Another birthday and another RX7 cake. Even though it's been up on jacks next door since October, I still talk about it enough for my wife and daughter to make a 7 cake.

when you sold your SA because you worked on it more than you drove it and spent more than you paid for the car on maintenance and up grades , but 2 yrs later you miss it

You drive by your friends house, give it a 2nd gear pull and coast down the engine, then receive a text message from that same friend 20 minutes later saying "nice two foot flames."

I'm pretty infatuated with my Dellorto. So what if it's running rich! :p

Have to walk to hell and back for good parts....

When you're a 41 year old white guy & your small town local police profile you & your young daughter frequently anyway.

when you constanly have to add oil because your coolers o-rings went out...

When you spend more on replacing faded or broken interior pieces than you spent buying the car!

You carry a spare fuel filter with you and can change it in five minutes or less. Just back onto the nearest curb and crawl under.

When you whip into a parking lot at night and some one asks if that's a Corvette and you laugh.

When you pull into a mazda dealer and the service kid asks, what's that.

Haha. Mine doesn't have any badges except the striker for the hatch so no body ever guesses right. I hear datsun all the time.

Hahaha yeah I hear datsun, supra, and the almighty "what kind of kit car is that?" Lol

And mine has al of the badges too...

"Nice 240(sx) bro"

Siiiiigh..

I say: if you don't know cars, don't say anything at all.

When two vise grips have a permanent home in the hatch.

When those two vise grips cost more than the dam hatch strut, because you can't buy a new one for your SE.

I know the reg ones Are avail. I need the one that has the contact switches in for the rear wiper and defogger ( yes they both do work, ha!)

The only place to get them is mazdatrix or the dealership if you want It to function properly.

you know you are a first gen owner when the only places you stop are the auto parts stores, the mazda dealership, the gas station, and/or the side of the road because you got stranded!!!!!!!!!!!

When someone says their rotors are bad and you look confused because you don't know if its the motor or the brakes.

When you think your car not shooting fire balls means the car has an issue.

When you race another first gen and all the fireballs remind you of a street fighter battle :p

I found that when I replaced the one on the left with a strong new one, it was enough to hold the hatch up even though the one on the right is the original and kinda weak.

You know you are a FB owner when you look in the mirror and see a bruise on your head from hitting the roof of the car when you enter.

You know you are a first gen owner when fabrication of parts becomes standard operating procedure