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16 Year Old Takes His First Spin Around The Block

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Old 09-11-13, 10:59 PM
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16 Year Old Takes His First Spin Around The Block

My 16 year old son got to drive his 1985 for the first time today. He bought it a few weeks ago and had to do some ignition problem diagnosis and repair. Got it running great and drove it around the block! Needless to say, he was VERY happy!

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Hell yeah. Good first car, not too fast but rear wheel drive.
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Yep. I think he will have a lot of fun with this one. Has a Weber clone carb, header and MSD.
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My first car was a 79....took out a few street signs with that thing when the back end snapped back a little quicker than I expected. Had a lot of fun with that car.

I hope he has a lot of fun with it, but takes better care of it than I did mine!
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My first car was an 84 S. Was in rough shape, and inevitably died to the cancer, but it hooked me for life. Similar circumstance happened to my neighbor, thus forming our inevitable friendship. I am sure he will love the experience!
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My first car was an 85 GSL, which im currently prepping for paint
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My first was a 84 gsl. A parts car me and my dad put back together, took 6 months because all of the electrical connections were cut and the dash was in the back seat along with everything else. After getting all of the rat pellets out and etc, she drove great. The person who bought it said it was one of the cleanest he had seen. I take pride in that. 2 rx7s later...... Lol
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My 2nd car was an 86 GXL, but since then I have owned 8 of them and plan on buying more in the future if finances (and wife) permit!
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My wife bought a brand new RX in 1988 and still drives it every day. This is my son's first car. I'm the only one in the family without a RX.
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Got my first at 17 and that's what hooked me. Just make sure if he's going to college he doesn't spend all his college money on doing crazy rotary things
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