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HaXx · 09-30-2020, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

Curious why FC over the FD?

They are the older and more rare brother. more unique.

they dont get the spotlight but thats ok. i notice. dont get me wrong im in love with the FD. its kind of like the r34 vs r32, both great, the 34 gets all the love because its faster and newer, better. on an even more extreme metaphor 240z>370z. the 370 is more powerful, faster, but it takes a certain enthusiasts eye to recognize a 240. so on some level, i always appreciate the earlier generation more. mk1>mk whatever gti they are on now, etc. if i saw a mk1 gti drive by i might hit a tree, but a new gti, dont even notice it. dont ask my opinion of the new supra. these are extreme examples to illustrate my point of course. i see the fd and fc much more closely related.

on the most extreme example, ask anyone here if theyd have a toyota ae86 or a frs.

so my opinion is based solely on that, and nothing mechanical, i am unaware of the mechanical differences between the FC and FD.

Bluefire98 · 09-30-2020, 01:57 PM

Btw I think something you'll see in a lot of reviews comparing the twins to other sports cars is people ragging on the engine or that it doesn't feel special. As if the car has no charm. I think everyone here would agree that something like the twins is hard to find, and just by the nature of the car, it is a bit special even if it doesn't destroy mustangs at every light. The actual feel of the car is remarkable and it's very rare that I encounter something that has that same feel. Hope you get to drive both before you decide. Both are excellent cars

ZDan · 09-30-2020, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

Curious why FC over the FD?

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaXx

They are the older and more rare brother. more unique.

??? FD are *way way way* more rare in the U.S. They only sold about 14,000 FDs 1992-1995 in the US vs about 155,000 FCs from 1986-1991!

Worldwide, they kept selling the FD thru 1999, but still overall sold 4.5x more FCs than FDs.

Dphillips1127 · 10-01-2020, 04:31 AM

Well here it is! Ignore ugly garage pic. They delivered it at 10:30pm. Will take better pics soon!

Thanks for everyone’s advice!

AnalogMan · 10-01-2020, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dphillips1127

Well here it is! Ignore ugly garage pic. They delivered it at 10:30pm. Will take better pics soon!

Thanks for everyone’s advice!

Congratulations, and have fun with it!!

Dphillips1127 · 10-01-2020, 06:22 PM

Better daylight photo

Ernest72 · 10-01-2020, 06:44 PM

Congrats. She looks nice, but fix that front lip.

Willpower · 10-01-2020, 10:05 PM

Congratulations! These are great fun cars!

Dphillips1127 · 10-02-2020, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ernest72

Congrats. She looks nice, but fix that front lip.

ugh yeah thanks for reminding me

TunaNoCrust · 10-02-2020, 11:21 AM

Congrats on the purchase, love that blue! You made the right choice, and I own both an 86 and an "RX8"

Hades · 10-07-2020, 06:04 PM

Nice! Congrats! Don't worry about the lip it is just an excuse to drive the car harder and not worry so much. Your car looks better than mine and I've had it since new - I bought this car to drive not to look at.

Bluefire98 · 10-09-2020, 08:36 PM

Gorgeous car! Enjoy man. And welcome to the club!

av8rdav · 10-14-2020, 12:55 AM

I've owned both types. I am a huge fan of the rotary engine. I've rebuilt a few of them and they don't get much more simple than 3 moving parts.
I like the BRZ boxer engine and have a lot of time logged with boxer engines in airplanes. We call them horizontally opposed engines. Lycoming and Continental.

Flarpswitch · 11-03-2020, 10:54 PM

I am going to cast my vote against the Mazda. Around 1972 I got to tear into a Mazda rotary engine at the dealership I worked at. Our shop was British Leyland and Datsun; the Mazda was an overflow job from the companion dealership owned by the same company. I had previously attended workshops given by Mazda so it was not entirely a surprise. The general consensus among all the mechanics in town that had the joy of working on Wankel engines is that it will never be a mainstream technology. I will admit that I felt an attraction to the RX-7 and RX-8, but resisted. I have owned three Mazda cars and always wanted an MX-5 from day one, but I don't fit in it comfortably. Good thing Mazda made piston engines otherwise they would be history. Bottom line is you really have to want the RX-8 to go that way, but from my perspective, the rotary engine is a pile of hurt. God help us all; Mazda is bringing back the rotary in an RX-9. Whatever.

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10-01-2020, 04:31 AM	#32
Dphillips1127 Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Drives: Soon BRZ Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 21 Thanks: 15 Thanked 29 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well here it is! Ignore ugly garage pic. They delivered it at 10:30pm. Will take better pics soon! Thanks for everyone’s advice!

10-01-2020, 06:22 PM	#34
Dphillips1127 Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Drives: Soon BRZ Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 21 Thanks: 15 Thanked 29 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Better daylight photo

10-01-2020, 06:44 PM	#35
Ernest72 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: 16 Silver BRZ, 04 Silver WRX wagon Location: Rockland county, NY Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 186 Thanked 776 Times in 446 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats. She looks nice, but fix that front lip.

10-01-2020, 10:05 PM	#36
Willpower The Power of Will Join Date: Jul 2017 Drives: 17 BRZ PP, 02 S2000, 21 Mojave Location: South Carolina :/ Posts: 171 Thanks: 228 Thanked 162 Times in 84 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congratulations! These are great fun cars!

10-02-2020, 11:21 AM	#38
TunaNoCrust Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Drives: 86, 981S, RX8, 2500HD, GenesisV8 Location: Palmer Motorsports Posts: 114 Thanks: 82 Thanked 71 Times in 44 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats on the purchase, love that blue! You made the right choice, and I own both an 86 and an "RX8"

10-07-2020, 06:04 PM	#39
Hades Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Socal Posts: 214 Thanks: 521 Thanked 100 Times in 64 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice! Congrats! Don't worry about the lip it is just an excuse to drive the car harder and not worry so much. Your car looks better than mine and I've had it since new - I bought this car to drive not to look at.

10-14-2020, 12:55 AM	#41
av8rdav Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited no mods Location: Northern California Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've owned both types. I am a huge fan of the rotary engine. I've rebuilt a few of them and they don't get much more simple than 3 moving parts. I like the BRZ boxer engine and have a lot of time logged with boxer engines in airplanes. We call them horizontally opposed engines. Lycoming and Continental.

11-03-2020, 10:54 PM	#42
Flarpswitch Senior Member Join Date: May 2018 Drives: 2022 BRZ Ltd, 2025 Ascent Touring Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 248 Thanks: 162 Thanked 173 Times in 99 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I am going to cast my vote against the Mazda. Around 1972 I got to tear into a Mazda rotary engine at the dealership I worked at. Our shop was British Leyland and Datsun; the Mazda was an overflow job from the companion dealership owned by the same company. I had previously attended workshops given by Mazda so it was not entirely a surprise. The general consensus among all the mechanics in town that had the joy of working on Wankel engines is that it will never be a mainstream technology. I will admit that I felt an attraction to the RX-7 and RX-8, but resisted. I have owned three Mazda cars and always wanted an MX-5 from day one, but I don't fit in it comfortably. Good thing Mazda made piston engines otherwise they would be history. Bottom line is you really have to want the RX-8 to go that way, but from my perspective, the rotary engine is a pile of hurt. God help us all; Mazda is bringing back the rotary in an RX-9. Whatever.

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