I have read that, but i have also read that its a touchy process. we figure just spend the $45-$65 on a new reliable unit and be done with it.

Also for the record it IS a 5 speed.... it would be a waste of a beautiful car if it wasn't!!!

 

 

Cool! He's a lucky man. When I talk about sports cars my wife's eyes roll back in her head and don't come back until I turn on Dr. Phil or Oprah.

 

is rare for girls to love sports cars. that makes me wander.

 

Welcome, nice to see another FD chick in here. It's a nice clean car you have there. Do you work on the car yourself? There is tons to learn on here and most of the guys can be really helpful.

Post pics of your interior once you get a chance.

 

Lovely white '95 FD!

BTW, I see you live in Gainesville, FL. I graduated from there two years ago. Before I got my FD (after college)...I met this guy name Yanni (his call sign in forum is SNOOK). He has a really nice maroon FD. He has the FEED front end and black-painted stock wheels. The rest was hefty engine mods and street-ported/etc. Only thing I didn't like was the huge, huge Apexi GT spec exhaust...too loud. Took me for a ride couple times...killed a JR supercharged S2000 first night I met him (awesome!). Do you see such an FD around? It's been ages since I last heard from him...not sure if he still has the FD?

Anyhow, great score with the FD.

 

Oh yea? Where to? Sorry...I just couldn't help myself

 

Hey. A good looking girl that likes sports cars might make me Wander too!

 

if you need local g-ville help, look up cantgostraight on this forum. jack's been in the community for many years and is a very funny guy.

 

welcome

 

Great another female 7 lover/driver... its good to see another.. i now know 3 girls that drive a 7..have fun with the car and be careful its a beast

 

I'm glad my wife is interested in cars also. She used to drive the FD harder than me sometimes (when it was up and running!). She came home and bragged about gettinga $200 plus ticket for doing 140mph on the way to Canada one weekend (Carabana)!!

 

Crazy, my wife hates my rx7 Welcome to the board

 

Thanks for the enthusiastic welcome everyone! I' m glad there are other girls on here! Like I said, I've done my research, but I know I have A LOT to learn. It looks like I've found the right place.

BTW, I met Yanni tonight, and he's a very nice guy. He used to have an FD about a year ago, but now drives a Vette. I have heard of Jack, but never met him.

 

Honestly, I've only had it for two weeks, and I plan on being present when the cooling system work is done. Don't get me wrong, I'll get down and dirty, I just don't want to F it up just yet.
My only previous mechanical experience was on an S14 240sx, and that's obviously a lot different. I'm excited to learn and eventually do my own work though.

 

You know the funny thing? A lot of ppl on here wag their tail about doing their own work. It's almost like a bragging right, as if to make one owner "better" than another. But if you step back and take a look at things, you'll realize something really quickly. Of the guys who do their own work, how many of them have problem-free reliable FD's? Hmmm....

My point, one of the MAJOR reasons the FD got such a bad rap for being unreliable was the very high maintenance cost, which led many owners to try and cut costs (and hence corners) and do the work themselves. You have full fleged Mazda Mechanics - some of which are VERY talented - who are absolutely *lost* when working on rotaries, esp. FDs. That should tell ya something. So when ppl start getting creative and trying to do things wayy past their expertise on their own, the crap hits the ceiling pretty darn fast.

So in short, it's great to work on your own car, but *within your own limits*. I'm not ashamed for a SECOND to say I paid for one of the best shops in the nation to work on my car several times... Sure I did a few simple installs, diagnoses and repairs (along w/ the help and guidance of friends and forum members), but knowing your limitations is key. And I gotta tell ya, when you do that, you'll have a MUCH more reliable and enjoyable FD in the long run. I know I have...

~Ramy

PS: It's funny, cuz there was a thread in this section discussing this very same fact not too long ago, and pretty much all the guys who had prob-free FD's said the same thing...

 

^^True. Part of it is that people who like to work on cars can't keep their hands off it.
If it's running great, Don't F with it!

 

LOL, same here. My wife calls the FD, "the other woman".

Welcome to the money pit Miss! Great lookin' cars.

 

:raises hand:

 

Welcome to the club! Good to see you and your husband have some fine rides.

That Z32 is definitely no slouch, either.

 

Seeing as how my car isn't running at the moment, it's 100% reliable. Does everything I expect it to in it's current state

BTW, Welcome!

 

Dubulup...you poor bastard! You have just earned the wrath of the Rotary Gods, you realize that don't you? Jesus man! You can't just so blatantly utter things like that! It is like speeding tickets....you know, you and your buddies are sitting around and someone says, "Man...it has been like AGES since I got a speeding ticket." and voila! He gets one the next day!
Do NOT tempt fate that way!

 

N/A's are

I'll let you know

 

 

Hey, I have the Motortend this article came from. Nice to see the FD is very well balanced in all fields.