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Old 12-25-20, 05:14 AM
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Talking Hello everyone, Cali newbie here

Hi guys, I'm completely new to the rx7 or classic cars for that matter. A couple of buddies have convinced me to look for a classic car and after about a year of researching and looking around I'm pretty set on a FB preferably a GSL SE (since the 13b engine seems preferable). I'm currently looking at a car that seems pretty close to what I want. My two concerns are that it has over 170000 miles on it, and it's registered out of state so I'm worried about passing smog in Cali. I will have a few thousand dollars to throw at it if I decide to pull the trigger since the car itself is well under my budget. Any thoughts or advice? Thanks!

Oh btw I live in LA and I'm interested in Films and photography as my username would suggest. Been on here for a couple of days and you guys seem like a pretty chill group of people. Looking forward to actually joining this community when I buy the car!
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BC Making a Statement

Some states have been flagged as being prone to fraudulent registrations. Perhaps look into that.

Meeting smog regs can be a real challenge.


Perhaps more so for a car with 170,000 clicks,

With that many clicks you may want as much maintenance history as possible.

In any event you perhaps best plan for significant refurbishment costs, including, possibly, a new motor in the not too distant future.

Insist on a compression test,

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Originally Posted by Redbul
Some states have been flagged as being prone to fraudulent registrations. Perhaps look into that.

Meeting smog regs can be a real challenge.


Perhaps more so for a car with 170,000 clicks,

With that many clicks you may want as much maintenance history as possible.

In any event you perhaps best plan for significant refurbishment costs, including, possibly, a new motor in the not too distant future.

Insist on a compression test,
Thank you for the input! I'll keep that in mind. Although it sounds like I might have to keep looking for other options for a while longer haha.
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Welcome to the forum. Many forum members have gone over 300k miles on their original GSL-SE engine, so know that that particular engine, if properly maintained, will last a long time.
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