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pmartin 09-19-02 06:48 PM

So....am I the oldest geezer here?
 
Hi all,

Been noticing that, in general, RX-7 drivers are pretty young. I am 56 and got my 1984 SE new when I was 38. Still drive it and still enjoy working on my cars. How many other older men or women drivers are on the forum?

pmartin (retired and enjoying it)

cwsttu 09-19-02 06:59 PM

wow thats so cool, i know for a fact im gonna always be a car fanatic and ill to be a post whore at any age. as far as now im only 19 but one day ill be doing exactly what ur doing :D

Blackrx71 09-19-02 07:01 PM

I'm 43 and just love 1st generation working on my second one. Had a 1983 and now now got a 1985 SE.

Project84 09-19-02 08:20 PM

Create a poll for the first gen section to see the ages. I think someone may have done it, but the age groups were stupid; the first one was like ages 10-21. Not very acurrate.

Stripgear 09-19-02 08:22 PM

Does 39 qualify as a geezer? I think in this setting it may. I have an '82 that I bought in '83 and an '85 GSL-SE.

youdoitimtired 09-19-02 08:36 PM

i am 20 and just bought my first 84 se a couple of weeks ago.

coldy13 09-19-02 08:41 PM

I'm 16 and bought my 85 GS 7 months ago. I think that qualifies me for one of the youngest RX-7 owners :)

MIKE-P-28 09-19-02 08:43 PM

31 on october 9th :) I think you guys ought to go toegther and get me a LSD for my conversion :) PLease :) LOL

Viperx7 09-19-02 08:54 PM

37 here. Kinda bad thinking that I've been driving 7's (got my first in 85) longer than some of you have been alive.:cool: Damn I feel old:rolleyes:

79+80_rx-7 09-19-02 08:57 PM

um... i am 14.... and have had my 79 for almost a year, and my 80 for about 10 months....


So... most of you have been driving a rex' longer than I have been alive:)




Peace..... :rock:

iam1ru12 09-19-02 09:05 PM

I'll be 32 in December. I bought my '85 in '91 when I was 20. Sold it 3 years later (stupid..stupid..stupid :bash: )

I gotta say it's much easier owning an RX-7 now with so much information and colloboration via these forums and the internet in general.

-Mike

Theoldguy 09-19-02 09:44 PM

39 and I'm glad to see that some are older than me.
Guess I need a new handle though. :)

diabolical1 09-19-02 09:51 PM

well ... i'm 29 going on ... like ... 56 (that's how i feel)
4th Rx-7 ... been driving them since 1987 ... don't see that ever changing, despite age, times or tax bracket.
:D

mwpayne 09-19-02 09:56 PM

43 here..had my first 7 5 months ago..'gave' it to the repair shop who had kept it for 3 months-kept finding more and more problems trying to fix the carb. They tore up the repair bill and put brakes and idler arm bushings on the GSL I found last month for the title. Works for me!:D
I love these cars!

jbcobra 09-19-02 11:17 PM

I'm 45, so I’d say that puts me squarely into geezerdom. My son picked up an 82 GS a few months ago for his first car. Unfortunately we found it had been sitting since 1997 so it was severely gummed up and needed a lot of little stuff replaced. Since he needed something to drive, not fix, he ended up getting a nice sensible Saturn station wagon and I ended up with the RX7. I've been having a great time resurrecting it and it runs pretty good now thanks to a lot of tips I've picked up lurking here. This is a great forum, thanks for the help!

fmj355 09-19-02 11:43 PM

Got my first rx7 a couple weeks ago. Got my first car, a 1952 Chev 4 door sedan, in 1966. Hmmm.
Don

1st7heaven 09-20-02 09:15 AM

Hey there are some........:cool: .......aged fellas out here!:D hehe

I am 32, bought my 84 GSL in 87....still smelled new!!! Sold it in 96 and bought it back in 2000 and, hence "1st7heaven".

I have owned a 79, 83, and 2 Turbo 2s

Project84 09-20-02 09:21 AM

23 own a 84 GS and currently build a 13B S4 to put into a 2nd Gen. Bought the 84 in 98.

Attila the Fun 09-20-02 10:32 AM

Re: So....am I the oldest geezer here?
 

Originally posted by pmartin
Hi all,

Been noticing that, in general, RX-7 drivers are pretty young. I am 56 and got my 1984 SE new when I was 38. Still drive it and still enjoy working on my cars. How many other older men or women drivers are on the forum?

pmartin (retired and enjoying it)

Yes, you are the oldest geezer here. As a youthful 53-year-old, I can only stand in awe of your geezerhood. ;)

damon 09-20-02 12:39 PM

Ill be 22 on Oct 23 , I have an 84gs (in the shop) an 81 gsl no motor or tranny, and looking at a black vert with a weber carb

peace

Directfreak 09-20-02 12:44 PM

30 going on 18

RotorMotorDriver 09-20-02 12:56 PM

18 :).

~T.J.

gamble302 09-20-02 01:24 PM

im 18 and have 3 rx-7's now.

2 85 gsl's and an 85 gs i got monday. gotta fix the radiator, the brakes, the clutch, and swap it to lsd and discs of course. should be done by tonight me thinks. already did loooots of stuff to it. pics coming tonight.....

pmartin 09-20-02 06:58 PM

Well, so far no one has admitted to being older than me. If this thread runs a few more days like this, I think that I should be crowned "King Geezer of the First Gen Forum".

BTW, I intend to keep the 84 SE indefinitely. Changed the oil and filter the other day and noticed some oil leakage in the pan area so need to look at that. Still has the original oil pan gasket so that may be the problem.

pmartin

inittab 09-20-02 08:09 PM

Hey whata coincidence..... I got my 1st Gen when I was 38 too! 'cept I've only had it for 8 months now... :)


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