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Old Nov 25, 2015 | 06:56 PM
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Looking for Bay Area RX7's

Hi all,

My name is Fenton and I'm an up-and-coming Youtuber who does POV test drives on all sorts of cars. I don't own an RX7 (yet) but I joined this forum to look for Bay Area RX7 owners who would like to be featured on my Youtube channel.

Some background on me. I've been into cars all my life, but didn't own my first "fun" car until graduating college. Since then, I've been in and out of all kinds of cars. I owned a 2004 S2000 street/track toy for a couple of years before letting it go to acquire my dream car, an original 1991 NSX, only 5 months ago. I've tracked it once and will be tracking it again in December.

I'm trying to grow my Youtube channel using any means available. I've gained over 500 subscribers in just a few months, and looking to continue the trend. One of the cars I've been seriously wanting to review is an RX7 of any generation. If any local Bay Area RX7 owners would like to get featured on my Youtube channel, let me know! I have experience with over 90 cars, and I've never had any incidents. Your car will be driven responsibly, and not at the limit.

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Old Jan 13, 2016 | 12:19 AM
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Still looking for an RX7 to review if anyone is interested. Almost at 1000 subscribers now.

Here's the link to my channel.
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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 01:02 AM
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Hmmm maybe
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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 01:38 AM
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Not to be mean but I doubt you will have much luck. I don't know many people that will lend out their car to a total stranger for his YouTube channel. But that's just me
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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 05:20 PM
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Not to be mean but I doubt you will have much luck. I don't know many people that will lend out their car to a total stranger for his YouTube channel. But that's just me
These guys did.

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Old Feb 23, 2016 | 02:46 AM
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I'll think about it once I workout the kinks on my car.
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Old Feb 23, 2016 | 11:41 AM
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I'll think about it once I workout the kinks on my car.
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Old Feb 24, 2016 | 04:50 PM
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Zygrene , send me a PM and ill introduce you to the local Ricers in the bay

I know for sure that you will enjoy the our company and our once a month ricer fridays.

bring a nice video camera and lots of storage :o ..

we have a meet this upcoming friday hit me up for the info

i am not sure if you will find anyone to let you test drive their car at the meet but im sure you will find a good group of guys that will love to share their build.

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Old Feb 24, 2016 | 06:04 PM
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Zygrene , send me a PM and ill introduce you to the local Ricers in the bay

I know for sure that you will enjoy the our company and our once a month ricer fridays.

bring a nice video camera and lots of storage :o ..

we have a meet this upcoming friday hit me up for the info

i am not sure if you will find anyone to let you test drive their car at the meet but im sure you will find a good group of guys that will love to share their build.
PM sent.

I'm trying to coordinate a tribute to Mazda Rotary video, similar to the video I produced for the S2000. Would be great to get a handful (or more) Rotary owners to meet on a weekend morning and share thoughts on video, and then go for a quick test drive with different RX models.
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Old Feb 24, 2016 | 07:40 PM
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PM sent.

I'm trying to coordinate a tribute to Mazda Rotary video, similar to the video I produced for the S2000. Would be great to get a handful (or more) Rotary owners to meet on a weekend morning and share thoughts on video, and then go for a quick test drive with different RX models.
we go on drives all the time



here is one with me about to dust some nsx hahaha
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Old Feb 28, 2016 | 09:14 AM
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I'd volunteer my turbo fc but it's in the same situation as Brody8877, lol.
By the way we are around in the bay area and have meets and events. Alot of events or meets are on Facebook or on other social media platforms.
Pm me. I can invite you to some of our meets and other groups.
I use social media almost purely for this purpose of and for the community.
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Old Mar 22, 2016 | 12:42 PM
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I met a few of you at the Ricers meet a few weeks ago but couldn't get commitment on any RX7's to review. Seemed like most of the FD's there were LS swapped, which I'd also love to do a feature on. If anyone might be interested, let me know.

To give you an idea of the types of cars I review, I've done a 505hp Z06, 350hp 2600lb MR2, and will be reviewing a 600whp R35 GTR soon. Would love to add some RX7's to the mix.
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Old Mar 22, 2016 | 02:35 PM
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Pm me again we are having a meet in April. Also I'll share with you another group event non related but have good relationship with.
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Old Mar 22, 2016 | 03:15 PM
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I may be interested as i was about to start my own youtube channel on car reviews. And what is this about ricer friday meets? You never told me about this TBK!
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Old Mar 23, 2016 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by rotary#10
Pm me again we are having a meet in April. Also I'll share with you another group event non related but have good relationship with.
Messaged.

Originally Posted by Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2
I may be interested as i was about to start my own youtube channel on car reviews. And what is this about ricer friday meets? You never told me about this TBK!
Cool. I see you have an FD, MS6, and RX8. I just reviewed an RX8 R3 recently, but if you're interested we could do a single feature on your MS6 and coordinate a Rotary Tribute video with your FD and a few other rotaries.

tbkonwso coordinated the Ricer meet I believe. I had an awesome time. I'll definitely try to attend the next one.

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Old Mar 25, 2016 | 09:35 PM
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What would you cover if there was a mishap? accidents?

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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 03:35 PM
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What would you cover if there was a mishap? accidents?
Liability coverage follows the driver, so if I cause damage to a third party, then my insurance will cover it. If I cause damage to your car, then your comprehensive/collision coverage will apply but we can work out an agreement in advance for me to cover the deductible or something, depending on the specific situation.

If your car has a mechanical failure that's not induced by me, the driver, then I won't cover it. For example, if your engine blows and was not the result of my misuse, I won't cover it. We can use the GoPro footage as proof. If I screw up a downshift and over rev your engine into oblivion, I will own up to it.

This is all theoretical as I haven't written any sort of contract before. If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears. I've reviewed 30 cars now without any incidents (I don't drive past 7/10ths unless i'm on a track) and I don't expect that to change any time soon.
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Old Apr 1, 2016 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2
I may be interested as i was about to start my own youtube channel on car reviews. And what is this about ricer friday meets? You never told me about this TBK!
i always post here on the club! check the facebook group Ricer friday lol

we all the nsx supra rx7 gtr 90's classic cars get together once every 3-4 month
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Old Apr 1, 2016 | 01:30 PM
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These guys are in Manteca if youre interested.













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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Fuhnortoner
These guys are in Manteca if youre interested.













Whoever those guys are, they seem to know exactly what they're doing.

How do I get ahold of them?
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 05:44 PM
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It's SS Auto in Manteca. Google their number. I'm not sure if these pics are supposed to be out.
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tbkonwso
i always post here on the club! check the facebook group Ricer friday lol

we all the nsx supra rx7 gtr 90's classic cars get together once every 3-4 month
I haven't looked here for meet info in a while since everyone post on social media which i don't have. Lol, i'll be going to the next one!
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 12:50 PM
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At long last, first review of Harry's FD RX7 is out:


If anyone has an FC3S or engine swapped FD, let me know!
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