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)

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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. Damn I feel old

 

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.....

 

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

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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!
I love these cars!

 

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!

 

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

 

Hey there are some........ .......aged fellas out here! 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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

30 going on 18

 

18 .

~T.J.

 

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.....

 

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

 

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