so i sold one of my cars today......

[Skurge]

Originally Posted by 2pt5RS

I had an 84 GSL-SE, and a friend had 3. He was a hoarder...

haha 3 of them? thats nuts, i'm guessing it was "drive whichever one runs today" kind of deal?!?!

people all looked at me funny when i said i got 2 rx-7's, well my family anyway, you got two WHAT? the ladys face at the dmv when she asked how many cyl after i left it blank, "ummm no cylinders please"

[malave7567]

There was an extremely clean SA for sale earlier in the year locally, but it had been sitting for a long time and needed a fresh rebuild. If I had a house to keep it at, I might have jumped on it.

My wife and I are in the process of getting a new home (hopefully by the end of the year), and next year might be the year I get a rotary again. It really is an addiction. I wouldn't mind 12A or 13B, have worked a bit on both. My old one that got wrecked into was a TurboII with 300whp, but I know I probably will never find another one that clean without giving up an arm and a leg.

[Skurge]

Originally Posted by malave7567

There was an extremely clean SA for sale earlier in the year locally, but it had been sitting for a long time and needed a fresh rebuild. If I had a house to keep it at, I might have jumped on it.

My wife and I are in the process of getting a new home (hopefully by the end of the year), and next year might be the year I get a rotary again. It really is an addiction. I wouldn't mind 12A or 13B, have worked a bit on both. My old one that got wrecked into was a TurboII with 300whp, but I know I probably will never find another one that clean without giving up an arm and a leg.

they are rare to find a clean one, i was shocked when i ran the carfax and it said the car is originally from buffalo ny, couldn't believe its spent all of its life here and has no rust. dooo it, you know you want to! if this 12a ever pops, i'll probably swap in a 13b, that should be quite hairy

figured, last week i ordered a shirt from blipshift, dealing with my honda, guess it doesn't apply anymore

[reni]

Nice find, I always feel like the 1st gens never get the love they deserve. Would kill for a GSL-SE in that kind of condition

[2pt5RS]

Originally Posted by Skurge

haha 3 of them? thats nuts, i'm guessing it was "drive whichever one runs today" kind of deal?!?!

people all looked at me funny when i said i got 2 rx-7's, well my family anyway, you got two WHAT? the ladys face at the dmv when she asked how many cyl after i left it blank, "ummm no cylinders please"

One was a parts car. The other was a DD. the third was caged and setup for drifting.

[Skurge]

Originally Posted by 2pt5RS

One was a parts car. The other was a DD. the third was caged and setup for drifting.

can we be friends? lol

[Skurge]

Originally Posted by reni

Nice find, I always feel like the 1st gens never get the love they deserve. Would kill for a GSL-SE in that kind of condition

they really dont get any love, except for the select few that just love them, like myself, the two i have now are the 2nd and 3rd FB's i've owned now


if it was a GSL-SE, i probably would have given him my balls also

[2pt5RS]

Originally Posted by Skurge

can we be friends? lol

that was 12+ years ago...I think he only has 1 left. and an RX-3 now.

[Diode Dynamics]

I'm a big fan of the S2000 after driving the boosted one we just had in the studio last week. I imagine it's still pretty fun to drive N/A, but I would love to own one someday.



Nice pick up on the RX-7's. I must agree with Skurge, they really don't get much love

Nick C.

[Skurge]

Originally Posted by Diode Dynamics

I'm a big fan of the S2000 after driving the boosted one we just had in the studio last week. I imagine it's still pretty fun to drive N/A, but I would love to own one someday.



Nice pick up on the RX-7's. I must agree with Skurge, they really don't get much love

Nick C.

S2000's are a car i think everyone should own at some point, there's just something about them that puts a smile on your face

[tahdizzle]

s2000 makes you smile like this guy because.....

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Skurge

and ended up with 2 more......


Got rid of my 2001 S2000
(this is her coming out of the garage today to take her last ride to the new owner)


and picked up 2 rx-7's, both 1984's, one is damn near showroom condition with 54K on it


the second is a running/driving parts car(which i'm probably just going to sell)



what do you guys think?!?! i know i know, s2000 blah blah, they are amazing cars, but i've always wanted a clean 1st gen RX-7. years ago i owned an 81' that was a rust bucket, couldn't pass this up!

Have had both. The 1st gen RX7s are fun. We raced a 1st gen in SCCA IT7, I drove the parts car to the races often.


I've only considered another S2K for a track car, otherwise zero interest in ever owning one again so I'd say good move.

[Skurge]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Have had both. The 1st gen RX7s are fun. We raced a 1st gen in SCCA IT7, I drove the parts car to the races often.


I've only considered another S2K for a track car, otherwise zero interest in ever owning one again so I'd say good move.

i'll probably end up with another S2K at some point in life, i loved that car


it mostly came down to the fact that the motor was tired and probably needs a rebuild, needed body work, brake work, a clutch soon i'd imagine(113K on the original) and it wasn't really something i wanted to dive into, finding the FB just pushing me to do it sooner

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by Skurge

the RX and the frs are really nothing alike, the rx7 is RAW, and when i say raw, i'm talking about that feeling when you step on the brakes, and you aren't too sure if they are actually going to stop you, no seriously lol, no power brakes are strange to get used to. other than that, mine has a little bit of steering slop that needs to be taken care of. they are fun little cars, but you do feel REALLY small on the road, it amazes me how much narrower this car is compared to the s2000

i mean, its a great little car, but not something that i'd drive everyday, as when i get out of the car, i smell like i've been riding a 2-stroke snowmobile for hours haha, i'm sure my coworkers love it!

personally, i wouldn't get rid of your frs for one, if its just going to be a weekend cruiser, then go for it, but i doubt its something you are going to want to drive everyday

Thanks for the insight, wouldn't mind a second report a couple months down the road too.

For me it's a character thing, the FRS just doesn't quite interest me, even when I bought it I knew it was a bit of a compromise. It does everything I need it to do excellently, I'm sure the hairbrained idea will drop out of my head eventually, I'm just too young to know what I want.



Oh and I sympathize with the narrow thing, my other car is a Nissan D21, feels a good foot narrower than the Toyobaru, it would be miles easier to park if it weren't long but that's what trucks are for.