Top Gear RX7?
06-30-06, 06:18 PM
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http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...8f606dfac4.htm
^^ only episode that i found that mentioned the FD
^^ only episode that i found that mentioned the FD
07-01-06, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by airborne
same here. was wondering though. top gear is the greatest show ever. i did see one on the skyline. and they loved the rx-8.
I think Top gear is the best show. Much better than anything over here. The only thing that comes close is Best Motoring/Hot Version. But Top Gear is much funnier and laid back while BMI makes me drool more.
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07-01-06, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by turBRO [ArTiN]
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...8f606dfac4.htm
^^ only episode that i found that mentioned the FD
^^ only episode that i found that mentioned the FD
07-01-06, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by live2drive15
that's a lie, FD's were realeased in the UK. Of course they are imports they're made in japan.
**edit** OK just found out that apparently Mazda did a limited run of about 130 cars in the UK, so your right I apologise. Still not enough cars for the old version of top gear to have covered it
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07-01-06, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by maz-rx
No fd`s were never released in the UK we have to import them personally! Our deffinition of import means we had to import it ourselves, you guys class an import as a non US made car, sorry for not being clear. We had RX7`s up `till the fd
**edit** OK just found out that apparently Mazda did a limited run of about 130 cars in the UK, so your right I apologise. Still not enough cars for the old version of top gear to have covered it
**edit** OK just found out that apparently Mazda did a limited run of about 130 cars in the UK, so your right I apologise. Still not enough cars for the old version of top gear to have covered it
07-01-06, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by omochi
top gear made a mention in it in a top 100 cars of all time special hosted by clarkson
I also saw the old episode w/ the 2nd gen 7 vs the 944. Great episode btw.
PS. Clarkson is the greatest anti-american i ever knew.
07-02-06, 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by omochi
top gear made a mention in it in a top 100 cars of all time special hosted by clarkson
ill check I have the DVD
07-02-06, 07:56 AM
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Top Gear did do a piece on the FD. Vikki Butler Henderson drove a 99 spec one (silver from memory) in a piece about grey imports. Never seen it online though.
Mazda sold the FD over here from 93 - 95 as a standard production model. They only sold 130 ish for a number of reasons, mainly the rotary reputation and the price (£34,000 to begin with).
Mazda sold the FD over here from 93 - 95 as a standard production model. They only sold 130 ish for a number of reasons, mainly the rotary reputation and the price (£34,000 to begin with).
07-02-06, 08:00 AM
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Yes they sold UK Spec FD's in the UK. I've got one of them!
The most visual difference is the addition of the rear fog lamps into the rear bumper.
Mazda sold around 124 UK cars. About 100 of which were in the first two years of production and the rest were spread over the last two or three (June 1995).
I have on tape somewhere Jeremy Clarkson driving an FD RX7. It was about cars that were very good value second hand. He just about fits in it!
When the FD RX7 was first sold in England it was almost £40,000 but when no one bought it they dramatically dropped the price to almost £24,000 and killed it's second hand values stone dead.
Anyway he drives the car for about 5 minutes in the program, and then moves onto the Jaguar XJ220. £500,000 new about £150,000 second hand!
Top Gear have always loved the FD RX7 though.
The most visual difference is the addition of the rear fog lamps into the rear bumper.
Mazda sold around 124 UK cars. About 100 of which were in the first two years of production and the rest were spread over the last two or three (June 1995).
I have on tape somewhere Jeremy Clarkson driving an FD RX7. It was about cars that were very good value second hand. He just about fits in it!
When the FD RX7 was first sold in England it was almost £40,000 but when no one bought it they dramatically dropped the price to almost £24,000 and killed it's second hand values stone dead.
Anyway he drives the car for about 5 minutes in the program, and then moves onto the Jaguar XJ220. £500,000 new about £150,000 second hand!
Top Gear have always loved the FD RX7 though.
07-02-06, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by IaMtHeRuThLeSs1
PS. Clarkson is the greatest anti-american i ever knew.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uWomqEroB...0destroy%20911
Besides, mostly he's honest. He trashed the mustang for having old technology but still put it on the "cool" wall. He mocks pontiac for the amazing engineering feat of getting 170bhp out of a 2.4 liter engine (solstice). But he likes the H2. Heck, he owns a Ford GT.
of course it had problems
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cz7MoM1bG...%20gear%20ford
07-02-06, 02:23 PM
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Top Gear is great but they don't know much about aftermarket upgrades. Just a for instance they said that the drift cars are "chiped and nitrosed" up to 500bhp. There are a few other times the screw up with aftermarket stuff like with the Prodrive P2 he said that the wastegate was making the sneezing noise. Still a great show!!
07-03-06, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by efiniste
Top Gear did do a piece on the FD. Vikki Butler Henderson drove a 99 spec one (silver from memory) in a piece about grey imports. Never seen it online though.
http://www.vb-h.net/tgjanmay00/tg090300.html
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