How Long Have You Owned Your FD (poll)
 

Please give us a brief history of your ownership. How long, how many you've owned, what you do with it etc...

I bought my 1st FD back in 1999. Prior to that I was into Z cars (280/300)

The FD was a big performance jump from even the TT 300z IMO. I enjoyed driving it so much and the car had so much potential I quickly realized I needed a safe outlet which led me to autox and track events.

I've been daily driving them since 1999. I took a brief break back in 2002 when I bought a 2000 S2K and drove that for about 3 months before thinking the S2K just doesn't hold a candle to the FD and got right back into FDs. I've always had multiple FDs :egrin: At one point I had 11 running along with a couple of parts cars.

The FD has been a huge part of my life for 18 years. I'm extremely grateful for discovering this wonderful little sports car.

I've been instructing on track since 2004 and have ridden in most every type of car and I still don't think there is a car out there that has quite as much overall mojo or magic. The only car that comes close on track in my opinion is a GT3.

I've been in and out of FD's since 1999. When I got my first it was what I felt was the best performance and curb appeal for the $$ on the used market. Now even though I could buy most anything I am both nostalgic about the car and feel it's performance is still on par with what's being sold today. The cars looks and lines seem timeless. It's pure sports car. It's one of the last cars that require skill behind the wheel to perform. Today's cars do most of the driving at the limit while you steer and brake.

I have a nice one I will probably hold on to until I die even if it gets parked under a cover and rarely comes out when I move to another platform. For now I will finish up the build and enjoy it. But parts are getting more difficult to come by. Prices are also starting to bounce back which is good. The nice ones may remain nice with that happening.

An appropriate poll to go along with this one would be "How long did you want and FD before you purchased your first one?"

I had FC's from 2002-2015 and desired an FD the whole time. I had the opportunity to buy one in 2006 but bought a brand new VW GTI instead. Looking back it was an absolutely stupid move because I ended up selling the GTI for HALF of what I bought it for a few years later with 67k on it because I wanted to cash out of it after obtaining a GTUs and a '91 Turbo FC. I doubt I would have purchased those FC's if I would have had an FD and it would have lost no value unless I did stupid mods to it.

I bought my first FD in 2015 after my daughter was born and ended up selling it after a year of ownership because it was more of a project than I anticipated. I got my second one a couple months before selling the first because it was an entirely stock '94 which I got for a decent price. On the IRP breakin now looking forward to the EFR 8374 power after tuning this spring.

My FD still needs a lot of resto but it puts a smile on my face EVERY time I drive it and it's just such an awesome car!

March 1992 - 2017
 

Bought the 1st one in Akron, OH in March 1992. Still have it. I started drooling over the FD after I read about it in R&T in November 1991.

I loved FD's ever since I set my eyes on one back in 92. I remember checking them out at our local new car autoshow... But man with a mid 30's price tag in the early 90's sure was steep.

How I came about: In 98 I was still driving my beat up college truck (a year after graduating) when I decided to step up and get a newer car. So I bought a couple Autotrader magazines the euro and the asian car versions to be exact, to see what was out there. I wasn't even thinking about FDs, I just wanted something newer than my truck and that's when I came across an the Mazda rx-7 sections. I remember thinking 'oh yeah... I forgot about these' so I marked one that I liked and put it on the list to go check out.

IIRC I test drove a couple beemers (sedans) a z3, and even a truck (I wasn't looking for a sports car) prior to driving the FD. Man it wasn't even a hundred feet into the drive that when I decided this was the car for me. Purchased it on the spot.

Sadly that car cought on fire a couple of months later, got my insurance payout and decided to chill. About 5 months went by and I started getting the itch again. But this time I wanted something fast (since the RX sparked the passion). So I test drove a Camaro, m3, 300zx, and a twin turbo supra. None of those compared to the overall feeling the FD gave, IMO the FD was the total package. Gorgeous, light, nimble, and fast. So I started searching for FDs again and that's when I found my current FD, in a Mazda dealership lot, it even came with a service warranty that was 19 years ago.

Yep :)

I saw my 1st FD in 93 in the Ritz Carlton parking lot in Tyson Corner (NV/DC area). It was a black touring. I said to some friends that were with me that I would definitely get that car down the road. I've always had a thing for cars so after seeing it win car of the year etc... that wet my appetite but seeing it in person was UNBELIEVABLE. To this day I'll never forget that moment. I can still remember approx where is was parked in the garage etc..... No car has ever spoken to me like that before. Love at 1st sight for sure.

Cool thread idea..

Like most of you, I also found the FD back in the '93 and wanted one. My boss's brother had one in Green. I was envious...

I graduated High school in 1997 and had many gutless POS between then and my RX7.

Flash forward to 2006, I was just back from working in Hawaii when my brother started an import company and brought in a total of 15 cars from Japan.
My first from him was a 1989 Nissan Skyline GTST Type M. I really liked that car, my first turbo'd car and it had the HICAS rear wheel steering lol! kinda cool.

Then, in 2007 he imported the RX7: 1992 CYM Base model in Automatic. I wanted it badly even though it was autotragic. I sold my Nissan and have been depositing all my free money into the RX7 since.

The car is now a 5 speed and is running and looking lot better than day one. :)

Thanks to rx7club and all its members for sharing the wealth of info online for guys like me to use in our own pursuit of perfecting our cars.

I bought a new RX8 in 2005 and got the rotary itch. I still daily it today. I always regretted not getting 7 instead. notice I've been lurking here for nearly a decade now.

Bought my FD last March, found it here on the forum. A 99% stock touring with about 59k miles on it today. I love this thing more than I could have ever imagined. I have always loved the style of the car (that's why I bought one) but the whole package is something else. The sequential twins, suspension, chassis all come together to give a real unique driving experience. More so than the 8 which I wasn't expecting

I bought a mostly stock car (only mods were a down pipe, silicone vacuum hose, FC fans switch, & R1 aero) with the intent of keeping it that way. it’s been tough not to tinker with it. Trying to tell myself the new mods are for reliability, or maybe thats just what I keep telling my wife...

Been into Rx7's since 1991. Dad bought 81 GSL for high school. Over heated engine summer 95 while in college. Attempted rebuild but was unsuccessful (didn't know what the hell I was doing lol). Bought 84 GSL Nov 95. Bought 91 vert in 99. Let little sis use 84 in college, carbon locks engine 2001 :mad:. Bought used Red 94 Touring Jan 2003 with 65k for $13,500 off ebay. Bought 20b engine 4 months later. Let same little sis use 91 for a few months. she blows that engine. :mad: Order the Bruce Turritine rebuild video and finally learn how to rebuild these engine. 2005 rebuilt vert engine. Blew original fd engine at 108k towards end of 2006. Started NA 20b swap Mar 2007. 1st fire up fall 2009. 2010 Wide body body kit and tons of body work. Loose job! 😟 2011 more engine mods starts having electrical gremlins. Shelved project to start building a house 2012. 2013 take break from house tries to get car ready for seven stock. Remove, disassemble, paint engine and paint car. Couldn't get car put together fast enough. Start back on house fall 2013. July 2014 finish house start back on car. Drives car 2,400 miles round trip to Sevenstock. Break down 110 miles from home due to bad fuel pump connector. Install new AEM coils cars not running correctly and still has electrical problems. 2015 Pull engine to fix electrical problems accidentally wires crank trigger incorrectly blow center rotor. Rebuild engine with new RA seals. Sort alternator and fuel pressure problem. Gets laid off oil field job 2016 car sits up. Spends 2016 traveling the world. 2017 fix coil wiring problem now speedometer mileage and cruise control stops working. :mad: Finally gets car to switch from side ports to PP while driving. 😀Thinking of starting all over with new ecu and completely rebuilding my custom intake. May purchase Rx8 to experiment on and redo fd next year.

Dang, interesting life you lead :)

Good luck with the next phase :icon_tup:

First RX-7 was a used '80 model bought in 1984 during my sophomore year in college. And so my love affair with the Rotary Rocket began.

Purchased a '90 model in 1991 after getting a good deal at the dealership on a demo unit with about 3k miles. And two years later, I traded that one in for the 3rd generation version bought in August of 1993.

235k fun-filled miles later, and despite my admittedly oblivious nature to most of the engine/under-the-hood components overall, my love affair with the FD remains strong. :)

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As for me. Owned my first FD in 2001 until about 2008/09

Bought another one in 2015

Got into RX-7's about 95, bought an '87 turbo in '96. I was on the old mailing list, still remember when people were posting up unsold '95s that were still on dealer lots. Wanted an FD SO BAD.

Owned a number of FC's (mainly my 88 10th Anniversary) and finally, after getting married, buying a house, and getting some financial security, bought my FD in October 2004. Been a love affair ever since. Never thought I would own a car for 12+ years!

Dale

Will be exactly 6 years this Saturday, I'll vote 2012-2017 since there isn't a 2011-2017 option :D

Got my FD back in 2008 after building and customizing hondas for many years. I needed to learn something different, so I bought my FD out of Japan with the intent to learn about the car and to build the rotary engine. Well here we are 10 years later, my FD is now super modified with about 525hp to the wheels and I now build my own rotary engines. I am also a pretty good rotary tuner.

Bought a new GSL in January of 82. The only new car I have ever owned. Kept it for 20 years. In 86, I bought a 79 base model RX7 with a blown motor. It became a dedicated autocross car. I raced it up and down the Calif coast from SF to San Diego. Did pretty well, but couldnt beat the cheating CRX bastards in CSP class.

Bought the FD in 2002. Looked for about 6 months before finding the car I wanted. I wanted a 94 or 95, and it had to be white or silver. The car belonged to a guy that needed a bigger car, and was buying an M5. The dealer was offering him $15K for trade in. I picked it up for $16.2. I had 42k miles on it and was pristine. Completely stock except for the $3K alpine stereo and alarm. Ran great. After a few years, I had done all the current mods, and I now have the perfect car for me. about 320 HP, passes smog, slightly stiffer suspension. Beautiful. Currently has about 74k on the meter. This is an old pic. The car is lower now, and has an R1 front lip

Since you guys are giving previous history on RX7's owned, here goes:
I bought a new yellow '79 FB (1st gen) in August of 1979 after ordering it in May. I installed my own sunroof (bought from the Firestone store, believe it or not). In about 1985 I changed to a Holley carburetor. Spent a year getting it to work right with racing float bowls, etc. Added dual 3-into-1 headers and dual exhaust all the way back which made it scream like a Ferrari. Added Jongbloed wheels with wider tires. Fabulous car to drive - 4-wheel drifts on any medium-speed corner were easy.

I kept it until 1993 when I finally decided I didn't have the time to enjoy 2 RX7's and barely had time to enjoy the FD due to work and racing my SCCA Formula Continental. So I sold the FB to a friend who had been admiring it for years.

A little over a year for me now, bought my first FD back in Dec. 2015, been enjoying it ever since!

See my sig. :nod: Presently in garage, awaiting Yoshiya's availability to overhaul the squirrel cage.

Bought my first one in 1999 with 54k miles and still have that car. It's been through its fair share of basic bolt ones to single turbo. It now has 85k miles. Last year I picked up my second FD and this year picked up a third; both are stock/or have some basic reliability mods. The single turbo car is fun, but its loud, smelly and probably doesn't suit my age. On the otherhand, I've grown quite fond of a stock FD with bolt ons (and still has AC and PS). It's also a huge plus that my significant other like riding in the stock cars.

YEP

Very few cars can beat the overall vibe of a stock FD with bolt ons :icon_tup:

I've owned mine since 1999

Bought a 83 gal in 92. Skipped the second gen and bought my FD in Febrauary of 1998. Still have it and it has been built and rebuilt three times.

I picked my car up in 2011. You can check out my build thread with a link to how I got it.

It was a literal basket case, Nearly everything in the engine bay was apart and in boxes.

I've completely disassembled most of the car minus the stuff behind the dash.

It took over a year to get it running, only to find out the transmission was no good. Fritz himself hooked me up with a good one and the solution to my no boost problem. I have got almost as many parts from him as Ray Crowe.

Then I drove it a few hundred miles, including the "Holiday Charity Laps" at VIR. Then, the opportunity came up to get the body/paint sorted out. So another year and a half later, I've got the 99 spec bumper, lip, and wing.

Drive a few hundred more miles and another charity laps event at VIR. THEN, we moved back to MD and is been of the road again for a few months.

I need to replace the clutch and pull the dash to investigate the blend door since I have no heat and sometimes the battery goes dead.

Overall, I love the car, looking at it, and driving it.

I need to get back to driving it!

Vince

:blush:
I must have been half asleep when I typed that - the headers were on my 240Z Datsun...

I don't remember what exhaust wound up on my FB.

Geez...

Been into RX7's since 1984. Owned 6 since then. Currently own 1st gen, 2nd gen, and of course, 3rd gen.

When I was in high school in the early 80's I had an 81' RX-7 with lots of goodies. When I was going to college I always dreamed of the Porsche like lines of the FC and hoped one day I could get one. Now I am fortunate to own both an FD and FC after having a life long experience with these cars. They are unique and I guess that is what attracts folks like us to them. Call it their finicky nature or the misunderstood mechanics, they are unique and I guess that makes those of us that love them unique as well.

Bought the first RX7 new in 81 shortly after getting a "real" job out of college. 'S' model, with steel wheels. First mod on it was a dead-pedal. Second was the factory cassette player. Then wheels and the fattest tires I could fit with, wait for it...raised white letters. :cool: That was such a proud day. Sold it a few years later to buy my first house and drove an 81 Datsun 200SX (wished I had that back too)Then I got married. Damn near talked the wife into a low-mileage 88 TII but my daughter was coming. Then a second, bigger house. Then my son. Ah...life. Bought the FD in 2003 (checked 2004-2017 in poll). Working-retired now seriously considered looking for an original 10AE. Getting a trailer soon to find some fun highways. Hope to make it to Deal's Gap, the Southwest and head to the mountains...again.

Get out of here, do you really have 235k on your FD? Would love to hear more about this.

I want to hear this story also. So many people go through engines like nothing. I would love to hear a different story

Apologies for any confusion from my end. Original engine, with miles at 147k if I recall correctly, was replaced in 2004 with a rebuilt 13B-REW assy with 3mm apex seals by Rotary Performance in Garland, TX after deciding to go down the rabbit hole of popular FD performance upgrade mods. Also went with the '99 spec twins at the same time. With a PowerFC added a few years later, and tuning at about 11 psi, I was right at 300 HP. Life was good!

Fast forward to 2012. The only remaining mod I felt I needed to round out overall performance and let the engine breathe cooler was an upgraded intercooler. Biggest blunder of my FD tenure soon followed! In my haste to get a performance unit installed locally in Austin, I chose very poorly. (Did I mention before that I know very little about the engine components?) Long story short, my engine somehow got damaged via detonation, knock, or similar while on the shop's dyno I suspect, and was basically in limp mode for the next few years until I had the engine rebuilt and a more suitable intercooler installed by my trusted guys at RP in Garland. Oh well, you live. You learn. And you pay (dearly).

I guess the silver lining of the aforementioned fiasco is that I began to frequent the forum more regularly, and started to learn more about the subtle intricacies of the car; engine components & reliability mods, etc. And the last two years I've been gearing up for a swap of the twins to a single turbo setup (EFR 7670 eventually selected).

I'm naively "hopeful" this is the last major modification project for me. Did I mention rabbit hole?!?

You beat me. I have owned my FD R1 since June 1992. Was a dayly driver from 1992 till summer of 2002.

On my second set of upgrades for the; IC, radiator, ignition system, turbo/s, coil overs, brakes, wheels, and engine. Running about 450whp.

There isn't a selection for pre-1993 owners like us! BAD SURVEY!!!!!!!

RX7's I've Owned
 

First let me say that I started with buying the kid one. A turbo II FC with 20K and mint. He built that one up till it was worth nothing. I helped my kid go through three FC's before I bought my first 1993 FD Touring in 2005. We are now building his forth. An FC convert. Putting a Turbo II motor in. Built it and blew it up. Sold it after two years of ownership. Bought the Second FD from Pettit Racings Cam Worth it was a 95 three rotor Banzi. It had a bad computer set up. Wouldn't idle. It only wanted to go wide open. It was fast, but not worth investing in. Too tacky. Had it one year. Bought the last one I have now again from CAM. This one was much nicer. The three Rotor was only putting out about 340 RWHP. It is now 585 RWHP. I have attached the before and after pictures of the last one I will ever own. All in all seven cars. Four FC and Three FD.

Its great reading through everyone's stories here and seeing the passion for the car, and especially the stories of selling the car only to come back and buy another. The FD is truly a one of a kind car. I cannot imagine how it was for you guys that were lucky to be old enough to see these new, must have been incredible seeing them for the first time, especially compared to everything else of the era.

As a child of the 90's, I loved the RX-7 in video games growing up. In Jr. High it was a dream car, not some crazy Lamborghini or ferrari. A year after getting my license I bought my first FC in 2008, which I did a thorough job of wrecking a year later. Had 5 FC's before the FD(haven't gone a full year without a rotary car since I was 17!). After buying my first house I started the hunt for the exact FD I wanted in 2013, and luckily within a month found it. I remember my heart skipping a beat when I pulled up to the sellers house and seen it on the hill. The car could have blown up on the test drive and I still would have paid full price, I was completely smittened by it. The test drive was a fucking dream, the seller had me drive his "fun route" which was a 30 minute drive through Tennessee mountains. Being a person who comes from the midwest, the roads alone were a sensory overload, much less being in my dreamcar that I was less than hours from owning. Loved it ever since, and still get that stupid joy every time driving it.


Have had moments of questioning selling, but not sure what I'd get. The child in me has thoughts of selling everything and going after an R8, but even that as expensive as it is doesn't give me the same feeling the FD does. Really, what else out there under 6 figures scratches all the itches the FD does? The FD scratches everything on my checklist that I want in a sports car:
-Sexy Looks
-Light weight/wonderful anolog handling
-Exotic, powerful engine
-Heritage of passion built by a company not high on their own significance
-Awesome interior layout
-easy to work on without tons of proprietary tools

I can't think of another car that does all that as good as the FD. Can't imagine selling it for any reason other than financial issues, because I would certainly be right back here buying another FD soon after.

Yep yep yep yep yep.......

What's crazy about this little japanese sports car is even exotics can't give you the same loving feeling and that my friends is priceless :nod:

As someone else mentioned the word ANALOG really is what makes this car so off the charts awesome. You can literally hear and feel everything the car is doing. I literally can't think of anything this car does that you don't feel and hear. Fuck, I even love all the crazy smells. It's just a sensational, mechanical, car guy, driver's wet dream :nod:

Wow, I got myself a little worked up. I'm going to take a restroom break :)

"Analogue"...the polite phrase for 'Old Guy Friendly'. :)

My best friend bought one my senior year of HS(he actually still owns it). I drove it back from the teen dance club(yea yall remember those days) and raced an NSX on the interstate. The FD had a PFC on base map and full exhaust. We pulled the NSX and I was hooked from there. Bought my first FD in 2002 and have owned at least 1 every day since with the exception of a 2 week period.

Ive owned over 100 FDs and currently just have one. Its a rough example I am slowly bringing back to a really nice FD. With my travel schedule and kids playing sports the FD is more of an idea to me these days than something I actually get to enjoy. These cars have been a part of my daily life for 16 years and cant see me ever not having one to build or play with.

Four and a half years..parting the car out sadly :(

This coming October will be 12 years of owning my FD. Its the only RX7 I've ever (& most likely will) own. I can't afford more than one anyways haha

Bought my 1994 on December 31st of 1994. Mostly stock, still running strong at the last VARA event. (Note the line of Mustangs I'm holding up). :nod:



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I've had my 1993 since 1995. Used it for a daily driver for 180,000 miles. Runs fine but don't have the time to drive it anymore. Gonna put it up for sale soon. Hate to do it but I rather another person enjoy it than just sitting.

I bought my FD in October of 2000. I'm the 2nd owner; first owner was the wife of the dealership's owner. I'd had a FC and wanted to trade for an FD, but the ex-wife was pregnant in '92 when I was drooling over a CYM at the local dealer, and we ended up getting a Suburban. Seasons pass and things change and I find myself getting divorced in 2000, so...first thing I do is get the car I'd wanted, lol!
First engine lasted about 93,000 miles (I'd bought the car with about 60,000 on it) and 5 years or so, took a few years to save the money for the new engine. Got the new engine, sent it off to a fellow forum member and awesome engine builder, who tore it completely down and rebuilt it with all the 'good stuff' and did a nice port job on it. Since then it's been nothing but fun, but I rarely drive it, frankly. I've put about 18,000 miles on in 9 years I guess. Just put a new stereo in it that is, as my 23 year old son says "a religious experience", lol. Planning on fixing the assortment of dents and dings it's accumulated over the years and repainting it soon. I'll never sell it, it will go to my son when I no longer need it. :nod:

Been in love with the FD since I was a kid and first laid eyes on one.

I bought my first FD back in 1999 at the ripe age of 12 for 18,000 credits when Gran Turismo 2 came out. :lol:

Seriously though, I just bought my first FD for real a couple of months ago. '93 BB touring with red interior! :icon_tup: Bought it in Cali, and it's only ever lived west of the Rockies, so no rust! As long as I'm alive, I'm never selling this car. Never thought I would have the chance to own one, and here I am finally with my dream car. My credit card is already starting to melt. You guys were not joking when you said to get ready to feel the pain in your wallet.

I know I'm a newbie on here, but thought I'd share if anyone is interested.

Just bought this FD a few months ago. Can't believe it took this long... I've been driving a 2004 330Ci for the past 12 or so years. Started off with a slammed Maxima, restored a 69 Mustang with Edelbrock carbs bored over 0.40 and glass packs, got into sport bikes like the SV650S and GSX-R600, and then tried to go after some dream cars like the NSX. I had actually forgotten about the FD since everyone talked about how bad reliability is on these things.

The crazy thing about the FD is how connected it makes you feel. A few people have mentioned already how it's so mechanical and analog. I think the NSX is the only other car I have driven that makes you feel so in control. But the one thing that kept me from buying the NSX is the interior layout. It's such a stupid thing to gripe about, but it just didn't feel as good as the FD.

It's almost like I could feel the limits of the NSX while I can feel the potential of the FD. I dunno if anyone else felt like that...

First saw the FD on a rotating podium at the Denver Auto Show in 1992 (1993?). My jaw dropped. I told my friends I'd have one some day.

5 years later on a drive back from Colorado Springs to Denver my wife suggested we stop at the Mazda dealership to see if they have "that car you love." Bought the 1993 BB base that night, and still own the car. And my wife is still by my side (of course)!

It's been mostly sitting for a while, but has temporary plates and will pass emissions again!

In 2005, I bought an FC. I loved the car. When I was in elementary school, I was playing Tokyo Xtreme Racer, and watching old OPTION Videos and RX-7s were always my favorites. I graduated high school in 2006 and decided to buy an FD as a grad gift to myself. I worked at a restaurant 6 days a week and worked a part time job on top of that to save enough money to buy one. I finally found the exact one I wanted in 2007. Completely factory spec in black, it was how I wanted it so that I can truly make it mine. I bought it and less than a a few months, I discovered the coolant seals were shot and I had to sell my FC to pay for the rebuild. I dropped a ton of money onto the engine to make it as bullet proof as possible for future builds and ended up blowing the motor because of faulty tuning from my builder... There's been a lot of ups and downs with the car, that I'm sure most owners can relate to.

Fast forward 10 years later, and I still look at the car like the first day I saw it. It now has an RE Amemiya kit on it, as it's always been my favorite kit for the FD as I've always loved anything that came out of RE Amemiya. I took a few Japanese classes while I was in university to make the use out of the trip so that I can one day meet Isami Amemiya and personally thank him for the inspiration to stay focused on what I love and to never give up through the tough times.

On July 7, 2017, I ventured out to Tsukuba Circuit and finally had the opportunity to meet my hero:


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Not a bad way to spend my 10th year of FD3S ownership. As soon as I came back from Japan, I went straight to my car and stared at it for about 15 minutes remembering all the times I've had with it and the awesome people I've met just because of owning it. Especially after some good inspiring words from Mr. Amemiya himself, I know I'm on a good path with my FD, and I regret nothing. I can't wait to see what's in store for the future!

Great story!

The bigger the sacrifice the greater the reward :icon_tup:

I've had mine since '98. Tracking it since '99. Only started trailering it in 2009.

Bought my '95 new in Fall 1996. Probably one of the last RX-7's sold new in the U.S., it had sat on the lot to the point that it was heavily discounted ($10k off the sticker price). It was the first new car I ever purchased and I have babied it from day 1. I laminated the window sticker and have kept every receipt. I was immediately aware of how few they imported in 1995 and have always felt like I was helping to preserve a piece of history. I used it as a daily driver until I got married and had kids, but now take it out on weekends for "pleasure" driving. It started my passion for relatively rare cars, and now shares the garage with a '91 Porsche 928GT (one of 147 imported that year) and a 2001 Saab 9-3 Viggen convertible (one of 738).

97 thru 18..
cliffnotes.. as jotting down my history will just time me out of this log in and lose what ive written.. :D

3 CYMs having bought back first one... 2 BBR1s... 2 SSM base and touring... 1 SSMR2... 1 CW 20B PEP... and 2 91 S5 TurboII red and black
tracked.. solo2.. dragged and even daily'd them.. none were bought to part.. sell or garage queen'd... owned them to drive