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I had to post this cause it made me laugh for a good 10min. My favorite is "...The local law enforcement officers all know you by first middle and last name" I live in a small town with maybe 20-30 cops total, I have only seen 2 other FC's (and mine looks quite different). The cup holder one is funny too. :):hahaha::lol:

FD:
...a girl asks if you are single and you bring her over to the front of the car and pop your hood.
...you find cars with rear seats to be novelties. "Haha, look at me, I'm sitting *behind* the driver!"
...You hate SUV's but only because you can't see through them. You can't bitch about "wasting resources" because your car gets half the mileage of a typical truck.
...On that note, you find nothing unusual about staring directly into the license plates of Focuses at stoplights.
...your sister gets her leg bitten by a neighbors dog, she's crying, leaning on your car, and you're worried she's going to dent it.
...you have less storage space than a mclaren
...You remember to shift at the buzzer when dragracing someone NOT when they shift.
...When people say : "nice porsche" and you get really angry,swaering at them
...People know you as "That guy that drives the red porsche, and you're upset about it"
...You are still trying to understand why the other cars slow down for the tight corners
...The local law enforcement officers all know you by first middle and last name, street address, license plate # and favorite food. They're starting to get quite upset with you trying to explain to them that "Sir, My car just isn't capable of driving at such low speeds"
...you think red and blue lights mean go faster.
...When quickly flashed with the colors red and blue over and over your right foot immediatly stomps the floor
...You have every traffic law memorized for when you get pulled over
...You know more about rotaries and the FD than the Mazda dealership, that's a given (not saying too much either)
...You want to bitch slap every person that asks you if your car is turbo
...You want to strangle every perons that tells you that Mazda made a F'ing N/A FD
...you spent $15k under the hood but still have the stock stereo system
...you complain about cup holders and have a cold/hot crotch
...you always have to take a cup holder (friend) with you when you go to a drive-thru.
...When you shift by the sound of your car, so when you drive other cars, you redline 'cause you cant hear it
...When you make left turns going the speed limit
...people think you are rich even though your car is 10 years old.
...You stop opening the hood at the open drags because you get tired of arguing with people
...you have ever have gotten a ticket for having tinted tail lights (stock FD tail lights come like that!)
...when you hit your head to the door frame when trying to enter the car.
...you have numerous gauges for a reason, not just to look cool
...people in traffic stop in disbelief at the position your two female passengers are cramped in
...your brother refers to both the bumper view in racing games and the view from your car as the "sliding on the ground view"
...you have to strap in groceries to your passenger seat
...when peolple ask you " is that a miata"...... i got your miata right here buddy

FC:
...your neighbor across the street fires up his chainsaw and you run to the window because you think your car is being stolen. (Had this happen many a time )
...you can shoot 2 foot flames from both exhaust pipes without any nifty electronic bullshit
...when someone asks what kind of car you have and you say mazda rx7, their face lights up and they say "are you serious!? what year?" and you reply "86" and they get a dissapointed look on their face and say "oh
...when someone honks and you think it is your shift warning buzzer

FB:
...You view V8 conversions as blasphemy.
...you'd rather die than be caught driving a riced-out Honda!
...You think that the redline buzzer is a factory shift light

ALL(almost all RX-7 anyway):
...You lube her everytime you fill her up
...You have asked people if they want to play with your Wankel.
...you like to just sit in your car and take it all in
...your not impressed with old muscle cars because they can take turns.
...you pride yourself in having less pistons then somone else.
...the terms fb fc and fd actually mean something to you.
...you drool at 1.3 liters or the almighty 2.0 liter engines.
...You see highway exit number 13b and you think of your engine.
...you see highway exit number 20b and you dream about another engine
...you see highway exit number 26b and you get chills down your spine
...you get a confused look every time you try to explain how your engine works. then get the how many cylinders does it have question
...You take depression pills and go to therapy once a week after someone asked you one to many times "So how many pistions does that have again?"
...When people ask you how a rotary works and you tell them something involving a hamster.
...You look into the men's urinal and see a rotor shapped sanitary cake. You chuckle.
...when you see rotor shapes in just about anything triangular
...when your teachers ask you why there are soo many funny looking triangles all over your papers
...you like how the flip up lights look
...when driving someone else's car, thats a manual piston car, you bring it up past redline and shift, and the owner gets all mad, then you claim its because of the 7
...Your local mechanic can't fix your car
...Your girlfriend knows more about cars than most of your other friends from listening to you babble
...Your girlfriend knows more about cars than most full-time mechanics.
...you laugh at people when they tell you to take your car to the local Mazda dealership to get it fixed
...You have a personal conference with a mechanic before you let him touch your car
...you only trust your 7 with one mechanic in the city, and only after he proves to you that he does know what he is talking about
...You enjoy watching people jaws drop when you tell them that your friend and you carried your 500hp+ engine across the garage
...The smell of burnt oil doesn't concern you in the least
...you know what the hell pre-mix means
...People inform you that your pouring 2 cycle oil in your gas tank and you just turn, smile, and nod
...One person a week tells you at a stop light "I think your burning oil" and you reply "yea i know".
...someone sees your car smoking and like a smartass says "har de har har what kinda 2 stroke oil you running in that thing?" and you actually have an answer for them
...when you can tell if there is another Rx-7 near by because of the 'rotary smell'
...You turn off the radio when driving to hear the engine better
...the tone of your exhaust can set the mustang who always takes your parking spots car alarm off
...harley owners yell at you for having you exaust too loud
...You believe that the only reason there is exhaust pipe on your car is to protect you from the backfire.
...Your exhaust is so loud, when you see a cop, you shift at 1500rpms
...you ignore people when they come up and say fire is coming out the back of your car
...You always take the "Long way home"
...You follow other RX-7's and get them to pull over so you can exchange phone numbers
...You talk to your 7
...you feel like michael suchmacher on the highways
...you have ever complained about the banning of rotary powered vehicles from Le Mans racing
...you prohibit your kids from going in the garage because they might touch it and leave a fingerprint
...You find yourself reaching for the nearest hard object when you see people walk past your car too close
...you have engine parts on display anywhere in you living room
...you catch yourself looking at the reflection of your 7 while driving by store front glass
...when you give someone a ride and love to see the passenger freak out and telling you how fast the car is for a long time
...you buy a perfectly good and expensive part, only to sell it a year later on the forum for half of what you paid for it, just so you can get another part that is barely slightly better
...you see a "rotary club" sign and think someone has started a new rx-7 club.
...some one ever asked you "do you care about the ozone layer??" and you reply no
...When speeding tickets are already added in to the mod budget
...you have an engine rotor on your keychain
...if someone were to give you (insert random expensive car you like), you'd sell it and put the money into ur 7
...you get excited if you see an Rx-7 on tv or in a movie
...You see the words BRAP BRAP BRAP and know excatly what they mean
...When your friends ignore you as soon as they hear "My car..."
...you are always looking for that “next” mod
...The only cars you look at on eBay are 7's.
...you smile everytime you see your car.
...you dont like driving with a pasenger because of the weight difference
...you point out every seven for sale to your friends that dont have cars in the hope that they will buy it.
...you know a thermal reactor is not a weapon of mass destruction
...when a civic tries to race you, the first thing you think about is if it is worth wasting my gas.
...You have never, and will never, let anyone else drive your car.
...you get confused when your brakes are bad cause you dont know how to say you need new rotors.
...you claim that the rotary is "the replacment for displacment".
...You consider 4-5k rpm to be low revving
...You downshift at 4k rpms.

...when you laughing your ass off when you reading this thread while no other people know whats wrong with you

I hope you all enjoyed this as much as I did, and if you're wondering I pilfered this from http://www.zatzy.com/allmaent/204787...-owner-if.html Thanks MrDizzy! (not sure if it is the original poster)