[Great-King-Rat]

Hello everyone. I am new here, and have been reading ver several if the messages posted in the RX-7 forum. There is obviously a great amount of knowledge floating around, so I figured Id ask for some advice on this one...here goes...


Im 16, soon going on 17, and I am going to treat myself to a 1986 Mazda RX-7 for my birthday. I am buying it from a close neighbor, whos currently asking 1,000...but he told me my price was 700. Currently the car is NOT running, due to a bad alternator. Heres the problems...

Bad alternator
Bad clutch
Many holes in muffler
Sad interior
Floods as do most all aging rotary engines

From a standpoint this is all I know of the car, and this is all he has informed me. The car has been sitting for almost a year now, and has 150,000 miles on it. Using what little knowledge I have on these cars...it seems best to have a rebuild. I have no clue what this will cost me...??

Can anyone please give me any info on this car and what needs o be done? I dont know if i should fix whats wrong now and drive it until I have the money for the rebuild or just wait it out and do everything at once.

Thank you

PS - what would insurance run on one of these? Liability only I suppose.