Hi guys! Name is Nathan. I've been a member of this forum and researching RX-7s since i was 13 years old and have wanted an FD RX-7 since i first saw one when i was 8. Anyway well today it came. I just bought a 2000 Mazda RX-7 RS. 49,000kms (30kmiles) stock standard never been registered in Australia before. Needless to say i'm shitting myself with joy. Worst 6 days ahead of me as the registration process will take a week and I cant pick it up till then. Anyway enjoy a pic! And ill see you all around!

 

Congrats! That FD is gorgeous!

 

Thanks mate. now someone please tell me where the bloody dimmer switch for the interior lighting is!

 

Looks really nice. Congrats.

An FD is not an easy car to drive, especially for a young driver. The second turbo comes on hard. If you are accelerating in a corner when the second turbo comes on, it can make the car spin out very easily. This makes it very easy to wreck the car. I cant tell you how many stories I have heard about people wrecking their dream cars because they were not "ready" to drive them. I guess what I am saying here is: BE CAREFUL!!!!! You have officially been warned!!!!!

 

funny thing is the very first day I got my FD I didn't know anything about the 2nd turbo coming on. Went into a left turn trying to beat the oncoming traffic and gave it too much gas and right about 4k the tires broke out, luckily I knew to just let the gas out and recovered fairly easy. Was scary though for the first drive in my FD lol, so definitely don't go crazy the first day.

 

Very nice FD love the blue paint ,enjoy your new toy

 

Congrats! My only advice to you is to have a very detailed plan/goals on what you want this car to be. Don't go buying every mod out there because its very easy to get carried away and get expensive. As you can see, their is a reason why most people don't have running FD's =)

 

Congratulations!
You will Love it and maybe just a little hate it, but net net -- a Great Ride!

 

Congrats! The dimmer switch is near the stereo, should be to the left of your steering wheel.

 

Congrats from a fellow Nathan FD RX7 owner!

Beautiful example that you've picked up. Enjoy the 7 and welcome to the group.

 

Thanks guys. Thanks for the corner advice too. Luckily I am 22 not 18 though so not quite as retarded :p.

Do not all fds have a dimmer? Because I found a picture of one and mine is not there.

 

Nice car and forgiving when it kicks out, from 99 and up they didn't have a dimmer switch if I'm not mistaken.

 

I couldn't see the dash lights at all unless I put my hand around the gauges and it was like it was all the way dimmed (daytime on a sunny day) Is this a common problem? Search hasn't shown anything the exact same.

 

Nice to see you bought a RS and my favourite colour too. There is no dimmer next to the stereo on that model and I'm certain all 1996+ have none.

 

Congratulations on the FD, have a blast with it!

 

No dimmer switch in the S8.

Not needed.

 

Welcome to the club. The fd will surely be the cause of lots of adrenaline and heart ache ��

 

Thanks guys. Gomez this is a series 8.0 not 8.1 so it has black gauges but with the new needle position and green linterior lights.

 

congrats.. looks to be in really good shape

 

Congrats.........wait till the boost bug bites!

 

You mean version V S8, not the version VI with the white face gauges.

Regardless, no dimmer fitted.