Sold 1988 Mazda RX-7 Convertible 29K miles

For sale is my 1988 Mazda RX-7 Convertible with only 29,000 original miles.

The phrase "time capsule" is thrown around a lot, but I think this car truly qualifies.

I purchased this car a few months ago with the intention of keeping it long term. We all know how that goes. Unfortunately a surprise Ferrari purchase means I no longer have room to keep it. Since I planned on keeping it, I did all the work needed to bring this beauty up to spec for everyday driving. It looks beautiful, drives like a dream, and may be the cleanest remaining example of an FC convertible in the US.

Purchased in Texas, I believe the prior owner was the owner/proprietor of the St. Louis Car Museum. At least that is where it resided for many years prior to my purchase. I bought it with around 27K miles, and drove it from Texas to Colorado without any issues. Current mileage stands just above 29,000.

Since the purchase, the following has been performed in the last month at a cost of almost $6K:

- Full Racing Beat exhaust. Really opens the car up, and sounds amazing without being obnoxious. Think "angry bees!".

- All belts replaced

- New battery terminals and custom battery hold-down and j-bolts

- All new fluids

- New rear pads and rotors (front are fine)

- Rebuilt rear calipers

- Custom heat shield for the RB exhaust

- New wiper/convertible switch cluster

The car comes with a binder including the original bill of sale ($25K in 1988!) and Mazda literature. It even includes the original financing paperwork. 10% was pretty good for 1988, he must have had great credit.

There are a few things that are less than perfect. I'm pretty anal about disclosure, so some of these may not even be noticeable, but:

- Paint is excellent, but shows a few chips and fade spots as to be expected on a 35 year old car no matter what the miles.

- Radio works, but the speakers are pretty shot. The tape deck will not eject, so not sure what tape is in there. Perhaps it'll be a happy surprise! Honestly, were I to keep it I'd install a new head unit and just replace all the factory speakers. By the way, this has the headrest speaker option with the cool control center in the center console.

- Wipers don't 'auto park'. They work, you just need to time the 'off'. I replaced the unit and still get the same issue.

- Fuel gauge only reads to a bit over 1/2. I had the system checked and all is well with everything in the tank, so I think it's just a stick gauge. When I bought the car it only read to 1/4, then a week later to 1/2, now creeping up. It may very well just unstick itself.

- Small crack in aircon control bezel, looks to have been repaired sometime in the past

- Very small tear in convertible roof (exterior) above the window. About 1/4 inch, hasn't grown. More a slit than a tear.

I'm wracking my brain to find any other flaws, but the truth is I bought the best car I could find and spent a good deal of money making it even better. I wouldn't hesitate to hop in and drive it across the country tomorrow. Though I'd likely get a new radio first.

Let me know if you have any questions or require more specific photos. And please excuse the water spots in the pictures, there was a lot of pollen today so I gave it a quick spray-down without thinking. I assure you the paint is excellent.

Asking $21,500 which I believe is fair given the miles and condition. I challenge you to find a better example of a 1988 'vert. As always, I'm open to interesting trades. Motorcycles, watches, 1 year on a private island, that kind of thing.

Link to additional Photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/qBZjLegtmDwsYchZA


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I can't believe no one here loves rotaries

 

Replaced with a used one. The one in the car originally was missing the knob for the top operation, and I couldn't find just the knob so I replaced the whole unit. My mechanic took apart the 'spare' and basically said "yeah, these aren't meant to be opened and fixed". I'll definitely look into that relay!

 

Price drop to $18,990

 

If anyone is interested, shoot me an offer. Considering BAT but would prefer private sale.

 

Price drop to $15K. Car was detailed yesterday and is ready to create smiles.

 

Bump. Make me an offer.

 

Price reduced to $12,990

 

I'm as surprised as you are.

Took her on a mountain and tunnel run yesterday. The sound is glorious.

 

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