You know you're a 1st gen owner when...
1985 RX-7 GSL-SE
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Mandeville, LA
When you keep wearing out 10mm sockets and wrenches.
When going over RR tracks means a trip to the dentist and chiropractor.
When no one under 20 has any clue what it is.
When friends think your horn has a short 7K RPM.
When going over RR tracks means a trip to the dentist and chiropractor.
When no one under 20 has any clue what it is.
When friends think your horn has a short 7K RPM.
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Las Vegas, NV
You know your a first gen. owner
when the manager of a local shop tells you to leave in the clutch in between shifts so your headers don't suck in cold air and destroy your valves
and all you can do is smile and say "oh i 've never heard that before
when the manager of a local shop tells you to leave in the clutch in between shifts so your headers don't suck in cold air and destroy your valves
and all you can do is smile and say "oh i 've never heard that before
Function > Form
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Catonsville MD (baltimore suburb)
somehow the car will bounce you and hit your head on the top of the door frame... damn maryland roads.
when the only reason you have another car is that you know the 7's ride with your upgraded suspension is untolarable for 99.8% of the general public, and you know you get called for driving duty at lunch or shofer (sp) duty for the folks when they visit..
when the only reason you have another car is that you know the 7's ride with your upgraded suspension is untolarable for 99.8% of the general public, and you know you get called for driving duty at lunch or shofer (sp) duty for the folks when they visit..
Full Member
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Arizona
when someone is in the car when you floor it for the first time, they ask if someone is honking at you.
when you have a new car with A/C and good gas mileage, but you drive the 7 with no a/c and less than 10 mpg in 100 degree heat instead.
no one believes that all it has is a weber carburetor and free flowing exhaust.
people say its idling rough, and when you say "it supposed to do that" they look at you weird and walk away as if you're the moron.
people give you the strangest looks when you're premixing.
and my favorite:
when one of your friends is behind you they call to ask you to "make it shoot fire".
when you have a new car with A/C and good gas mileage, but you drive the 7 with no a/c and less than 10 mpg in 100 degree heat instead.
no one believes that all it has is a weber carburetor and free flowing exhaust.
people say its idling rough, and when you say "it supposed to do that" they look at you weird and walk away as if you're the moron.
people give you the strangest looks when you're premixing.
and my favorite:
when one of your friends is behind you they call to ask you to "make it shoot fire".
Function > Form
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Catonsville MD (baltimore suburb)
Originally Posted by Tyrael6666
when you have a new car with A/C and good gas mileage, but you drive the 7 with no a/c and less than 10 mpg in 100 degree heat instead.
So I guess... you know when your a FB owner when it makes you realize how spoiled you are by "the other" car.
pwned
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Northern Indiana
you know u got a 1st gen when:
your left hand tunrs include a 270 degree spin before proceeding foward (i forgot it rained today and was going a lil fast.
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cops acuse you of firing guns and fireworks from your car, when its really just a whole-hearted backfire.
your left hand tunrs include a 270 degree spin before proceeding foward (i forgot it rained today and was going a lil fast.
)cops acuse you of firing guns and fireworks from your car, when its really just a whole-hearted backfire.
Rotary Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Richmond, VA
Originally Posted by dean23
you know u got a 1st gen when:
your left hand tunrs include a 270 degree spin before proceeding foward (i forgot it rained today and was going a lil fast. )
cops acuse you of firing guns and fireworks from your car, when its really just a whole-hearted backfire.
your left hand tunrs include a 270 degree spin before proceeding foward (i forgot it rained today and was going a lil fast.
)cops acuse you of firing guns and fireworks from your car, when its really just a whole-hearted backfire.
hahaha
I did the same thing twice today! It was in the empty school parking lot and I was trying to though. mmmmm... I love rain. It makes the drivng experience so much more involving
Originally Posted by floz
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.
...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.
the first 3 anyway
Junior Member
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Santa Ana Ca 92707
You know you are a 1st gen owner when:
Driving at 45 mph at the next intersection there's a deep drain dip and you lean to the right to not to bang your head on the roof.
...due the failing emissions test, you don't get the annual registration, and you keep driving anyway. (you think, since the license plate is waaay low, the cops doesn't see the colored sticker)
...you hate those who paint the interior of the car, green or yellow (Yewgh).
...your 1st morning prayer is, Our father who rx7...............
...you have a passenger and run to open the door for her (she think you are such a gentleman, but the real reason is that you do not want her to hit/slam the door)
... the a/c doesn't work and you justify driving the car thinking you may loose weight (we reached 97o degrees today)
...even when the paint is dissapearing you think your car still looking goood.
Driving at 45 mph at the next intersection there's a deep drain dip and you lean to the right to not to bang your head on the roof.
...due the failing emissions test, you don't get the annual registration, and you keep driving anyway. (you think, since the license plate is waaay low, the cops doesn't see the colored sticker)
...you hate those who paint the interior of the car, green or yellow (Yewgh).
...your 1st morning prayer is, Our father who rx7...............
...you have a passenger and run to open the door for her (she think you are such a gentleman, but the real reason is that you do not want her to hit/slam the door)
... the a/c doesn't work and you justify driving the car thinking you may loose weight (we reached 97o degrees today)
...even when the paint is dissapearing you think your car still looking goood.
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
You know you're a first gen owner when you can make an 18.9 second pass at the drag strip and be so proud
'Nothing like a rotary'
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From: worcester, mass
You know ur a 1st gen owner,
when people ask u if its fast,is it a 2.4 liter, people look at u every where u go, people rev at u when u pass them, and everyone asks u to pop the hood.
when people ask u if its fast,is it a 2.4 liter, people look at u every where u go, people rev at u when u pass them, and everyone asks u to pop the hood.
Full Member
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: OK
When the term "spank the ****" means an evening of spirited driving!
When you open the hood and people think your motor looks like a beer keg!
When you turn your car off and coast down the highway, then start it, then coast.... Just to get home cause the temp guage is dancing around hot!
When you open the hood and people think your motor looks like a beer keg!
When you turn your car off and coast down the highway, then start it, then coast.... Just to get home cause the temp guage is dancing around hot!
GOT WANKEL?
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Kansas City, MO
Originally Posted by Jozay721
You know ur a 1st gen owner, it is 2.4 liter
When you have to keep it under 2k RPM to be conciderate to neighbors at night.
When you notice every little thing in the shape of a rotor and chuckle.
When you know where every 7 in town is.
When you see a RX-8 and get happy until you notice that it is just another woman in midlife crisis!
When the people at the exhaust shop are scared shitless when they start the car without muffler or 2 for that matter!
When you get props at the exhaust shop for being louder than the harley.
When 19 MPG city is unheard of and something to brag about.
Rockin' the suburbs!
Joined: May 2006
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Originally Posted by H4Inf
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.