Are you a Filipino by any chance? Hell ya, that’s a tradition in the island. Everyone stays together. From great grandparents to great grandchildren.

 

I bought mine for $2700 (fire damage, but no salvage title) hehehehe have to replace the motor though

 

Hehe, not Filipino or islander at all, but that's a good tradition. Sometimes I feel guilty for having such a nice car at my young age, but these things are tough to find, I don't mind being broke for a while until I pay it off. I justified this purchase by thinking of it like an investment: I'll have a classic on my hands in under 10 years.

-scott-

 

Way back in 1993, I first got the fever for a 3rd gen "7", but as luck would have it, I had just been blessed with my newborn little girl, so my plan for a new "toy" was put on hold...for the time being...10 years later and a new wife, a new step-son, along with my 12 year old daughter, the fever hit again. My current "toy" was a 1999 Harley-Davidson Nighttrain that never got any road time. My step son and I were still in the bonding process when "Fast and the Furious" hit the DVD market. His intrest in the cars from that movie inspired my to kill two birds with one stone...I sold my Harley and bought my 1994 Montego Blue 7. He and I have spent many hours doing the simple mods on the car and even got to take it to the Thursday night Street Fights here in our home town of Bristol, Tennessee. Lining up beside 5.0 Mustangs and "Muscle Cars" and completly embarrassing them on a weekly basis was the ultimate payback and did wonders for our relationship. We are now in the process of doing a few cosmetic upgrades and looking forward to "unveiling" the new look this spring at the track and watching those Mustangs and other "muscle cars" in our rear view mirrors again.

 

I know everyone is gonna hate me....but I am on my third FD now....My first one a 93 touring (red)...is sitting...I am planning on selling it soon, if my sister doesn't learn how to drive a manual car anytime now....Then I bought a 95 (black) and paid that off myself working way more than i should of...and last my 94 touring (white) The fun one..is actually getting paid off monthly..so i guess as of now I own 2.5 FD's....I turned 22 last november

 

When U love a car this much it doesn't matter how much or how, just that now you have one! I bought mine with lots of miles and it needs to be rebuilt but the car and interior is in GREAT shape which means when I finish with the rebuild and mods - it'll be one fast bitch!

 

I bought my fd in 1993 brand new from the dealer.I paid $37000 for it.I traded in my 1988 10th annniversary turbo 2 and put down $5000 and had a $507 car payment for 48 months.Plus insurance was $200 for full coverge on it .

 

I really think this poll cannot be accurate unless the additional stipulation of:

"and you do NOT live at home or have free rent."

is added.

 

I dont have a rx-7 but am lookin into one......im only 17 but i have 2 jobs i work about 40 hours a week while still in high school full time....i get paid about 11 bucks an hour when you include tips into the hourly wage so this helps out the income greatly...monthly income is about 1,500 clear...i defenitely work for my money and i bet a lot of teenagers who do own fd's also do the same thats how we are able to afford one....right now im just savin up for either an rx7 or somethin else turbo and hopin to put some *** whoopin down on some cars around the stl region .... not bad for a teenager punk lol

 

paid for mine all hard earned cash baby. Then it took me about 4 months to save up enough to get insurance from Eastwood. But it was all worth it.

 

I'm impressed, what are your two jobs?

 

Too young my friend.

Start with something more tame. In order to actually learn, you do not first jump into something ultra-capable that you will never outgrow - instead you get a car with limits - limits actually teach.

 

Been paid off for a long long long time now...

 

I was looking at the new Rx8. Mazda salesman was eyeing my FD, and asked if I were trading my FD in for the Rx8. I said, "HELL NO!"

 

Payed for myself. Haven't lived at home in 10 years when I bought my first house. Now in 2nd house with FD paid off where it now sits warm in the garage

 

I dont think im too young, I currently drive a 92 honda civic Si nothin special but it gets me around ive been drivin that for a year now, and ive had some experience with cars also my freinds 1991 300zx t/t, another freinds 1990 tsi talon and ive drivin a 91 turbo mr2.....ive had some experience with some decently quick cars and none of those are stock either.........ok done ramblin but my 2 jobs are busser at a local restaraunt which pays 7 plus tips been workin there for 1 and somethin.....and my other job i work at waterway which is a carwash place make about 5 an hour plus tips

 

I was soo close to paying mine off. Then I decided to mod the car... bad move. Now that my life savings is gone I have a bad *** fd and a broken daily driver. Add in the recent engagement and this = me having to sell my car. Learn from my mistake, pay off the car before you go crazy with mods...oh yeah, i'm 21 and for the past two years have worked 60+ hrs a week to pay for it.

 

SleepR1,

I always get asked if I'm gonna trade for an RX-8 when I go to the parts dept; of course I'd never do that, hmmm, lol.

-C

But on topic; I did not pay for my RX-7 or my Jeep. My Mom did, and I'm very grateful. She gets to drive any time, she had the first FD in the family...which was sadly sold. A '93 red base model with 18k miles, . I wish I had that car now!

She's also had an '85 base, that car is still on the road at well over 230k miles. My grandfather has had a load of 1st gens, more than one at once...just sold an '85 GSL-SE with 79k miles. I have one uncle with an '86 GSL, and another with a Turbo II. The RX-8 is next, 'yeah I think you should get it Mom.'

 

She's in my name even though the engine is out of it getting rebuilt/ported and I'm planning on freshening up the suspension/ body/ and interior before she goes back on road.

 

yep. you're definitely right. i'm on that pathway right now

 

you sure it's not "RETARDed"?

 

9 month bump. Congrats.

 

payed all for mine at 16. 12,500 cash, only owe about 4500 on it and i have only had it about a year

 

Where did the $12,500 come from? Paper route?

 

I live at home and I don't pay rent.


Oh wait. You're talking about kids.

I own the home and the mortgage is long finished.