Getting a 2nd hand Mazda RX-7 1996

[will3830]

Bro, if you want affortable maintainence, Silvia series was good buy..My S15 already 7 years and no major break down, just change oil and drive, but mine engine never mod la, remain fully stock ( only intake & exhaust mod ) until today.

RX7 & S2000 was my favorite even until today, but dint buy cuz worry maintainence and cost of upgrade + spare part.

Hope this help.

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Very rare indeed. Especially hard top ones. No idea why is at that price though.

When it comes to RWD Honda sports car, it is always expensive like NSX and S2000. The FWD Hondas are everywhere in our country.

 

[stupidcar]

Very rare indeed. Especially hard top ones. No idea why is at that price though.

Yeap, its rare. A random search only 3 popped up. 3 different websites.
Its exp esp the hard top one coz the hardtop is an aftermarket part I think.

 

[pwhyze]

Very rare indeed. Especially hard top ones. No idea why is at that price though.

Hardtop ones are aftermarket items. Mugen and Spoon have them, not sure about the others.

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Yeap, its rare. A random search only 3 popped up. 3 different websites.
Its exp esp the hard top one coz the hardtop is an aftermarket part I think.

For such an expensive price and rarity, I think it could be more worth it to spend the money and time in looking for a NSX. Comparing NSX with S2000, NSX will win for it's looks, reputation and performance. No matter what, legend is still a legend even if it is older.

 

[sagaevo]

Well...as this comes to the 5th page of your thread here.....so by now you should've know which one that you would be choosing........12savefuel have given you a good insight on what to expect with the RX7s and also recommends S15 to you......surely folks here have been very helpful to share their good thoughts and experiences to you :)

Just something that i found.....although it is an auto....but seems to be worth it with the price....
Nissan Silvia S15 SR20 (A) - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my

 

[12savefuel]

Seems like most people say S15 and everybody seems to agree that its the car with good all round performance with good parts availability.

My 2cents about the S2000 vs S15. "You can always piss faster than can ever suck." a.k.a force induction.

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Seems like most people say S15 and everybody seems to agree that its the car with good all round performance with good parts availability.

My 2cents about the S2000 vs S15. "You can always piss faster than can ever suck." a.k.a force induction.

S15 Silvia might be faster at straights due to better hp and torque. But at corners, I'm not sure how will it fares against S2000. Besides, the nice exhaust sound that the high revving S2000 makes, S15 won't be able to match it.

 

[DanzEterna]

when it comes to attacking corners it does not depends how fast is the car, it all boils down to skills & balls

 

[Clutch_Shift_Accelerate]

Well...as this comes to the 5th page of your thread here.....so by now you should've know which one that you would be choosing........12savefuel have given you a good insight on what to expect with the RX7s and also recommends S15 to you......surely folks here have been very helpful to share their good thoughts and experiences to you :)

Just something that i found.....although it is an auto....but seems to be worth it with the price....
Nissan Silvia S15 SR20 (A) - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my

Yea I saw this though i'm not interested in auto. I'm gonna stick to Manual all the way. I'm checking this one out tomorrow morning, hopefully it'll be a good one.
Nissan Silvia 2.0 (M)S15 SPEC R GOOD CONDITION - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my

 

[RENESIS VIII]

when it comes to attacking corners it does not depends how fast is the car, it all boils down to skills & balls

If both cars are given the same driver, handling will still matter.

 

[paranormal]

hi... i got this car before FD3S ...sold it because of need money to run a project :(

for me daily rider... maintenance is very low for the standard twin turbo... every 2 or 3 month i just change an engine oil, plug and oil filter which is cost at only not more than RM200... for the fuel, cost at RM150/tank can go for 630km with straight pipe 3inch run long distance but in town only can get bout 450km...(it's depend on how you ride your car!)... new spare part still can get easily but you must know where to buy... some body part need to costume .. for rotary garage, i have seen one at USJ1 Subang Jaya but i never send my ride because i can do it myself :D

 

[Clutch_Shift_Accelerate]

Ah so you knew what needed to be done for the car then.
Completely agree with you on the "how you drive your car part".
Hmm, you make it sound a little better compared to previous comments on it. I still would love to get it but I don't think I have the money to maintain an FD3S, perhaps i'll check it out though not gonna get my hopes high.
Don't have that much of a budget for maintainance or parts cause dad only agreed to sponsor for the car itself only.
Will check it out though none the less and see how things go.

What kind of fuel do you pump? 97 or 95?
Also if I were to take it to that track I bet parts and maintainance would be pretty high wouldn't it in comparison to a Silvia?
Though a wankel engine + twin turbo would be epic!

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

Yea I saw this though i'm not interested in auto. I'm gonna stick to Manual all the way. I'm checking this one out tomorrow morning, hopefully it'll be a good one.
Nissan Silvia 2.0 (M)S15 SPEC R GOOD CONDITION - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my

Ya these type of cars, getting Auto is a waste. No point buying if want an Auto one.
Manual is the way to go.

 

[Clutch_Shift_Accelerate]

Okay this car Nissan Silvia 2.0 (M)S15 SPEC R GOOD CONDITION - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my wasn't such a good car...
May just get this one instead Nissan Silvia S15 (M) R 450 BHP Turbo Direct Owner - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my though i'm not to sure. I wanna check out the one in Johor, but is in Johor....

 

[mADmAN]

wat was wrong with the car?

 

[Clutch_Shift_Accelerate]

Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R (M) - Cars for sale Johore - Mudah.my

Man. Try this. Personally seen it before. Clean to the max. Healthy looked and sound.

After seeing two cars i'm planning to go to Johor just to check out this one that you recommended bro. Perhaps next weekend.

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wat was wrong with the car?

The car seemed alright from the photos, but there we plenty of leaks here and there. Not to mention the water accumulation in certain parts of the car body. The abang had just cleaned the car in the morning and it was quite obvious to tell when I lifted the hood & boot. Battery was placed in a bad location and needed to be shifted (though I could do that myself) but the wiring... I've seen bad wiring many times but my god the material used... The chassis was a little bit twisted of sort (probably from excessive drifting/track usage) and some of the wiring and piping for the components in the engine bay seemed loose, very poorly put together or maybe damaged from its usage (basic wear & tear). The carbon fibre wing had its sides clipped off as I suppose the previous owner had a use for it and the locking mechanism for the carbon fibre hood was either too damaged (rust/loose spring) or just didn't want to work.

I do realise its a second hand car and that nothing in it is gonna be perfect and clean, but you'd expect some maintainance/quality in terms of at least the essential components that run the car. What I saw was a car that has been used, abused and probably stripped of what was still good on it. It looks clean on the outside but suffered a lot internally. At least that's my opinion. I'm not a Nissan Silvia expert but at least I know it needs certain basic requirements. Didn't even get to test drive for 100 meter as the seller said he needed to draw up the paper work... I understand that its always a risk to test drive but even for a 100 meters in a straight line in your own car lot? In anycase its just my opinion, perhaps someone else who had a look at it would feel its a worthy car, though not for me. At least not at the price of RM90000 cash...

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The other one was much better and well maintained in comparison though.

Nissan Silvia S15 (M) R 450 BHP Turbo Direct Owner - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my

Sounded good, had a good chassis and everything ran smooth. Internal components could do some touch up work but was clean and set up was decent. Surprised me that he was selling it. The owner was even nice enough to take me for a very short but exciting spin in it. First time I flew back into my seat, who knew I needed 450bhp to do that, haha.

It'll either be this one or the one in JB. Gonna have to wait till next week though, gotta go see that car first hand after all.

 

[Izso]

Very thorough! Nice! How'd you check for twisted chassis though?

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Ya these type of cars, getting Auto is a waste. No point buying if want an Auto one.
Manual is the way to go.

If the condition of the auto is good, probably worth to get it and then convert the transmission to manual using gearbox from halfcut. Months ago, I saw one very stock looking S15 Spec R Aero Silvia for sale but it is in auto. Everything is stock even the rims and exhaust. The car is in silver colour.

 

[kUmUcHaI 11/1]

Haha. Hope you find a nice one.
Always remember it is not urgent to get a second car.
It need time to meet a good one then you won't regret when you see a better one.
" I have a good one already, this one is just as good as mine, no big deal "

Rev hard....

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Hell....or try this. Fast furious 6

Ford Escort Mark 1 Coupe Imported Classic Recon - Cars for sale Kuala Lumpur - Mudah.my

Haha. See the dealer got plenty muscle classic. Haha.

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Pitwork Silvia still on sale yo.

Nissan Silvia S15(M) Turbo - Whole package - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my

 

[stupidcar]

Okay this car Nissan Silvia 2.0 (M)S15 SPEC R GOOD CONDITION - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my wasn't such a good car...
May just get this one instead Nissan Silvia S15 (M) R 450 BHP Turbo Direct Owner - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my though i'm not to sure. I wanna check out the one in Johor, but is in Johor....

Ironically, it says good condition. But since then, the ad has been taken down.

 

[12savefuel]

Since we're on S15, I like the look of this S15.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=435975656524206&set=a.249714458483661.57680.249372821851158&type=3&theater

 

[Clutch_Shift_Accelerate]

Very thorough! Nice! How'd you check for twisted chassis though?

Well by chassis I mean the main body frame that holds the cockpit (sitting area) of the car. Check below for the diameter of the base structure and its height from the ground and in relation to other parts of the main body. Took sometime. The guy selling it was wondering what I was doing on the floor.

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If the condition of the auto is good, probably worth to get it and then convert the transmission to manual using gearbox from halfcut. Months ago, I saw one very stock looking S15 Spec R Aero Silvia for sale but it is in auto. Everything is stock even the rims and exhaust. The car is in silver colour.

I wouldn't mind that but what's the estimated cost to do something like that?

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Haha. Hope you find a nice one.
Always remember it is not urgent to get a second car.
It need time to meet a good one then you won't regret when you see a better one.
" I have a good one already, this one is just as good as mine, no big deal "

Rev hard....

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Hell....or try this. Fast furious 6

Ford Escort Mark 1 Coupe Imported Classic Recon - Cars for sale Kuala Lumpur - Mudah.my

Haha. See the dealer got plenty muscle classic. Haha.

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Pitwork Silvia still on sale yo.

Nissan Silvia S15(M) Turbo - Whole package - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my

Nah, I don't want a car that's been completely modded. Takes the fun and learning experience out of it.
And no to the Fast & Furious stuff, haha.
Its not exactly a second car but more of a replacement for my current Proton Persona.
Still looking hard though.

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Since we're on S15, I like the look of this S15.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

I thought there was suppose to be no porn on here, hahaha....
*stares at Silvia*

 

[RENESIS VIII]

I wouldn't mind that but what's the estimated cost to do something like that?

Probably a few thousand under 10k I guess if you get the manual transmission from halfcut shops.

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

Okay this car Nissan Silvia 2.0 (M)S15 SPEC R GOOD CONDITION - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my wasn't such a good car...
May just get this one instead Nissan Silvia S15 (M) R 450 BHP Turbo Direct Owner - Cars for sale Selangor - Mudah.my though i'm not to sure. I wanna check out the one in Johor, but is in Johor....

The 450hp one seems like a good buy if u r not looking for stock models.

If the condition of the auto is good, probably worth to get it and then convert the transmission to manual using gearbox from halfcut. Months ago, I saw one very stock looking S15 Spec R Aero Silvia for sale but it is in auto. Everything is stock even the rims and exhaust. The car is in silver colour.

Ya one of the options, but I still prefer the car comes with it originally unless no choice, rare car then only find a stock one in Auto. Then can consider converting. Like Supra. Stock ones most of it seems to be A/T :frown:

 

[RENESIS VIII]

The 450hp one seems like a good buy if u r not looking for stock models.


Ya one of the options, but I still prefer the car comes with it originally unless no choice, rare car then only find a stock one in Auto. Then can consider converting. Like Supra. Stock ones most of it seems to be A/T :frown:

Converting from auto to manual is worth it if the auto is in good condition. Since it is an auto, usually you can expect it to be more of a car for casual ride than a car for track days, touge or racing by the ex owner. So, the engine could still be in a good condition which is better than getting a manual one but with a trashed engine with problems here and there.

 

[DanzEterna]

Converting from auto to manual is worth it if the auto is in good condition. Since it is an auto, usually you can expect it to be more of a car for casual ride than a car for track days, touge or racing by the ex owner. So, the engine could still be in a good condition which is better than getting a manual one but with a trashed engine with problems here and there.

we cannot trust the owner if he says that the car have not been tracked, but for me no point having a modified/sports/sports sedan car if u dowan to track it, whats the difference if u bring it to sepang or go for ulu yam/genting touge, can the car be categorised as "have not been tracked" if he go for touge?

if im buying an evo/subaru/silvia/skyline id be happier if the owner tracked it in sepang means
1. owner have money - to pay entry fees, car maintanance
2. knows his car's potential
3. has amateur or professional driving skills.
4. knowledgeable

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

Converting from auto to manual is worth it if the auto is in good condition. Since it is an auto, usually you can expect it to be more of a car for casual ride than a car for track days, touge or racing by the ex owner. So, the engine could still be in a good condition which is better than getting a manual one but with a trashed engine with problems here and there.

Nowadays, A/T or M/T, Performance or non performance car, also ppl track it one. Is either is on track or on public road

Anyway, getting a used car, always try not to get an A/T one. A/T is ur own risk to take if anything wrong with the gearbox, u r just gonna spend more than the price of the car you bought.

Manual is somehow safer and not so costly if compare to A/T Gearbox.

Buy 2nd hand myvi and how many of those were on sale were not driven hard?
Trying hard enough to smoke bigger cars

we cannot trust the owner if he says that the car have not been tracked, but for me no point having a modified/sports/sports sedan car if u dowan to track it, whats the difference if u bring it to sepang or go for ulu yam/genting touge, can the car be categorised as "have not been tracked" if he go for touge?

if im buying an evo/subaru/silvia/skyline id be happier if the owner tracked it in sepang means
1. owner have money - to pay entry fees, car maintanance
2. knows his car's potential
3. has amateur or professional driving skills.
4. knowledgeable

True, someone who can afford to pay fees on track is someone who take good care of his car and well maintained compare to those who just use it as daily joy ride at home. :top:

 

[RENESIS VIII]

we cannot trust the owner if he says that the car have not been tracked, but for me no point having a modified/sports/sports sedan car if u dowan to track it, whats the difference if u bring it to sepang or go for ulu yam/genting touge, can the car be categorised as "have not been tracked" if he go for touge?

if im buying an evo/subaru/silvia/skyline id be happier if the owner tracked it in sepang means
1. owner have money - to pay entry fees, car maintanance
2. knows his car's potential
3. has amateur or professional driving skills.
4. knowledgeable

Good point. Well, if a car like Silvia is in full stock form with auto, then I think most probably the owner din't really tracked or went touge with the car. If the owner is serious about going for touge or track, he would not have got an auto in the first place and he'd probably did some minor modifications to the car already. But I may be wrong though.

Nowadays, A/T or M/T, Performance or non performance car, also ppl track it one. Is either is on track or on public road

Anyway, getting a used car, always try not to get an A/T one. A/T is ur own risk to take if anything wrong with the gearbox, u r just gonna spend more than the price of the car you bought.

Manual is somehow safer and not so costly if compare to A/T Gearbox.

Buy 2nd hand myvi and how many of those were on sale were not driven hard?
Trying hard enough to smoke bigger cars



True, someone who can afford to pay fees on track is someone who take good care of his car and well maintained compare to those who just use it as daily joy ride at home. :top:

I know getting an auto is not good due to gearbox reliability issues and stuffs like gearbox needs extra radiator for cooling. What I meant was if most of the manual versions out in the market are not in good condition and there is one auto in good condition, I was thinking of taking the auto and convert it to manual after the purchase. However, converts are definitely not as good as the originals of course but sometimes choices are not always there for us to choose.

 

[stupidcar]

we cannot trust the owner if he says that the car have not been tracked, but for me no point having a modified/sports/sports sedan car if u dowan to track it, whats the difference if u bring it to sepang or go for ulu yam/genting touge, can the car be categorised as "have not been tracked" if he go for touge?

if im buying an evo/subaru/silvia/skyline id be happier if the owner tracked it in sepang means
1. owner have money - to pay entry fees, car maintanance
2. knows his car's potential
3. has amateur or professional driving skills.
4. knowledgeable

This guy too positive liao. hahahahaha