dying_here

haha no i still need my dad's permission. and for him anything over 40k is just too much i probably wont be able to take a grand or 2 off from the dealer since its such a hot car... can i?

wakeech

uh, no... not unless you're trading something in, which i'm guessing you aren't... dammit dude!! that sucks!!

... well, just try your best to convince him of the unbelievable deal this car is (because it IS), and that it'll really retain value well (look at the FD for proof of that... not to mention Canada's only getting 700 on the first run!! :O!!)... hmmm...
but y'know $500 over, $500 under... what's a thousand bucks between father and son, eh??

dying_here

haha yeh i need to do some hardcore convincing how its a good value as compare to something else :P but i definitly wont be putting myself on the pre-order list.. my dad doesnt like the idea of buying a car before actually test driving it and paying 40k just to wait weeks and months for a car.
since we taking pros and cons, as im trying to prepare my case. wat is the advantage of a rotary engine over let say a v6??

dying_here

oh yeh and wats the price drop for an Rx-7 :P need a rough number to show him how the car will retain its value

actually my original budget is about 28k nish ( so i was thinking of a Premium RSX or 03 Accord coupe ( non-v6) or a 03' Tiburon tuscani etc) but now that i see the RX-8 and wat it has to offer at a price of 36k im very tempted.. im basically beyond my limits.. but 40k is definitly going to be a problem :P

Cylo

Go for the tiburon. You cannot get a better deal for that price, wait to drive a more expensive car when you are the head developer of a small software company like me :D.

SA22C

The RX-7 is rated in Kellys Blue Book at just under $20k, with a retail price in 1995 of ~$34k. The value in KBB is generally low, so the RX-7 has done rather well for a ten year old car.