Hi Chaps, newbie here!

[benedunn]

right so dont tie yourself to anything specific to start with and just buy the best you can find within your budget so you can jsut get yourself in the drivers seat of 1

sound advice Ian thank you very much!

i went over and met a chap called Jase (olskool) from EXILE today, was fortunate enough to be able to have a smook about a 12a that he had stripped in his garage and a healthy gearbox too ... which was a nice real life intro to em

[ian65]

yeah, 1st gens and the 12a are very simple to work on..... mechanically a piece of cake...... plus second hand 12a's can be had for 100 quid...... bodywork and the structural areas of the monocoque are the critical things to check out.
The 12a in the 1st gen isn't super powerful but it's the whole package that makes the car so much fun to drive..... and as said, it's easy to up the power a bit, even without porting or turbos...

[benedunn]

mmmm at 1st id have liked to buy 1 that needed rebuilding but its since dawned on me any that need a rebuild will probably not be in such good nick either

the right car will come up shortly ... all going to plan ill be on the serious hunt for 1 starting this thursday

[Chud]

Welcome....again! I shouldn't worry too much about the lack of welding experience - I can't weld but managed to put a 13BT in my S2 so it's not the be all and end all. You've had the best advice that can be given already so I won't bother adding anything.

Have fun looking-although the 8 might become a little unused once you've got an FB.

[benedunn]

hahaha my 8 is really used as a work horse these days ive lived her a long time but deep down i want another 231, bridged so im loathed to be spending fortunes on her atm

im thinking an fb will make an awsome weekend car since im so used to been spoilt by modern luxurys

im still looking ... but its ok ive got a feeling the next car that crops up in the for sale section is gonna have my name written alllll over it

[benedunn]

Hey you know ive just realised that no-one has posted anything in the for sale section since october lst year

i they that rare? why are they so cheap then?

[Steve-A]

They aren't 'that' rare. Most people on here are looking to buy rather than sell, so the for sale section is pretty slim for cars.

Keep an eye on the spotted thread, where people post up the latest cars for sale on ebay/gumtree/wherever. Theres normally a couple of cars each week. In fact there;s one that look promising and recently had a price drop about halfway down the page... viewtopic.php?f=20&t=12&start=790#wrap

Seeing as I'm rendering at work and essentially just killing time I even dug you out the for sale advert... http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/s ... hp?t=68621

Cars are out there, you've just gotta do a bit of hunting rather than waiting for hem to come to you

[benedunn]

ahhhhhh .... i hadnt found that thread

makes life much easier than you very much

you guys are pretty dam useful haha