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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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I am 23, I just purchased the car in may, and I just made my first purchase for it 2 new back tires LOL
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 07:41 PM
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25 now...Active-duty Navy, stationed in San Diego, Cali...but my hometown is Georgia. :]

Had my first RX-7 when I was 17. It was an '88 Turbo II with pretty much a full S5 conversion, inside and out. Fantastic car. Shouldn't have sold it.

On my 3rd FD now. The first one was an expensive "lesson learned" that I wasn't ready for one.

Currently having the 'finishing touches' done to my 2JZ-GE NA-T swap in my FD. Once it's up and running, my next steps are to install my Shine Auto "Burnout" Widebody fenders, throw on some bigger wheels, and then spruce it up bit by bit.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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I'm 25, bought my fd for 6500 with 10k on the rebuild, another 200 on parts, still trying to get it running perfect (needs turbos)
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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21 bought my FD last year and have been working on it since. Had 84k miles now it has 87,000 miles. My DD is a miata.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by hondasr4kids
You mean IYAOYAS
Never seen that acronym......

I do believe it wasnt IYAAYAS since the beginning.

Geez, i dont want to get into how "soft" and stupid my base has been getting.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by cptpain
Never seen that acronym......

I do believe it wasnt IYAAYAS since the beginning.

Geez, i dont want to get into how "soft" and stupid my base has been getting.
Google it.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 11:50 AM
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I am 26 now... I am a interactive web designer... had my FD for almost 3 years now I would say... I probably average about 3k a year! depends if a motor blows that year or not!
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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I'm 26. I'm lead engineer at a fabrication/engineering shop right now, but I have some R&D engineering experience (engine companies and F1), and I would like to get back into it, especially if I can find a spot on another F1 or Lemans team.

I spend around $11k a year on various cars/ bikes, but I don't know how much goes where.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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I'm 24, studiing master computer science.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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I'm 17 and got my montego blue 3 months ago lol. Jobless... right now, but i'll see how it goes.
Spent 300+ on maintenance so far.
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 07:16 AM
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I´am 25 years old right now, 2 years with my first car ever, with FD.
Graphic Designer
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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I'm 16
I have a 1990 gxl S5
planning on either, keeping it and swapping it to a 13bt
or just buy a turbo ii model.
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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im 43,have a 97 s7 batman,owned it for about 4yrs,spent over 10g on it so far,set up for track days etc,love it,have owned x2 s1 rx7s,x1 s4 86 rx7,i wont be selling this car for a while,my girl friend does track days with me in it,soon to have a race 13b pp injected engine installed,im a company director.
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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27, at least $5k into it so far
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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I'm 18 (19 in a couple months). I bought my black '93 a month after I turned 15. If there's a "Youngest FD owner award", I think may have won it. I wanted a fun project car/daily driver. I pulled the engine shortly after (fixing leaks, replacing clutch, ect.) Other than blown coolant seals last year, it's been a loyal daily driver since I got my license.

I'm currently studying Computer Engineering at Utah Valley University.
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 04:25 PM
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I'm 31 and work as a Rockwell Automation MCC Product Manager for an electrical distributor.
I have had the car for about 10 years now. Definitely wrenched on it more than I have driven it.
Purchased car with about 75K on it and it now has 96K. Too many mods, hours, and dollars to think of lol
Just recently finised up a rebuilt, added a PT6266, ID2000's, NGK WB, Datalogit, Aeromotive Stealth, etc, etc
Got a set of Tein Flex to slap on.
Working on Pre-Turbo WI and tuning
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 04:30 PM
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31 years old.... USAF Staff Seargent. Married with 2 kids. My wife is extremely cool.

10 Rx7's throughout the years. I could never afford an FD until later in life. I played with plent of FB & FC's. I'm actually surprised of the amount of youth in the FD section.

Currently own my two favorite, though I have a special place in my heart for turbo Fb's.

FD has about $25k in it. Definitely growing soon as I prep for more power and paint.
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 04:34 PM
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I know I'm not the oldest but looking at this thread I sure feel old.....56 in may of this year.
Still tracking my 7 and will do so till the oxygen runs out or every day above ground is a good day.
The 7 is my project for when I retire, if ever.
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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Definately a 'senior citizen' in this group at 53.
I've spent a bunch on the car, but if you think about it per year, $2-3k a year is not bad. Just don't don't do the math when you figure out I've had the car a dozen years or so, and it's still worth about what I paid for it.
And, yeah, I still keep up with all ages at the autocross!
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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I'm 16. I got my FD for my fourteenth birthday. It was a really good deal so my dad just bought it and drove it every now and then until I could drive it. It is true that every damn thing on this car is breaking, but I dont ever want to get rid of it. I love this car. I know I don't deserve this car, but I'm grateful for it. This was a great car for me to learn to drive in because it's not too powerful and is a real drivers' car.
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 04:21 AM
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I'm 26 and I’ve got a degree in automotive engineering and currently working in the type approval department of a well known worldwide automotive supplier in Austria, currently helping out at a big OEM in Munich.
I loved the FD since I was 16. First car was a fb with 16. With 17 I’ve got a fc3s s4tii as a daily with many mods and drove it till I was 22. Now it’s completely stripped, seam welded and waits for a full cage and a 20B NA or 13B REW. Also owned a fc3s s4na as a winterbit** to terrorize the Alps every time I could I’ve owned several BMW’s to get some seat time at the track (E36 M3, E36 328i with a TON of mods, E36 coupe with swapped m60b40 (4l v8) for drifting, e30 touring with m50 for drifting and so on…)
Finally owning a fd3s since 5months… driven only 180km and put it in storage… currently there are about 10k+ USD in parts waiting to get onto the car when I go back to Austria at first of April. Build thread will come
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 06:52 AM
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31 and I jack up houses for a living. I have owned a few FDs....

Currently keeping

94 White Touring, 21k on the clock, 20B with a small turbo
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by allrotor93
....I have owned a few FDs....


I find that statement funny
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 08:27 AM
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24, BMW technician for 3 years, owned the FD for 3 whopping months now.

So far I've spent over 5k, not including the price of the car...
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by PINTSIZEKILLA7
This was a great car for me to learn to drive in because it's not too powerful and is a real drivers' car.
I greatly disagree.
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