Various types of FD owners
04-23-07, 07:41 AM
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What about the ower that has learned how to fix his FD. Then bought another car to drive so he could beat on his "toy car" and not care when he blows engines, cause he can now rebuild them. Now knows how to work on his car but can't afford it!! Cause he spend all that time playin with cars when he should have been in school. Thats me. I will never sell my FD, it is a part of who I am...
04-23-07, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by wanklin
You forgot those owners who have found comfort in their car being on jackstands indefinitely.
Simply can't afford to do it at once. I am #6, but I won't sell the car. I will make things work. Everything is paid off, I just need to stop spending money on it so that I can afford to do orther things, and when I have the coin I buy a little.
Luigi (94 FD since 2000)
04-23-07, 08:31 AM
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Too funny. I did NOT do much research before buying my 94. . . bought it from a Pettit racing employee who just constantly bought, worked on, and sold 7's. I am now one of the people who have found solice having my car on jack stands. . .been there for about 1 year now. I have since done much research, and feel good about the amount I have learned about the car.
My wife and I have had a little girl about 3 months ago, and it seems wierd, but I have actually had much more time to work on the car on weekends. . .as we no longer go out of town on little excursions. I am expecting to have the car back son, all I have to do is put on the new radiator, fans, AC condenser, and intercooler.
Hopefully I don't fit into a category that I'm going to do it all again. . .pretty sure everything has been done with quality in mind. I don't know what I'm going to do when I actually drive my car again. Won't be able to wipe the ****-eating grin off my face for a week!
My wife and I have had a little girl about 3 months ago, and it seems wierd, but I have actually had much more time to work on the car on weekends. . .as we no longer go out of town on little excursions. I am expecting to have the car back son, all I have to do is put on the new radiator, fans, AC condenser, and intercooler.
Hopefully I don't fit into a category that I'm going to do it all again. . .pretty sure everything has been done with quality in mind. I don't know what I'm going to do when I actually drive my car again. Won't be able to wipe the ****-eating grin off my face for a week!
04-23-07, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bajaman
I've been on this forum since 2000, and have seen a lot of people come and go. I was just thinking of the various types of FD owners I have seen over the years and am making a list. Help me out:
- those that buy the car and almost immediately wreck the car thru stupidity
- those that buy the car, blow the engine and then talk about some awesome project it will be (i.e. a single turbo, bridgeported-dowel-pinned, 600 hp killer) but ultimately they lose interest and part it out.
- those that buy the car, drive it a while, rebuild the engine when needed, don't do it right, re-rebuild the engine, make 720 posts about what the hell is wrong, give up and sell to someone who knows what to do.
- owners that have taken the time to fully understand what they are getting into BEFORE they purchase, make a good purchase to start with, do reliability mods and get several years of service prior to doing a rebuild, and then get years of relatively trouble-free service from the rebuild and plan on keeping it forever (it is actually in their Last Will and Testament)
- guys that somehow seem to have nearly unlimited funds and have put $20K+ into the engine or various engines in a short time period, always looking for something more, lament the fact that they are 'only' getting 475 hp, and start thinking a small gas turbine would be 'The ****' (oddly enough, there are somehow a lot of college students doing this....)
- people that have bought the car, done the right things to it, loved it like a child, and grievingly given it up to do something intelligent, like purchase a house or have children.
Bought the car new in March 1992, a few mods (see signature), still on the original engine at 56K. I didn't know didly about the car at first, but this forum has been a real education.
Thanks to everyone for the informative posts!
04-23-07, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rx slim
My wife and I have had a little girl about 3 months ago, and it seems wierd, but I have actually had much more time to work on the car on weekends. . .as we no longer go out of town on little excursions.
04-23-07, 11:02 AM
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I fall into the category of: "I researched a little but not nearly enough and started adding performance parts to the car that weren't necessary and finally realized that since my FD only has 34K original miles on it that I would put it back 99% stock (minus reliability mods)and just enjoy driving the car the way it is and wait until I actually have problems to change a bunch of things."
So I'm learning the workings of the car over time and adding a little exterior mods here and there and not worry about trying to smoke every new Z06 on the road.
So I'm learning the workings of the car over time and adding a little exterior mods here and there and not worry about trying to smoke every new Z06 on the road.
04-23-07, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by cannonrider2434
how about the kind that just sits in front of the computer all day dreaming of becoming a future owner 
I'd be willing to bet that only about 40% of the FDs owned by people on this forum are actually touching the Earth's surface at this very moment.
04-23-07, 11:04 AM
#37
Originally Posted by hus
I fall into the category of: "I researched a little but not nearly enough and started adding performance parts to the car that weren't necessary and finally realized that since my FD only has 34K original miles on it that I would put it back 99% stock (minus reliability mods)and just enjoy driving the car the way it is and wait until I actually have problems to change a bunch of things."
So I'm learning the workings of the car over time and adding a little exterior mods here and there and not worry about trying to smoke every new Z06 on the road.
So I'm learning the workings of the car over time and adding a little exterior mods here and there and not worry about trying to smoke every new Z06 on the road.
Last edited by wanklin; 04-23-07 at 11:29 AM.
04-23-07, 11:21 AM
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I would probably fall under category four, with the exception of not doing a thorough research on the car prior to purchasing. Fortunately, my brother-in-law understands and knows how rotaries work, so pretty much he is my saving grace. Without him and what I know now, I think my car would be on jack stands. My FD is pretty stock right now, with the exception of reliability mods. I would like to do other mods, but I am in no hurry, plus I enjoy the way she runs right now.
Marc
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04-23-07, 11:24 AM
#39
Originally Posted by bajaman
- those that buy the car and almost immediately wreck the car thru stupidity
- those that buy the car, blow the engine and then talk about some awesome project it will be (i.e. a single turbo, bridgeported-dowel-pinned, 600 hp killer) but ultimately they lose interest and part it out.
- those that buy the car, drive it a while, rebuild the engine when needed, don't do it right, re-rebuild the engine, make 720 posts about what the hell is wrong, give up and sell to someone who knows what to do.
- owners that have taken the time to fully understand what they are getting into BEFORE they purchase, make a good purchase to start with, do reliability mods and get several years of service prior to doing a rebuild, and then get years of relatively trouble-free service from the rebuild and plan on keeping it forever (it is actually in their Last Will and Testament)
- guys that somehow seem to have nearly unlimited funds and have put $20K+ into the engine or various engines in a short time period, always looking for something more, lament the fact that they are 'only' getting 475 hp, and start thinking a small gas turbine would be 'The ****' (oddly enough, there are somehow a lot of college students doing this....)
- people that have bought the car, done the right things to it, loved it like a child, and grievingly given it up to do something intelligent, like purchase a house or have children.
04-23-07, 11:40 AM
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I'm kinda the 4th type. Except that so far my engine is holding out fine and I don't pile up much mileage so I hope it lasts forever. And there were plenty of things I would have done differently, had I known then what I know now, etc.
But I've also got a list of parts to fix/install and my tiny garage is the bottleneck. Right now I need to empty just so I can get started working on the FD again. I really need a bigger garage.
Dave
But I've also got a list of parts to fix/install and my tiny garage is the bottleneck. Right now I need to empty just so I can get started working on the FD again. I really need a bigger garage.
Dave
04-23-07, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mahjik
That will change as the little one starts crawling and eventually walking.
I expect you are right about that. . . I'll be working feverishly this weekend to wrap it up!
04-23-07, 11:57 AM
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I'd say I'm a mix between 4 and 5. I learned a lot about the car when it was in it's near stock form. However, I'd say I've also learned a lot through trial and error and dropping 10's of thousands on mods.
04-23-07, 12:09 PM
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I don't fit in either: My story always liked FD's even back in 92 when I first saw one.
Ended up buying one in May of 98... Didn't know ****, just kinda knew that it was deemed a lemon. Bah didn't care cuz it was pretty. Couple of months later it cought on fire. Too late I was already addicted. Purchased my second one about 4 months later. I still have it
hopefully I will still have it in years to come.
Ended up buying one in May of 98... Didn't know ****, just kinda knew that it was deemed a lemon. Bah didn't care cuz it was pretty. Couple of months later it cought on fire. Too late I was already addicted. Purchased my second one about 4 months later. I still have it
hopefully I will still have it in years to come.
04-23-07, 12:15 PM
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My guess is that, by in large, the majority of people who own FDs don't fit into any of those categories. They are probably people who neither belong to the forum nor work on their own cars beyond possibly doing their own oil changes. They bought the car because it's fun to drive and looks sexy. They have it serviced at a garage or dealership. And someday, when the cost of ownership becomes too high for them to justify keeping it any longer, they'll sell it to one of us 
04-23-07, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by rx slim
........My wife and I have had a little girl about 3 months ago, and it seems wierd, but I have actually had much more time to work on the car on weekends. . .as we no longer go out of town on little excursions. I am expecting to have the car back soon.....
04-23-07, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Sgtblue
Congrats slim. Had that experience about 16 yrs. ago. Sooner than you think she'll ask you to teach her to drive a clutch. Just make sure the FD isn't the only one in the family.
No thanks for the nightmares I'm going to have tonight!
