Snubbed by RX-7 owner - twice!!!
06-22-2006, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
not when they were new cars - thats ridiculous. people bought them for the same reasons the buy other cars- because they liked it and it was what they wanted at the time. some because it was a rotary and others because it looked great in montego blue etc
Back in 93 when I bought my 7, my main motivation was because it was fast, cool
looking and a p***y magnet.
Example: on my test drive, I got a t*tty flash from a hot MILF.
Call me superficial... It worked, I bought the eight knowing nothing about rotary
and have been hooked ever since.
06-22-2006, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by davedb62
Until reading this thread, the "Jeep people" were the only car owners I had ever seen who all wave at each other.
06-22-2006, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
99.9% of 7 owners are usually cool. theyre willing to share info with everyone and help eachother out no matter who it is... until you talk **** and get on our nerves... so as long as people are cool with us 7 owners we're diffenitly cool with them. but if theyre ********... we can become even bigger ********. 7owners = a close family.
Sorry, off topic...
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06-23-2006, 10:18 AM
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At the risk of being flamed for being an ignorant newbie, can someone please define some of these cars I keep seeing comparisons to in these threads, such as FD and FC? Lots of new acronyms to learn! The only acronym I'm familiar with in this particular thread is "MILF", but that's a whole different hobby.
06-23-2006, 11:23 AM
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Back on topic. I was at light and a red rx-7 93-95 year pulls up and says Hey! how many pistons that thing have? I was like oh its rotry powed just like yours 
He gos oh ok then smoked
He gos oh ok then smoked
06-23-2006, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by davedb62
At the risk of being flamed for being an ignorant newbie, can someone please define some of these cars I keep seeing comparisons to in these threads, such as FD and FC? Lots of new acronyms to learn! The only acronym I'm familiar with in this particular thread is "MILF", but that's a whole different hobby.
FC = 2nd gen.
FD = 3rd gen.
06-23-2006, 01:12 PM
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A brand new 8 whizzed past me yesterday, so I speed up to get next to it. There is an older lady driving it, MAYBE 40-44 years old. She has her windows down, so I giver her a wave.
She looks over at me, rolls up the window, and slows down so that she's not next to me. I honestly had no idea what to do, I guess she thought I was racing her??
She looks over at me, rolls up the window, and slows down so that she's not next to me. I honestly had no idea what to do, I guess she thought I was racing her??
06-23-2006, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by davedb62
At the risk of being flamed for being an ignorant newbie, can someone please define some of these cars I keep seeing comparisons to in these threads, such as FD and FC? Lots of new acronyms to learn! The only acronym I'm familiar with in this particular thread is "MILF", but that's a whole different hobby.
In addition to what the others said: they come from the VIN, and though, if you followed that tradition the 8 should be designated the FE (JM1FExxx...), there's no quicker way to stir up a bunch of 7 owners
. The 8 is called SE3P in Japan, not sure why though, some sort of factory code I assume.
06-23-2006, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Vengeance
A brand new 8 whizzed past me yesterday, so I speed up to get next to it. There is an older lady driving it, MAYBE 40-44 years old. She has her windows down, so I giver her a wave.
She looks over at me, rolls up the window, and slows down so that she's not next to me. I honestly had no idea what to do, I guess she thought I was racing her??
She looks over at me, rolls up the window, and slows down so that she's not next to me. I honestly had no idea what to do, I guess she thought I was racing her??
06-23-2006, 03:32 PM
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Thanks Ike and Therm8. And here I thought the FC and FD were some exotic car that I had never heard of....like the EVO. Again, I'm a recently reformed Jeep guy, so performance is a new concept to me. Didn't know what I'd been missing.
06-23-2006, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
more info on the FD?
Rotary Extreme V-mount intercooler
DMS coilover suspension
Tripoint sway bars
Brembo brakes on all four wheels
18" SSR rims
Apexi Power FC
More?
06-24-2006, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel Power
GT35R turbo
Rotary Extreme V-mount intercooler
DMS coilover suspension
Tripoint sway bars
Brembo brakes on all four wheels
18" SSR rims
Apexi Power FC
More?
Rotary Extreme V-mount intercooler
DMS coilover suspension
Tripoint sway bars
Brembo brakes on all four wheels
18" SSR rims
Apexi Power FC
More?
06-24-2006, 04:11 PM
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I make it a point to "wave" at RX-8 owners when I'm driving my FD around. And by "wave" I mean pop up the headlights real quick. Sometimes I'll wave out of the sunroof. Not one acknowledgement from the 8 owners.
I did pull up to a VR 8 about a month ago and the kid driving it looked all wide-eyed. I looked over, smiled, and said "nice car." I had a green before him so I put on a nice display (made much easier by the shitty tires on the 7 right now).
I did pull up to a VR 8 about a month ago and the kid driving it looked all wide-eyed. I looked over, smiled, and said "nice car." I had a green before him so I put on a nice display (made much easier by the shitty tires on the 7 right now).
06-24-2006, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
pics? what psi are you running the GT35R at? what power are you putting to the wheels mang!
No luck with pics at the moment (pic size too big).
06-24-2006, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Joel Ramsey
Driving home from work a couple of days ago, I pull up beside a guy in a clean 95' RX-7. My window was down so I gave him the "thumbs up" and said "nice car".
The guy glances at me and then ignores me. Am I missing something here?
I know the RX-8 isn't an RX-7 but what the heck?!?!
This makes the second time I've been snubbed by a last gen RX-7 owner.
The guy glances at me and then ignores me. Am I missing something here?
I know the RX-8 isn't an RX-7 but what the heck?!?!
This makes the second time I've been snubbed by a last gen RX-7 owner.
Well in Boise its quite the opposite. The FC's n some FD's all wave at each other, have bbq's and a local club n what not. They also race their cars. The Boise RX8 owners are thee worst I've seen about being snobs, they never autox them, they never come down to our level and participate in the local rotary club. I see one at least every other day and the owners even look like snobs. Half the reason I wanna get an RX8 is to show them all up in being sociable with it and enjoying it.
06-24-2006, 08:46 PM
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maybe they arent ready to come up to your level. or maybe they just have other interests. ive never taken my 8 to the track or an autox. i dont have the money or time. ive only been to 2 local club meetings. so what.
06-24-2006, 11:45 PM
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I get that from 7 owners sometimes. I also get it from older 8 owners sometimes. I think it's jealousy! I look young for my age and I think that many of the 8 owners think I'm too young to own the car (I'm 34) and the 7 owners wish their rotaries were as cool as the 8. Don't get me wrong I like the older rotaries too but I have Nav, suicide doors, almost as much hp but still n/a (for 3rd gens), xenon lights, and I have heated seats! There's a lot to be jealous of.
06-25-2006, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 93rdcurrent
I get that from 7 owners sometimes. I also get it from older 8 owners sometimes. I think it's jealousy! I look young for my age and I think that many of the 8 owners think I'm too young to own the car (I'm 34) and the 7 owners wish their rotaries were as cool as the 8. Don't get me wrong I like the older rotaries too but I have Nav, suicide doors, almost as much hp but still n/a (for 3rd gens), xenon lights, and I have heated seats! There's a lot to be jealous of.
