jim_chung

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Like most people, my garage is so crammed with sh .... stuff that I only have room for the Rx7. It snowed for the first time yesterday here in Toronto so I thought its time to put the Audi in the garage too. I moved my '68 BMW bike out and really reorganized everything until room could be made. After I parked the Audi I was quite shocked how diminutive the Rx7 is compared to a current car. The Audi looks so tall and ungainly in comparison even though it isn't, actually quite beautifully proportioned when viewed by itself. The Rx7 is also surprisingly wide, as wide as the 5 passenger wagon. The Audi is some 3 feet longer than the Rx7 but that's to be expected.

mazdaverx713b

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the RX-7 is a fairly small car when compared to newer larger vehicles. i bought my wife a 2011 Toyota Sienna and when parked next to it, the 7 looks incredibly small. on the other hand, my 94 Corvette is larger on the outside, but the 7 has far more interior room. you really never can have a garage that's large enough. there are always going to be things you want to buy and keep indoors.. your 7 looks beautiful by the way!! the IMSA spoiler and the mudflaps really go together nicely! i would love to see more pics of that car!

jim_chung

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Thanks! If you click my user name you can access my gallery of images. I really like the mudflaps, I think I got them off a 10th anniversary and they are body contoured so fit perfectly.


Jim

mazdaverx713b

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wow, that car is stunning!!! did you install cloth rear seats? i love the custom silver metallic color!! the front seats look flawless! how long have you owned that car? do you know any history on it?

jim_chung

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My Dad bought the car new in 1985 when I was 18 and he did let me drive it an awful lot. It hasn't seen any dreaded winter salt and was dealer undercoated as well. When I installed the rear seats off an early model Fc I noticed some storage bin rust and treated it. The car was stripped to bare metal and repainted last year. Currently has about 72k miles and doesn't get driven nearly enough!

craaaazzy

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wow, that is nice! good to see that it's been in your family since it was bought new from the dealership.

lx_machado

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Beautiful little car!

ray green

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Wow

DreamInRotary

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I have a 95 Mustang at the moment (will be given to the fiance soon, not a fan of the car) and when I park the 7 next to it the 'Stang dwarfs the little thing. Not to mention the weight differences, the 7 is 2,500ish pounds and the Mustang is 4,500 pounds and like mazdaverx13b said earlier, the interior feels bigger in the 7 than in the Mustang!

dbragg

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Nice car. I am digging the mud flaps as well. Are they rigid or flexible? So, they came off of an FC and the body contour matched the FB, that's convenient.

klabatzie

even side by side with an old car it looks tiny exept for the length

jim_chung

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The flaps are more stiff than flexible, quite substantial and work well to keep the car clean. But I should clarify that they are probably from the LS model which celebrated the 10th anniversary of Mazda in North America and not the 10th anniversary Rx7/Fc model.

I'm loving that NSU!

MercuryMan76

Gonna have to keep an eye out for those mud flaps for myself!

85rotarypower

I've found the 1st gens have a lower than average roofline, even compared to similar small sporty 2 seat coupes. Its lower than the Porsche 924 of the time even, but just as wide. Even in stock form they have a very low center of gravity, which is why they tend to fare so well on the track I think, much closer to a true race car height than many other cars of the day straight out of the box, with a fairly wide stance as well which is something other cars of similar height lacked, such as the MGB.

klabatzie

the NSU is anice car indeed it belongs to my father and its getting a complete respray at the moment

My FB has the rear mudflaps so did my donorcar

jim_chung

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Klatbatzie,

We here in Canada admire many aspects of Dutch life but I understand new car ownership is very difficult due to expensive surcharges. How much is it? Does it apply to used cars?

hahnlsquid

clean

klabatzie

We have BPM and thats a tax that you pay over new cars or cars that are imported but you get an discount on that

I don't know so much about the costs but this is what i found for an example

example for an 2006 tahoe
BPM berekenen Chevrolet Tahoe LS | AutoWeek BPM rekenmodule. - AutoWeek.nl

so when you should import this car you would pay 15.525 euro (20466 us/dollar) over the price you pay for the car en transportation etc.