View Poll Results: Ultimate NA model?
1986-'87 Sport (with all the goodies; LSD, aluminum hood, ect.)
71
19.72%
1988 GTU
100
27.78%
Series 5 GTUs
146
40.56%
Series 4 base model
43
11.94%
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Which NA model is the Ultimate?
11-20-03, 12:26 AM
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Originally posted by Sir Rupert Hobo
nothing is great about it.. we just like defending our own cars. we just so happened to get a gxl.. besides my gxl is about as spartan as any other rx-7.. 2ndGen.rocket is right. power windows could be a good thing and it could be bad.. the adj susp. doesn't even work and there are no power locks... what's do different about it?
nothing is great about it.. we just like defending our own cars. we just so happened to get a gxl.. besides my gxl is about as spartan as any other rx-7.. 2ndGen.rocket is right. power windows could be a good thing and it could be bad.. the adj susp. doesn't even work and there are no power locks... what's do different about it?
11-20-03, 08:15 AM
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Well, the thing is, if you really like the GXL, then why don't you just say how much you like the AAS, power accessories, etc.? It's fine if you like those options, but it is hypocritical to say that the GXL is the ultimate RX-7... after you strip it of everything that makes it a GXL. It would be like if I said that the 2Gen RX-7 was the ultimate car... just as long as you swap out the rotary engine for a V8, add a domestic transmission and rear end, and install a fiberglass body kit that makes it look like a Ferrari. You don't see the convertible owners saying how their convertible is the ultimate RX-7 as long as it's converted into a coupe, or the TII owners saying that their car is the ultimate RX-7 once the engine is swaped out for a non-turbo 6-port, or the 10AE owners saying that their car is the ultimate RX-7 once the badges are removed and the car is repainted to look like a regular TII.
Well, the thing is, if you really like the GXL, then why don't you just say how much you like the AAS, power accessories, etc.? It's fine if you like those options, but it is hypocritical to say that the GXL is the ultimate RX-7... after you strip it of everything that makes it a GXL. It would be like if I said that the 2Gen RX-7 was the ultimate car... just as long as you swap out the rotary engine for a V8, add a domestic transmission and rear end, and install a fiberglass body kit that makes it look like a Ferrari. You don't see the convertible owners saying how their convertible is the ultimate RX-7 as long as it's converted into a coupe, or the TII owners saying that their car is the ultimate RX-7 once the engine is swaped out for a non-turbo 6-port, or the 10AE owners saying that their car is the ultimate RX-7 once the badges are removed and the car is repainted to look like a regular TII.
11-20-03, 04:03 PM
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The only thing I like about my 88 gxl is the fact that its an RX7. I cant stand all the power crap. I thought I was going to bust a nut taking out my sunroof when it quit. Great daily driver though. I want more power, time for a T2
11-20-03, 10:49 PM
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Originally posted by sectachrome
do sports really have an LSD?
do sports really have an LSD?
It's also too bad that some brochures were not posted twice already in earlier pages of this very same thread, otherwise we would all know the answer to this question.
11-21-03, 04:27 AM
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As 2nd gen. factory model-the '89 convertible. Why? It does it all: 1. Roadster+coupe driving experiences, totally different-one car. 2. Best/ innovative hybrid 3-way top 'til '02 Lexus/Mercedes: aerodynamic, remove/fold hard shell, HD vinyl, liner covered frame, heated glass window, tight/quiet. 3.Restored 59k stock+ exhaust, intake, clutch, 225'-50's; reliable, low maint., 8,ooo rpm/no sputter--good engine year. 4. Useable shelf, no cheesy Bose plbg., 2 bag trunk, pwr. opts., CD, AC, alarm. THE TEST: I would keep my conv. over any rx coupe new/used. Waiting for the RX8 convertible; may keep my '89 anyway. Clean, low mileage ones are rare. Where're convert's on the poll?
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11-21-03, 06:40 AM
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ummm *edit< I love> you. i know there is the faq and i looked at it, but i decided to ask for the hell of it, and i didnt feel like reading through 6 pages to find out.
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11-22-03, 01:34 AM
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Originally posted by sectachrome
ummm *edit< I love> you. i know there is the faq and i looked at it, but i decided to ask for the hell of it, and i didnt feel like reading through 6 pages to find out.
ummm *edit< I love> you. i know there is the faq and i looked at it, but i decided to ask for the hell of it, and i didnt feel like reading through 6 pages to find out.
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