when u removed the ac to have less weight in the car, so when it rains or the weather is cold u have to have one of ur windows rolled down so the glass doesnt get foggy... LOl i hate that fuckign pouring rain i have my window rolled down.

 

When your mum sees you come in from working on your restoration project and asks "Did you lock the doors?" and your response is "Mom, it would take me another thousand dollars and a weeks worth of work to make that thing move for ME. If someone steals it, they deserve it. Imagine it:

Thief #1: You know what we're gonna do? We've gotta order steering parts and bushings from Victoria british, sneak to Jon's place in the middle of the night, tow both his parents cars out of the way, install the parts in record time without making any noise, tune the carb, and take off with it, YA! We're gonna need a jack and some stands, a toolkit, a propane torch... probably an air-powered wrench.. and when we get it running we'll need gas

Thief #2: So that's what.. about $1300?

Thief #1: Ya... give or take.. and we'll have to be quick.

Thief #2: Screw it.. let's wait until he's gottit on the road..."


Jon

 

you start wearing skinny ties, and loafers with no socks

 

Pulling the choke at a stoplight just to keep it idling, doesn't seem strange at all

I know from experience

 

when you think how cool it would be to name the streets in a new neighborhood... Savannah Drive, Mariah Cove, Rex Drive, Wankel Way, Dizzy Court, DLIDFIS Cove, Nikki Drive, Apex Blvd., etc. ... and wonder if anybody in this town would ever figure it out !

 

wtf! my friend does that and drives a maxima

 

when you carry a stick in your car to prop up the hatch.

When you're driving through the ghetto and your car backfires and clears the neighborhood.

 

the girlfriends in these posts are misrepresented. i felt i had to speak up. here's you know your boyfriend is a first gen rx7 driver when:


-you dread the answer to the question "who's car are we taking" because you know the answer's always the same

-it takes forty-five minutes for him to drive the three miles to your house when he takes the 7

-you have to take the "scenic route" everywhere even though the only scenes are some sharp turns

-you yell at him for taking out the AC over and over again through the duration of the summer

-you feel bad for whoever lives with him, because their brand new cars have to sit out and rot in the driveway while his 20 year old 7 doesn't even run but gets the garage

-you feel stupid having to be explained the difference between a sunroof and a moonroof for the thousandth time

-you repeatedly need to be reassured that if you and his 7 were falling off a cliff, he'd still save you -- even if he had the superhuman strength to save his 7

-the most romantic date you've had in awhile was sitting in the 7 in the garage while he worked on various parts and your job was to hold the spotlight

-you have to explain a million times that the door DOES NOT CLOSE if you don't slam it

-you breathe a sigh of relief everytime you're somewhere far from home and the car actually starts when you get ready to leave

-you dread meeting another 7 driver because you know you'll have to sit and listen for hours as they talk

-you dread going anywhere nice with him because you both reek of fumes after only a 3 minute drive

-you actually know what a rotary is, how it works, and why it's better than pistons

-you have to sit in the car with a straight face as the cop who pulled him over tells him he should get his emissions checked

-you know the name, address, and favorite foods of the guy he bought his 7 from, and have even been to his house/garage before

-when he says "give me 5 minutes, i'm just trying to find this part on ebay", you know to wait another hour before expecting anything

-he tells you you can try driving it when you "get a little better at stick" when you know he'll really never let you

-you purposely try and avoid driving anywhere near a junkyard while he's with you

-you know the best way to make him angry is call his car purple, because it's really "sparkling eggplant" or something ridiculous like that

-you find the number of mutual friends diminishing because you can never drive with anyone else

-you have to explain to him why it would be a bad idea to take out the passenger seat

-you don't find it at all strange when you pull up to his house and he's just standing outside looking at his car

-you still don't really understand why the lowest-quality gas is best for the car

-you're already negotiating how many 7s he can have in the future, when you're not even engaged yet

-he doesn't get why the third gen's really are prettier

-you make a name for yourself the rx7 forum to make him proud

-you find yourself actually reading these threads and understanding most everything on them, even though you've never actually driven a 7

-when you mention all of these, he suggests you make your own post and you actually do

-and finally, you mention to him it's reasons like those that he will NEVER get another girlfriend who understands his obsession the way you do :-)

 

-You get worried because your winter vehicle does not use any oil.

-Your wifes new vehicle is in the snow, while your car is in the garage.

-You start putting MMO in everything, because it is habit.

-If both your daily driver and the rx7 need a part, the rx7 wins.

-You yell at your wife, cause she says it IS still going to snow in march.

-You get insanely mad at the idiot you see driving his 7 in the winter.

-You hope it does not snow in march, because you need the whole month to put on all the new parts you bought just so you might be able to drive it in april.

-you sell a '92 mustang to buy an '85 GSL-SE.

-135HP never felt so good.

 

CheeringZ100grly, that's a good list.

 

yah i actually laughed a little bit at hers

 

...When your friends nickname your car " The Cuisinart on Steroids "

 

Best one yet.

Heres mine

When you put your girlfriend (or co pilot) on a diet to stay in the 15's

When your girlfriend wont go on a diet so you contemplate what "un-needed parts" to remove to make up for it

 

1 more

When you wisper in your friends ear right before getting into the car "Dont say anything bad about the rex while inside, She's real sensitive to shity comments"

 

... your kid's about to get his driver's license and you give him your new car instead of buying him a car because that helps justify spending money on your rx-7 so you can start driving it again

... you go out of town for a trip and wonder if you'll see any good junkyards

 

The first thing you do when you see a FB-SA in a junkyard is pull the fusable links (can't have to many).

The second: wish you had some where to keep allot of cars, 7's shouldn't be in a junkyard with just any other cars.

 

...when your car is 1/3 the size of an SUV but uses 3 times as much gas

...when 100,000 seems like low mileage

...when spray-on primer looks better than your factory paint job

...when you want torque so bad that you roll on 13's

If I've plagurized any, sorry, I haven't read all of the 27 pages

 

you have to ask your friends "what just happened?" while watching a movie because you were busy trying to spot an rx-7 on a busy street in the background

 

When you got your first gen that you brought "dead" for $150 to come back to life with some chicken bones and vodoo chants, other wise known as Trans. Fluid in the engine and allot of "come on, COME, on".

 

when you sit and read every post on this 27 page forum.

and relate to all of them-

 

... when you run 12's with only 200rwhp

 

......when you **** your pants

yeah, appropriately out of place

 

...when your car wont start and you know exctly what's wrong with it in extly 5 seconds.
...when you are trying to buy up every 1st gen that you see.
...when you spot a 1st gen in somobodys drive way thats bin siting for a while and nobody is home and as soon as you consider to give it new home you find out that it belongs to a cop. (yes that one is true, and yes I am getting it, and no I did not get shot in the A$@)

 

.....When you enjoy driving your RX-7 more than your STi!

Mike

 

...When you read all 27 pages, decide to resurrect the thread, and still can add new material.

...When revenge is starting up your 7 infront of bastard neighbor's house, and letting it "Warm-up" for 10 minutes.

...When your friends refer to it as the DilDart.

...When you can use your engine block to fry an egg. (big mess, wouldn't recommend it)