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What do you like/ hate most about your 1st gen??
Title says it all...
Like: it's unique; A car that started a huge impact in the motor industry.;) . Love how people turn their heads to look at it when I'm driving... Hate: not enough aftermarket parts for it (when compared to other popular cars) :squintfin |
I love the enjoyment of driving it
I hate that it will not run |
mixture
Well I love my car. Handles great veerry fun car to drive. Not slow enogh to lose to civics or lightly modded 240's and such. Turn heads everywhere i go with it everyone loves the car and are suprised on how quick it is for a pretty much stock car. Lots of power off of simple bolt ons.
Hates-Rotary sounds like crap if you dont do the exhaust right.Bad gas milage not a lot of aftermarket parts for it. No lsd i think the limited Ed should have came with a lsd. ummm i think thats about it really. |
Loves: Its a fun, light sports car with 4 disc brakes, LSD, and nice Tokico suspension setup. The engine says its 100HP, but sometimes she feels way more powerful.
Hates: Not nearly enough aftermarket parts as one would hope. The car has a lot of difficult quirks (Like how tight the wiring is in some places and the plastic stuff cracking since its so old.) Most importanty, how difficult it is to find parts... I just went to the two Pick Your Parts in the Bay Area and the only FB I found was a 79... too bad all the parts I needed were more in the 80-85 range... |
Loves:
It is way better balanced than my old Mustang It dosen't break down as much as my old Mustang I haven't pulled an engine in 5 years!!! The GSL brakes work GREAT in racing environment You can beat the hell out it in a race and it is still ready for more abuse It has RWD The sound of my engine at 8K! The fact that other racers HATE the sound of my engine at 8K when I pass them! Parts cars are a dime a dozen I can buy parts for my RACECAR at O'Rielly's Auto Parts! Hates: Nikki carbs are a PIA to keep tuned No steering box parts It's not a Miata - we get limited support and publicity Some aftermarket suppliers and the SCCA are starting to forget FB's exist |
Enjoy the attention the widebody gets, same with the 2nd gen DD. Except with the tinted windows on both, the local popo like to follow me, thinking I'm some ricer kid that's going to get stupid.
Derived a great deal of satisfaction from building the widebody, but it seems like it's a project that will never get finished because I keep upgrading here and there. It's a blast to drive, even though the exhaust is way too loud. Handles like a go kart and nearly rides like one. Suprisingly, the Netami seats help with the bad back. Get a kick out some of the stupid questions people ask and most of them misidentify the car. Porsche seems to be the most popular guess, lol. |
Like:
180degree turns on normal streets, eze. Easy to work on Once understood = reliable Cheaper than other performance cars Top of the line from its time, and still stands like that to me. Scaring the crap out of passengers with its unique handling abilities. Drafting anything. Decent performance stock. De Car is a kind of secksee un-common. Hate: Stalkers, rubbernecks, & lookie'loos who dont leave money in the cars wipers... BSTERDS!!!! fund this!!!! It snows were i live. Finding 13" tires that are performance and IN STOCK. Deciding which way to mod the intake/exhaust. only solution? have 2 engines or 2 cars.. hate not having 2 sweet gen1. Waiting 10+years for the rx8 to come into my price range so i can swap its overcomplicated rig in for 200+ NA ponies. Deathtrap over .. what.. 45mph? oh well.. |
Like: A pleasure to drive. It's an '85 and the way it was built taking into the affect of the year? Outstanding. Changing the alternator is easy to do. Fluid-revving engine.
Dislike: Changing the water pump is a PITA. Have to remove all those items just to get to it. Only one real place to get a full exhaust setup. Parts for this car are rare and expensive. 22 year old car = lots of things that need to be repaired. Car is so small and low to the ground that it can be hit, T-boned, side-swiped easily. :wallbash: |
What I Like?
The look of it when I bought it in '82, and the look of it now. The handling is like no other car I have ever owned The amount of power you get out of a little 70 cubic inch engine! What I dislike? . . . hmmmmm. . . . I'll have to think about that . . . nope . . nothing!! |
Likes:
-Unique rotary engine -Relatively clean body -Rear drive -EASY TO WORK ON! -Exhaust note sounds excellent, even with crap exhaust. Dislikes: -surprise rust -noisy drivetrain -odd bolt pattern -expensive parts (compared to my old CRX) |
I love everything about it..it's small, rotary, rwd, etc..only thing I don't like is when i floor it..haha..slow
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Likes:
Willingness of abuse "I think I can, I think I can" and does it... beyond expectation Going through tunnels in third at 4000 Full throttle Dislikes: It's a Porsche...wait Ricers won't leave you alone The kicking/bucking at 2000 rpms when off the gas. |
I love working on it and fixing it up:
https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2085...523319d602.jpg At 110 miles per day, she's way to good to me to hate. Ray |
Love: TRUE sports car that I can afford. Its a joy to drive. Design by car guys for car guys
Hate: own it since 2004 and I´ve never took her around the block yet :( (its not the cars fault, its me ... Im poor) |
Likes (many):
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Rides so much nicer than my CRX did !!
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Good:
-Such a blast to drive -The sound of a rotary, and being able to redline it everytime -When people ask how many cylinders it has;and you say none -More power than any honda, smaller engine than any honda -sport suspension, 4 disc brakes, lsd, aluminum wheels:stock -Light weight -2 seater- no driving your pals around at 3 in the morning when you gotta work the next day -True sports car, for a cheap assed price (i paid a grand for mine) -Very reliable, gets beaten on week in and week out, and keeps coming back for more -People ask if its a Porsche Bad: -Old car is rotted out and needs a new repair every week -I don't even ask parts stores if they have it in stock -Factory parts cost an arm and a leg ($800 for 2 injectors, wtf) -Burgandy interior-might have been nice in 85', but not in 07 -Unflooding it everyday gets annoying -Almost no aftermartet support -People ask if its a Porsche |
Good= the thrill of driving it.
Simplicity of design. The attention The sound of the motor Can rely on it 300 lbs wieght limit (No Fat chicks lol) Bad = No aftermarket parts People think its a porshe, or a 300z If i hit a pot hole, I'm F***ed My passenger side window is screwed When it rains hard, i have to get my shop vac and get the water out of the hatch.... That sums it up |
Good:
Brings me enjoyment An awesome hobby to keep me busy The community The wealth of knowledge available Unique engine Bad: Well the widebody is quite the money pit at this point, but it shouldn't be as bad right away here... |
Likes-
The fact that my car looks unique The fact that not many people are ballsy enough to run a PP on the street these days so having one is a bit of a novelty The sound The handling Having a tidy Aussie delivered S1 (mostly Savannas) Being able to smoke 98% of new cars |
Likes:
Lightweight Balance Raspy Motor sound Steady state handling Dislikes: The steering sucks...even perfect recirculating ball steering sucks. Solid rear axle A little bit of bump steer Doesn't have the transient response I'd like but hey its over 20 years old. |
Likes:
I've learned that I can do most of the work on this car myself, partly because I'm not as mechanically incompetent as I thought, and because the car is so damn simple. It's a real sports car, not a commuter with an exhaust. RB SP exhaust at 7000RPM It's the one thing I've dumped money into that I can actually say was a good idea. Dislikes: The steering People can't seem to leave it alone. Wheels stolen, hood keyed. What's next? Expensive/hard to find parts When it snows, I can't/won't drive it |
Likes:
-She is my Daily Driver and does not give me trouble and when it does it is easy to work on -Classic Japanese look -Unique -Has a Rotary -getting compliments on her -AC works great!!! Dislikes: -Alot of parts are not on stock at the auto parts store..they have to be special orered. -Water pump is a pain in the ass the change becase of all the shit that you have to take off to get to it lol! - -She is over 20 years old so she is rough aroun d the edges in some areas - Damn water leaks in the doors even though the DAMN DOOR SEALS ARE BRAND NEW!!! |
Likes
She is unusual enough to stand out She is a genuine looker/sports car She rides like a go kart She responds to minimal improvements She lovingly accepts and does whatever I ask of her She stays home when I do Buy her some new shoes and she clings with enthusiasm She doesn't like bling Always accepts it when I want to change something about her I can't stop doing things to her Dislikes Why can't women be like her........... |
likes well lets see
the engine has lots of power pop up head lights seat backs are not plastic its a hatch back kind of its a cheap sports car lots of engine mods if you know where to look easily fit 245's under the rear end no mods 225 up front no rubbing suspension is cheap the fact that you can blow somebodies mind just by telling them about how hot the exhaust is; even at a muffler shop there is a lot more to like about it just drawing a blank dislikes people that don't know what they have even when its gone that people always complain about the price of parts that all i don't like about the car besides people not knowing an rx7 when they see one |
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