A local seller has a 1988 Mazda RX7 Cabriolet with 127k miles. He claims Mazda did an engine rebuild due to a fire and a factory recall, so the engine itself has less miles than that, but I don't have evidence of it. The car sat outside under trees, has faded sunspots, a dirty interior and the drivers side door is missing a panel and he says he's working on the window motor. He showed me some sort of zip tie for a "choke".
I love how it drives though and my son drools over it. It wants to be loved and driven.
How much is reasonable? Edmunds, KBB don't go that far back.
For a project and a toy maybe. For a daily driver maybe not.
Could be an OK weekend toy though it sounds like it's going to be quite a project to make it decent. Check it carefully for rust underneath.
Bear in mind though that almost no one knows how to work on those rotary engines so if you don't have a local mechanic familiar with them you'll be on your own. (Even Mazda dealers are unlikely to work on a 35 year old RX7.) It sounds like no more than a $1000 car to me and that's being generous.
Thank you for your thoughts. It's hard to not be emotional. It's a series 4 if that helps. The RX7 has a cult following, not sure how much it applies here.
Since it's a specialty vehicle you should look at some comparables to come up with a value.
They are sweet. Id look up some RX7 forums, I'm sure there's a decent sized community, you'll find more information there.
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