View Poll Results: Do you drive your 7 if the forecast is rain?
Yes
48
37.80%
No
40
31.50%
My rx7 is my only car.
28
22.05%
I'd rather ride the bus than get my rx7 wet.
11
8.66%
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Do you drive your 7 in wet weather?
Do you drive your 7 in wet weather?
03-15-04, 04:14 PM
#2
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
Only once.....when i bought it. I had to drive from Manassas, VA to Tulsa, Ok and it rained a couple times. But nope...The only water it sees now is the car wash.
03-15-04, 04:48 PM
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Originally posted by adam c
If its raining, or rain is in the forecast, the FD stays in the garage. If I happen to get caught in the rain, I drive it like an old lady.
If its raining, or rain is in the forecast, the FD stays in the garage. If I happen to get caught in the rain, I drive it like an old lady.
03-15-04, 04:48 PM
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I have daily driven my FD for over 2 years, rain or shine. Never had any problems controlling the car in the rain, whatsoever. Certainly handles more securely than my 79 RX-7 ever did in the rain.
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03-15-04, 04:55 PM
#9
2/4 wheel cornering fiend
I try not to drive in the rain (and if I have to, it's old lady time like adam c) because [1.] my Toyo RA-1s don't like standing water, and [2.] there's too many idiots out there who don't know how to drive in the rain, and stand of good chance of blowing it and smashing into my FD somehow.
03-15-04, 05:29 PM
#13
Yes, just with a bit more caution than normal. Dry or wet, I always pay attention to my tires. More importantly I stay away from other drivers who hold less patience if possible, especially SUV owners. Many of them like to ride your bumper if they feel you are not keeping pace.
03-15-04, 05:54 PM
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I've never found it scary in the slightest (though I'm not silly to push it ultra hard in the wet). I wonder if there is a corelation here between tire/wheel combo and scared FD owners?
03-15-04, 05:57 PM
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I never drive it in the rain although it's my only car for one reason. I can't see it dirty. One time i really had to and for sure handling with my michelin pilot sport was not a problem even in full boost.
It was a mess to clean up the next week as well! 
03-15-04, 07:03 PM
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NO, but only because my car has no air, i still gotta figure out why no air comes out of the vents, i know i have no ac, but the heater should still work.......anyway, basically I don't drive it in the rain, but only by default because i have no defogger
