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Ye who has little faith 
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Jambo
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Eck
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Ash spent a good bit of cash buying his one, and iirc it wasn't long rebuilt. Then it needed rebuilt again  He's used a lot of pennies on a good one so I'd hate to see the bills on a bad one 
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Welsh Dan
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Even the newest ones are 12 years old now and realistically, you'll be looking at a 20 year old car.
Even a good one is likely to have issues.
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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im slow working it out
still need to ring insurance as i can keep the corsa till 21 as planned
i can buy it i can insure it not sure what that will leave me with money wise, i was looking at spending 4k on a new car and keeping the corsa,
even if i only have it for summer fun i can probably make money if it doesnt explode
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Ash spent a good bit of cash buying his one, and iirc it wasn't long rebuilt. Then it needed rebuilt again He's used a lot of pennies on a good one so I'd hate to see the bills on a bad one
That was down to poor maintenance by a previous owner firstly, second was a rare housing fault. So far (touchwood) she's been perfect. Seems to be better this year as I've used her a lot more than normal. They don't like being sat about then raped on a weekend then left for another 3 months I find.
I've been through mountains in Austria and Italy, on the Ring a few times and Oulton park twice, not to mention a few 130mph cruises to work over here, she hasn't missed a beat.
I can't ever imagine someone swapping a decent one for a Corsa though, so take someone who knows rotaries to look at any you fancy as there's a good chance of finding a shitter. There are lots of telltale signs to look for regarding engine troubles - but basically the best advice is to stay away from any extensively self-modified examples. Cutting corners with these cars will cause you serious problems.
By the way, you'll need shares in Shell or BP to run one. The tax and the oil they use are the only cheap aspects of running an RX7.
Oh, and RX8s, whilst nice, don't come close to the 7s for grin factor. 
Here's some more pic whoring:
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Oli_p
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ash gotta say that perfect imo, if i had an rx7 it would look similar, although insurance seems to be stupid on them £3k and im 24 and 4yr ncb, even an evo or scooby is just over £1k for me
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scoob
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at 19 i was insured for 2k on mine
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Jake
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scoobs was gangster
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Oli_p
ash gotta say that perfect imo, if i had an rx7 it would look similar, although insurance seems to be stupid on them £3k and im 24 and 4yr ncb, even an evo or scooby is just over £1k for me
Adrian Flux quoted me over 9k. Jokers.
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BarnshaW
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riprx7iloveyou
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CorsAsh
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You're catching up in the rebuild stakes Mr. B... 
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Jambo
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God they are gorgeous.
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Ash spent a good bit of cash buying his one, and iirc it wasn't long rebuilt. Then it needed rebuilt again He's used a lot of pennies on a good one so I'd hate to see the bills on a bad one
That was down to poor maintenance by a previous owner firstly, second was a rare housing fault. So far (touchwood) she's been perfect. Seems to be better this year as I've used her a lot more than normal. They don't like being sat about then raped on a weekend then left for another 3 months I find.
I've been through mountains in Austria and Italy, on the Ring a few times and Oulton park twice, not to mention a few 130mph cruises to work over here, she hasn't missed a beat.
I can't ever imagine someone swapping a decent one for a Corsa though, so take someone who knows rotaries to look at any you fancy as there's a good chance of finding a shitter. There are lots of telltale signs to look for regarding engine troubles - but basically the best advice is to stay away from any extensively self-modified examples. Cutting corners with these cars will cause you serious problems.
By the way, you'll need shares in Shell or BP to run one. The tax and the oil they use are the only cheap aspects of running an RX7.
Oh, and RX8s, whilst nice, don't come close to the 7s for grin factor.
Here's some more pic whoring:
i also feel there is something dodgey with him wanting to swap seems a genuine old guy wanting a car for his son,
some good info here
one in question mods are........ :k&N filter
still need to work out costs properly before i meet the guy im bit lazy/buzy atm 
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taylorboosh
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Just fucking get it and then sell it on if you can't afford it
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tom130691
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Originally posted by john-d
Just fucking get it and then sell it on if you can't afford it
haha i need a car though to get to uni and work.
need to plan it all first even if i do end up with it for a few months
plus the longer i drag it out the closer to cheaper insurance i get
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BarnshaW
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
You're catching up in the rebuild stakes Mr. B...
I have only had one so im half way to you 
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by tom130691
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Originally posted by john-d
Just fucking get it and then sell it on if you can't afford it
haha i need a car though to get to uni and work.
need to plan it all first even if i do end up with it for a few months
plus the longer i drag it out the closer to cheaper insurance i get
Honestly, it's probably not a good idea to use it for lots of short trips, and the difference in fuel costs to your Corsa could make you very unhappy. You can only safely use the 99ron fuels or risk blowing the tips out.
Lack of mods is good, but there are some that should be done, such as metal air separator tank and full metal radiator as the OEM ones tend to pop.
You could swap the Corsa then sell the Rex for a few grand and get something less highly strung.
Have you had any insurance quotes yet?
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
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Its 80 miles round trip to work.
My corsa isnt eco.any obviously the tx7 will be worse
Ive read up about a fe reliablity mids,
Insurance on ine rx7. Was 1300 at 21 (june)but this guy doesny want to post his number plate on the internt abd putting it all in individuly it came up at 2,000 when 21 going to be rediculouse at 20
Its an RB spec one
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chrisritch
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Registered: 2nd Sep 08
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get it to piss louden off
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Jake
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probably a cat c if he dont want to post the plate
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tom130691
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
get it to piss louden off
part of the reason behind this over a sensible car
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CorsAsh
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Just seen you're in Coventry. No way in hell I'd leave an RX parked up round there!
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tom130691
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i have a drive and im here at uni, wont be here all the time lol
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Welly Wanger
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This is my fd what i had for 4 1/2 years, the engine give way with in a month of owning it. So rebuilt the engine by a specialist and its still running to this day. No engine troubles only wear and tear on part so replace new and branded, buy cheap buy twice with these cars.
Looks a good deal, even if the engine is on its way out you can pick one up cheap enough off the rx7 forums.
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