Xtreise

Hello to all...
One question....how many of you's get hassled when driving your Rx's. I don't know if it's my imagination...but it gets anoying. Either you get tail
gated ..or they'll see , then all of a sudden...speed up ...pass you
(beating the living **** out of their cars..lol..).
Trying to impress me I guess...and yes I'm following the speed
limit plus some. Believe me, even older men with their new Mustangs.lol..
I don't know...I feel like I'm **** disturbing or something..lol..and
all along I'm want to ride and enjoy my RX.

What the hell is it...maybe the city I live in..I don't know...

Regards

Brassmonkey

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I can't say Ive ever had that happen before! The only recognition I really get is from other RX drivers (be they 7 or 8), but THAT happens all the time. Doesnt matter the age of the person, there is always a wave, and a smile from RX drivers.

Could just be where you live, I live in Winnipeg.

BLKTOPTRVL

That is the standard occurance ever since I have owned my FD. Most kids and almost everyone who thinks their car is hot sh*t (even if it is a POS) will do this.

I guess some people can't understand that even though I have a nice/fast car, it doesn't mean I want to race them.

One good thing I have found is that even though a neighbor (who is a cop) warned me that I would be pulled over everyday and hassled by cops, it has not happened. Cops leave me alone.

Xtreise

BLK..your right about that...
My son has a 1982 with a body (it's a nice looking car)..last year a cop followed
him for a while...probably checking his plates outs.
After a while my pulled over feeling uncomfortable...the cop just passed and gave him a thumbs ups.
Like ..nice car buddy.
Another funny incident..two summers ago my son
got rear ended in Orleans by a lady. Anyway no one got seriously hurt
expcept the lady..she said she had a sore neck,so anyway..the ambulance
come...one attendant his checking the lady..and lol...the other attendant
his checking the car out.. under hood etc...and asking about rotary stuff.
lol...and here's the lady waiting on the strecher to be transported to the hospital..lol

Yeah I guess Rx's do draw attention...

Black91n/a

Hehe, a nice big backfire or two usually persuades tailgaters to back away!

I had a bad experiance with some ******** one time when I was in Washington state. Long story short they went really slow over a mountain pass and I couldn't get by, and when it was over and I passed them, they didn't like it and tried to run me off the road when I was passing, then when they were re-passing me moments later. But I saw them acting like idiots with others, so they were just being ********, it had nothing to do with the car.

eViLRotor

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^Sounds like the Spielberg movie 'Duel'. Except there it was this badass tanker truck!

85rotarypower

Any RX-7 will tend to get a lot of attention, especially if it has any kind of aftermarket or custom exhaust on it, or a body kit. Its just the way things are. They are hot looking cars, and they have such a unique sound that people just can't help but look and stare it seems.

rotary downshift

agreed .. i live in scarborough ont and well as cops just wave and give me a thumbs up young old fat skinny doesnt matter they all taunt you and wanna race at everyu single innersection now dont get me wrong i have been suckered into racing a few times but mainly to prove a point or test my car either way with exhaust and wheels my car gets ALOT of attention weather it be by ladies or other drivers its in the spotlight the trick is dont drive like a dick and you wont get pulled over instead taunt the other dirver when he rips off the line and gets pulled over you laugh and say ******* **** lol

dufourmike

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Every crown vic in town trys to speed past me......... i just let it go

autocrash

People just act like asses around sports cars...
I'm pretty sure its the "show off" factor, they are jealous of the sports car, or think they are faster than it...
In one night of driving my 2nd gen, I got cut off more times than all of the times I got cut off driving a corolla...

...the trick is to ignore them, stay out of their way, and when you get in the corners - FLOOR IT!

...they stop trying to show off after that...

Tankeyes

Most of them have no interest in racing you, they know they can't beat you. They just want to see you hit the gas for a few seconds.

chedda_j

exactly. Thats what ive found. Like when i got passed by a metro the other day when i was doing 120km. I kind got mad so i passed him doing 180 and the guy gave me a big thumbs up and wave. But yes ive been hasseled alot. Actually to tell you the truth ive had 5 ppl over 50 pull me over and talk to me about my car because they used to have one or they wanted to talk about the wankel. I got offered 6 grand the other day for it and im like...wow..thanks buddy. Obvioiusly i said no, but i should have said yes and baught another one and had a couple grand to spare.

vipernicus42

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Honestly, it's just Gatineau.

When I stick around Hull, Aylmer, Ottawa (and surrounding area) I don't get bugged.

But when I go to Gatineau, no matter what car I drive, somebody tries to drive me off the road. On Maloney with my Rx7 I had a guy in a truck pass me, and cut my front end so close that I had to slam the brakes and deke towards the sidewalk. He almost took my front fender off. And people always speed up, get in front of me on the hwy50 and slam on their brakes.

I don't know why, it's just some stupid Gatineau mentality. I hate driving there because the drivers there are forkin' crazy.

Jon

vipernicus42

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ONE exception to that rule of mine...

Ottawa cops love me. They tail me for 15-20 mins. Probably because I'm a 20-something driving a sports car with Quebec plates.

Once I tried to lose the cop by pulling into a neighborhood. When I turned around and came back out, she pulled me over, called for backup, and asked me to get out of the car. When I asked why, she ignored me and started asking me who I knew in that neighborhood, and why I had turned away. When I responded that I turned in there because you were following me, she said she was following me because I was "driving suspiciously".

Stupid cops.

Jon

chedda_j

I smell bacon, i smell pork, watch out piggies, i got a fork.

Xtreise

lol...Vipernicous....your not lucky...

Anyway last summer...this dude...he has a honda or something (to me they all look the same anyway)....and it's all dressed ..body kit and all ..even a Cherry Bomb...so I park beside him at Walmart...his girlfriend his looking at the Rx and she's awed...well was he ever pissed off and insulted....lol...

Xtreise

One thing Vipernicus,..your right about Gatineau...their crazy out there..
We parked last summer to have coffee at McDonald's....were about four Rx's....
Well.....Jesus...we just sit there and watch these cars go beserk...trying to impress us....funny as hell though I tell ya.... the cars can see us from the intersection...their at a red light...and boom..green light..all hell breaks loose...a real show to see these guys damage their tires and motors...to impress us

All in all Rx's.... are **** disturbers ...lol......and loving it...

Half Jap Boost Junky

I've had a couple incidents myself.

When I had my first FC N/A, I had a beat up old Supra turbo try to pull me on the highway. We got up to about 180 and he was only ahead by about a half car. Needless to say he felt pretty dry and just pulled back in behind after. Another time I had this *** right on my tail while I was getting onto the highway. So I take the turn nice and slow in 2nd and as soon as I hit the straight away I pinned it and the headlights disappeared. I was waiting at the light at my off ramp about 5 min later and....are those the same headlights comming up fast behind me??? The car pulled beside and it was a cop!!!!! Gave a thumbs up, turned the cherries on and u-turned back onto the highway.

More recently (tonight) I was bringing the car home and some dumb *** in a neon with exhaust and a neon light around his license plate blew past me, and then not 5 min later an integra comes flying up beside me, takes a look and then guns it and takes off. I've done enough stupid things to know when to sit back but its still tempting. No challenge though, I'm driving a FC TII with a TD07 25G Turbo and all the goodies.

Bottom line, any ricer or even guys in domestics (mustang, camero) will try to show off for u, but for the most part I havn't had any troulbe with the cops here (knock on wood).

-Kenji

rx7racerca

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Agreed - especially the bit about being a-holes around sports cars - I used to get that even before I got the RX-7, when I drove an 80's vintage 200sx (the older RWD version). I'd get guys in Chevettes trying blow by - lol. In the FC, I find a lot of sport ute drivers (who tend to either be ******** or nervous nellys), in addition to Mustangs (often as not 4 cyl or V6 Stangs - puh-lease!), and a good number of ricer Civics want to to pull in beside on the freeway and make like they want to race - I ignore them. Calgary seems to have a pretty high ******* driver population generally tho'- I get some of the same sorts of behaviors while in my daily driver VW Passat - and its a wagon. That's always guys in sport utes tho.
Haven't ever gotten any police attention in the 7 - surprising, because I got more than my share in my old 200sx, which was blue rather than sunset red.