I'm 17 and have wanted one since i was about three years old. My brother introduced it to me and have loved it, wanted one ever since. Looking at one now, little expensive where i'm from (Australia). I love them, went for a drive in one, the power, the handling, just awesome...i wish i could have one!

 

interesting. keep em coming!

 

about a year ago when iw as 15, my friend with an FD gave me a ride home from work...when i got out of the car, my whole body was shaking...the only other time iv felt boost was in a wrx, but the boost on the FD was insane. at the time i was getting ready to buy a mkIV supra, but after the ride in the FD, i got online and red the whole night about em. even tho supras are sexy cars, i dont regret ONE bit of buying the FD

 

ARGHH!!!!! I'm getting so jealous hearing about people younger than me, getting an FD. Hehehe have fun with them guys, i will hopefully get one soon. Where i'm from we need to be 18 before we can drive and i can't image a 16 year old driving a FD....but, i think it's awesome!

 

In auto shop class, they mentioned the rotary engine and I was impressed. After graduating high school, I was thinking about an FC. My parents convinced me that an impractical sports car wasn't what I needed, and they were right. Years later, I had a practical sporty car (Subaru) and a cheap daily-driver (Toyota). Then a friend's dealership got a 3rd Gen as a trade-in on some Toyota. I didn't plan on getting something so impractical, but he kept telling me how it was in great shape, and I stopped by for a test-drive anyway. The rest, as they say, is history: I drove the RX-7 home the same day.

-s-

 

My cuz owned my FC when I was in highschool. He put so much blood and sweat in that car. He did all the body work( two turbo II welded together) and painted it. I knew what is was but never really envied it(was a big honda dude then). Decided to buy it after I got back from basic training and helped him rebuild the engine. Once I drove it I was hooked, hooked so much I blew it on the highway at 120mph. Apex seal, I didn't break it in long enough. My cuz and I just sat there in the car on the side of the highway and laughed because we rebuilt and destroyed an engine in just 4 days. We drove it back into town on one rotor and got a kick out of how the turbo still wanted to spool. Next week, we rebuilt again and street ported with some templates. Ran awesome. He bought an 93 R1 and that made me even more motivated to make my FC as capable as his FD. As of right now mine kicks his *** but he hasn,t done **** to it. Too many problems come with a stock FD if the previous owner didnt take good care of it.

 

amen. I've always been good with not spending money, and I already started putting away for this car for a rebuild. It was just rebuilt 7k miles ago but you never know...and 2 weeks into having the clutch went. Well that was a nice 1100 dollars to fix, once again my FD cleaned my bank account . So I just got a nice new job, and have a little money put away again, and now a loud clank occasionally happens when I brake, which I have traced to the struts....sighhhh

 

A few years ago I was thinking of getting a Supra after I'd built up my Insurance "No Claims". But as time went on, I'd seen a few RX7s and decided that it was the car for me. It's still something that a lot of people turn heads for because they don't know what it its. It's so attention grabbing! And it's a dream to drive, too!

These days I'm so glad I decided on my FD and not a Supra!!!!!

 

Early '93, it was late in the evening coming home from working too long (again) and came up to one sitting at the stop light. Had no idea what it was when I first spotted it, just thought "what on earth is that gorgeous car..." and then read the RX-7 sign when I got close. Now I've owned a silver '94 R2 since Dec '93

 

i cant imagine a 16 year old owning an rx7, you are too ****** young and inexperienced to drive something like an FD. You're either ignorant or retarded to think otherwise. I believe that when i got my FD i still wasnt ready even tho my dad taught me how to drive stick on his S2000, which has nowhere near the power of the seven but tight handling similar. I hope to god you cant afford that car so you can give it up into someone else who can properly take car of the car. I had a volvo 240 DL as my first car for 2 years, i wanted an rx7 since i could drive so i started putting away for it and researched the **** out of it. finally at 18 my dad co-signed a loan for me, and here we are almost 2 years later. if i could do it again, i would have waited, it IS more money than you think it is going to be.

bought car for 14400
spent 14000 on repairs/modifications

at least im coming out of this with a good credit record for the loan =p

P.S. my parents talk **** on me day in and day out for not spending my money, and even though it was annoying at first, i believe they were right...i would do it again later if i could go back in time and kick myself in the nuts and prevent me from gettin the 7

 

Well the FD is my 3rd car so far. Like i tell everyone who says that about 16 year olds who own FDs. No I didnt wreck the first 2. I think the FD is really easy to handle. Ive been driving for a while. Like since i was 12. When I was 13 i learned how to drive a stick. I plan on going to this racing school next year so i can get freaking awesome at driving. Im bout to be 17 so dont think im just got my license like a couple months ago. Oh ya, and i am properly taking car of the car. Seeing that i just dished out over 3,000 on repairs. No, im not ignorant (just not) and no im not retarded (top 5% of my class)

 

Damn, this is a pretty good thread.

When I was about 7 or 8 my Dad got a first gen, silver '82, and my brother ended up getting it and beating the **** out of it, driving it like a madman (not to mention my Dad sideswiping it one time pulling out of the driveway). Mom was pissed he even got the car, to go along with all his other toys I guess. Anyway, I didn't think much of it when we looked at it, didn't care for the design much. But my brother loved it, ended up selling it to one of his Navy buddies in Florida for like $300 or something. I saw my first 3rd gen about 7 years ago in Vegas (I think that was the first time), sitting next to me at a light. It was black, and nice, although I wasn't sure what it was at the time and was too into my own car (97 Prelude, still have it actually) to see one much nicer next to me. I saw an ad for a TII when I lived there and thought about getting it, but I didn't know much about them and decided on getting the Prelude. I wasn't into performance much back then, and I'd loved the styling of the 5th gen Prelude since it had first come out.

Then I got stationed in Okinawa and a coworker had been there for about 12 years, building rotaries almost the whole time, mostly FCs, and racing the **** out of them. There were alot of guys I knew that built rotaries there, including a bunch from my own shop. He got an FD right before I left to come back to the US and he went to Korea, and back to Okinawa after that. He said it's over 650HP now, they're not sure how much cause their dyno only goes up to 650 and he said it was smoking, haha. His FCs were constantly over 600 anyway, with a bridgeport (he was pulling and rebuilding every few months, that's all he ever did oustide of work). The black FC he had when I first got there in 2000 was the fastest car I'd ever been in, probably still is. I bought an FC to build when I first got there, for $300. It had been drifted and the owner wasn't on the island anymore, but I figured it would be OK to build. Wrong. Everything was bad on it, and it sat in my buddies driveway for months. After I got back from Saudi they said they blew it up on the beach, not before removing the engine, tranny, and anything else of value first though. Such was the fate of my first 7. It was probably for the best cause I didn't see the point in building a car if I wasn't going to be able to bring it back with me, or if I'd have problems or it was just too much of a hassle bringing it back.

I was looking for another car (my Prelude was having problems), and I test drove a GTO and thought about getting it, but it was too expensive and didn't really do much for me. Then I remembered how much I'd wanted to build a 7, and even though I hadn't thought of getting a third gen, I knew I liked the interiors if nothing else, so I started looking for one. I found one in South Carolina, a black '93 with the metal sunroof (don't remember what the proper name is, PEP or whatever) and it was pretty beat up. He wanted $10k for it, but I offered $7k I think, cause it was in bad shape and made all kinds of noises (little did I know, haha). He said hell no and would only drop to $9K, so I said oh well and stopped looking for a while, deciding to save up some money first. But the test drive of that one made me fall in love and I knew I had to have one. It was like nothing I'd ever driven (granted I haven't actually driven many sports cars, haha). A couple months later he got back to me and said he'd take $7,700, that he almost sold it to someone for that but he was a jerk and I had been a nice guy that would take care of it. I told him I'd get back to him but first looked online one last time to see if there was a better deal. After finding four scams (first two in Sofia, Bulgaria, next one in Milano, Italy and third with the person in England and car in U.S., all talking about Squaretrade), I found a '94 just outside Denver for $10K (I had been looking for newer than '93 ideally, cause I'd heard of overheating problems in '93s). I told him I'd give him what he was asking if he'd pay to either ship it to me or fly me out and give me gas money to drive it back. To my suprise he said yes. I thought it might still be a scam but I flew out about a week later and drove my baby back to NC. He even gave me $250 for the paint fading on the top, he said he got quoted for that price. We hadn't even talked about that! Really nice people. I think the clutch was starting to go though (I just changed it a few months ago, a little over a grand), and I'm not sure the radiator was new like he said it was, but overall it's been pretty good and reliable. But I've always kept an eye on the oil and coolant and given it time to cool after a hard ride. I tend to get tired of things pretty easily so I thought I might get tired of driving this, but how wrong I was. I'm still in love and probably always will be. I've already told my girl I'm never getting rid of it and she's cool, she loves it too, haha.

Sorry for the life story, I just love my FD.

 

1993 i was 9 years old...i lived in orlando, FL at the time and my fav car up to that point was the vette... my dad, mom, and i went to Cory Fairbanks Mazda(still there) looking to buy my mom a new car. i was looking at cars in the showroom and i saw a black car that resembled a vette. it was black, black leather. i sat in it and immediately i smelled the car(i still remember it, LOL) a few minutes later my dad told me that it was a brand new RX-7 and that if he wasnt looking for a car for my mom he would buy this car. i liked the whole styling of the car and the next day a friend of his bought one in red. i was HOOKED. a few months later my dads friend had a get-together at his house. we were the first ones there and was waiting for everyone to show. while we waited his friend gave us a ride in the car: my dad, then me. and he took it to the redline! what a rush....i have never felt anything like it before. he said he took it to 120mph before he had to stop cause we were getting to far from the house. so he turned around and redlined every gear up to 120 or so... after that he opened the hood and i remember my dad showing me a glowing red spot way into the bay, it was the turbos. his friend walked up and said "thats the only bad part about this car, if you get on it for a while the engine and turbos start to overheat, looks like i need to get some new turbos". this was a wealthy guy and we still know him. he sold it in 1999 for a supra, he sold the supra and now has a 360 modena. but i will never forget that day....fast forward 7 years and i recognized the car again when i was playing Gran Turismo. i love this car from day one. im 21 now and real soon i will have my own FD. maybe even more than 1....who knows....only time will tell

 

It's there choice to buy an rx7 at their age, if i had the opportunity i would! I know what's involved in maintaining it and etc....i love them, and willing to do anything to get one.

 

i seen pictures growing up but the 1st time i remember seing one in person was a quick glance at one going the opposite way on 1-25 and CO blvd, shiny black. i was like...14-15 maybe. i was like holy **** i cant believe i just saw that. but i was always into 2nd gens more. so i seen a few 3rd gens over the next few years but at that point i was like not too too into em, i finally got a 2nd gen when i was 19. a few months later i went to my 1st meet and got to see a bunch up close and look at them...i was just like O________________O the whole time. just in love. i wanted one! 5 months later after looking for about a month or 2 i went to check one out, bought it, and it was the best thing i have done in my whole life. ive given up a lot for it but i would do it again!

 

whatever, if you started driving that early, your lucky =P, but maturity wise, and also because you need to be old enuf to have a good enuf job, its not just the wisdom factor, its having the security and peace of mind ($). If you can do it, and do it well (racing school would pwn) go for it! Im just saying i would do it over again a couple years after i did (AKA NOW) cuz i would have a lot more money saved to invest or put into other things for the car.

HELL im not saying i wouldnt get an FD, i would just like to go back and inform myself of the exact amount of money i was going to have to spend, ive sacrificed a lot for this car.

 

You couldnt handle the power of the seven? I learned stick on my dads 2002 Camaro SS. I'll agree with you though, most people arent mature enough to drive correctly at 16, but some of us are. The fact that I dont make alot of money only gets the car even better treatment, because I drive it in a manner that will avoid me having to pay 14k dollars in repairs, that kind of money into a car only shows its being abused. So please dont tell me I dont take good enough car of the car that gets new oil every 2000 miles, 50 dollars of premium every week, and garaged AND covered daily. Thanks.

 

1993 Spring. My classmate who had a 1992 300 zx TT was borrowing his friends' 93 RX7 R1. Went for a spin in it and told myself would own one sometime.

1999 bought my 1993 RX7 with 7000 miles on the odometer

whoooo hooooo

 

im not 16 im 17 and im getting it when i turn 18 in june... or maybe in september because we're thinking of going for vacation to mex and wont be back till sep. i think u all r right because it depends only on the person. me? i work in taco bell right now.lol and i currently have about 600 saved apart from the 10k in the savings account. i also think that raptor-t has a point if u've been on the forum and read, understand and r aware of the problems. u wont race or miss treat it when u know u dont have the $ to back it up...i know i wont and if it breaks down. im not going to be one of those guys who sells it or worst parts it out...i dont care if it sit there for a while because ill know that i have it, its there in my back yard, and when i have the money to repair it i wouldnt hesitate to fix it. if theres one thing ive learned about life is that money comes and goes but ur never going to be 18 again so enjoy it guys.

 

The first time I saw a FD was when I was playing the original Grand Turismo at age 12. After that I spent the next 6 years wishing I had one. Every time I would see one I wouldn't be able to control myself. I finally bought one in November of last year.

 

I will never forget the first time I saw a FD Rx-7. I was 18 and cruzing in my bright orange 1972 Chevelle, I stopped at a light and this sleek, sexy, exotic looking car pulled up next to me. I thought to myself, "great another Honda, this should be easy," I reved my 400hp v8 and waited for the light to turn green. The light turned and I took off, only to find myself several car lengths behind and I hadent even goten through the intersection yet. It was at that moment that I knew I had to have a FD Rx-7!

about a year later i finally got my dream car, and I couldent be happier. I have have never seen that FD since, but I have always wanted to thank him for smoking me, and getting me hooked of the rotary bug!

 

I was in love with the turboII as a teenager then I saw the print ad that says something like "why should driving a sports car feel like operating a machine when it can feel like moving a muscle... introducing the new RX-7, etc etc" I ripped it out of the magazine and still have it this day along with a bunch other ads, reviews and comparos. Went to the dealers several times to drool over them but could never afford one until I finally bought mine in summer '04.

 

I was browsing through a Car and Driver and saw it reviewed back in 93... I knew then that I had to have one. So when I was 19 I actually could afford one (atleast initial price wise) because I had saved a ton of money for a 19 year old, and had a pretty good job to support it. I actually bought one from a very understanding guy....drove it for three days, realized I was in over my head and took it back to him, with the story of..."If I keep this, I may get myself killed." He took it back no questions asked (after an inspection of course.)

I then got into my Integra Type R...got track experience, made that a racecar...bought an BMW M3...more track experience....sold that and bought the BMW 325is with the sole intent of that being the daily and finding the perfect RX-7. With all the necessary driving experience, I finally picked mine up in October of last year.

It was worth the wait! And I am glad I have it now...and not way back then...