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If a Miata is too small, an FD is too small. The interior on a Miata is actually roomier than the interior on the FD, though being a hard top hatch, the FD does have more storage area.
a nice RWD starter car would be a 240 or maybe an older Mustang. an old Corolla is fine as well, but care of the drifter fad, they are grossly overpriced. |
Originally Posted by rajahFD
(Post 8303210)
Yeah, mang.. I did it on a budget at first since I couldn't afford the bling-bling, so NOW I'm doing it right.
Taking the motor out, painting engine bay, adding some body parts (Pettit Flares), new wheels, suspension, brakes, full car paint job, all SS lines, taking all emissions off (cats!!), working on my own painless wiring system since I left a lot of unnecessary crap on it just to get it up and running. A big hassle, but it's going to be worth it. I've been seeing some ULTRA CLEAN swaps, so that was the motivation. :D I was going to go with a C5 Z06, but the price on the C6 was just too good to pass up. :lol: :p: Haven't seen ya around in a while. Still battlin' out the n00bs in the Kill Section? :D No kills for me. My wastegate line came off and pop went my engine...23 psi oof! At least it wasn't a rotary related problem, no engine would have survived 11 lbs above tuned boost level. So my car has been in the shop for about nine months. Total make over, full respray from montego blue to velocity yellow (yeah you know where that's from ;)) to new engine and upgraded to a GT35R with all of the goodies good for 400+ RWHP |
I meant small as in the whole car ( body ), not the interior. Sorry for the confusion.
I guess the 240 would be the best bet as a starter RWD huh? Lots of potential with a SR ( idk if they're legal in MA? ) even some potential for the KA, being able to be tuned to be a KA-T. Yeah when I checked some time ago AE86's were going for $5K, now they've dropped down into the $2-4K range. |
Originally Posted by FDFDFD
(Post 8303352)
I meant small as in the whole car ( body ), not the interior. Sorry for the confusion.
I guess the 240 would be the best bet as a starter RWD huh? Lots of potential with a SR ( idk if they're legal in MA? ) even some potential for the KA, being able to be tuned to be a KA-T. Yeah when I checked some time ago AE86's were going for $5K, now they've dropped down into the $2-4K range. Bur yes, an S13 can be had for cheap, they are easy to drive, they have 4 seats and a hatch. Plenty of space. |
Alright thank you. I'm checking out some of the 240SX boards right now.
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Originally Posted by b@@sted_fd
(Post 8300749)
Nice work man! you truely deserve it. Enjoy ;-)
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Originally Posted by lassen118
(Post 8301287)
14 years old!!! it was my project car to keep me out of trouble and it worked i spent all my money on it and never got into anything bad. i hope to do the same for my kid but im only 19 now so i have some years to go.
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240 was a great starter car for me, very fun cars. Low on maintenance cheap on gas.
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FD3S Maniac, do you know anything about SR swaps and the legality?
Having a hard time getting used to the 240 forums, not as half as many people on that forum as there is on here. |
they are 100% legal if nobody knows... but if your insurance finds out thats a different story. SR's weren't really illegal when i had mine. The DMV never asks those questions and i didn't have emissions back in Michigan. nicoclub.com is a good nissan forum. I really dont know your state laws to help you with that situation, but plenty of people do it... they just dont tell the people who care.
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got my fd at 19 and my fb at 15, still have both
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I bought my RX7 when I was 21 for myself for my 22nd b-day.
Unfortunately, some unexpected college tuition increase forced me to sell a mere 7 months after owning it. |
got my fd at age 15 from my pops.
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24 yrs old.... July of 2006
Picked it up at 3am at my shop where the semi dropped it off. Drove around for 2 hours, parked it in the shop, and drove the pickup 150 miles BACK to where my family was camping. I had to leave camp at 12am to make it back home by 3am to get my new baby. Got back to camp a litte after 8am, crashed for 3 hours, and then fished for 2 days thinking nothing about the two hour drive i had taken early that morning. :) |
Bought my RX7 off ebay in March of '06 off ebay @ 21 while I was going to school in Hawaii...Had my dad pick it up and run it over to Gotham for matinence...wound up with a $7,000 bill. After that my dad just drove it once every couple weeks. I just finally got to meet my car in March and have been enjoying it and chasing down gremlins here or there...I'll never buy a car off ebay again, but I love it enough to fix it. 1993 black R1.
I took out a loan right when I turned 17 to pick up a 93 silver/red, but a nice MR2 turned up for sale for half the price. I always wondered what could've been and now I'm living the nightmare/dream. |
2/16/08 Was when I got my FD at 23 years old. I got my first rx7 (87 base) July 2002 and have owned many different rx7s ever since then. For a first rwd car the FC or the FB/SA can be very nice. It would be a good platform to start learning how to drive. If you don't care about having back seats. FYI their are some models floating out their that are 2+2.
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21 in february of 2004.
Still have it. |
What about the MR2? The only "flaw" I can see is that it's a RMR platform... but I really do like T tops. Are RMR engines hard to work on? Most people say it just takes a little more time. I think it's basically like a FF car, since the engine is partially above the rear wheels. It just seems to be an awkward place to work on an engine. Would shops charge extra since it's a RMR?
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got the FD at 26 and the FC at 24
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thinking about picking up a 240 for my DD/beater/gas sipper, the FD has been a pain on my gas bill and even tho I bought it to use as my DD, I've just been borrowing my dad's like third car to drive around town, 30 mpg isn't too shabby.
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i got mine when i was 28 in 2008. searched long and hard for one that was not badly treated.
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Originally Posted by montego
(Post 8303338)
My wastegate line came off and pop went my engine...23 psi oof!
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Originally Posted by montego
(Post 8303338)
cool. Glad you stuck with the project, that will make it even more self fullfilling once you get that beast complete.
No kills for me. My wastegate line came off and pop went my engine...23 psi oof! At least it wasn't a rotary related problem, no engine would have survived 11 lbs above tuned boost level. So my car has been in the shop for about nine months. Total make over, full respray from montego blue to velocity yellow (yeah you know where that's from ;)) to new engine and upgraded to a GT35R with all of the goodies good for 400+ RWHP ..pricey, but good! :D:icon_tup: Good luck, make sure to post some pics and videos. :) |
Originally Posted by StreetWise
(Post 8308069)
i got mine when i was 28 in 2008. searched long and hard for one that was not badly treated.
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Looks like a C-West 2
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4/21/03 at the age of 18. Worked for a pizza shop since 13, started delivering pizza at 16 in my 95 pontiac sunfire. I managed to get a credit card as well as a checking account at 16 with a 200 dollar limit and maintained perfect account standing. I saved up about $8500 to put down on the car and financed the balance of the $14k through my bank (thanks to my perfect credit). Still own it to this day. Ive since graduated college with a degree in chemical engineering and am now pursuing my MBA in finance.
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I just turn 23 when I got mine back in Spring '05. I still have it, too.
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Originally Posted by KKMpunkrock2011
(Post 8308525)
By the way, what's the body kit on yours? It looks really good.
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Age 16 in 2002. I'm 22 now and still have it in perfect condition
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Originally Posted by rajahFD
(Post 8308508)
Damn! That sucks, man.. it sounds like something good is coming out of this though.
..pricey, but good! :D:icon_tup: Good luck, make sure to post some pics and videos. :) |
i guess 2003 was a good year for every 16 year old...
lol i was also 16 .. in 2003 .. bought it from a dealer for like 18k .. paid for that thing forever ... worked shitty waiter job in high school then constuction .. so on and so on ... 3 motors about 50-60k over all .. still have her .. =) funny thing .. car has only ran about 2 out of 5-6 years ive had her ... lol fucken car !! LMOA |
im 15 and juss got my fd..
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bought mine @ the age of 24... still 24 and want to keep it as long as possible...
I found the love of my life :) :icon_tup: |
Bought a 94 white Touring in 2006 at 19, bought a 93 VR R1 in 2008 at 22.
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22 got mine about a month ago, might as well get one while i'm younger, i dont think i'll enjoy it the same as a viagra popping old fart. Cars are mean't to be driven, so i'm driving my FD while i can, responsibly of course.
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Bought mine in feb '08, I turned 27 the month before.
I just saved up for it, didn't loan any money. |
I just got mine this past tuesday and I am 24.
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bought mine stock in may 2007 at age 24 :)
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28, finally got the car this month in august.
Im glad I didnt have mine when I was younger. I probably would have went insane and spent all my time fixing and driving it hard. I defintely have more respect for cars now then I did then. |
i was 22, back in 2001 still own it aswell as two others!............im hooked
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I was 24 when i bougt mine... with my own money.
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I was 22 in 2003. Bone stock. Thanks to auto-x it is still around. Car control skills are a lifesaver.
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i scooped ice cream for 1 year to save up enough money for an FC, age 16. then bumped it up to a bus boy, then a hospital cafeteria worker, then an electrical technician for the FLUKE corp., to an air plane mechanic at boeing. bought the FD at age 18 in 2006. straight cash... it was a salvage title. props to the kids who can save, cuz i sure suck at it.. its almost unbelievable how you could do it.
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54.
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purchased new in July '93 at the age of 36
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right before i turned 21, graduation present to myself. And she still runs just as good as the day i bought her.
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Originally Posted by fd94
(Post 8464621)
im 15 and juss got my fd..
Wonderful! Hopefully you drive better than you spell. :) |
Gimme four years and if the market is still in demand for engineers, I'll have mine. That'd put me at 22/23.
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i bought mine in May of 2007, arrived in Canada in July of 07, worked 3 jobs so the bank would give me a loan cause i either needed a raise or another source of income, getting another job is just easier. I'm now a franchisee of a Domino's Pizza at 21 an love my fd
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I bought mine the day before my 20th birthday in 1999. I went straight from picking it up to the DMV to renew my driver's license and talked to the guy at the DMV about chicken farming.
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