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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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Who dd's there fd

just curious who dd's there fd and how long has it been since it was down
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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I do and it's only down cuz i don't want to pop a tire while driving and **** up my rims. The last time it was down was for tranny and that was my choice.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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I did it for four years, no problems whatsoever.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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I drive mine every day to school, then after school for fun. I have a single turbo, and daily driving it isn't that great. When I get up in the morning I would rather drive a smoothe quiet car. But while I am sitting in class I anticipate getting out of class and tearin **** up.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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I have for 2 years no problems
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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1 year, no problem.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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I used to when my parents made me drive it to school cause i bought a new car. 1 year of no problems, of course the drive was only 8 miles.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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2 years, only problem was a coolant hose burst. That can happen to any 12 year old car.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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1 year with no problems so far. I just do basic maintence and the car seems to run fine. I get coolant, spark plugs, and fuel filter changed every 15,000. I change my oil every 2000 miles.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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I did it for about 4 years, including countless trips from New York to Virginia Beach. Drove from New York to Houston and then daily drove for another 2.5 years. It then gave up the ghost, hopefully to be resurrected next summer.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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I dont. And right now i dont even weekend my FD cause its been down since feb lol.

I always assumed the less you drive it, the less problems it has.

I think its the other way around. If you make your car a garage queen, more problems occur.

So when my car is back on the road, im driving it as much as possible.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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FD's don't like to sit. They have a need to burn rubber. Keep them happy. I drive my FD for everything except work since well it's like 2 miles away and waitiing for the FD to warm up is kind of silly just for work. Anyways all the problems that my FD has was caused by me so yeah they are reliable as long as people like me don't touch them while the negative battery cable is intact...don't ask.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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I don't let my fd warm up. Is that bad? I mean i usually drive the first 5 mins at low rpms and no boost.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ulost2my7
I dont. And right now i dont even weekend my FD cause its been down since feb lol.

I always assumed the less you drive it, the less problems it has.

I think its the other way around. If you make your car a garage queen, more problems occur.

So when my car is back on the road, im driving it as much as possible.
u finally learned!!!!!
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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One should not speak of such things, lest the Rotary Gods smite thee.
Seriously....there are about 6 dozen threads over the years where someone is crowing about how their FD is just running SO good and is their daily driver and they can't understand why some people think they are fragile and BOOM! Their car blows an engine.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by apex_sideway
I don't let my fd warm up. Is that bad? I mean i usually drive the first 5 mins at low rpms and no boost.
Warming up your fd = driving first 5 min at low rpm and no boost
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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i dd my car and it rarly breaks down if u dont use it as a racer car on the highway all the time.. iv had it for 2 on a half years now
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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Ive had mine for 3 months, drive it everyday and its only beed down for a max of 2 weeks
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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dd drive it every day during the no snow monthes. although last winter i was between cars so i had to drive it for a couple weeks.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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I daily drove mine for about 6 years straight until my first problem. The car decided it was time for an exhaust upgrade and dropped the stock muffler on the street while I was driving. The summer of 05 it blew out the LIM gasket and let the exhaust that is routed up to the EGR valve leak and I've been slow fixing it. I plan to have it back on the road before winter.
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Old Sep 21, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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1 year, no problem.
One year already, Al?
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 01:37 AM
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wow... this made me smile... alot of you dd your fd's without a problem. Sweet this is making me more confident about buying a fd... although i think i mite buy a rust bucket just in case..
UNRELIABLE my ***.. u guys forgot to add in,If u beat on it... ive been doin so much research about how much they break down and still want one.... now that this sprang up im a little happier

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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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dd for many years
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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Yessir. I dd my FD. Wont this winter for obvious reasons..but yup.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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DD since I drove it off the lot in 1993! Down for a new engine at 66k (due to AST/overheat/seal issue). Other than that never missed a beat with regular maintenance, hose job, check valves, pillow bushings, etc.. . .all the usual things you need to stay up with/ahead on the RX)
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