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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 07:55 AM
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Your a first gen owner when you talk so much about your car that everyone hates you for it.

-Your a first gen owner when you are recognized on the street as a loud bang or a puff of smoke.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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--when you keep a piece of wood in the back to hold up the rear hatch

--when when you hate going through the drive thru cause when you leave you have to open the door and give the window a helping hand to roll it up

--when no matter who is next to you on the road you are certain they want to race you and you will inevitably win

--when rainy days are your best friend and sideways is the direction most of your trips are traveled in

--when people laugh at your smoke puff on startup then shut the hell up when the next cloud of smoke is coming off your tires

--when you find the front bumpers offensive

--when your engine is neater and more detailed than your interior
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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u know your a first gen owner when u get those, "Hey i used to have one of those when i was younger!" haha happened to me 7 times already, what a kawince!
Utah is so in love with pistons, the ones who like rotarys would pay anything for such a rare car.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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-When your car runs fine where you drive it, and leaves your new girlfriend stranded on an interstate shortly after she called it "short and fat"[/QUOTE]

that is so true, my car is so temepermental with anyone except me. One time I let my girlfriend borrow her and she got 3 blocks down the road and it died. I came and got her and it started up just fine. drove it home inspected it and found nothing wrong. She drove it again and got 2 blocks this time and agin it ran just fine for me. After the 3rd time we all gave up and my girlfriend hasn't drove it since.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by budrud
When everybody who rides in the passenger seat seems to think they need to slam the door to get it shut and you yell at them because it might **** your car off.
i tell my dumb *** cousin that all the time and he does it anyways to **** me off. so one day i left him a few miles from his house at the mall, and he's never done it since
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by rotorhead1983

that is so true, my car is so temepermental with anyone except me. One time I let my girlfriend borrow her and she got 3 blocks down the road and it died. I came and got her and it started up just fine. drove it home inspected it and found nothing wrong. She drove it again and got 2 blocks this time and agin it ran just fine for me. After the 3rd time we all gave up and my girlfriend hasn't drove it since.
ha ha. my ex couldnt even start it cold. then when i showed her she got all pissy and then called my car ugly. And now thats why shes my EX.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 03:26 AM
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shada 72, I get that look at the auto shops out here. I have peeps at a machining shop that are discounting my stuff since they feel sorry for me....I tell them I'm the sorry one since their cars are not as classy. Or violently aggressive shifting into second gear and blasting near 80 mph and get way past that on third. Oh yeah, race seals and higher compression ratios rawk ballz. Especially when a woman is driving the 7
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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I hope its not a repeat didnt feel like reading all 33 pages

"when you lose count of how many time you have been knocked in the head by your rear hatch and its failing struts!!"

"When you find one at a dealer ship and they tell you its real hard to start for some reason and they look at you crazy when you get it to fire right up!!"
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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My SA was the first one to bonk me on the head with the hatch. That hurt and I totally didn't expect it LOL. To the Dealership comment, there was an 83 GSL that was at an auction I went to once. I talked to the guys about it and they said that it started but it didn't idle at all. I fired it up with the choke out and started to let it warm up and the guy was like holy **** is it idling?? I said no it's warming up but it idled after the choke went back in and they were blown away. I wish I had more money or I would have got it
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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... when the one time you were thinking of selling, the "buyer" is driving it too nicely, and you push down on his knee so he floors it, and the car spits out a huge white smoke cloud, but drives fine for me the same way every time i drive her.

...when your friends ask why youre so depressed, and you tell them you havent driven your rx7 for 7 months.

... when you get excited about being almost done, so you can stop modifying the daily driver because its "just too slow" even though its faster than the 7 last time at the track.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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...when the seat belt light randomly comes on to check up on you.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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when you rest your head against the roof to stabilize your body during a turn

when you drive through towns with both your arms out the sunroof and window clapping them together above the car... (using knees to drive) but scaring people nonetheless

when you consider a v8 swap for about 5 mins then slap yourself back to reality by sitting going and revving your dying engine

when you have a miata sit next to your 7 and argue with that person about which one is smaller/better

when you calmly kick out your rear end and the person next to you throws their arms up and attempt to grab anything, while you just look over in the middle of the slide and laugh

when finding the u-channel for the damn window tracks makes your day, wait no week

when your friend in his vr4 revs his engine to show off his blow off valve and you look at him after wards and say "is that it?"

when your car sits for about a month and you start it up again after a couple mins of cranking....and all you see is black smoke for about 100 yards in every direction

when your friends you go cruising with complain about the gas smell while riding behind you

more as i think of em
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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When you wast a whole half a tank of gas giving about 15 people mini joy rides at the parking lot at work.

(seriously....it was fun but gas is so much $$$$)
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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when people run and duck due to a loud back fire.

when you set off car alarms due to your exhaust.

when you own every gen 1 rx7 in the area. thats me!!
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by rotor vs. piston
Priorities become, 7, food, then chicks if you have the time between priority one and two.
when ur chick finds out thats true
and when u have to wait atleast a week for even the simplest parts, like spark plugs
and u know ur an SA owner when shucks wants to charge u $11.00 per spark plug and autozone cant get any..... true story
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Pelezo


You know you're a first generation owner when people ask if you have an alarm in your car and you tell them no one can drive my car at low speeds without having arms of steel.


That's my anti-theft detterinent, and besides that, the steering wheel cover is ripped off at the moment because you have to hold in a loose connection to start the car, again, my anti-theft, they wouldnt get it out the driveway unless they left it in N and pulled the e-brake which then they would get halfway down the driveway before wondering why the e-brake doesnt work anymore...hehe
no the anti theft device is the fact that only an RX-7 owner can start the car and keep it running
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dj55b
alright my turn ,

... when you realize that your insurance each month cost more than you actually bought the car stock
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO true!
when ur land lord tells u "all the 7's have to move or u do."..... and u say "ok... ill be out in 30 days."
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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when u know the only cars worth owning run on magic triangles
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:20 AM
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when u realize ur 7/7's have a personality and are alive
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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when u think the new charger looks like a bastard child of a mustang and you blow past his egotisticl ***
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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u know ur a 7 owner when ur wankle is more reliable than u v8
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by The_Dude
... When you get in the passenger door <-- guilty !
thats not funny my drivers side door wouldnt open kuz the finder was in the way and now there is another 7 in the way of it

the red 79' is mine the others are my dads
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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when u tell ur girl-friend u cant go uot kuz ur playing with ur wankle..... hehehe
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 85rx7crazydriver
...when the seat belt light randomly comes on to check up on you.
Mine does this at least once a trip. At least I don't feel alone anymore.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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When you were able to run over a twig in the street with confidence within five minutes of driving your fb for the first time.
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