teenager looking for first car
01-06-08, 05:30 PM
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Buy a Honda. Seriously; or at least follow Ruiz's advice and go NA. My car gets out from under me sometimes and it surprises me. Without proper experience, death/serious bodily harm will occur.
Most of us are not trying to be parents/fogeys, just keeping you safe.
Most of us are not trying to be parents/fogeys, just keeping you safe.
01-06-08, 05:30 PM
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im still very intrested in the rx7 but what would you recomend for a first car under ten thousand dollars( the rx7 i was going to get from a rleitive for 5 thousand) like tuner cars?
01-06-08, 05:32 PM
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i got my FD when i was 16. now im 18, still driving it. done all the work myself from putting a downpipe on, to pulling the trans and doing a clutch and flywheel in one night(a really long night but still.) just do dome research and dont be stupied with it. i read and read for almost 3 years before i got mine.
01-06-08, 05:41 PM
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Wow, this forum must have lost all the ******** cause I thought I'd be roasting marshmallows on his corpse by now.
You may work in a car shop, and you may ride motocross, but this is nothing like either of those. Just working in a car shop will net you very little gain with a rotary, trust me. I'm not saying don't get one, I'm just saying do your research and know what you're getting into. Starting with an NA FC or FB is definitely a good idea though.
You may work in a car shop, and you may ride motocross, but this is nothing like either of those. Just working in a car shop will net you very little gain with a rotary, trust me. I'm not saying don't get one, I'm just saying do your research and know what you're getting into. Starting with an NA FC or FB is definitely a good idea though.
01-06-08, 05:43 PM
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i had a 240sx salvage fixed and sold it and i liked the way it drove and ive drivin an integra but i am pretty set on rwd but what are the most common things that go wrong with rx7's?
01-06-08, 05:46 PM
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Do you even know what a rotary engine is? Biggest problems is compression. Apex seals wear out and the engine will not make enough compression to run. And thats assuming that you dont break one before it wears out. Please read about these cars.
01-06-08, 05:53 PM
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This just isnt a good first car. I would seriously recomend something more like a Civic SI quick but hopefully wont kill you. Not to mension reliable as hell and great gas mileage.
01-06-08, 05:55 PM
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wow, i cant believe the guys here are being this nice. might as well join them.
you know who you remind me of? my fiances little brother, only he got GIVEN a 07 wrx sti hatchback. modded it with his PARENTS money.
i doubt that you are in that position, but dont get an rx7 for your first car, dont even get a sports car for your first car.
you know what my first car was? a 77 280z, never drove it, just started tearing it apart for the ultimate badass little car. go that route, cause you will learn how to drive stick (i know you dirtbike, still different. i dirtbike but i learned how to drive stick first) and you wont have a japanese super car (the equivalent) to bang around.
i think it all comes down to a few factors
a) how much cash you got laying around?
b) how mechanically inclined are you?
c) how many tools you got if you are inclined?
d) being in highschool, are you up for the challenge of having said FD?
if your answers were,
a) not a lot
b) not very
c) not a **** load
d) im not sure
then stay the hell away from fd. buy an FC, get used to it and the engine, then MAYBE once you graduate high school, get a REALLY good paying job, move out or pay rent, and your own insurance, then go right ahead.
highschoolers, sheeeeeeeesh.
peace
you know who you remind me of? my fiances little brother, only he got GIVEN a 07 wrx sti hatchback. modded it with his PARENTS money.
i doubt that you are in that position, but dont get an rx7 for your first car, dont even get a sports car for your first car.
you know what my first car was? a 77 280z, never drove it, just started tearing it apart for the ultimate badass little car. go that route, cause you will learn how to drive stick (i know you dirtbike, still different. i dirtbike but i learned how to drive stick first) and you wont have a japanese super car (the equivalent) to bang around.
i think it all comes down to a few factors
a) how much cash you got laying around?
b) how mechanically inclined are you?
c) how many tools you got if you are inclined?
d) being in highschool, are you up for the challenge of having said FD?
if your answers were,
a) not a lot
b) not very
c) not a **** load
d) im not sure
then stay the hell away from fd. buy an FC, get used to it and the engine, then MAYBE once you graduate high school, get a REALLY good paying job, move out or pay rent, and your own insurance, then go right ahead.
highschoolers, sheeeeeeeesh.
peace
01-06-08, 06:04 PM
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NOT twinturbo charged lil more research into reliability.
Originally Posted by mazdatim
A $5k FD... Does it even have drivetrain components? Or roll? Shells usually sell for more than that... If it's $5k then it is most likely gonna need a lot more work than you can afford or comprehend
01-06-08, 06:19 PM
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It's like an echo of somebody's dad, isn't it? Sometimes this Forum is a like a roomfull of Debbie Downers. Don't listen to 'em. Feed your need for speed.
01-06-08, 06:24 PM
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$5,000?!!! You are golden, dude. Do you know how many people here would sell their grandmother and prostitute their girlfriend to get a running 3rd generation RX-7 for $5k. Opportunity isn't knocking, it's trying to break down your door. Let it in and drive away in style!
01-06-08, 06:27 PM
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I'll be gentle:
The FD is not a car for your first car. DONE!
ANd I don't care that you work on motorcycles and do oil changes at 15. I had already torn down ultiple psiton engines and tuned MANY motorcycles by then.
But guess what. I got my FD and it has been challenging to learn everything. It is by far easier to tune a carbed bike than it is to tune an FI rx7. IF you really think that your "experience" will transfer over, you are sadly mistaken.
You are 15. You have no idea how to take care of a high-maintainance-vehicle correctly. I dont care how much you know... because your age will (99% of the time) prevent you from actually APPLYING any of that properly.
You do not have enough driving experience. Again, your motorcycle ecperience means nothing here. It just means that you are used to being able to go really fast, and biff it on softer terrain. Poles are not forgiving. barriers have no give.. etc.
The threshold of error is very narrow in an FD. If you don't know what this means, then you shouldnt even be considering an FD. Every vehicle has a buffer or margin of error between in control.. and out of control. The FD has a very slim margin, meaning that you will be completelyin control and then you make a small mistake, and you are completely out of control. The higher performance the vehicle, usually, the narrower this margin is. The same can be said for the faster you are traveling overall.
You do no have the driving experience to keep in FD in one piece. Between not having any on-road emergency maneuver experience, you also have no vehicular common sense yet. Give it a few years.
I don't want to see two more statistics. Dead teenage sports car driver, and a nother destroyed FD.
EVERY youngster that comes on here tries to explain why HE is better than the rest of the teenage sports car pipe dreamers. But guess what, the reality is that you probably fall in the 99% that will ruin an FD or ruin yourself.. or both. WE ahve all seen it, we have heard it. Just wait untill you can actually afford to treat the car right.
You cannot afford to keep an FD in propper running order.Unless you have a trust fund... (which probably wouldn't release utill you are 18 anyways) or get a HUGE allowance every week, at 15, you CANNOT afford to fix and maintain an FD. THere is a reason that FD has the nickname Financial Disaster. It is an enthusiasts car. Not a fall-back for a daily driver from yet another ignorant youngster that wants to be "cool." And ignorant just means that you don't know much about the real-world of driving and the hazards of daily driving yet. Don't get pissy, as most teenagers do.
Besides, your dirt bike doesn't get above 80... rarely. Most cars will do above that... even an 87 corolla.
You lack the mechanical knowledge to daily drive an FD. If you don't know these cars, then you will not keep it running for very long. These cars at 14-16 years old. a 93 is older than you. Think about that for a second. that means things will break just driving it normally. Let alone when you slam the gas pedal down all the time... since you ahve already mentioned you ha ve a "need for speed".
This car is mechanically too complex for you. Unless you have been tinkering on rotaries and actually doing some research to learn them specifically, you wont know what to do when something doesnt feel right. (nevermind a catastrophic failure). And SPEAKING of complex: a vacuum controlled twin sequential turbo-charger setup. Can you explain how it works? Didn't think so. Dont buy one.
Advice: Get a SAFE car. Learn to drive. then step into a 2nd gen RX7 if the rotary engine intrigues you. then get a 3rd gen. by this time you will be older and hopefully out of college. and the FD should probably be a 2nd car, NOT a daily driver. Relying on an FD as a daily driver is like trusting a prostitute not to cheat on you until next payday.
The FD is not a car for your first car. DONE!
ANd I don't care that you work on motorcycles and do oil changes at 15. I had already torn down ultiple psiton engines and tuned MANY motorcycles by then.
But guess what. I got my FD and it has been challenging to learn everything. It is by far easier to tune a carbed bike than it is to tune an FI rx7. IF you really think that your "experience" will transfer over, you are sadly mistaken.
You are 15. You have no idea how to take care of a high-maintainance-vehicle correctly. I dont care how much you know... because your age will (99% of the time) prevent you from actually APPLYING any of that properly.
You do not have enough driving experience. Again, your motorcycle ecperience means nothing here. It just means that you are used to being able to go really fast, and biff it on softer terrain. Poles are not forgiving. barriers have no give.. etc.
The threshold of error is very narrow in an FD. If you don't know what this means, then you shouldnt even be considering an FD. Every vehicle has a buffer or margin of error between in control.. and out of control. The FD has a very slim margin, meaning that you will be completelyin control and then you make a small mistake, and you are completely out of control. The higher performance the vehicle, usually, the narrower this margin is. The same can be said for the faster you are traveling overall.
You do no have the driving experience to keep in FD in one piece. Between not having any on-road emergency maneuver experience, you also have no vehicular common sense yet. Give it a few years.
I don't want to see two more statistics. Dead teenage sports car driver, and a nother destroyed FD.
EVERY youngster that comes on here tries to explain why HE is better than the rest of the teenage sports car pipe dreamers. But guess what, the reality is that you probably fall in the 99% that will ruin an FD or ruin yourself.. or both. WE ahve all seen it, we have heard it. Just wait untill you can actually afford to treat the car right.
You cannot afford to keep an FD in propper running order.Unless you have a trust fund... (which probably wouldn't release utill you are 18 anyways) or get a HUGE allowance every week, at 15, you CANNOT afford to fix and maintain an FD. THere is a reason that FD has the nickname Financial Disaster. It is an enthusiasts car. Not a fall-back for a daily driver from yet another ignorant youngster that wants to be "cool." And ignorant just means that you don't know much about the real-world of driving and the hazards of daily driving yet. Don't get pissy, as most teenagers do.
Besides, your dirt bike doesn't get above 80... rarely. Most cars will do above that... even an 87 corolla.
You lack the mechanical knowledge to daily drive an FD. If you don't know these cars, then you will not keep it running for very long. These cars at 14-16 years old. a 93 is older than you. Think about that for a second. that means things will break just driving it normally. Let alone when you slam the gas pedal down all the time... since you ahve already mentioned you ha ve a "need for speed".
This car is mechanically too complex for you. Unless you have been tinkering on rotaries and actually doing some research to learn them specifically, you wont know what to do when something doesnt feel right. (nevermind a catastrophic failure). And SPEAKING of complex: a vacuum controlled twin sequential turbo-charger setup. Can you explain how it works? Didn't think so. Dont buy one.
Advice: Get a SAFE car. Learn to drive. then step into a 2nd gen RX7 if the rotary engine intrigues you. then get a 3rd gen. by this time you will be older and hopefully out of college. and the FD should probably be a 2nd car, NOT a daily driver. Relying on an FD as a daily driver is like trusting a prostitute not to cheat on you until next payday.