jwitzer

Do you have the ex-Witzer/ex-Rolff 1993 CYM VIN JM1FD331XP0209633?

If so, please shoot me a line. I'd like to know how it's doing.

Thanks...

Rx7@Rocketship.com

Jeff,

Good to hear from you! What's happening with you automotively speaking?

David Ieroncig
(Canadian CYM from the days of the BigList)

jwitzer

David,

LOOOONG time no see!

I'm on my second RX-8 (the 2004 died in a head-on with a Crown Vic - she was doing 60+, I was stopped - left me with a cool Mazda logo scar).

The 2005's dead stock. No track events yet.

Needed a back seat... I've got a daughter now.

What's going on up there?

GoodfellaFD3S

iTrader: (213)

I just thought I would pop in and say 'Hi'......not many Big Listers left anymore

cabaynes

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Might i suggest running a carfax on the vin? It will at least tell you the last state of ownership, and then you may be able to contact that state's DMV and get the address/phone number of the current owner? Don't know if thats possible

amp

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im here.. been on the big list since 96...

YeloR1Girlracer

Hey guys! It's like a mini reunion of CYM owners/fans! I still have YELOR1, and still take her to the track to play

Good luck finding your old car Jeff, hopefully it's been taken good care of! And congrats on the daughter too!

Trixie

ROTARYFDTT

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Good to see some vets are still lurking around.

ErnieT

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What state did you sell the car. Mine was purchased up north, above Boston I believe.

GoodfellaFD3S

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How do you like you BNR 62-1 turbo? How is the spool time, powerband, have you dynoed it, etc?

thanks!
Rich

Fritz Flynn

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Hey Jeff,
I bought the car from John a few years ago and sold it to a buddy of mine who's taking great care of it.

After buying it from John I did a few track events and it lost compression so I put a low mileage long block in and did away with most of the aftermarket parts. Still tracked it a couple of more times as a back up car and then sold it.

Good luck with the new 8,
Fritz

jwitzer

Fritz,

How different is it from when I sold it to John (see http://www.geocities.com/jwitzer)?

DaleClark

iTrader: (55)

Hey Jeff!

Glad to see you're still around - another old Big Lister here . Been ages since I've seen you - I think it was at a Florida club dyno day thing, back when I had my 10th. Also, glad to hear your car is still around - thanks, Fritz! That was SUCH a sweet car.

Have fun with the '8!

Dale

rx7what

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Ok I have been on this site for about 4 years and been a member for a couple but What is the big list?

TpCpLaYa

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if i remember correctly the forum started out as a mailing list...?

themcneal

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The big list was an old text based email list where you could sign up for to receive EVERY email sent to the list, or in digest form (much nicer). I started on the big list back in 96 when I got my car and even then it was just as helpful as it is now.

spooledUP7

It was similar to this only it was in your inbox rather than a nice GUI. It came in digest form (how I received it), or in individual e-mails. Ususally their were about 20 or more threads going at a time.

The big difference from this forum was the age and civility of the participants. Most of the members either owned from new, or were in a very short lineage. Back in the beginning, over $20k was the norm for used FD.

DaleClark

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One thing I miss from the big list days is knowing people's NAMES. That's one thing I dislike with the rise of the internet forums - everyone uses a cutesy screenname. When you meet someone in person, they're like "I'm Jeff." "Who?" "Oh, I'm DooDoo69'r on the RX-7 forum". "Oh, hey DooDoo!"

That's why I changed my name to my actual name.

Anyhow, the Big List was a wonderful time. Most of the material on Steve Cirian's site (http://www.scuderiaciriani.com or http://www.fd3s.net) is saved big list posts.

Biggest advantage of a list is you would typically read ALL the posts. You got to learn a lot more sometimes, and some discussions would take another tack from the original intent, turning into something that might interest you. The list was also for ALL RX-7's, so you saw a lot of everything. That's where I started learning about FD's.

But, some things stay the same - there were still flame wars, newbs with dumb questions, questions asked REPEATEDLY, old-timers leaving in a huff "because this place is going to the idiots", etc.

It did have a better sense of community - you really got to know people in a way. I still remember the names of a LOT of big list posters, and I can only tell you a handful of screen names on this forum.

BTW, if you ever want to change your screen name to something closer to your actual name, PM a mod. It's VERY simple for them to do and painless.

Dale

DCrosby

<- Thought about that right from the beginning Makes things more personable... allthough you never know what people use the info they find here, Vin's, Plate Numbers etc.. and your name for.... so I was somewhat cautious...

-DC

dgeesaman

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PM an admin (name in red letters). Mods like me can't do anything like that.

Dave

amp

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cant agree more.. got to put faces on people names when we had the midohio event...
the ol nathan freedenberg fiasco...

jwitzer

BTW, for those who don't know, "Nathan Freedenberg" is pronounced, "he whose name cannot be spoken".

It's from the Dutch.

DaleClark

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Hahah! I forgot about the whole Natha - I mean - He Who Must Not Be Named.

Good stuff!

Dale

Johnny

Jeff and David.... old names from the biglist... I still receive those emails..few and far between nowadays..

I'm an old biglister myself-
-Johnny

SiKoPaThX

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I was on the big list back in 01 when I was first looking into these cars. I still get the emails but don't pay attention as much.