What do you love about your FD and what do you hate?
 

I was watching Dr. Phil the other day and he was talking about what it takes to have a succesful marriage. This was when I came to realize that I am married to my RX-7. I will do anything and make whatever sacrifices that I need to to keep her happy and in return she fills my life with joy that is only second to sex. But like in all relationships there is always something that you just hate and then ther are the things that you love so much that it out ways the things you hate.

I was wandering how many others fill the same way I do about my FD and what are some of the things you love and hate about you RX.

I love the way it feels while driving it (when I had a chance to drive in it)

I hate the way it sucks money from my account

This is going to be a very popular response....

I love it when I leave my garage and see my car sitting.. and look foward to driving it..

I hate when I start thinking about when it might blow..

No sh!t.

I've had my FD less than a month and I've already spent $2500. I'm still looking at new shocks/springs, braces, tires, wheels, Apex'i Power FC, Racing Beat exhaust, stereo, alarm, turbo timer, etc., etc. There goes another $5000! :eek:

I love the look of it and the look of people's faces when they see it... I hate that FRICKEN clunking from the rear. I know I can fix it with bushings, but until they start giving them away, its gonna have to stay.

I love the looks/comments that I recieve while driving it, and absolutley hate "hey buddy, isn't that the car Vin Diseal drove in TFATF?"

same.. same...

I hate driving my FD in traffic!!!


93 FD

^particular reason?

I also hate that pesky voice telling you "this is going to blow up in 5...4....3.........."

Do the reliabilty mods, tune the car correctly, modify intelligently, and monitor the car: you won't just blow the engine for no reason.

Love how timeless the design is. Love the speed. Love the fact that it's a little different. Love that it's the perfect size for me. Love how the side mirrors stick out.

Hate the paint chips on the hood. Hate that my side bolsters wear out. Hate checking the oil all the time. Hate how the the dipstick is so hard to get to.

i hate how the damn interior parts are 11 years old and are breaking........

Love the styling and the performance, love the looks and comments it gathers nearly EVERY time I take it out, love the "unusualness" factor of the rotary engine, love the twin-turbos, love looking at the race-car like chassis......

I hate the.....uh the.....uh.....

Hmmmm, can't think of anything to hate about it! :D

I hate always having a few small things broken.

I love the looks, the speed, the layout of the "cockpit", the handling, the respect the car garners, and the satisfaction I get from fixing the things I hate ;)

I love the way a big single turbo looks under the hood.

I hate the placement of the stock fuel filter....if i ever get my hands on the the guy who decided to put it there....:mad:

i love everything about my car except the fact i cant/wont drive it in the winter. I dont even mind going into debt for the car and mods. It is so worth it!
adam

I love getting under the hood of the car and tearing everything out to install something new and then the anticipatoin of that first drive with a new mod.

I hate how the steering wheel hits my knees and how much gas she drinks.

I love most things about the car, and I don't mind working on it (a lift would be great, since it would be so much easier to do a lot of jobs...)

What I'd really like to have, but don't see an easy way to get, are:
- adjustable pedals
- a tilt/telescope steering wheel
- more headroom (it's fine until I put on a helmet)

Love the feel, speed, handling

Hate the unexpected, rattles and squeaks

I agree. Nothing chaps my ass more than squeaks.

love everything about it.
hate the bad luck i have with it. ive been hit 4 times...

I love having boost
Hate when i dont have boost
over all... God i love her!!!

I love:

- driving position
- cockpit layout
- looks of the car
- handling
- acceleration
- braking (on street)
- driving a rare car

I hate:

- very expensive to mod properly
- poor paint durability
- having to watch the temp gauge all the time in summer
- rate at which rear suspension bushings fail
- the incessant squeaks and rattles from the interior
- gas mileage around town

In general, i like my FD.
But if there is one thing on the exterior that i do not like is the stock 93' front bumper. (don't like the Miata type lights)
That why i am going with the 99-00 OEM front bumper and lip.
Other than that we all know the FD requires high maintance...

love....everything
hate...it's getting older every year

Tim

Love:
Driving it
Looking at it
working on it
smelling it
hearing it
feeling it
oops I have to go change my shorts again

Hate:
Don't want to alter the mood so I have amnesia in this area

I love the handling, probably why I bought the car. I just hate that so many places wont work on rotarys.

I love that it's rare lest 3rd gens anyways, good handling, fast, gets attention of others, all over good looking and great car.

Hate that it's getting older, more milles put on it, price it takes to fix it.

I love the handling, the looks and the rotary engine (the deisgn is brilliant).

I don't like the fact it is a Japanese car because Japanese cars are not appreciated/valued as much as European models, even when they are better.

i love the interior, exterior, handling and power, i hate the low torque, weak ass tranny, and some of the attention it brings (from cops!).

i like everything about it.

i dont like how people who *love* these cars somehow dislike others that are into the same thing. :rolleyes:

Love:
The handeling,
The performance,
The acceleration,
The sex apeal

Hate:
Those two movies.
Every Honda with a can wants to race.
Down time.
The AC system.
The general public.

I love everything about it
I hate when people ask me if it is a Viper

I feel the same way as most. I love my with the ut most desire and would never get rid of her. I love the over desighn of the car the inetior the body and the mechanics of the FD although the vac can be a little extensive. The joy the FD brings when driving is unreal. I love the FACT that the car is 11 years old and still it has the appel of a modern day european sports car the body style will never die and with more and more otf them being totaled the rearer they get wich means the less likly you will see them on the road and the more people will not reconize them.

I can honestly say the only thing that I dont like about my FD is that the drivers seat on the right side tends to hurt my leg after driving her for about a hour to a hour and a half. Other than that I would have to agree that the placement of the fuel filter is a bad location but I can deal with it.

I think I have a relationship with my FD that is compareable to none other.

The FD is bye far the most passionate car I know and with her high maintenace she is still well worth every penny of it.

i like the looks i get, the attention from the cops (please), and knowing im driving more then 4 wheels.

i hate that my hood squeeks....can anyone help me, i think its loose, =p

I hate the fact that its speed density which makes it a pita to tune right.

Everything else is great

STEPHEN

I just love it... it's a f*ckin animal :).

I cant think of any negatives of owning it other than hearing:

"Wow, Mazda finally made a hard top miata"
or
"Mini Viper, Nice"
or
"Nice vette"
or
"thats the FNF car"
or
having to explain the engine to somebody that knows nothing even about piston engines when they say "how many cylinders in it".

Positives? everything else.

How funny, someone asked me that last night.

Things I love:
- I am not an average guy. I want to be different. I don't want to use the same engine everyone else does, even though it may cost a little extra.
- The looks and attraction it gives(some fat chick even threw me a kiss the other day)
- Fast, although I haven't floored it yet.
- Great handling

Things I hate:
- Damn clunk noise!!
- I stare at the Temp gauge more than at the road.
- Some check engine comes in and out(Crank Sensor.. anyone on this one?)
- Hi-reving Fart Cans approaching. I just simply roll up the windows... that pisses them off!!

Love it when it runs...

Love it when it doesn't..

Nope, nothing to hate.

I love it because not everyone's driving one.

Rare color combo, silver/red (1 of 20 made).

It has only 34K mi., stock and in showroom condition.

It looks awesome just sitting in the garage.

My owner's manual is personalized with the design criteria goals for the car, handwritten and signed by Takaharu Kobayakawa.

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I hate that I don't drive it more.

I havn't bought stickier tires and been to Thunderhill yet.

I don't have a second one to modify and drive the crap out of....

Sevenstock Seven is almost a year's wait.

The only thing I hate is the city gas mileage! (I know, gotta pay to play...)