I've got the chance to buy a 1995 RX-7 with 22k ORIGINAL miles, and a 3 year/36k mille warranty, for $20k. Anyone have any good pictures of the blue that they came in that year? I just don't know enough about the RX-7 colors to have any idea what it might look like.

 

It's a beautifully deep blue, very dignified with an inner character. its a dark navy blue darker than winning blue but lighter that the dark blue on the mazda 3. is it a twin turbo 6 (5?)spd?

 

Twin turbo 5 speed. Going to run a CarFax on it tonight, and hopefully it won't go anywhere before then. Apparently someone tried to buy it yesterday, but the deal fell through. I may go get it transferred tomorrow if the carfax checks out. Trying very hard not to get excited. Not a very responsible purchase, considering that would leave us with an 8 and a 7, and we were considering a Mazda6 Sport Wagon, but it's REALLY hard to pass up.

 

indeed...id say its worth it, thats a rare beautiful car...i found this site with pictures of some guys montego blue rx7...the blue is slightly lighter in person though... http://www.cardomain.com/id/fastrx7man

 

Elara,
Here's some pics from www.Autotrader.com.
Sorry, they are not very good.

 

another

 

As said before it is Montego Blue. It will look green under certain lighting conditions. It is one of my favorite automobile colors ever. Good luck. What trim level is it? I know it comes with a warranty, so service shouldn't be an issue for a while, but do you have an FD mechanic somewhat local. If you do, it might be a good thing to get it checked by someone before buying. If you buy the car PM me and I can give you some good (I and many FD owners think) advice on reliability work that should be done to the car. BTW, is this going to be a daily driver?

 

Yes monetgo blue is an awosome color. Lots of ppl think its green...but its not

BTW all FDs were twin turbo.

That mileage is insanely low. And the price is very good for the miles. Buy it in a hearbeat. If you dont fool=you.

 

Yeah, the blue looks exactly the same as your 8 Elara.

 

Lawrence is right, the price is right for the car with that mileage. But please have the car's compression and boost pattern checked. Even low mileage FD's can have issues, and there could be legitimate reasons not to make an FD a daily driver at any price. I bought mine thinking it would be. Now, I wouldn't dream of having a daily driven FD. The one factor that would make me feel comfortable buying this vehicle is the warranty. Just make sure that warranty has no wiggle room and is comprehensive. Also who performs the warranty work is important as well. If the car is fixed free, but consistently sits in a shop and when it is returned to you things are still wrong--what good is the warranty. Like I said good luck. I searched about 8 months when I bought my R-1, so perhaps I could give some decent advice.

 

Ahhh, so it IS the Montego Blue. The pictures of it aren't very good, and we didn't know if there was another blue color that year. The montego blue color is what made me pick the Nordic green on my 8.

And the stuff you guys are bringing up are why we're hesitating. It wouldn't be driven all the time, but for the most part, it would be my husband's daily driver, alternating with my 8. The warranty is what's really got us hopeful on this- but finding a qualified rotary mechanic has me worried, too. Ugh. Well, I guess we'll see what happens. If I can wait 8 more days, if it's still there, I get it for only $17 (employee discount)- so maybe we'll wait. And if it's meant to be, it'll still be there.

 

DA-YUM, Elara! I'm jealous!

I hope it works out, if you and Steve decide it's what you want!

 

Still trying to convince him-I can't even tell you how badly I want this car- I'm considering offering him the 8 if he doesn't want the 7, and I'll drive it.

 

How can he refuse such a beautiful car?!?! I'll buy it. LOL

 

there are a few rotary shops up here in northern VA, as well as one down at VA/NC border (I think McNair Motorsport is their name...)

 

that's a nice discount!! can you get me that kinda discount on a Mazda6 hatch?

 

I really wouldn't recommend an FD for a daily driver. I wouldn't recommend any 10-year-old twin turbo car for a daily driver. Yeah, I know some people do it, but for most people I think it's too finicky and requires too much time/money/attention.

Sure, some FDs are trouble-free, but if you're going to buy this car, you have to seriously consider the possibility of having a bunch of little gremlins you'll need to often be taking care of. Like in a couple of months if you start getting a weird boost pattern or a funny idle what are you going to do? If you take it to a dealership, they will probably be pretty clueless and might even mess up your car worse. Most *good* rotary shops usually have a wait to get any work done, and you might not be able to use your warranty at one of these independant shops.

I'm not trying to scare you away, I think FDs are great cars, but you need to realize what could be involved in owning one. It's not like owning a Miata. If I were going to get another FD and daily drive it, I would make sure that it was totally stock and never had any mods, had good compression and a proper boost pattern. Then I would do all the so-called "reliability mods", including silicone hoses, downpipe, boost/water temp gagues, aluminuim AST, Fluidyne radiator, etc...

Good luck with whatever happens!

 

I meant 17k :P

 

This is the only reason we're still waffling on this. There's always the possiblity it could nickel and dime us to death.

Well, the carfax report checks out...http://www.carfax.com/cfm/FSBO.cfm?r...FX000006629214 .....argh!!!

This is so hard...

 

Elara, I know the feeling. You are probably almost hoping something is really wrong with the car so the decision will be easy. If the warranty is good, the FD won't nickle and dime you until after the warranty expires, so don't worry about that too much. Extended time in the shop and finding a competent hand with the twin turbo rotary is a more pressing issue IMO.
I overall agree with M477.
A true sports car purchase (esp used) is a decision that is usually not made with the head, it is much more of a gut purchase. If you can live with the quirks, not count on driving the car every single day, and give the car the attention it needs, I say go for it. I know this much, you will always regret NOT getting this car if it gets away from you.
Once again, best of luck. Do a search for Rob Robinette's third gen site. It is a great resource for anyone interested in purchasing a third gen.

 

Best advice to date.

I just got one and its midly modded with most of it being the reliability mods. I'm still working on what else is on the car because I don't want the damn thing to break down on me when I least want it (its my daily driver for now).

And he's right, its no daily driver and petrol is expensive.

 

Well, it may be a moot point- it looks like it has been sold, which, in the end, is a good thing- having bought the 8 and a new house in the past 8 months, and owning almost no furniture, we really don't need to be spending money on and tinkering around with another car right now...*sniff*

(can you tell we've been trying to convince ourselves we really don't want it...it's not working)

 

 

Well, that's too bad, but have you considered a Miata? I know it might not sound very exciting compared to an FD, but I think that they are one of the most fun to drive cars for any price, and one of the most underrated cars out there. It wasn't until I actually drove one that I realised what great cars they are. Plus, they are generally bulletproof and you could find a really pristine one for well under $17k. Anyway, just a thought...

 

i'm sorry to hear that its been sold. too bad. i wouldn't mind having no furniture as long as i can keep both in the garage. sleeping on the floor is good for your back anyway.