I Spotted Your 8 in AZ
07-04-2007, 02:59 PM
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Rebuilding is easy, but expensive.
My motors both had trashed housings. They are $600 a piece.
A rebuild kit (seals and gaskets) is $1600.
So, totally rebuilding a blown motor is at least $2500.
I can get a working motor from a yard for about that. If its compression turns out a bit low, it is fairly cheap to "freshen it up".
Your alternative is - you blow a motor, get it towed to a dealer, wait two weeks with no rental reimbursement and then pay a bill for $7k to $9k.
With this idea, you chip in $100 a year and when you blow your motor, it goes to a member's house, the motor gets swapped out in a few days and the bill is only $2500 to $3k.
My motors both had trashed housings. They are $600 a piece.
A rebuild kit (seals and gaskets) is $1600.
So, totally rebuilding a blown motor is at least $2500.
I can get a working motor from a yard for about that. If its compression turns out a bit low, it is fairly cheap to "freshen it up".
Your alternative is - you blow a motor, get it towed to a dealer, wait two weeks with no rental reimbursement and then pay a bill for $7k to $9k.
With this idea, you chip in $100 a year and when you blow your motor, it goes to a member's house, the motor gets swapped out in a few days and the bill is only $2500 to $3k.
Wasn't trying to trash your plan. It's a great idea and you can count me in. I was just dreaming
This having cash in hand but not enough for FI is making my mind go nuts. Was thinking about a 2nd Gen all yesterday then dreaming of another new CPU this morning ( DAMN YOU FRY'S!!!! ). I've been pretty good though. Moved it all to an account were I don't have an ATM card
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07-04-2007, 09:35 PM
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Again everyone, good ideas and discussion. We'd have to come up with a way to include everyone who wanted to participate to get the "pool" of investors large enough to make the system viable (IMO). Since you can currently buy a Gen 3 Mazda Reman for just over $3K, the system we develop would have to be able to take into account differences in engines (Gen 1, Gen 2 or Gen 3) and their replacement costs.
Has anyone checked into the cost to extend your warranty to 100K miles? I'm thinking it's probably something like $2K for the additional coverage. Might be money well spent. Just a thought.
Has anyone checked into the cost to extend your warranty to 100K miles? I'm thinking it's probably something like $2K for the additional coverage. Might be money well spent. Just a thought.
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07-11-2007, 11:08 AM
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07-12-2007, 02:24 AM
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Heres a theory. When my motor went, they had to replace the omp. With a new omp it still is not taking a lot of oil into the combustion chamber. I have gone 3000 miles and maybe used 3/4 of a quart. I know with my 88 I used a lot more than that. Could we be starving our motors of the proper amount of oil? I ran pre-mix on both cars, generally a quart per 1000, no smoke, cat may not like me in about 5000 miles, but it does run better, smoother. Like I said just a theory, maybe the omp is not calibrated correctly from the factory, bigger jets, I mean think about it more hp, higher redline, same amount of oil? doesn't make sense to me.
07-14-2007, 07:08 PM
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Original Turbo 'd Auto !!
I though this was the Spotted in Az thread. I miss something?
Anyway
Spotted a WB at the Lowe's on Grand Ave and Bell Rd. With New Jersey Plates. Around 3:15 pm.
Hmmmm maybe it was Ucleadguitar. I know he mentioned that he would be here the 13th.
Spotted a VR ar the intersection of Bell and Grand at 4 ish
I was in the family paddy wagon...
Oh one more thing.
Az Rotary Rockets does really nice rebuilds.
Anyway
Spotted a WB at the Lowe's on Grand Ave and Bell Rd. With New Jersey Plates. Around 3:15 pm.
Hmmmm maybe it was Ucleadguitar. I know he mentioned that he would be here the 13th.
Spotted a VR ar the intersection of Bell and Grand at 4 ish
I was in the family paddy wagon...
Oh one more thing.
Az Rotary Rockets does really nice rebuilds.
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07-17-2007, 07:45 PM
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I occasionally see what looks like to be either black or green rx8 with the license plate "rxate" heading north on the I-10 off of warner rd around 6:30 am.
07-17-2007, 10:01 PM
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07-18-2007, 10:27 PM
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Easy E1... it might have been me on the 60 and higley not sure though.. i always spot a yellow 8 with some nice black wheels with a polished lip and a nice exhaust might be a rb...but any way i always spot it on the 60 and superstition springs like around 7:20 to 8:00.
07-18-2007, 11:11 PM
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07-19-2007, 01:26 AM
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07-20-2007, 12:41 AM
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Spotted a Ti on FLW @ Scottsdale Rd, yesterday at about 7 PM or so. It was in the left-turn lane waiting on lagging left light, I blew by in middle otherwise unoccupied lane of FLW.
07-20-2007, 08:39 PM
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Spotted a NG on Baseline and 43rd St. at about 4:15ish pm. Going West.
Spotted another NG on East bound Baseline at about 4:20ish pm. Pulled up to the car and it was Swtblnde. We waved and said Hi.
Spotted yet anoher NG on Ocatillo And Meridian. It was an AT due to the 16's.
What the heck, all I see today is 3 Nordic Greens.
Spotted another NG on East bound Baseline at about 4:20ish pm. Pulled up to the car and it was Swtblnde. We waved and said Hi.
Spotted yet anoher NG on Ocatillo And Meridian. It was an AT due to the 16's.
What the heck, all I see today is 3 Nordic Greens.
07-20-2007, 09:15 PM
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Spotted a NG on Baseline and 43rd St. at about 4:15ish pm. Going West.
Spotted another NG on East bound Baseline at about 4:20ish pm. Pulled up to the car and it was Swtblnde. We waved and said Hi.
Spotted yet anoher NG on Ocatillo And Meridian. It was an AT due to the 16's.
What the heck, all I see today is 3 Nordic Greens.
Spotted another NG on East bound Baseline at about 4:20ish pm. Pulled up to the car and it was Swtblnde. We waved and said Hi.
Spotted yet anoher NG on Ocatillo And Meridian. It was an AT due to the 16's.
What the heck, all I see today is 3 Nordic Greens.
Yeah, it was around 4:20ish, not 5. doh
I saw ANOTHER NG on the way back home, Baseline and 35th-37th Ave.
You were just grean with envy.
Which one was the best looking??? hmmmmmm
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