[Matthew-Spaltro]

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/v...r=&cardist=100



In two months my car I have now will be payed of. If I sell my current car I should be able afford it.

 

[AIM9x]

no.... why would anybody in their right mind buy an automatic sports car?

 

[dougli]

Yes, buy it! That car will be a lot of fun. Now's the time to enjoy such things, before that time comes when you're only able to tool around town in a minivan full of screaming kids, instead of blasting around in a sports car with a screaming engine.

And what the heck, it's not my money I'm trying to spend.

 

[PeterG]

I gotta agree, an automatic kills the fun of a sports car.

 

[Matthew-Spaltro]

Quote:

Originally posted by PeterG I gotta agree, an automatic kills the fun of a sports car.

True. But I can't drive a stick

 

[ProFingerSk8er]

stick cant be THAT hard to learn...serisouly tho..automatic is the best way to mess up a perfectly sexy sports car

 

[jms007bnd007]

Quote:

Originally posted by Matthew-Spaltro True. But I can't drive a stick

No time like the present my friend.

You should defenitely learn how to drive a stick. It shouldn't take more than a week.

 

[wallijonn]

Matt,

and you didn't ask the Miata Kid (me) first?

the RX7 is a nice little car. But you difinetly want it in a convertible. (what else is there?). foget getting good gas mileage. and be prepared to rebuild the engine every 100,000 miles.

checkout www.miata.net
http://www.rx7city.com/FORUM/DEFAULT.ASP
http://rx7.freeservers.com/

learn to drive a stick. what's the problem? go-and-stop (auto tranny) isn't all that exciting. unless you live in a big city, go with the manual tranny. even if you do live in a city, if the clutch works off hydrolics, it could be worth it.

do a little bit more research.

 

[RoninDiesel]

hmmm, a '94 rx-7 is gonna be a drag. the older model rx-7's require more maintenance than the later ones (95?). The rotary rings need replacement for sure (after 60,000 miles). Overall, the rx-7 is a fun car but it needs much more tlc than a typical car. too much maintenance and dinero. plus it's an automatic. I would have to say no. sorry, better luck next time.

p.s. Learn Stick!!! You will appreciate all aspects of driving much more.

 

[andrzejpw]

Please don't get an automatic, it just kills the fun of the car. I drove a friend's stick rx-7. Wow, is that car fun to drive.

From what I've read though, make sure to take car of that engine.

 

[pod-lover]

assuming you bought your current car new

why would you want a car with 9 yrs old, 86k miles
not knowing the care it was given

don't get someone's haedache

learn to drive stick
it's not that hard

just read the new engine part, but still
what's gonna go next
the drive shaft
the suspension

 

[BDA_ABAT]

Is that the correct price? Dang! For a 10 year old car with high miles... Even Edmunds dealer retail pricing is $12,743. 14 grand seems a little steep.

For less than that price, you can get a 2000 Toyota Celica GT S, a 1998 Audi A4 2.5, a 1996 BMW 328is, a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 1996 Lexus SC300, 1999 Ford Mustang (320 HP V8... 0 - 60 MPH in 5.5 sec!)....

Lots o' options at ~$14K

 

[Mr.PD]

A 1994 Mazda with a new engine, sounds like it's been abused. I disagree with will Wal, those rotary engines go for a lot of miles before needing rebuilt.

The auto trans just sucks.
Is that a good price? I'm thinking you could buy a Corvette that same year for the same money.

 

[tom hankins]

Even with the new motor,that seems like alot of money for that old of a car. I hope I got my math right on this but why a new motor after only 70 something thousand miles. Driver abuse maybe?

 

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