In 1980 I ride my bicycle to the Mazda dealer on Long Island and pickup my first new car. Get married in 1983 and eventually sell the car when my son is born. The blue 7 was my dream car. Fast forward to 2006. The kids in college now and whats a man to do?? Well get another 7 of course.

Here is an old picture with the girl friend (IE: future wife). And a picture yesterday of the new baby in the same exact spot (wife sitting in car with window closed).

To all: enjoy these cars because you may not get a second chance. For me there is no other car I feel the same about (probably because of my history with it) and never will. A third gen has 100 great things about it and this time it will never be sold....

 

Awesome/

 

hehe pretty cool

 

funny how life brings you around full circle. nice touch having the car in the same spot-i figured that was the case just by the thumbnails. congrats on the FD, looks great!

 

 

Only one wife and two 7s, you haven't lived!! Just kidding that is a heart warming story i wish i could tell!

 

yeah thats cool ****. i am kind of fading from the car scene myself given i have a 1 and half yr old. well i shouldnt say fading as i still love driving my 7 but i def dont feel like upgrading the thing anymore.

 

That picture wasn't taken in the same spot was it???

Pretty cool story

 

Great story!... Congratulations on being reunited with your true love...

 

Thats the best short short short story ive ever read. congrats!

 

Same spot 22 or so years apart. Trees grew, grass died and the 7 turned from blue to red.

 

good stuff

 

So is your son jealous if your ride?

I know i would

 

Is that prospect park?

 

Great story. Are your kids into 7s at all? Maybe when hes out of college in a couple years you'll have a third picture to show.

 

ME TOO.....actually brought a tear to my eye

 

cute

 

Nice story!

 

Thanks fellas, its actually James Braduct Park (yea named for that guy that live there from the movie Cinderella Man) in Hudson County NJ North Bergen. And NO the son will not drive the car. He hates stick. So he is religated to the 99 Toyota Avalon old man car.

 

Wow, its amazing how you compare the 2 pics, and a HUGE time apart. Seems like nothing changed.

And what does the wife look like now?

jk lol

 

lets just say that the car held up the best out of the three of us...

 

haha

thats funny

 

Awesome heart warming story. Here's to getting back to your roots.
See what happens when you sell the 7 for the kids?

 

your story reminds me of mazda's commercial they had at zoom zoom live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8-N8t_P3oE

 

Great story. Thank you for sharing - maybe one day we all can share similar experiences. tC