To kick off my first “entry” in the project journal, so to speak, I’ll start from the very beginning. During the summer months of 2008, I was looking EVERYWHERE for a nicely kept, low mileage FD. It took a few months of looking and I passed on a dozen different cars before I found the right one. Since the choices were so limited, I was forced to broaden my search to the entire country. Surprisingly, I found my car on Colorado’s Craigslist at around August.

The seller had been trying to sell the car since May, but he was firm on his price and there weren’t a lot of people comitting. Either way, I talked to him over email for almost a month, getting out all the little details and background information. The seller was nice enough to take a lot of pictures for me, and everything seemed great so I went for it. I never did an online type transaction, so it was a slight leap of faith, especially since I never testdrove the car. There wasn’t much choice, however, since this was basically the only car that fit my requirements in the entire country.

We set up an escrow and the deal went through rather smoothly. There were a few predicted stumbles and tensions along the way, but overall there was a high level of honesty and punctuality. The car was shipped from Colorado to California on a big truck, and it actually only took 2 days to deliver.

The car was scheduled to be delivered on July 3rd, but the truck driver was delayed at some checkpoint. Instead, I got the RX-7 on the morning of July 4th.

My car is a ’93 RX-7 FD3S Montego Blue on Tan Touring. At the time of purchase, it had 34.5k miles. It was mostly stock, but it had a few goodies… here are some of the items listed on the original ad –

Price: $19,000 obo
Color: Montego Blue
Interior: Tan
Engine: 1.3L Twin Turbo
Mileage: 34,448 (True mileage no games here)
Condition: Excellent, car was driven in Colorado and there is some paint chip damage but the car is very clean and well cared for, scuff on driver seat on left seat bolster, small paint chips on center console, normal wear!

Location: Colorado
Clear Title
VIN: JM1FD3318P0209100
Power Mirrors
Power Steering
5 Speed Manual Transmission
Sun Roof
AC
Bose Stereo System w/ CD player
Power Antenna
Power Locks
Will help ship if needed, buyer pays all shipping costs
Every thing on the car is stock unless listed below

Extras:
OZ Mito Front: 18 x 8.5, Rear: 18 x 10
Yokahama AVS Sport Front: 235/40 ZR18, Rear: 275/35 ZR18
(9mm tread measured to wear bar)
Bra
Mirror covers
Painted calipers (Red)
Stainless brake lines
Aluminum Intake pipe set for cooling system
Mazda Speed Short Shift Kit
Jacobs Energy Core Plug Wires
Aluminum Air separator tank
M2 Performance Fresh Air Intake
Power pulley
Car cover
‘99 tail lights/turn signal assembly
PIAA driving lights
Upgraded door jam covers
Mud flaps
Tinted windows
Strut tower cross brace
Touch up paint
Lowered Eibach Spring Kit (3/4 inch)
Proteck-R Full Lube 9 x 4 oz. bottles, 1 Gallon for refilling
Never raced or abused
All maintenance records and upgrade receipts
Dash cover
Shop manual
All original parts (except tail lights) (springs, wheels & tires (4mm tread measure to wear bar), air box, battery case, etc)
M2 Performance Battery Relocation Kit

The funny thing is, the car was originally a California car, and the previous owner bought it and took it to Colorado with him, and I brought it back again. Here are some actual pictures sent to me by the seller during our communication process –