View Poll Results: How old is too old for a male owner of an FD3S?
30 to 35
4
6.15%
36 to 42
6
9.23%
43 to 49
8
12.31%
50 to 60
47
72.31%
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How old is too old for owning an FD3S
07-18-05, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
Manny, glad to see ya posting again. How did you do it? Getting rid of the track bug that is?
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Peace all!
07-19-05, 12:32 AM
#179
im 21 felt like it was time to move on after 5 years while I was on top
after a while speed isn't the only thing you think about. Sure its fun as hell but sometimes you have to just grab ahold of your head and do what's right. get a nice reliable 4 door car to fit all of your friends and family and start to concentrate on the new important things that will be coming up in life.
after a while speed isn't the only thing you think about. Sure its fun as hell but sometimes you have to just grab ahold of your head and do what's right. get a nice reliable 4 door car to fit all of your friends and family and start to concentrate on the new important things that will be coming up in life.
07-19-05, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by SurgeMonster
im 21 felt like it was time to move on after 5 years while I was on top
after a while speed isn't the only thing you think about. Sure its fun as hell but sometimes you have to just grab ahold of your head and do what's right. get a nice reliable 4 door car to fit all of your friends and family and start to concentrate on the new important things that will be coming up in life.
after a while speed isn't the only thing you think about. Sure its fun as hell but sometimes you have to just grab ahold of your head and do what's right. get a nice reliable 4 door car to fit all of your friends and family and start to concentrate on the new important things that will be coming up in life.
07-19-05, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by CrispyRX7
I've owned my car since 1996.
I'm over 30. ;-)
The car is "slightly" modified.
I do feel "awkward" at times when I drive it on the street. Teenagers look and point as I go by.
I expect people to scowl at me when I goose the throttle a bit at each stoplight. Am I too old to be scowled at? Should a man of my age and "situation" be acting occaisionally like a teenage hooligan? The car certainly promotes this kind of behavior It gives me pause, am I too old for this car?
But then again when I take the car to the track all those issues become secondary simply because the car is fast, damn fast, and it doesn't matter how old the driver of the car is on the track...if it goes like stink.
It's then that I realize age doesn't matter.
Like someone metioned earlier....I'll probably be buried in the car.
Crispy
I'm over 30. ;-)
The car is "slightly" modified.
I do feel "awkward" at times when I drive it on the street. Teenagers look and point as I go by.
I expect people to scowl at me when I goose the throttle a bit at each stoplight. Am I too old to be scowled at? Should a man of my age and "situation" be acting occaisionally like a teenage hooligan? The car certainly promotes this kind of behavior
It gives me pause, am I too old for this car?But then again when I take the car to the track all those issues become secondary simply because the car is fast, damn fast, and it doesn't matter how old the driver of the car is on the track...if it goes like stink.
It's then that I realize age doesn't matter.
Like someone metioned earlier....I'll probably be buried in the car.
Crispy
Btw, are you the 'chris regan' that was mentioned in Road and Track for finishing first in class in the recent One Lap? If so, congrats, and please furnish details/provide a link to a thread if there is one out there!
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07-19-05, 09:34 AM
#182
Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Well said Crispy
Btw, are you the 'chris regan' that was mentioned in Road and Track for finishing first in class in the recent One Lap? If so, congrats, and please furnish details/provide a link to a thread if there is one out there!
Rich
Btw, are you the 'chris regan' that was mentioned in Road and Track for finishing first in class in the recent One Lap? If so, congrats, and please furnish details/provide a link to a thread if there is one out there!
Rich
Yup that would be me
We used my friends pretty stock car. Koni shocks, PFS cat back exhaust, and an efini Y-pipe. That's all we had. Car dynoed IIRC a few weeks after the event at 246rwhp. We probably had the most underpowered car there! A blog/diary we put together while we were on the road. Some of the specifics are out of date now that more details are known. We wrote what we knew at the time so apologies if we were incorrect.
http://dcrx7.com/DnC_1lap.htm
Enjoy,
Crispy
07-19-05, 09:34 AM
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All you young whippersnappers out there can just bite me!
Biologically 46
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Act 10
Original owner 13 years
Work at an all womens college.............. timeless
Your NEVER too old to own an RX7!
Biologically 46
Look 30
Act 10
Original owner 13 years
Work at an all womens college.............. timeless
Your NEVER too old to own an RX7!
07-19-05, 10:24 AM
#184
Originally Posted by jhwagner
All you young whippersnappers out there can just bite me!
Biologically 46
Look 30
Act 10
Original owner 13 years
Work at an all womens college.............. timeless
Your NEVER too old to own an RX7!
Biologically 46
Look 30
Act 10
Original owner 13 years
Work at an all womens college.............. timeless
Your NEVER too old to own an RX7!
Acting 10 at an all womens college? Should be more like 18!
Crispy
07-19-05, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by CrispyRX7
Yup that would be me We used my friends pretty stock car. Koni shocks, PFS cat back exhaust, and an efini Y-pipe. That's all we had. Car dynoed IIRC a few weeks after the event at 246rwhp. We probably had the most underpowered car there!
A blog/diary we put together while we were on the road. Some of the specifics are out of date now that more details are known. We wrote what we knew at the time so apologies if we were incorrect.
http://dcrx7.com/DnC_1lap.htm
Enjoy,
Crispy
We used my friends pretty stock car. Koni shocks, PFS cat back exhaust, and an efini Y-pipe. That's all we had. Car dynoed IIRC a few weeks after the event at 246rwhp. We probably had the most underpowered car there! A blog/diary we put together while we were on the road. Some of the specifics are out of date now that more details are known. We wrote what we knew at the time so apologies if we were incorrect.
http://dcrx7.com/DnC_1lap.htm
Enjoy,
Crispy
07-19-05, 11:36 AM
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im a young guy who owns a 3rd gen (18) but then again my first car was an fc and i drove that for quite sometime and got used to rotaries and the way the car handles etc. never going to let it go!
07-19-05, 12:18 PM
#187
pfft.... I'm 33 and I laughed when I saw that people that voted in that age range.
I guess I should quit surfing, mountain biking, lifting, and running too right you are as old as you feel and that is a given thruth. I aggree a previous poster that stated somewhere along the lines of "as long as you can get and out your car without a problem then your ok"
I guess I should quit surfing, mountain biking, lifting, and running too right
you are as old as you feel and that is a given thruth. I aggree a previous poster that stated somewhere along the lines of "as long as you can get and out your car without a problem then your ok"
07-19-05, 01:28 PM
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I am 60 with some gray hair that is thinning. Have been a sports car owner since my first car back in 1966. I never give a **** to any sub human who thinks such limiting ideas or thoughts. Do what you enjoy as long as it does not harm anyone. Unless they like to be harmed, as S&M behavior.
Originally Posted by SleepR1
Chuck, I'm healthy enough to drive the car (most of the time), I'm just wondering at what age a man just doesn't "look" right in a well-prepped FD3S? Just today, I saw a couple older dudes (older than me with silver hair, and one guy was balding), riding around in a late-model Mustang GT convertible. I say those two guys are plain too old for a Mustang GT
07-19-05, 10:51 PM
#191
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Originally Posted by SleepR1
Exactly. You're wise for your age! I caught the car bug when I was 29, so I'm a late in realizing what you did. The FD was great though. I don't regret my 9 years with it. All of my hot track seat time was in the FD--and like riding a bicycle, I'm sure, it won't be long before I can get some of that former glory back in the M3/4--hopefully with a little less frustration. Peace!
Manny,
miss seeing you around. As part of the over 30 crowd I am still enamored with the car and still learning aspects of tracking. I think I am behind everyone else as I have had to delay the joys (and expenses of modifying and tracking the car) to finish medical school and the associated training.
But doing so I ended up with some financial freedom to get a M3 daily driver and still have the 7 to learn to track on.
Drop by more Manny!
07-26-05, 10:01 PM
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Excellent. Glad medical school is going well.
My original plan was the same as yours, M3/4 for daily driver, FD for track. I had both cars from July to Nov 2004. Financially I couldn't keep both cars (I took a bath with 3 motors, 2 sets of twins, all the power mods, etc).
The FD went to a good home in NY.
I've been lurking on the bimmerforum with username SleepRM3
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/
This is probably the most active BMW forum. Lots of great info.
The users seem to be a good mix of young/old--with most being well-behaved--but like any forum, there are the requisite idiots and internet scammers.
I'm looking for another pair of stock rear 8.5 x 17 M Double Spoke IIs to replace the 7.5s up front. The staggered fitment on these cars suck. Too much understeer. Let me know if you plan to upgrade your wheels, and perhaps you'll consider selling me your rears (for a good buddy price )
See you there.
My original plan was the same as yours, M3/4 for daily driver, FD for track. I had both cars from July to Nov 2004. Financially I couldn't keep both cars (I took a bath with 3 motors, 2 sets of twins, all the power mods, etc).
The FD went to a good home in NY.
I've been lurking on the bimmerforum with username SleepRM3
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/
This is probably the most active BMW forum. Lots of great info.
The users seem to be a good mix of young/old--with most being well-behaved--but like any forum, there are the requisite idiots and internet scammers.
I'm looking for another pair of stock rear 8.5 x 17 M Double Spoke IIs to replace the 7.5s up front. The staggered fitment on these cars suck. Too much understeer. Let me know if you plan to upgrade your wheels, and perhaps you'll consider selling me your rears (for a good buddy price
) See you there.
Originally Posted by 7racer
Manny,
miss seeing you around. As part of the over 30 crowd I am still enamored with the car and still learning aspects of tracking. I think I am behind everyone else as I have had to delay the joys (and expenses of modifying and tracking the car) to finish medical school and the associated training.
But doing so I ended up with some financial freedom to get a M3 daily driver and still have the 7 to learn to track on.
Drop by more Manny!
miss seeing you around. As part of the over 30 crowd I am still enamored with the car and still learning aspects of tracking. I think I am behind everyone else as I have had to delay the joys (and expenses of modifying and tracking the car) to finish medical school and the associated training.
But doing so I ended up with some financial freedom to get a M3 daily driver and still have the 7 to learn to track on.
Drop by more Manny!
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07-26-05, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SleepR1
Excellent. Glad medical school is going well.
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Oh I'm older than that. Been done with medical school for 8+ years!
I scan m3forum but may swing to the bimmerforum!!!
07-26-05, 10:50 PM
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I've been a proud owner of an R1 for the past 5 years, since i was 18. I fell in love with the FD when i was 16 watching them run local autocrosses. Teenagers are not too young to drive an FD, it just depends on if they're smart enough to know what they're getting themselves into. The car has requires a lot of work, but I don't think I've spent more than a 4 grand on it since purchased in 2000. I've choosen not to modify it except for reliability reasons; downpipe, silicon lines etc. so I can enjoy it as long as I can afford to keep it.
As for being to old, I'm not to sure about that one. The fastest lap time at SCCA Nationals was set by a man that I believe was at least 60, possibly even 70 years old. I would say there is no age limit. Go by what racing champions say, "I'll quit driving when I'm not having fun anymore."
As for being to old, I'm not to sure about that one. The fastest lap time at SCCA Nationals was set by a man that I believe was at least 60, possibly even 70 years old. I would say there is no age limit. Go by what racing champions say, "I'll quit driving when I'm not having fun anymore."
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07-27-05, 07:19 AM
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It's not fun when the FD breaks at track events.
Originally Posted by ShoelessJoe
Go by what racing champions say, "I'll quit driving when I'm not having fun anymore."
07-27-05, 07:24 AM
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Oh! Sorry, Doc The M3forum.net is quiet. Same with bimmerfest. C'mon over to the bimmerforum. In the meantime I hope you're enjoying both cars. They handle similarly, except the bimmer sticks better, and the FD has more top end power.
The M3forum.net is quiet. Same with bimmerfest. C'mon over to the bimmerforum. In the meantime I hope you're enjoying both cars. They handle similarly, except the bimmer sticks better, and the FD has more top end power.
Originally Posted by 7racer
Oh I'm older than that. Been done with medical school for 8+ years! I scan m3forum but may swing to the bimmerforum!!!
07-27-05, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by CrispyRX7
LOL It is funny that nearly 10% of the respondents to this thread think I'm too old to be driving my FD1
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Look at them old codgers!
*old man voice* In de olde days we use't ta drive dem cars vewy fast! *end old man voice*
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07-27-05, 10:59 AM
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Look at Amemiya-San ... he still drives RX-7s and is certainly not in his twenties ...
the older you get, the more stable you become and the more money you can spend on your FD (at least that's how I see it)
the older you get, the more stable you become and the more money you can spend on your FD (at least that's how I see it)
07-27-05, 11:08 AM
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Old? These guys look like pups
Originally Posted by DamonB
Bah. Nothing better than an old man blowing their doors off
Look at them old codgers!
*old man voice* In de olde days we use't ta drive dem cars vewy fast! *end old man voice*
Look at them old codgers!
*old man voice* In de olde days we use't ta drive dem cars vewy fast! *end old man voice*