camry vs fd

[feijai85]

well ive a member for a while and ive come down to a decision to selling my car. well i came across this fd3s with a rebuilt motor about only 1500 miles on it. i just dont know what i should do. here are some specs

RX7

Swapped out the automatic trans to manual, swapped also rear end/driveshaft/koyo radiator/apexi power fc w/ tune/ 3" exhaust/apexi intake pulleys.
Very small oil leak/small dent rear passenger quarter panel/needs paint/needs misc interior pieces.
Engine was rebuilt and placed in car about 1,000 miles ago.

camry

1999 Toyota Camry LE
Clean Title
74k miles
auto
cold a/c
White Ext/Tan Int
35% tint
Registration expires: nov 09
Safety check expires : aug 09

Engine:
Injen SRI w/AEM dry filter
NGK power cables (3 month ago)
NGK spark plugs (3 month ago)
New timing belt (at 55k miles)
New water pump (at 55k miles)
New starter (at 55k miles)
New battery (4 months ago)

Exterior:
JDM headlights 6k HIDS (h4) w/parking or city lights
JDM front bumper w/lip and foglights 6k or 3k HIDS (h3)
JDM fenders w/blinkers
JDM corners w/out reflector
Red/Clear rear corners
LED reverse lights
LED Lic plate lights
LED rear turn signals
LED rear brake lights

Interior:
LED interior mod which consists of : gauge cluster, climate control, glove box, key ring, dome light, trunk light
New Wet okole seat covers (fronts only)
Non-smoker

Sounds:
Clarion DXZ-775USB headunit
Boston PRO 6.5 fronts
Boston SL95 6x9 backs
Infinity Tweeters (on door)
JL W6v2 w/spec box
JL 300/4 amp
Zapco 500.1 amp
Kinetik batt cap hc800

Wheels:
18” Racing Hart C2’s 18x7.5 or 18x8 I think the offset is +42 or 45
Potenza S0-3’s 225/45/18

Suspension/Brakes:
Tokiko Blues w/Tein S.techs
New Front Control Arms
Front Strut Bar
TRD Rear Sway Bar
New Front Rotors
Ceramic brake pads

Extras:
Viper Alarm SST w/all sensors, remote start, starter kill (done by progressive auto)
*RARE 7-piece TRD LIP KIT painted white (not installed)*
stock front bumper, fenders, corners, headlights
spare 6k hids (h4) for headlights and 6k or 3k hids (h3) for foglights (BULBS ONLY)
stock alloy wheels

Maintenance:
Mobil 1 syn 10w-40 always changed at 3k miles
Fluids done : coolant, brake, power steering, engine, tranny
New motor mounts
Moving on to bigger and better things. Notice im throwing in the TRD LIP KIT which is discontinued and hard to find. Also the JDM stuff is more rare. There are only a few (maybe 3 at most) that own the JDM stuff in the US and im the ONLY one on the island

sorry im just copying my post against his post. please give me feedback. i need a decision. oh yea if you guys wanna know what my car looks like. go to search JDM GRACIA.

[JCamry94]

If I were in your position, with a project camry that had a lot of cool mods, has been reliable to me for awhile, has brought a lot of memories to me, and taken me to so many awesome places.. etc

I would... sell it.

The fact that you've been a member for two years means you've been modding it for at least that amount of time, and invested a lot of money and heart into it!

BUT

When an oppurtunity comes along for a car that is in a completely different class, that could probably make your heart jump when you peel out on a 0-60, I would say it is time for an upgrade.

But that's just me

[uibalnme]

So, it's got 1000 or 1500 miles(depending on what part of the 1st post you go by) on a rebuilt engine, and it's already got an oil leak...

Yeah, that sounds like a good deal to me...

[bigbird]

mmmm...rx7.

[n3rdifed]

ay feijai
i seen a cam with whole jdm kit like yours. but it was painted white with 6k headlights and fogs passing by ward theaters one time. was that you?

if so then that is the cleanest cam ive ever seen. hids was so bright you could swore it was daylight.

and my friend is selling his rx7 too with a similar description...i wonder if its the same one.

[CrawlingEye]

Originally Posted by uibalnme

So, it's got 1000 or 1500 miles(depending on what part of the 1st post you go by) on a rebuilt engine, and it's already got an oil leak...

Yeah, that sounds like a good deal to me...

^^seconded

be weary of rotary motors too, they're a bitch to find people capable of working on them. I'd try and find a local shop that's capable and have them look the car over.

the rx7 is obviously faster than your camry, though less personalized. I'd consider it, providing it can pass a mechanic check from someone who's capable of doing rotary work.

the oil leak on a 1k mile engine would definitely be a red flag to me though.

[kpszar]

HAHA Replace those Apex Seals huh? Those things need engine service every 30K miles and 3k oil changes. (Burn oil like crazy) Then it's very easy to flood and needs to be warm-up for a while to drive. Finally is finding a place to fix it and hope you have enough money to afford it.

I was about to buy an rx7 that sold for $9k (80K miles) or an rx8 for $13k (34K miles)

If you do buy it... Swap an ls1 motor into it so there is less mechanical issues, but then it would not be an RX7 anymore.

[megamac83]

RX7 all the way!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheKevin]

i'd take the rx7. dont know much about rotary? learn.

[xtremeskier97]

Originally Posted by kpszar

HAHA Replace those Apex Seals huh? Those things need engine service every 30K miles....

No, they dont. If you know how to take care of the engine, they will run forever. And yeah...there is no "just replacing those apex seals". More involved than pistons and rings.

....and 3k oil changes.....

Dont most all cars get this anyways nowadays?!

...(Burn oil like crazy)...

uuhh...they are DESIGNED to burn oil.

....Then it's very easy to flood and needs to be warm-up for a while to drive...

only floods if you have leaky injectors. Also need to watch out for the PD (pulsation dampner)

....Finally is finding a place to fix it and hope you have enough money to afford it.

Don't need a place to fix it. You can learn yourself. It's not that difficult. www.RX7CLUB.COM is AWESOME for this!

...If you do buy it... Swap an ls1 motor into it so there is less mechanical issues, but then it would not be an RX7 anymore.

uhhh...

[JCamry94]

Agreed ^

If you put as much heart into this as you did with your camry you should enjoy the FD much more!

[Creeps228]

its really what you'd want to do, i mean so much money spent on the camry but yet you have a different car you can work on. Like i tell everyone, it what you want. If you feel its tiem to move on to another car do so, unless you can find a way to keep both but i doubt it, but if you do decide to sell, find a camry enthusiast well get the most money fro the car in its shape becasue if you sell it to a random person they wouldnt give as much as an enthusiast if you get wat im saying

[Eye8Pussies]

fd is a much better platform to start on of course....BUT...that is presuming you have the money for maintenance as things start to go wrong. Even just in parts, the costs will start piling up pretty fast...


as for dumping the rotary.,....I agree...just drop in an sr20det and get it over with. or the ls1 if you have the balls