When you rev the car and its a lot louder then a Super Hornet flying over your head

When you have two walmart bags and a trash bag over your window and three manual window handles, two in which the teeth are messed up(thats how I got it..sadly)

 

when girls say "thats a cute little car!"

when ppl ask "is that a fiero?"

when the only way to get warm in the winter is leave the windows open at a stoplight to let the heat from the exhaust come in

 

When you restore the falling down old shed in the backyard because the garage at the house, the spare garage and the father-in-laws garage are all full of FB parts...

 

You are a first Gen owner when: You call your cars "my kids" and your kids "my toys"

- When for reading this forum you are always late for work.

- When you already decide to sell one of them, but when you are placing the add, you just have an attack of panic

- When you not only have II but 11 (yes eleven) FBS

- When everything said in the 37 pages is somehow related to you.

-When your screensaver have only pictures of FBs

-When your boss ended up offering her old accord for free just for not to see you driving again that "stinky multicolor confection" (it was stolen and wrecked and we found the parts on a junk yard of 3 different cars with different colors)

-When everybody knows "who's car is that".

-When in every visit to the junk yard you ended up buying parts that you don't need "just in case" .

-When you know the page and chapter of the fuel and emissions system manual in every biennial smog check.

- When it doesn't pass the smog check and you rather rent an storage space to keep safe you car than taking it to the junk yard.

- When you retired mother offer part of her income to help you get "a decent car" ???

- When you neighbors go to the landlord to request more parking space for them since you have 3 cars on your 2 allowed parking spaces.

- When you are always checking E-bay

- When your guts are telling you that sevenstock is coming, even when you just participated in the last one a few months ago.

- When there's an rx7, wankel, rotary, no piston, fb, on your personal e-mail address.

- When you have seconds thoughts about divorce for fearing she may take the car as part of the settlement.

- When you pay 50.00 por a Tamiya rx-7 scale model

and the last one you are a first gen owner when: The car doesn't run and you just sit on the driver seat "dreaming"

 

LMAO


My car is in teh air right now. I am need a new strut rod damit.

I drem I am in teh drivers seat dreaming about driving.

 

Landon I know you're going to end up reading this, so these are for you, I had to do it.


*When you pick your friend up from school and she says, "man that mini van is really on your ***", you look and say....."that's a camry."

and..

*When it's a perfect day out, and you can talk a girl into reading this thread all day instead of going to the beach.

 

It took me two days to read that and it was worth it!
You know your a first gen owner when no matter how hard you try you cant convince people that your car is good and better than theres (mostly because everyone is biased against mazdas)

 

You might be a 1st gen owner if . . .

. . . when you hear the German national anthem, you snap to attention and proudly proclaim, "Heil Wankel!"

. . . you have ever looked into your ancestry just to see if you are somehow related to Wankel.

 

when everybody laughs at you cause your sparco race seats cost more then the car

when the same person laughing at your seats asks for a ride, you tell them sure and watch as they attempt to squeeze into the seats and get stuck which becomes highlarlious to watch them attempt to un-stuck themselves from the seat

 

Your car catches on fire while your driving down the road.. haha

 

You know you're a 1st gen owner when your passanger asks why you keep honking your horn before you shift. (Happened to me)

 

you know ur a 7 driver when a fire engine sirens remind you of your car

when u shift and people walking on the side-walk duck (people dont like guns where i live.. haha)

 

You know you're a 7 owner when you rev back at a lawnmower thinking it's another 7 passing by.

You know you're a 7 owner when you get every Honda with a cherry bomb trying to race you because they think your car shares the same exhaust tip as them.

You know you're a 7 owner when you carry a can of Axe body spray in the console because people start sniffing the air for gas when you walk up.

You know you're a 7 owner when people are ashamed to be beaten by you in your $200 7.

 

...If you buy a Jeep for a DD because your 25 year old "classic" car is being retired as a garage queen.

...If said Jeep was intended to be a tow vehicle for your 7, but not to tow it to car shows, but in case it blows up

...If you are prepared and ready to tow other 7 owners when they are in need, but nobody else.

...You consider "Classic" plates, but unlike every other classic car enthusiast, you arent afraid to drive your car more than 5,000 miles a year.

...When your SUV gets as good or better fuel economy than your small compact and lightweight sports car.

 

Here's a good one from a RX 7widow: Your Husband has to tell you that "He may love his car but He's in love with you"

You know you are getting the bug when...
You claim the next 7 he gets because it has a sun roof and your everyday driver doesn't
You can now burn rubber!!!
You don't mind that your hubby is getting another 7 and it's ok that it too will live in the garage!

 

when your shoulder hurts from holding the hatch open while you unload anything from the "cargo area"

 

when you have back pain for 2 days after a 3 hour long enjoyable drive in the 7, because you're a tall bastard but enjoy the driving experience so much that it's worth it.

 

ROFL, that was pretty funny because it's true.

 

I know how you feel... being 6'1 sucks to drive the 7 for a long time... and I have racing seats that are raised up than stock.

 

you might be a 1st gen owner when..

-you decided to put your foot down, even though it's raining, your wipers stop working properly at 85 and you have absolutely not traction
-you can't stop yourself from smiling everytime you hear the thrum of those rotars go as you take off
-you refer to backfires as "hardcore"
-the number of times you've clicked "1st Generation Specific (1979-85)" link isn't even feasibly counted anymore

 

Here's another ones:

You know you are a 1st generation owner when:

The car is making "funny" noises and you just keep driving saying -Oh God let it be the exhaust.

When the new lady employee took you parking spot (the one on which you can see you car from your station) and you told her that the birds were droping wild blueberrys from the top tree (actually I did it).

You are dreaming about watching your son driving your 7 when he is only 2 years old.

A female co-worker ask you for a ride, and she start playing with the "joystick" (what is it with the damn radio balancer?).

You see a tan interior on E-bay for 99.00 but you cry when you see that the parts are in Kentucky (I live in California).

You are scared to die thinking that your cars are going to die with you.

You request to be buried on your car itself or at least on top of your resting place.

Your wife is in the "mood" and she is leading you to say the "L" word and you instead said -If you die I'll put your ashes on my 7's ashtray.

You are driving on the 405 and spot another 7 ahead of you and you start driving like a maniac to get ahold of it (also to check which one is in better shape)

You reached it and you don't care, just nod your head towards the driver and he nod back.

You think of Ford Cougars as lame copy cats (you know they have a XR-7)

You have a scale model on your desk and suddenly you start playing with it, sounds and screchees included.

Your boss screams -Stop playing with yourself. and everybody stared at you. (again, damn "joystick").

and..........all your demons come out when the car doesn't pass the Smog Check.

 

You know you're a 1st gen owner when...

...you do a pre-flight check before even putting the key in.
...you don't grimace at the prospect of rebuilding your motor after only owning it a week. (true story, I've blown a seal in less than a week)
...you make the back tires chirp (or scream) when leaving the gas station, just to make a Honda Prelude owner at the other pump jealous.
...you have to fax a vacuum diagram to the Mazda dealership to even find out if they can/will order the solenoid you need.

By the way, the jerk in the Prelude said "wow, nice rustbucket" while I was fueling up. My reply after I was in and started "Yeah, but your car can't do this." followed by tires squealing.

 

when youve been workin on the car all arvo and it starts raining, so you push it under cover then once u finish working on it start her up and rev away and think about the great drive your about to go on, and totally forget that its raining because it sounds so good

 

You know you're a 1st gen owner if:

-> The local junkyard proprieter is on a first name basis with you.
-> You need three muffling devices to get the exhuast down to the legal limit of 86 dBA

 

when you your doing 75 on a corner and forgot to screw back in your sun roof and it goes flying and gets all bent.

when people stare at your care like wtf? cus you dont have your front fender on it still looks better than their car.


when you waste a 5-0 and they say you cheat ahahahahahahahahah