIDPIPE
3 INCH HKS DOWNPIPE
EXUAST FULL WRAPPED
CHROME LIGHT WEIGHT PULLEYS
BRAND NEW BELTS
IGNITION AMPLIFIER
EXEDY STAGE 3 clutch
ENGINE BAY AND MISC PIECES POWDER COATED GOLD
APEXI AIR FILTERS
BLOCK OFF PLATES
3 RFL BLOW OFF VALVES
KOYO RADIATOR
SAMCO HOSES
NON SEQUENTIAL TWIN TURBOS
GODSPEED FRONT MOUNT INTERCOOLER
UPGRADED AST
PERSORMANCE THERMOSTAT
HKS EVC 5 BOOST CONTROLLER
SHORT SHIFTER
ENGINE DAMPER
99 SPEC TAILLIGHTS
8,000k HID
19 INCH BBS CHROME TIRES 90 285 REAR 245 FRONT BRIDGESTONE POTENZA SO3 CAN ALSO BE SWAPPED FOR 17 inch BBS LM GOLD
CARBON HOOD
CARBON DIFFUSER
CARBON HEADLIGHT COVERS
CARBON SPOILER
REAL VEILSIDE FRONT BUMPER AND SIDE SKIRTS OR 99 SPEC FRONT BUMPER
COMPUSTAR ALARM
FRESH COOLANT OIL COILS SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL FILTER
ALL VAC LINES REDONE
AC DELETE
AIR PUMP DELETE
ACV DELETE
DOUBLE THROTTLE DELETE

Running car,mods listed and a new paint job for $25K..

No problemo!

 

19" chrome BBS rims yo. That **** is sick bro. BUY NOW!

thewird

 

It's a rule of thumb to post a price $10,000 higher than what it's really worth so you don't get kijijied! Take that low ballers! Lol!

 

Not painted either that last picture was just of what it could look like... its like the guy put parts in it and thought "hmm if I put a aftermarket part in it I ll get double the value back"

 

Remember that time you could buy a RHD FD for under 8 grand? I think you could still do that as recently as tomorrow.

 

I sold my RHD for 7k with a new motor in it and a powerfc and other small upgrades LOL.

thewird

 

heh,,FIXED.!

 

Were there any major problems with it? 7k seems like a killer deal for a perfectly working FD.

 

Yeah RHDs are a dime a dozen I paid 1000 for mine and it was a 100% complete car just need work on just about everything. Theres a guy on Ontario Kijiji who wants 8000 for his RHD roller FD with something like 170k on the chassis some people just see cars value simply what they put into them. thewirds FD I remember being problem free just some minor tlc on the body I think

 

^ Yah pretty much that, paint wasn't the greatest but it didn't have rust or anything, just peeling in some spots.

thewird

 

So, basically he went broke before finishing the project, and he thinks he can get back what he put into it in parts, and then some.

Good luck with that. Although it is Alberta - prices run 30% above other markets because some people here have too much money, coupled with too little dealer or cross-border competition.

 

i emailed him and had a nice conversation about values of RHD cars vs LHD and he thinks they are worth the same so since his has only 42000 kms so its worth as much as a LHD with that.
He said good luck finding one with 42000 kms on it so i found one with less. There was a LHD in Alberta for 22 500 that has 31k on it and its mint.
His reply was RHD or LHD same motor same value i jsut laughed and called it a day.

 

The 'Alberta Tax'. I noticed the pricing is higher in major cities. I was looking at a car in Edmonton and the guy wanted $20,000 more than EVERYWHERE ELSE IN NORTH AMERICA, and also, didn't have consistent service records, or a major service completed. I literally told him he was out to lunch, and good luck selling it. I told him I can't even make an offer because his price was so far out there. Here I was thinking it could be the most immaculate car in the world, but really, it was just another 'toy' example with a bored owner that wanted it for what it was.

The seller of this FD will get a reality check when its still sitting in the drive way in a couple years.

 

RHD cars are worth less purely because of insurance right? That's the only real difference I can think of. Besides that they are better cars (assuming you got one of the newer ones).

 

No, they are worth less because of the initial purchase price, and the availability. There are thousands for sale in Japan, at any time. There's only a handful of LHD cars here for sale. The LHD cars here are typically well cared for. The RHD cars there sat in a parkade until someone bought it. Then hit the ocean.

AND, you can't insure them without an appraisal.


I remember the first influx of FD's. It was pretty much a 90% failure rate for the engines.

 

Initial purchase price is similar to buying a LHD car (maybe a couple thousand less) when you factor in shipping and everything. If insurance isn't an issue I don't see why anybody would prefer a LHD to a RHD assuming they were both in the same condition. A stock 1996+ RHD FD is a better car than a stock 1993 LHD FD.

 

Better how? Performance wise? Well, if that's the case then buy a 99, they will be legal here in a couple months. Hell wait a few years and get a Spirit R. But that still doesn't change the fact that buying a particular car is a complete unknown if you are getting one from auction. You don't know how long it sat, what they ran for coolant in the engine (some places they just run water with additives). The same can be said about here, but you can do a proper PPI here. Honestly though, if you are shelling out over 15k on a car and don't do a proper PPI, you might as well goto the casino and put it all on Red.


Functionally, I'd rather drive a LHD car in a LHD country, than a RHD car in a LHD country. But hey, thats what I prefer.

Its worth what people are willing to pay. There is a much larger selection of RHD cars than there are LHD cars.

 

Performance and reliability were both improved on the newer models. I agree it is a bit of a crap shoot when importing cars from Japan but if a rhd car has been well maintained the only objective reason that it might be worth less is the insurance issues. You can do proper PPI if the car is already in Canada and that is what we are talking about here.

 

RHD cars aren't too hard to learn to drive. It's like being 16 again when you try it out. You relearn to drive on the other side of the car.. That part is fun! However, turning left at lights can be dangerous, as well as passing on a one lane road.. Rule of thumb is "if you can't see, don't go". Which I think is pretty obvious, but you need a pretty good level of patience to watch cars passing you and the same semi truck, until you are in a position to actually safely SEE to pass. You could be "stuck" for a long time...

Just remember, what you see on Kijiji isn't sold yet. If something is extremely expensive, and it isn't sold, that doesn't indicate market value. Keep watching and see what comes up and what disappears. That tells you what something is worth.

Anything listed for months on end is somebody in denial about the value of what they have. Good luck with sale, buddy.

 

Yea values of RHD FDs already here is way less like the average sale price of a running RHD FD here is probsbly around 7500-8000 in good shape i bought my 100% complete but rough FD for 1000. If you are importing one its completely different but you are paying alot for shipping and taxes rather then strictly for the car. But good points

 

Even without the potential difficulty insuring RHD (or possibly reselling in the future, if more provinces join Quebec in not allowing new registrations), RHD value in general is dragged down by the preponderance of thrashed and/or poorly maintained RHD cars out there, and the fact that RHD is harder to drive safely on roads and traffic laws set up around LHD. Yes, a nice RHD can be as good or better maintained than a given LHD, and a smart driver can deal with the issues around passing and left turns by being more cautious (which isn't exactly consistent with the whole idea of an RX7, however) - but on the whole, the market thinks RHD<LHD - and that's what counts. As raceratheart15 pointed out, he had no problem finding a sweet, lower km LHD car in Alberta - at a lower price. The seller is out to lunch - and will probably still be out to lunch this time next year, because he has no grasp of reality.

 

It also comes down to availability. A true LHD canadian car is harder to come by than a RHD just due to the amount that were sold. Scarcity equals higher price and desireability everytime hands down.

 

I drive a right hand. RX7's are already very rare, if you don't care about how much your car is worth, a RHD RX7 is more unique than a LHD to someone who doesn't know much about RX7's. While driving 9/10 people ask me questions about my car being RHD rather than asking me about my car.

That being said, to each their own.