3rd Generation Specific (1993-2002) 1993-2002 Discussion including performance modifications and Technical Support Sections.
Sponsored by:

Age? Occupation?...

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 06:31 PM
  #51  
pianoprodigy's Avatar
Missin' my FD
Tenured Member 15 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,755
Likes: 0
From: Seminole, FL (Tampa Bay Area)
20/Student and Paralegal/2 weeks ago/$20K as represented below
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 06:34 PM
  #52  
RX7 RAGE's Avatar
Bann3d. I got OWNED!!!
Tenured Member: 25 Years
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
Top Answer: 1
iTrader: (22)
 
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 5,015
Likes: 68
From: San Diego, CA
WOW, a lot of you guys have very good jobs. I'm a Test Operator at HP (Hewlett Packard) during the day and a Field Service Technician deploying PCs at the navy base during night. I got my FD 5 yrs ago for 20k.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 06:46 PM
  #53  
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 82
Likes: 0
From: Northern CA
It looks as If I am the "senior" citizen here (49). Bought my 93FD VR in June of '92 brand new with 26 miles. Now with 74,000 miles original engine and lots of fun mods. I'm in the health care field.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 06:51 PM
  #54  
JONSKI's Avatar
5yr member, joined 2001
Tenured Member 15 Years
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 908
Likes: 1
From: Marco Island, FL
four years of private high school... $100,000
four years of college... $140,000
weakly wage (after taxes) that your father pays you to do mind-numbing manual labor because there are no better jobs... $320


Realizing you will nearly 40 years old before you justify your education... DEPRESSING!




God? Have you ever seen "Cape Fear"? Well that's what ****'s gonna be like for you after I die, so you'd better laugh while you still can.







Oh yeah, I'm 22, and my father bought me the car for $8000 (was worth about $6000, IMO).
v----- Check my sig for more details. -----v
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 07:04 PM
  #55  
lovemyseven's Avatar
What funny smell?
Tenured Member 10 Years
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 567
Likes: 0
From: Baton Rouge, LA
29, construction sales. I am on my second third gen, just bought one with only 12600 miles on it. the first one was a pain in the *** though, but I couldn't pass this one up
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 07:21 PM
  #56  
TAMAatWork's Avatar
Senior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
From: Austin, TX
25, Pimp

Bought my 94 in June of 1999 for $20,500.00 at 33k miles. Clean clean clean. Put 26k miles on it the first year. Blew the engine at 80k. Now moderately modified.

-Joseph

Last edited by TAMAatWork; Jul 2, 2003 at 07:29 PM.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 07:24 PM
  #57  
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
From: Diamond Bar , Ca.
AGE 25 1994 RX7 TOURING ( CRASHED & TOTALLED ) , NOW I HAVE 1994 TOURING , BOUGHT IT WITH 19K ORIGINAL MILES .. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 07:31 PM
  #58  
curlybillbrosie's Avatar
Full Member
Tenured Member 10 Years
 
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 210
Likes: 0
From: miami
30, stock trader
95 red base model. Bought it new from the dealer in october 1996 for several thousand below sticker price. Honestly dont remember how much exactly.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 07:39 PM
  #59  
dhahlen's Avatar
FD Under Construction =P
Tenured Member 15 Years
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 4,022
Likes: 24
From: Avondale, AZ
20, Calibrations Tech (aviation) United States Marine Corps
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 07:57 PM
  #60  
volley1's Avatar
Senior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 577
Likes: 0
From: Denver, CO
26, Property Manager for a college campus. 93 Touring with 67K for $11,000 a month ago. Have the mods in my sig. I deliver pizzas at night to afford parts for the fd, well worth it. Looks like I need to find a better job with all these engineers here.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 08:30 PM
  #61  
7knight's Avatar
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 164
Likes: 0
From: MN
21, use to work for GP Sports-NA, they moved out to cali so now, looking for a job. bought my 93 R1 for 12K with 76K miles on it.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 08:53 PM
  #62  
Herblenny's Avatar
DGRR 2017 4/26-4/30, 2017
Tenured Member 20 Years
iTrader: (13)
 
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 13,597
Likes: 6
From: Alabama
Turn 30 in 10 days (July 12th).. Bought my FD Aug. 2001... Medical Researcher
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 08:58 PM
  #63  
Nameless's Avatar
Rotary Enthusiast
Tenured Member 15 Years
 
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,087
Likes: 0
From: Nashville, TN
22 student by day, waiter by night. Used to be a hardware/network tech. Bought the car for $13k, have spent close $30k total (including cost of car) on it.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:01 PM
  #64  
Rotary Freak
Tenured Member 15 Years
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 2,274
Likes: 0
From: GLENDALE, CA
im a kid!!!!

i am 16 years old (yes 16 not 61). i have no job and i want to make my car over 400 hp by the end of august.


i know what you guys here are thinking, god dam spoiled kids. actually we live in an apartment and we are doing alright. my car is paid off and it is a 94r2 (twin oil coolers) i loved fd's and got one finally. it has been 8 months and i got my license about 5 months ago so i had the car before i knew how to drive. i learned stick on this car also. no stalling!!!!
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:02 PM
  #65  
DrPJM1's Avatar
Senior Member
Tenured Member 10 Years
 
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 513
Likes: 0
From: Princeton, IL
39 Dentist, own my own practice & I love my job.
Bought mine about 6 yrs ago with 80K miles for $17.
I've put about the same in mods/engine/maintenance/misc
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:08 PM
  #66  
cpa7man's Avatar
Racing is life!
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,173
Likes: 0
From: Grapevine, TX
47 years old, CPA (self employed), purchased my first rx-7 when I was 24, second when I was 26, third this year.

94 silver touring with black interior and 58k miles. Paid $16.5k mostly stock. Car is perfect now

I'm budgeting about $8 k for motor/turbos and mods. Soon, very soon. Maybe it's not so perfect.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:12 PM
  #67  
racerfoo's Avatar
Senior Member
Tenured Member 10 Years
 
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 615
Likes: 1
From: Southwest Missouri
18...landscaping (i cut grass, haha)...as well as full time student.

bought for 13k in december 2002, new motor and every reliability mod and 59k miles. 1 dead deer, a burnt clutch, and 1500 dollars later and its running strong and lightly modded.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:14 PM
  #68  
cpa7man's Avatar
Racing is life!
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,173
Likes: 0
From: Grapevine, TX
Originally posted by jbrennen
I feel like an old man here.

37 years old, software engineer, bought mine new from the dealer in '94, $36K.

I'm old enough to have driven a 1st gen RX-7 when it still had the new car smell, back in '84.
Not so old, young man. I bought new a 79 RX-7 in graphite, then an 81 GSL gold with brown leather. Both were awesome. My first wifey got the 79 when we split.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:45 PM
  #69  
MR_Rick's Avatar
Planning my come back
Tenured Member 20 Years
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,393
Likes: 0
From: Austin, Tx
26 Aviation Ordnanceman 1st class U.S. Navy been in for 8 yrs and loving it. Got my FD a month ago (sencond one after the first got stolen after 3 weeks[long story]) for $11k and already put $1200 in parts(cluth, downpipe, AST, and little stuff). Getting ready to dump a lot more.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 09:48 PM
  #70  
Railgun's Avatar
I won't let go
Veteran: Marine Corp
Tenured Member: 20 Years
Liked
Loved
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 3,871
Likes: 23
From: Chi -> Maidstone
Originally posted by JONSKI
four years of college... $140,000
weakly wage (after taxes) ...
Heh...gotta give you grief about this one. 4 years, $140K and WEEKLY isn't right.

Just bustin' your chops man.

Unless you ment that as a pun...then I'll go into a corner.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 10:02 PM
  #71  
johnchabin's Avatar
Rotary Enthusiast
Tenured Member: 20 Years
Liked
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,086
Likes: 24
From: Centennial, Colorado
36, Mechanical Engineer (doing all electrical work), 93 Black Base purchased 2/98 with 36K miles, $17000

Modded the car as stuff broke
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 10:19 PM
  #72  
apneablue's Avatar
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
Tenured Member 20 Years
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 3,045
Likes: 2
From: North Coast
Re: im a kid!!!!

Originally posted by rzograbian
i am 16 years old (yes 16 not 61). i have no job and i want to make my car over 400 hp by the end of august.


i know what you guys here are thinking, god dam spoiled kids. actually we live in an apartment and we are doing alright. my car is paid off and it is a 94r2 (twin oil coolers) i loved fd's and got one finally. it has been 8 months and i got my license about 5 months ago so i had the car before i knew how to drive. i learned stick on this car also. no stalling!!!!
There goes another FD...
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 10:22 PM
  #73  
sacabon's Avatar
Full Member
Tenured Member 20 Years
 
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 102
Likes: 0
From: northern ky
27, I work in I/T at a radio research company

Bought my '93 touring 4 years ago for 14,400 w/78k

My first car was a 1980 rx7 and I've been hooked on rotarys ever since.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 10:49 PM
  #74  
jramosrx7's Avatar
Senior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 586
Likes: 3
From: Half Moon Bay, CA
59, retired from private industry (corporate finance and marketing) and Army Reserve (Special Forces).
Bought my '93 in Aug '92 for $27K. It now has 116K miles on it, and puts down 337 rwhp at 13 psi.

Last edited by jramosrx7; Jul 2, 2003 at 10:59 PM.
Reply
Old Jul 2, 2003 | 10:52 PM
  #75  
jramosrx7's Avatar
Senior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 586
Likes: 3
From: Half Moon Bay, CA
BTW, am I the "old man" of the group?
Reply



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:37 PM.