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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:25 AM
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What inspired you to get an Rx-7/Rotary?

time for a serious thread, and i am curious as to why people chose to get an rx7 whether it be an SA,FB, FC,FD, or any rotary for that fact...

for me it was the fact that its pistonless, affordable, different. i remember people always talking **** about rx7's, so i knew they had to be awsome..

i was very intrigued by the whole rotary design, and i knew i had to get one. also the chasis for the rx7s have always been and forever will be timeless cars. compare any car from nissan, subaru, etc.. the rx7 chasis always stood out to me.


and since then ive loved rotaries/rx7s..

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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:27 AM
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A unique engine.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:28 AM
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Because of the rotary engine, of course.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:29 AM
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I've always liked them... and then overtime I started obsessing over them and one thing lead to another

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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:30 AM
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Handling. Parts are also relatively cheap, for the most part anyways.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:32 AM
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Wanted a cheap, RWD, manual tras., drivers car and i didn't want a miata.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:32 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:36 AM
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Same as everyone else.
It's unique. I love the way it sounds. Love the way it smells. Love the way it handles.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:37 AM
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cause i played gran turismo part 1, and i beat everyone with it, and it looks cool

since then, i love the FD, but cant afford it. so got an fc. but before, i always loved vettes
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:54 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:14 AM
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body style didnt know much about cars when i was 13 but then started to learn stuff some stuff
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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Wanted to stand out from the rest of the people out there driving their pistons. how many rx7's you see on the road? most likely none, eh?

ah, my convertible, i miss her, she's now gone. she was my first rotary
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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wanted to see what the big deal was for being a motor that is looked down on.

other than that, realized it's a unique motor in comparison to the piston engine.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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18 years old and this guy in a bridgeported RX4 coupe asked me if I wanted a ride. He started this thing and it was idling like crap (brap brap brap brap brap). I was thinking it needed a big time tune up. ( Found out later what all the brap brap/ bridgeport was about. ) So he takes off and it's stuttering along before 4000 rpm's and then he nailed it! Pinned my *** to the seat and that was it! The guy had a good laugh. I'm sure my expression was priceless. I became a rotary guy for life. Been playing with them since.........
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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I just wanted to be like all of you guys!!!













LMAO! No seriously it was when my friend Jay showed me his FC:

-Peripheral port, fully caged and louder than ****!!!! When I saw and heard this thing, I jizzed myself. Then I looked into FCs. Got one then another then another...etc. Number 7 now and I cant get enough
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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My late dad had a white early first gen RX-7 with a red leather interior and a momo steering wheel when I was about 4. This must have been in about 1986-1987. Some of my earliest memories include screaming and clamping my hands over my ears when my dad would rev the car because of the redline alarm. My first car was a blue 1983 first gen and now I have a white 1988 second gen. I'll keep getting and driving RX-7's as long as I can as a tribute to my father.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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thats a great reason, love and devotion.^^
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affordable???
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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I was born into it....seriously...my dad worked on them since they came out in the late 60's doing muffler work on them....It is passed on to me....i inherit the trade of work and the
passion for the Rotary Mazda's.....One day i will pass it on to my next generation so it will be a 3rd gen....Mazda rotary head LOL...

Oh,...My dad is still a rotary head....He owns a Rotary REPU Truck(25 years).....and a 06 Rx8 GT......

Me myself have:
2-FD's Touring and R1
2-FC's GXL and Turbo 2
1-Rx3 Race car
1-Rx2 (616) with 20B turbo
1-Rx7 1st gen Race car

IM A ROTARY FREAK!!
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by zerox7
time for a serious thread, and i am curious as to why people chose to get an rx7 whether it be an SA,FB, FC,FD, or any rotary for that fact...

for me it was the ivegonemad and his awesome 13bRE!!!!

aww dude thats sweet of you!! LMAO!
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