What Tranquil said + 1! I am 23 and i have owned my 82 RX-7 GS for 2 years now. This is the most fun and addictive car i have ever driven. I love her, I obsess her, i enjoy her. You elder members ROCK! Us young folk will make sure the old school rotary keeps on going........and going.................and going............................................. ......

 

34 in just a few short days....2nd 1st gen 7 currently..most of the cars I've owned have been Mazda's

 

I'll be 45 on Wednesday next. All the guys in my family (including me) have always had "toys" - some very expensive. Wife doesn't give me any problem except if a 7 activity interferes with our pleasure boating. Then I'm in deep doo doo.


One thing that helps a lot is that we keep our money separate, and have one account of pooled money for mortage, bills etc. That way if I want to spend on something (or if she does), there is no argument.

She doesn't get the "car thing". To her, if it has 4 wheels and goes, that's all that matters. Mind you since we got the Explorer, she has developed an attachment to it I haven't seen with other vehicles we've had. Must be a testoterone thing! lol.

 

I'm 33, my GF is 42, and she loves both Sebeys. Although now that I'm talking about nitrous and a turbo, she's anxious to get it on the road so she "can pass all the ********* that drive too goddamn slow around here."

Oh yeah, and I'm on RX-7 numbers 3 and 4.

 

I'm 41, and since I run off the now ex-wife prior to buying my car, I catch no flak at all. Except when "Her" children tell her how much cooler I am, than her.
Just washed and waxed it today......
The truck in the background used to be my daily driver, I think it has a dead battery, from sitting too long......................

 

I had her read these posts guys, she said and I quote "You made me look like a shrew" I didn't mean for that to be the case, she is a wonderful woman but still doesn't get the 7 addiction....

But it's spring and the DD is in good shape for a fun season, maybe I'll convert her this year.

 

Damn.. I feel young at 34 now. Paul - are you REALLY 71?
If so - You ARE THE MAN!!! Officially the coolest older person I know.

 

Well, there is one guy here older than me, but not by much. There are guys here with faster RX-7s, but not by much. There may even be someone here who has owned more rotaries than me, but not by much. But I don't know if anyone here has built more custom Mazda rotary powered cars than I have. Show me some pictures (I am not into the plastic - show me the ones that required some welding!).

I bet I am the only one here who got his first drivers license on Guam (1954 - you do the math)

www.cardomain.com/ride/646433

 

51 - started with 3 R100 coupes, then an RX4 wagon "Family" car, then went cold turkey for w-a-a-a-ay too many years, ALWAYS wanting an SA -7 which I finally did at 46. They'll bury me in my 80 GS - feel like a 20yr old everytime I drive it
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

 

Old when you own a RX7 you dont get old especially if you own a FB if you were old you couldnt keep up to keeping the FB running right lol Im 40 dont feel it and my previous girlfriend said i only have the RX cause it's a chick magnet lol she just doesnt get it chicks in NYC arent into rotaries they're into Lexus & fancy lil noisy Honda Civic's & Eclipses and all that new junk.RX7 is a legacy keeping the Wankel dream alive the lil motor that overpowers most. The feel of a car that when you drive it feels like a glove i love speeding in Parkways with alot of curves cause i just love the feel of the car when she's polished the way the sun glissens on the hood the sound of a motor that just wont quit and wants to be pushed harder. The looks that people give me. what kinda car is that is it a 05 or 06? The design that just seems never to look outdated atleast it doesnt look outdated to me well let me stop and end this cause i can go on & on i love my LIL FB. Heres what she looks like now mind you she's Automatic now but she still packs a punch may not do burn outs but that tranny feels good on the highways like it never ends it goes faster each time i step on that gas But the 13B is going to be dropped in soon

/\ love of my life lol

 

Yep, dob 20 April 35. Had my first car in 38, a battery driven 1/4 scale Bugatti, and later learned to drive the real thing in a Bugatti type 40.

 

Old? 43? Old?!? More like barely grown.

Important point in the seemingly ubiquitous wives/girlfriends vs. RX-7s battle: They don't make RX-7s any more. New women are available every day.

My wife thinks of my car as a rival. I don't.

http://www.cris.com/~Asam/20B.html

 

Help me out guys, if you were born in '52 and you haven't had a birthday yet this year, does that make you 52?

Cathy likes the 7's because they keep me from dring the MP5, which has become "her car".

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/479957

Ray

 

I thought you were older than 34. Say at least 42 when we met.

 

Someday, i will be just like you but with more than 1 young wife.

 

in the city i live there are eh...id say 10 rx7s of various years owned by people who are older than 35. ive met most of them because i chase them down to talk to them...lol. there is one lady who i swear has to be like 80, driving a stupidlly mint condition base model 86 in champagne.

 

I'm 48 and still love to play.
I am refining a bamboo raft that I made, mounted on on 2 kayaks, that will be a summer toy, along with my 7.
Happily single again so no ***** about anything!

 

I am 38 yrs old, Army retiree and Government Contractor now. I own 2 yellow SAs, one GSLSE and a RX-3 wagon.

I have one hero locally here 60+ years old who owns:

4 REPUs- (2 nice drivers and other two in resto)
1 Ford Courier ( Possible future Rotary)
88 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II
88 Mazda RX-7 SE
91 Nissan 300ZX
2 Chevy G20 Vans
1 Ford E250 Van
76 Malibu Classic

2 Airplanes and one other still in need of assembly.


But obviously you got him beat!!!!!!!!!!!I wanna be like you hopefully I will make it to your age.

 

I'm right there with Rich. Except for the single part.

Right now I've got an SE, GL (race car), an FD and about 2 more cars in some state of dissasembaly. My wife is very understanding.

 

I'm 46 and have had my 80 GS since 83. Bought it used in Kansas City as my first car out of college.

My wife gets it, she even bought the Dellorto carb and Rotary Engneering exhaust for me one birthday. She likes to ride in it, but if I make a uturn too fast she faints ( literally, her eyes roll back in her head and she passes out for a second ). Its really needs paint and minor body work but the interior is mint and I try to keep it that way.

 

I'm 46...I gave her a choice! would she rather me bring home a 21 year old car or a 21 year old girl friend...did I mention the wife loves the car!

 

I'll be 48 in July. I purchased my first and only 7 2-1/2 years ago. I've always had a passion for sports cars and this Rx-7 never fails to amaze me. I'll never forget the day I first seen her sitting at a used car dealership on the way to work one day. The 2nd day I stopped to look at it and noticed the GSL-SE emblem. I didn't know what that stood for back then. I got to work and searched the internet and found out the differences. Hmmm bigger engine, fuel injected, larger wheels, 4-wheel disc brakes. Ahhh..a premium car. Anyways, 3rd day it was mine!

 

Ill be 21 in january do I count lol. No wonder I like the 1st gen section more, you guys arent a bunch of drift happy, dont know anything, talk like this up in the hood yo, high school kids.

 

Man i glad to hear that there are all ages of Rotary owners at one point i felt like i had to get out of the rotary life thought 40 was too old for the rotary life thought i had to get an SUV or a Chrysler M and hook it up and get old . But you guys keep inspiring me to keep the RX life

 

69. Got the Misty Blue 83 in 82, still drive it, still feels tight, and the paint looks very good. Gotta get it de-dinged this year. Couldn't pass up the 85GSL with 49k for $1700 3 years ago, and the SE was too cheap to snub (runs great, now, will look great in a couple months).

When I went looking for a truck i just HAD to get a REPU and found a good one with a new 13B for $1100. Runs good, looks good but needs door crease removal where someone sideswiped it. Some say the REPU needs a new muffler, but not me.

Looking for a good Cosmo to use as my sedan. Will probably try to place 2 7s at that time to keep my stable from being ridiculously oversized.