Stu's New Toy

[grinder]

Well guys , after selling my rx7 about 6 months ago - i was gutted and on the hunt for a new one !

so here she is :

she is a 1990 ( H ) Turbo II
104K miles
Full mazda rebuild
New Clutch
New ABS Thingy
New Tyres
Full Service Records
New rear bushes
etc....

[grinder]

and heres the back

[richrx]

Ok ignore my post in insurance. i LOVE the t-II in black im very jellous.

stunning car, now to find a roundabout since its wet:D

[grinder]

im just getting the insurance sorted so that i can take it out tonight !

i drove it for about 1 mile ( to make sure it worked )

the girlfriends dad drove it back 129 miles and he says it runs sweet

i was trying to chase him at 105 down the M6 !

so yes - i now have a BLACK Turbo II - Yipppppeeeeeeeee !

just a pity i have missed all the track days and such like - but there is always next year

[richrx]

well when you drive it tonight and pull up behind another shiney car look at the reflection, when i drove the black one in aberdeen it looked identical to KITT(knight rider) i think thats why i loved it so much, childhood memories:D


where did you find it?

[grinder]

when it was being driven home , i was either behind it or infront and looks superb from all angles !

well thats the insurance started form 16:00 tonight !!

where did i find it ?? - well it it appeared on the yahoo rx7 forum thingy on wednesday i think , did the deal over thurs and fri , and picked it up on sat morning from leicester ( excuse spelling ! )

just reading your reply in the insurance thread - 21 yeah thats a bad age - i can remeber getting a quote on a V6 vectra and when i was 24 it was 1800 , i turned 25 and it dropped to 800

i have insured this car as :

1 - classic car
2 - its my second car
3 - limited milage of 3000 per year ( which is fine for weekend use )

thats why its sooo cheap i think

[gyrpere123]

Very nice, make sure you lock it up well. Its identical to my now for spares only car after some :censored::censored::censored::censored: stole it but only got five miles to the first wet roundabout and totalled it. I am now having to rebuild it into a T11 convertable shell, nearly done just engine to sort and its back on the road. This one is also black and is starting to look vry nice, will see you around.( Ps whatch those wet roundabouts they can catch you out ) MARK

[grinder]

i leant all about wet roundabouts in the EGI - very scary at first

im really surprised about the power in these things

was rolling in 3rd gear at 30mph - as i went into a 60 zone at the start of a really steep hill

foot down and away it went - how quickly 80 approched even on a hill !

[Sean]

Looks identical to mine except your engine obviously works:o

[grinder]

the engine is seems very sweet at this moment in time !!

its got good oil pressure and the temp gauge sits right

the only thing i dont like at this moment intime is the standard boost gauge - its hard to see when driving

you tend not to take your eyes of the road at 7000 RPM in 3rd !!

[Sean]

Wait till you try 8500 in fifth!!:cool

[grinder]

will a stock TII put that revs in that gear ??

[Sean]

Well I got to 150mphish when my mind went a blurr ( could have been the sound barrier, end of clear straight road or the gasseous substance emerging from my pants!), but the motor was screaming!:)

[grinder]

blimey - thats impressive

in the EGI i got to about 118 - but it felt really unsafe - like the back end wanted to break loose

the TII seems better for speed , but feels very shakey on the back end ( although its had the rear bushes done on it )

gonna try and get it on a rolling road some time in the future to see what she puts out - as every one i ask give me a different figure

all i want to know is it more than 200 BHP ???

[DB81]

Great looking car, how much did you pay for it if you don't mind me asking?

Congrats on the other new arrival too! :D

[Sean]

I have the original brochure here. The actuall figure is 197.26bhp 147kw (200ps)/6500rpm

[grinder]

197 BHP - ooohhhh thats not tooo bad

and a price for the car - errrr i would rather not say just incase i decide to sell it - i dont want people having inside information

i will give you a clue

i paid A LOT LESS than my neighbour did !

the answer is on this forum somewhere !!

and thanks for the congrats !!!
:D

[Sean]

My identical one was £2500:D

[grinder]

and mine was a lot less than £2500 !!! :D

all the more money for toys ( errr i mean baby stuff !!! )

[Sean]

But mine has a genuine 45K on the clock!

[grinder]

hummm ok - hows the engine in yours then ???? :rollin

[Sean]

Well it has been garaged for the last five years:o

[richrx]

anyone seen this car before? its got 70,000 miles sounds in great condition, its in bourmouth i think which is an 800 mile round trip for me :(

seeing all these T-II's and being very annoyed with a scooby(long story) i want one very doon

[grinder]

HOW MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

[Sean]

I think you could find one cheaper than that!

[grinder]

for example :

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2202

you'd get the TII for a grand i reckon

[richrx]

have you seen it? any other info plz:D

i pm'd him but havn't heard anything

im looking for a good example as there harder to find so unfortunetly i will have to pay for that, that one is high so i'd offer 3k at the most if it was as good as it seems.

[grinder]

just email him

rob.hetherington@tesco.net

[sophie23_98]

if you are still interested in turbo 2 i am still selling mine i am wanting to buy a 3rd gen pm me back its stus next door neighbour if you are wondering who i am,or you can call me 01257 233551 ask for jon

[grinder]

so its back up for sale now ??

you need to make your mind up really !!!! ha ha ha

[sophie23_98]

just seen a 3rd gen on ebay i am seriously thinking on bidding for it £2500 but its slight damaged to front bumper and wing app cost £1000 to repair have u seen it i have email the guy for more details its from blackburn .
also we have a pressy and card here for you when is claire home then.

[richrx]

i already pm'd you. i will msg you again.

i already bought this beast what do you think?

0-60 9 secs :D check the camber on the front wheel

[sophie23_98]

i dont think i have it that car is cool i have one of those too they are really fast ours was a petrol one it went about 50-60miles ahour

[Fish]

Standard Subaru body kit never fits. Just like real life. ;)

Dan

[richrx]

mines petrol too cant remember what speed it does at the top of 2nd gear, i plan on driving it past a speed camera, its fast enough to set it off i think it should do 80ish

[grinder]

well this tread seems to have gone way off track !!

doesnt surprise me though

[Sean]

Originally posted by richrx
mines petrol too cant remember what speed it does at the top of 2nd gear, i plan on driving it past a speed camera, its fast enough to set it off i think it should do 80ish

:eek What is that car that does 80mph!

[richrx]

Originally posted by grinder
where did i find it ?? - well it it appeared on the yahoo rx7 forum thingy on wednesday

i think i am being a dumb ass(again :D) but do you have a link for the rx-7 forum thiny you were talking about.

having fun in the t-II then?

cheers

[DB81]

I think Stu meant this one http://www.rx-7club.co.uk/

[grinder]

im not sure where i found it !

the place where i got the car from was :

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/rx7ownersclubuk/