when you're putting engine's in other than rotary.

 

When BRAP is a word.

When the redline buzzer switching off means you need to change down a gear.

When you don't have to question anything in this thread.

 

when your with your friends and you see a 1st gen and wish you where driving yours

 

When you shiver at the sight of a AAA tow truck, but you thank god its not you THIS time.

When you know there is a 3rd Gen in the movie Office Space. (in the begining when Lumberg pulls into his parking spot, the 3rd gen is red)

If a girl asks if your single and you walk her to the front of you car and pop the hood.

When you pull a fuse to start your car.

When your neighbor starts up his lawn mower and you run outside thinking someone is stealing your RX7.

You see exit 12a or 13b and think of your motor
You see exit 20b and start to think about that 3rotor beauty
You see exit 26b and chills run down your spine.

When you drive your friends car and take it past redline, he gets pissed and you say sorry its because the of the 7.

When emitions fail the second YOU walk in the door.

I have alot more if anyone wants some.

 

When you have more then 5 ways to explain how the rotary works and never get tired of telling them. (The dorito chip is my fav)

When seeing video's and pic's of 7 make you all horny. (Its True!!!!)

When you put more 2 stroke fluid in your 7 then all 3 of your jetski's combined!!

 

lol! the ones highlighted are the best!

You know your a 1st gen owner when you look for a parking spot u scan the lot to see if their are any sevens there.

When you almost go off the road staring at another 7 going the opposite direction.

When you get near an Rx-8 and feel like u have something to prove!

When you do see another rx7 owner you leave your name number and the adress for this site on a note and leave it under their wind shield wiper.
( yes i did this i found a red rx7 in the walmart parking lot i talked to the guy later.. he was planning on doing a v8 swap but his motor was original never rebuilt and had close to 300,000 miles on it. it was also a 12a.

 

I cannot believe this post is still alive. As far as the 12a and 13b exits, I used to drive past a tuning shop in Indianapolis, Indiana that tunes rotaries off of exit 13a. I wanted to stop there and tell them to go to the other side of the exit area to get the 13b exit. haha.

As far as the Rx-8 goes, I always feel like Rx-8 owners have to give first gen 7 owners mad props because without the first gen, the 8 would never have existed.

 

You know you are a first gen owner when you would rather put a few grand into your 20 year old 300,000 mile car to get it into "proper" running order rather than getting a "free" newer car to use as a daily driver until you can afford to get the car running more easily.

Yeah, I have a hard head....

 

From experience:

You know your a 7 owner when every purto rican that passes by stops to compliment you on your ride.

You know your a first gen owner when you flip a coin to choose which of your two friends rides beside you and which has to walk.

 

more? ok....


You find cars with rear seats to be novelties.

You find nothing unusual about staring directly into the license plates of Focuses at stoplights.

You watched "The Rock" only for that scene after Sean Connery lays waste to the roadways. You know what I am talking about... Nicholas Cage is on his appropriated 2-cycle dirtbike, and he stops for some reason, and the bike is just idling there... brrp brrp brrp brrp brrp brrp

Your sister gets her leg bitten by a neighbors dog, she's crying, leaning on your car, and you're worried she's going to dent it.

You drool at 1.3 liters or the almighty 2.0 liter engines.

You pride yourself in having less pistons then somone else.

You wonder what the fascination is with going down a striaght strip of road for less than 20 seconds and trying it again.

Seat belt light goes on randomly to remind you to put on your seat belt.

You laugh at the people picking down frost-destroyed roads in their bourgemobiles at 20mph as you blow past them at 45-50.

You refer to the warning lights as idiot lights.

Your idiot lights twinkle like x-mas lights

If you accept that the stereo surround is broken and never try to fix it.

You pretend that you are playing astroids while driving on a high littered with pot holes and you try to dodge everyone of them.

You drive extremly hard at night just to see the turbos glow.

When seperated from your Rx-7s you miss them and what them with you every night.

You have asked people if they want to play with your Wankel.

You know what a pulsation dampener is, and you shudder at it's potential to ruin your life.

Backfires go from a bad thing, to a very very "cool" thing.

Your neighbors always wonder why you leave your hood up after you get home.

You look at other sportcars weighing 3200lbs and think they're "Fat Pigs".

You use straws and tortilla chips to explain to other people how a rotary engine works.

Your interior clock is always flashing 12:00

You continue to insist that you car will run soon.

You check all your fluids every time you drive the car.

People often remind you that you left your car running.

Your local mechanic can't fix your car.

It ran 625 miles in a year ,and the engine has been open 3 times allready.

You hear other RX-7s in the area miles before you can see them.

You think that 15 MPG is good!

You avoid drive throughs because you can't shift and hold a cup at the same time

Your car catches on fire at an autocross and you get out of your car like its nothing out of the ordinary while the rest of the people are rushing to your car screaming its on fire.

You try to explain to people that it should idle @ 1500 going brap,brap,brap.
When at a busy gas station everyone stares at you and gets pissed at you becuase you cant get your gas tank door open.

When even your wrist watch looks like a rotary engine.

 

-when some hippy in his hybrid rolls down his window and says "mister, your car stinks", and your response is "ya, so?!?"

-when your dad, who is an engineer, has to be corrected that the 7 does NOT have a four cylinder

-you shift at 8k+ just to annoy the people behind you with a huge, black backfire

-you bought the 7 just to **** off the EPA ****** and hippies in your town

 

You know your a first gen owner when you are trying to think of good rotary phrases for your license plates.

You know your a first gen owner when you're not afraid to put an "I'd rather be wanking than stroking" sticker on your car.

 

when a $10 crack ho snickers at your car, but doesn't bother to ask if you want a date, she assumes you are broke.

When you snicker at the bank afferring to make you a car loan

When you sneer at the Chrysler Crossfire displayed in the bank lobby, and wonder about the impoverished loser is going to dig him self into a bigger financial hole by financing its purschase with a car loan.

When you go to the Mazda Dealership to redeem their gift for test driving the RX-8, and they ask if your RX-7 has a rotary too?? And you trunicate the RX-8 test drive because it makes you feel that much better about your >>>REAL SPORTS CAR<<<

 

When you go away to college and miss your 7 more than your friends and family!

 

Thought of some more:
When your parents call to check up on you and when your dad is on the phone all you talk about is how the seven is doing.

When you are already planning things to do next summer so you will be able to bare the 100+ degree weather when you bring your dark grey car to college with you next year. (I go to the University of Arizona)

When you spend more time on this website than you do studying in college

 

When you don't care that others think your car looks like **** because you know that it will rape most cars on the road. "and that your going to paint it soon anyway... ya that's the ticket."

When you're one of the few that is VERY AWARE of your wheel bolt pattern.

 

You know you are a 1st gen owner when . . .

. . . you strike out with a girl because your 1st gen was somehow able to physically injure you while you were hitting on her. (happened to me )

. . . the parts you are going to put on the car "soon" take up more space in your bedroom than anything else you own

. . . your younger 18 year old brother exacts revenge on you by using your RX-7 to do donuts in the yard

. . . you taught your 14 year old sister how to drive a manual in your RX-7

. . . your 14 year old sister can drive a manual with the best of them, but she's still clueless when it comes to automatics

. . . your 14 year old sister goes to drivers ed' and can explain how a rotary motor works better than the instructor can expain why it's a bad idea to drink and drive

. . . your Dad hates riding with you because he knows that if you see another RX-7, you WILL chase it down and you WILL talk about RX-7's for at least 1 hr.

. . . you are able to convert your long time Chevy only family members to proud new owners of 1st gen RX-7's

. . . your 8 year old cousin tells you that she likes "That green car in Fast and the Furious" the best, but you are able to explain to her in a way that she actually understands that the RX-7 is by far the superior car. Then she ends up liking RX-7's better than "that green car"

. . . you're at a stoplight and don't particularly care for the music that the person in the car next to you is playing so you rev the motor so that the sound from your exhaust drowns out the sound of their system. He turns the volume up, you rev higher. People who see the whole thing go down start laughing at the guy. He gets embarrassed and turns down a side street.

. . . you love your RX-7 more than your (now X) girlfriend

. . . your girlfriend/wife/whatever accuses you of cheating, but you were just spending time with your 1st gen.

Last but certainly not least . . .

. . . You can't figure out why all these Datsun owners keep waving at you

 

"the parts you are going to put on the car "soon" take up more space in your bedroom than anything else you own"

yeah thats definetly me right now......and i couldnt find out who said it but that damn sticking gas door is half the reason i just fill up every time lol.

 

First off, who lets there 14 year old sister near there 7? You know your a 1st owner when you don't let your sister near your car!

 

You know you are a 1st gen owner when you realize that the joys of the RX-7 should be shared and passed on from generation to generation!

But if you still disagree with me that's fine. Because now she wants her own; whch means she won't be using mine.

 

Yes! AIM Tuning! I think the same thing every time I drive down there lol


and how about these:

...your car's smog draws more hippies than a free weed give-away

...you have made a friend lay in the back of the cargo area so you can get more traction

...you have been chewed out at the local drag strip for making a run with your friend laying in the cargo area

...you repeatedly find yourself explaining what a monocoque chassis is and why it's superior

...you think that all new body kits are ugly because all you do is stare at ones that are 10+ years old

...you have a detailed log of every unecessary part of your car that you've removed and exactly how much weight you took off by doing so

 

I've had my 84 GS for a little more than three weeks now and i love it. Many of these are already so true in my case.

 

You go to a mazda dealership asking for fusible links.

People tell you you need a tuneup because your car lopes when in reality your car runs great (1/2 bridge)

you own 5 of the same car

people dont like driving behind you

i could go on and on....lol

 

Hope fully I don't repost:

1: every trip to the market turns into an autocross event.
2: your cars interior smells like a wet dog.
3: you intentionally get lost on your way home from work. And the only way home is the long way.
4: At the pump people in moded out cars sneer cuz they have to use premium.
5: when your dad explains to other family members how a Wankel works. ( I'm proud of my dad it only took him twice to understand.)

 

holy moses! 29 pages! well...

-when every one and their dentist tells you about the one they used to have.
-when there are more in the pick and pull then on the streets.
-when you tell people they have no idea when they ask about snap oversteer.
-when you begin to think its easier to find the holy grail than 4x110 wheels.
-when some one comments on the old schoolness and you say thanks for noticing.