2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992) 1986-1992 Discussion including performance modifications and technical support sections.
View Poll Results: How do you pay for your FC?
Manual Labour
79
14.77%
Office Job
55
10.28%
Tech Related Job
120
22.43%
Student Job (McDonalds, Etc)
122
22.80%
Drug Dealer
68
12.71%
Other
91
17.01%
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How Can you Afford your FC?

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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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I'm lucky, my mom is actually fronting the money for me. I'll pay her back this summer when I get a job. Can't really do anything while I'm at school. Yep, it's weak but I do what I can.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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yah i drive pizza... but not in my rx-7...that would be a sin a fun sin but still a sin.. no i have other thing for that but it pays decent like 9 10 $ an hour.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 02:55 PM
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Working in the summer, 40 hrs a week, $10/hour

$380 take home EVERY WEEK!!!

Working for the city of Toronto is AWESOME.!!
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Old May 10, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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My car was $500, $300 in parts later- it drives GREAT.

Im a computer hardware technician with a small buisness in network managment and new systems install.

My parents have me on their plan for darn cheap, so I repay them.
I pay for my gas and anything I do to the car.

Im looking into a TII now .
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Old May 11, 2004 | 12:53 AM
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Work smart not hard boys and girls. I am a property developer in Mexico. I bought my first piece of property in Cabo San lucas when I was 25 and built a 2 bedroom house on it for 55 grand when it was all said and done (All paid for by maxing every card I had at the time) When I was done, 6 mos. later, I put it on the market and lived in it for 2 mos before I sold it for 165 grand. The rest is history. I'm on my fifth house now 4 years later and the RX-7 turbo is my 4th car since then (not a loan on a single one of them) The RX was given to me from a client for down payment on a lot in mexico. I made 8 grand on the lot and got an 87 turboII for free!! The car is toasted though, It has 2 blown apex seals! what luck! The car is just the doner for a sick project I have in mind. I plan on shoe horning the power plant into an 85 gsl-se (This should keep me occupied untill I go back to mexico in sept!)I just got the car and started tearing it down yesterday. You guys will be hearing a lot from me! Many questions to come!
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Old May 13, 2004 | 10:04 AM
  #181  
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When I bought my 10th I wasnt making much money and financed from a dealer a bought it from, at 20% INTEREST. Then I got another loan from my bank to buy a winter car and took enough to pay off the 7, and its only 2.4% interest. But now i make enough money to spend my last few pennies each month for important stuff like upgrades. Oh yeah, I used the money i had for a bed for an intercooler, and i cancelled my cable for gas money, lol.
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Old May 13, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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When I bought my 10th I wasnt making much money and financed from a dealer a bought it from, at 20% INTEREST. Then I got another loan from my bank to buy a winter car and took enough to pay off the 7, and its only 2.4% interest. But now i make enough money to spend my last few pennies each month for important stuff like upgrades. Oh yeah, I used the money i had for a bed for an intercooler, and i cancelled my cable for gas money, lol.
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Old May 13, 2004 | 12:30 PM
  #183  
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I sell them for more than what I buy them for. I do some mods and stop before I cant get any more for what I have into them.
Sold my 87 GXL for $6800, bought it for $1400.
Selling my 88 Conv. for $3500, bought it for $3000. Have done nothing to the 88.

Just shop smart, sell smart.
Its simple.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 12:00 PM
  #184  
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I pay for my fc working my *** off. I get to airbrush all day. It's not hard, I can airbrush like mo f*cking nobodies business, you give me a picture, I could airbrush it on.
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Old May 27, 2004 | 12:25 PM
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got a second job
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Old May 27, 2004 | 03:47 PM
  #186  
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FC's are cheap.. gas is another thing i pay over 10.00 us$ a day in gas
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Old May 28, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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I am a student, I have a work study job, I have a student loan...and my last tax return!!! Yeah! Other than that...I cannot afford to not afford it...I would be forced to drive the evil 68 Mustang...Blah!
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Old May 28, 2004 | 06:01 PM
  #188  
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Hehe I actually know of someone who dealt drugs to get his FD that ran like 11's. I bought my '89 for pretty much nothing. I traded a broken jetta my friend gave me and a few hundred bucks for it. It was in excellent shape and have had no issues whatsoever. I bought a '87 TII for $100 and the car not only paid for itself by selling parts but I got the transmission setup for my swap and took the hood.
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Old May 28, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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landscaping depending on who im doin it for i clear 8-10 $hr
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Old May 28, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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landscaping depending on who im doin it for i clear 8-10 $hr double post sry87 base in exellent condition 700$ 300 too get it too pass inspection (window wiper switch/motor and one exaust was rusted) love my car and kick her sideways alot

Last edited by 87base RX-7; May 28, 2004 at 09:49 PM.
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Old May 31, 2004 | 02:23 PM
  #191  
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I cant afford it, after its fixed im selling it
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 03:41 AM
  #192  
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1 drugs
2 drugs
3 drugs

3 cost the most so far
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 12:41 PM
  #193  
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6 bux in da bank as I type this
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 12:23 PM
  #194  
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full time auto tech student doing side jobs. just barely hanging on.
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Old Jun 3, 2004 | 12:54 PM
  #195  
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2nd The A.F.

I've been in long enough the pay doesn't suck and as long as I stay on this continent I'll be happy
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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all it's cost me is parts so far i don't even have to pay for it tell it runs good and even then it's only going to cost me 1k for my fc
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Old Jun 4, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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I won an eBay auction for the car. The rest of the stuff I called Summit and had the UPS man bring me what I needed. I just gave them my account number and paid for it. It's not expensive to build an 11 second beater if you start with a good platform
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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 03:53 PM
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Who says any of us can actually afford our FC?
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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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work + financial aid money + girlfriends help = 90 automatic (=\) gxl/
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 12:19 AM
  #200  
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I have had my fc for 3 months! and i had to get a new fuel pump..i had to take off the pulsation dampener and replace it with a banjo..had a fuel line go out..and had electrical problems!~ other than that its a great car,,, i am Broke
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