Stupid/Funny/Random things said about the FC
I'd hit it.
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I get a lot of questions about the engine and how many cylinders. One went something like this:
"so does that have a V-6?"
"no, its a rotary, it d...."
"its a 4-cylinder?"
"NO, its a rotary, it doesnt have any pistons"
"so is it a V-8?"
And for some reason a LOT of people are surprised when they find out its rear wheel drive, but to me it doesnt even look remotely close to front wheel drive.
"so does that have a V-6?"
"no, its a rotary, it d...."
"its a 4-cylinder?"
"NO, its a rotary, it doesnt have any pistons"
"so is it a V-8?"
And for some reason a LOT of people are surprised when they find out its rear wheel drive, but to me it doesnt even look remotely close to front wheel drive.
At the gas station.
"Uh...I like, heard those things, like break apart easily"
Same gas station, different day...
"Those things don't last that long do they?"
-no, you don't last long
"Uh...I like, heard those things, like break apart easily"
Same gas station, different day...
"Those things don't last that long do they?"
-no, you don't last long
one day 2 kids in a neon came up to me at a red light,
the passenger :" do you have a rotary in your rx7 ??? "
me: "well yes, all rx7 came with a rotary "
passenger: " you sure about that?? ive heard its only the RX7 Mystere thats have it..."
me: "WTF, that doesnt exist, its called a MX-6 Mystere and that has a v6 in it not a rotary...."
then the light turned green & i left .....
the "thats loud as hell" i get a lot too, & ppl going crazy because of backfires too .....
luckily nobody ever insulted me by telling me : "nice probe" !!!
the passenger :" do you have a rotary in your rx7 ??? "
me: "well yes, all rx7 came with a rotary "
passenger: " you sure about that?? ive heard its only the RX7 Mystere thats have it..."
me: "WTF, that doesnt exist, its called a MX-6 Mystere and that has a v6 in it not a rotary...."
then the light turned green & i left .....
the "thats loud as hell" i get a lot too, & ppl going crazy because of backfires too .....
luckily nobody ever insulted me by telling me : "nice probe" !!!
Originally Posted by Oogly Boogly
some guy at my job is always yelling "rotary's suck!" of course he drives a 240.
lol, living in the south bay area.........this **** kills me, sometimes its hard to get a few blocks without someone saying some dumb **** or giving me a funny look.
Glad though, never got the "probe" or "daytona" bull crap
my friend had no idea what a rotary was and he called it a rotisserie engine.....i slapped him after that and then had to take him out to my car and explain everything i possibly could.
I always get "your car is very loud" and when i took it to the mechanic the guy who pulled it into the garage told me afterwards "Your car is so awesome." also before i knew how to get my oil changed, i took it to sears and got. "Why does your engine sound like its broken." oddly enough it took him an hour and a half to find my oil filter thing. After that i walked away saying "its ported *******"
it really gets on my nerves that people have no idea about this car, they drive to get their dumb uneducated asses somewhere, i drive just for the sheer joy of driving my car.
Glad though, never got the "probe" or "daytona" bull crap
my friend had no idea what a rotary was and he called it a rotisserie engine.....i slapped him after that and then had to take him out to my car and explain everything i possibly could.
I always get "your car is very loud" and when i took it to the mechanic the guy who pulled it into the garage told me afterwards "Your car is so awesome." also before i knew how to get my oil changed, i took it to sears and got. "Why does your engine sound like its broken." oddly enough it took him an hour and a half to find my oil filter thing. After that i walked away saying "its ported *******"
it really gets on my nerves that people have no idea about this car, they drive to get their dumb uneducated asses somewhere, i drive just for the sheer joy of driving my car.
i always get "why dont your door handles work"
"whoa, what are you doing idiot? your not supposed to put outboard oil in your gas tank!?!?!"
"HOW many cubic inches?????"
"why is your hood white" (i did the TII swap, havent painted my hood yet"
"dude your car sounds like crap" (ive got an exhaust leak...like everybody else on here"
so, yeah, besides the usuall how many pistons, etc. those are my favs.
"whoa, what are you doing idiot? your not supposed to put outboard oil in your gas tank!?!?!"
"HOW many cubic inches?????"
"why is your hood white" (i did the TII swap, havent painted my hood yet"
"dude your car sounds like crap" (ive got an exhaust leak...like everybody else on here"
so, yeah, besides the usuall how many pistons, etc. those are my favs.
oh i love my exhaust leak... (insert sarcasm here) my mom says... it sounds like hummingbirds in your exhaust pipes, is it broke?" "yeah the only way to fix it is if i get a racingbeat header and presilencer" (around Christmas time and i already have a catback)
they dont kno about the 1gen or 2gen 
people are dumb, its just the way things are. civic owner in a hatch thought he could take me yesterday, i guess even being relatievely light those things are still slow ^_^
i have another one.. when i first got my motor in i drove to the gas station, since i drained the tank and only had a gallon in there. i stopped and filled it up and busted out a big gallon jug of premix and measured it out and poured it in. didnt notice but there were like 4 civics in the lot watching me. right when i screw the cap on, one of the kids comes up to me and tells me that oil goes in the front and not the back and i just ruined my motor. cooincidentally it was hard to start(being a new motor with less than 2 miles on it) and when it finally did it ripped this massive fireball out the tail. scared them all shitless i think. great fun.
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From: Federal Way
Originally Posted by stevensimon
i have another one.. when i first got my motor in i drove to the gas station, since i drained the tank and only had a gallon in there. i stopped and filled it up and busted out a big gallon jug of premix and measured it out and poured it in. didnt notice but there were like 4 civics in the lot watching me. right when i screw the cap on, one of the kids comes up to me and tells me that oil goes in the front and not the back and i just ruined my motor. cooincidentally it was hard to start(being a new motor with less than 2 miles on it) and when it finally did it ripped this massive fireball out the tail. scared them all shitless i think. great fun.
same thing sorta happened to me. I was at shucks getting some 2-stroke oil.
Worker: Hi what can i help you find
Me: I need some 2-stroke oil
Worker: Okay follow me please, alright here you go what are you putting into? Motocycle, lawnmower?
Me:........ummm my car its a rx7
Worker: They dont take oil like this
Me: its fine I disable the OMP and run premix
Worker: okay... ill check you out over here.
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From: San Jose, CA
just happened tonight:
My friend from Livermore(we'll call him "L") came for a visit and we are hanging outside a bowling ally with along with my other friend who lives close to me and actually knows about Rx7s(we'll call him "H" and I'll be "A")
L: so how much did you pay for it?
A: $3500
L: so it only has like 4 cylinders huh?
H: uhhh no its a rotary
A: yeah it only has like 2 cylinders /sarcasm
L: oh wth!?
H: pop the hood and show him
A: okay [go pop good and grab a flashlight]
L: humm 1...2...3...4..5..
A: WTH you counting!?
L: Cylinders
and he wanted to drive my car too!
My friend from Livermore(we'll call him "L") came for a visit and we are hanging outside a bowling ally with along with my other friend who lives close to me and actually knows about Rx7s(we'll call him "H" and I'll be "A")
L: so how much did you pay for it?
A: $3500
L: so it only has like 4 cylinders huh?
H: uhhh no its a rotary
A: yeah it only has like 2 cylinders /sarcasm
L: oh wth!?
H: pop the hood and show him
A: okay [go pop good and grab a flashlight]
L: humm 1...2...3...4..5..
A: WTH you counting!?
L: Cylinders
and he wanted to drive my car too!
Brap Brap Brap
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
Originally Posted by DatWhiteFC
"is it twin turbo?"
I get that one all of the time.
"You have an Rx-7?"
"Yeah, a 91 Turbo II"
"So you have two turbos?"
"No i have a large single turbo"
"why would you want to switch from two turbos to one?"
"Doh"
I am the stig.
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From: San Diego, CA
Nobody ever pays attention to my car and my friends always jokingly give me a had time about how much of a rust bucket my car is, so you can imagine my surprise when some kid walks up and starts going nuts over it.
From my previous post about it in the lounge...
From my previous post about it in the lounge...
Originally Posted by Twofer
So I'm at Quiznos having breakfast today around 3:30 pm, sitting outside and enjoying the Santa Ana weather. (Hot and dry.) When this younger guy, about 16 years old, comes around the corner and starts looking and pointing at my car and talking to the two girls he was with.
He says, "WHOA! It's a RX7! Dude it's a FC!"
The two girls look at him, "What?"
"It's a RX7! Look at the back!" He points at the RX7 decal.
The older of the two girls shifts her head to the side and shrugs. The younger wanders off.
He goes back to humping the car. "Oh wow! It's an FC! Wow it's clean!"
The girls stare at him.
Now, of course, we're talking about my FC here. It's an 87, gold, and the previous owners were female and liked to crash into things at low speed. Most of the damage was cosmetic and had been repaired, but badly. The car is 5 different shades of gold, there's rusty, bent metal around the door handles and tail lights, and the paint is fading from the roof. I've contributed to the look by replacing missing parts of the interior with cardboard and claiming it's "temporary". (I'll put in the plexiglass some day, really.)
Now all this time, I'm cracking up. Nobody has ever paid any attention to my car (police included, which is nice), and here's a guy freaking out acting like it was a 150k exotic or something. He looks over at me and I tell him that it's my car.
"Ohhh, so how much did you pay for it?"
"1700, but you can get a clean one for about 2 1/2 grand, or a turbo one for about 4"
"Nice, so it's a FR layout?"
"Yeah, rear wheel drive. With a limited slip diff you can drift in it."
The kid's eyes light up. He asks me some more questions about the car and about drifting. I could see how hopeful he was, so I didn't have the heart to shatter his hopes and dreams by telling him about how drifting screws up your car and usually puts you into a ditch, the other 1 to 2 grand I've put into it or that a S13 would have been a better drift car.
So he asks, "Wow! Do you know anyone with a FD?"
"Yeah sure, some of the guys who come to the club meets have FD's."
"Wow! That's really cool!"
I tell him about the local meets and then, I guess he remembered whatever it was that he was doing and takes off.
Poor guy, too much Initial D, no actual knowledge. I should have told him I can control my accelerator on 10 levels.
He says, "WHOA! It's a RX7! Dude it's a FC!"
The two girls look at him, "What?"
"It's a RX7! Look at the back!" He points at the RX7 decal.
The older of the two girls shifts her head to the side and shrugs. The younger wanders off.
He goes back to humping the car. "Oh wow! It's an FC! Wow it's clean!"
The girls stare at him.
Now, of course, we're talking about my FC here. It's an 87, gold, and the previous owners were female and liked to crash into things at low speed. Most of the damage was cosmetic and had been repaired, but badly. The car is 5 different shades of gold, there's rusty, bent metal around the door handles and tail lights, and the paint is fading from the roof. I've contributed to the look by replacing missing parts of the interior with cardboard and claiming it's "temporary". (I'll put in the plexiglass some day, really.)
Now all this time, I'm cracking up. Nobody has ever paid any attention to my car (police included, which is nice), and here's a guy freaking out acting like it was a 150k exotic or something. He looks over at me and I tell him that it's my car.
"Ohhh, so how much did you pay for it?"
"1700, but you can get a clean one for about 2 1/2 grand, or a turbo one for about 4"
"Nice, so it's a FR layout?"
"Yeah, rear wheel drive. With a limited slip diff you can drift in it."
The kid's eyes light up. He asks me some more questions about the car and about drifting. I could see how hopeful he was, so I didn't have the heart to shatter his hopes and dreams by telling him about how drifting screws up your car and usually puts you into a ditch, the other 1 to 2 grand I've put into it or that a S13 would have been a better drift car.
So he asks, "Wow! Do you know anyone with a FD?"
"Yeah sure, some of the guys who come to the club meets have FD's."
"Wow! That's really cool!"
I tell him about the local meets and then, I guess he remembered whatever it was that he was doing and takes off.
Poor guy, too much Initial D, no actual knowledge. I should have told him I can control my accelerator on 10 levels.
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From: GUAM, USA
Here's a few:
This one guy that claims to "know" alot about cars said to me, "Hey, what are you running in your MR2?"
Or, "How can I Make my Civic shoot flames like that?" Then I said, Burn it.
This Honda Guy looking at my Bro's 1st Gen w/Mariah Widebody Kit, "Whoa! I didn't know your Brother owns a Corvette!" LMAO
This one guy that claims to "know" alot about cars said to me, "Hey, what are you running in your MR2?"
Or, "How can I Make my Civic shoot flames like that?" Then I said, Burn it.
This Honda Guy looking at my Bro's 1st Gen w/Mariah Widebody Kit, "Whoa! I didn't know your Brother owns a Corvette!" LMAO
the gold one is sweet
Originally Posted by finishline
initial D really screw kids over.
Then you have your 'Initial D Punks' that actually believe they can drift and crash two weeks after getting their license.
We love the media!
Ive got the "how many pistons do you have" a few times, my favorite was "How many V's do you have?". Im like "errrr........Its a rotary". Next best was "How many valves do you have?" Then when I said I dont have any cams came the piston question.