i was just wondering how many of you use your cars as everyday runabouts? for those who have them as second cars i was just wondering what people used as their everyday hacks???
I bought mine as a second car as my aston martin lagonda is not very practical. I also have a merccedes cl500 but since getting the Fd i havnt turned the key in either, i think selling without buying another would be worse than giving up smoking. definately an addictive car and the best fun ive had, especially in the wet! cant wait till i have a few mods and i try my first track day.
Aston Martin?? You pulling our plonkers!? :Tongue1
I have a 406 coupe diesel as a second car. But I do a lot of miles for work so couldnt use the Rex. The 406 is ok too, full heated leather electric seats with memory position (great for when the missus drives it and moves the seats around) It even remembers the mirror positions :cheers Factory fit Sat Nav and loads of other toys. Its got a 2.2 turbo so quite torquey too, but I still get 50mpg :guinness
I think using the FD as a second car makes you appreciate it more. I really look forward to getting home and driving it, the speed, the noise.... well its always a novelty as I drive a normal car during the day.
I respect anyone who has the guts to own a Lagonda! Definatly the oddest car to have ever come out of Newport Pagnell!
I have a Puma as my daily driver (not quite in the same league)
currently i have the fd, impreza type r, mr2 turbo and the company vauxhall astra 2.2 :)
the fd
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/shafster/RX7/techno3.jpg)
the scooby
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/shafster/scooby1.jpg)
the mr2
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/shafster/redrev3tubby2.jpg)
my old 200sx with the the astra just in sight
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/shafster/200sxe.jpg)
currently an ST162 toyota celica on a C-plate and a K-plate jaguar 4.0 xj6
looking at an xj 600 yamaha on the weekend though :D
Alfa 156 2.4 JTD Sportwagon and Toyota RAV4 XT5 (for the school run :) ).
Get 40mpg out of the Alfa and good mid-range performance...very relaxed at motorway speeds. Toyota suprisingly enjoyable and relaxing to drive - got all the toys -heated seats, sat nav etc - good all round family car.
Honda Integra 1.8 VTEC, VW Polo 1.4 Piece of crap, LWB Ford Transit Van 2.5TD
Got the rex
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e131/davegtt/rex4.jpg)
Got my Renault 5 GTT that Ive owned for 6 years now :)
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e131/davegtt/sideon.jpg)
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e131/davegtt/atnorthallerton.jpg)
And we have the Perodua Nippa to run to work and back in and do stupid 2 mile runs to McDonalds drive thru ;) The pic isnt mine but you get the idea, plus mine has colour coded bumpers ;) lol 850cc
(http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=291061884)
Good thread! There\'s way too much money out there tho!
Unfortunately i\'m lumbered with a black Golf Mk4 GTTDI as the work horse. Hopefully getting upgrated to something else this year (as two and a bit years old). Looking for a Seat Leon Cupra.
I use the \'7 as my weekend car. I was running 3 three cars and using my Rover 221 Turbo hatch for the 1/4 mile. However she had to be broken few months back after loosing the full transmission at TOTB.
Fancy another cheap track car and have been looking at a MK 2 XR2 Turbo!
Living with my bro and a friend in a shared house at the moment (when i\'m there that is!) and between us we have 4 cars. The other two are a black S-Special MX5 and an Alfa 156.
Non RX pics below:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/D2BBA/rover.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/D2BBA/P9260019.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/D2BBA/mx5.jpg)
Cheers
Chris
2lt 16v corsa gsi and a 1.6 8v vectra
1.8 Focus Zetec
Merc E220 Coupe ( Pimp car )
And my REX
Pump up the Yaris... its called Echo in Australia.
:(
But its good for saving on gas and insurance.
I put on 17\'s that have zero grip. Every time it rains. its handbrake drift time..... haha>!
Soon another FD will replace.
I had to resist tuning this beast. So i will just settle for photoshop.
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/rextreme/Echo_low.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/rextreme/Echo_high.jpg)
Always said i would never buy one of these cars, but its one of the best cars ive owned a Volvo S40
I only have an FD....which isn\'t going anywhere at the moment!
Girlfriend has a Clio. And we have a 1968 mkI mini in the garage...also with no engine!
Fiesta (for run to the train station). LWB Vitara (for Horsey Wife) and of course......
THE BEAST
Quote from: rmagictasticFiesta (for run to the train station). LWB Vitara (for Horsey Wife) and of course......
THE BEAST
Forgot about the beast!
Fetch it along to RSIII for a bit of grass car racing!...you know it makes sense!
Chris
got an audi a4 TDi for daily work, a sierra with welded diff for clowing about and the rex for sundays!!!!
combined mileage between the 3 isn\'t too bad i suppose LOL
Quote from: D2BBAForgot about the beast!
Fetch it along to RSIII for a bit of grass car racing!...you know it makes sense!
Chris
yup rekon DaveHG should bring his perodua along and we will give the old girs a good thrashing??
N
dont bring me into this its not my peroda mate lol (wrong dave) mt other car isnt much better though... 106 diesel!
Quote from: davehgdont bring me into this its not my peroda mate lol (wrong dave) mt other car isnt much better though... 106 diesel!
DOH!!!!!!! :spank :spank :spank :spank :spank
sorry, similar name, Other dave you know who you are, consider the gauntlet thrown my friend HAHAHA (evil)
N
a integra si when the girlfriend lets me near it, legacy 2.5 estate for taking the dogs out & shopping runs, legacy B4 for stealthy mile munching & a singer chamois for those go slow days!
Look at this Bad Boy!
You see why I need the rex for fun!! :Giggle
The better half has Tigra Cab but I can\'t be seen driving that!
lol you think I dare take the nippa onto the motorways to get to RS3? hmm, dont underestimate the power of my 850cc ;) the fact that it must weigh approx 500kg maybe even less means its a power monster :D
Hi guys!!
It just goes to show that we all love RX7s, no matter what we drive as well. I drive a Merc E320 cdi Elegance as my day car, and the REX only comes out at weekends - if its dry!!!
ATD
Civic Type S, Lotus Elan +2 (1969, in need of restoration) & Bimota SB6R.
Loving that Lotus, very old skool :cool
http://www.b4mrx.com/IMG_3286.JPG
my mazdas always in the garage, but ive got a modified metro gti running 176bhp :)) kseries 160 engine + some other mods.
brothers peug and my parents have a peug partner van + saab convertible :)
i use the 7 as my daily, but our other household cars are:
when at home:
toyota carina e & toyota avensis (and no, my parents don\'t run a cab firm :p)
when at uni:
fiat punto
i used to have a peugeot 106 rallye a couple of cars before the rex, and would love to get another as a second car but i already pay a fortune for insurance so can\'t really justify spending more to add another car :\\
lol, i have a 106 diesel as a daily driver too.
My mum has a saxo 1.4i and my Step dad has a mk2 Landrover (with no power assisted anything and drum brakes!!!)
Shaun
wow, most of you guys have such nice cars as your runnerounds. I have a honda civic 1.5ls at the moment, but i gotta sell it soon to fund the rex when it is finished. I will then buy a £500 runneround car in order to carry more then 2 poeple lol. Iam the only person driving in the house hence that choice, otherwise i would drive the rex only.
Couldnt afford more then £500 as a runneround as iam only 21.
LoX
Hi
My other pride and joy is a Subaru Legacy RSK B4 running 300bhp,as Gerry M will testify,a seriously fast saloon car.
Quote from: pete sparrowHi
My other pride and joy is a Subaru Legacy RSK B4 running 300bhp,as Gerry M will testify,a seriously fast saloon car.
Shhhh dont tell everyone got to keep the stealth factor!
Quote from: Gerry MShhhh dont tell everyone got to keep the stealth factor!
Hi Gerry
Oops sorry!!!! :2Confused Stealth oh yes!!!!!!!! :evillaugh :evillaugh
My battle tank is a modified Toyota Hilux...... which is about to reach for the sky and fingers crossed an engine transplant (Supra twin turbo...... should be fun!!!) when the standard unit dies!!!
2 Mk1 Mini\'s 1964 & 1962 (both in restoration process) 1964 is pushing a monster 100bhp :2eek !!
Others in the drive (Old mans motors)
4.6 V8 Range Rover Autobiography
BMW 318 E36
Jag XJ6
Porsche 928 4.2 V8
1929 Brooklands Bently
:god :god :god 1964 Aston Martin DB5 :god :god :god
Jono
No Rex at the moment :(
I got a Mitsubishi delica super exceed for weekends away and camping etc and a BMW 335d as a daily driver.
I\'m enjoying the shabby chic approach; for everyday use we\'ve got a Mk3 Astra 1.4 (which has a nice, really light clutch :) ), and a Xantia estate (for my kayaks). The FD gets used occasionally for work, but mainly for weekend blasts :)
When not in the Rex i roll around in this MR2.
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Pretty much rotate my cars , though the -2 isnt going at the moment.
My daily driver is a diesel munching VW Transporter 800 special (anyone would think I like petrol stations!!), my toys for the weekend are a yamaha R1 (to make traffic go bye bye!!) and my newly aquired Re-Amemiya clad 3rd gen rex.
Reno Laguna 1.8 16V (seriously rapid :D) , Shogun 2.8 TD LWD for the towing hack..and currently had the joys of a T88 Supra! And soon to have a Scoob as a more interesting run about!
Cheers
Quote from: R1DudeMy daily driver is a diesel munching VW Transporter 800 special (anyone would think I like petrol stations!!), my toys for the weekend are a yamaha R1 (to make traffic go bye bye!!) and my newly aquired Re-Amemiya clad 3rd gen rex.
I\'d love another R1 fantastic bike just wish it could have jumped a stupid 206 driver!!! :2Mad
i drive for my daily runaround a reno clio 1.4 that cost me £550 with now 103,000 miles on the clock :rollin so i def look forward to the single turbo\'ed Rx on the weekends (once its been rebuilt) lol
i use the RX7 as my main car but also have this to run around in if the RX is ever blocked in garage
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/babz_audio/vegas/done002.jpg)
Quote from: Crazy EddieI\'d love another R1 fantastic bike just wish it could have jumped a stupid 206 driver!!! :2Mad
Ouch!! this is my second one, my last one was in the v+m colours, it ended up impaled upside down on a steel fence, if only the driver of a cavalier didn`t try to jump me!!
I\'ve got my stealth[1] Range Rover Classic with LPG conversion (so fuel costs are pretty much on par with the RX :eek) for those Farmer Palmer moments and a seriously old skool, bog-standard, original low mileage VW Jetta GTI which I use as a runabout at the moment. The Jetta\'s too nice for that tho\' so it\'s got to go.
Oh, and a garage full of motorbikes in various states of disrepair, ranging from very nice to "in bits". Bikes are actually my main transport thanks to 120 mile round trip to work.
[1] Some cow actually pulled a "sorry mate didn\'t see you" on me in the local Tescos carpark. I mean, how effing hard is it to overlook a Range Rover?
I have got a 106 gti, which will be up for sale in about 1-2 weeks. i will then buy a 306 tdi or something simular as a run about for a £1000 or less. the money i save i will give to my dad to pay back what i owe him for what he lent me for the rex. owe yer i also have a KTM400 enduro. but at the moment it is not road legal. maybe soon though, just to get to uni and back (on the back wheels that is) etc
On my drive I have RX-7 (3rd gen), RX-7 (1st Gen), Ford KA, Fiat Cinquechento, MR-S, Volvo Estate :) Soon to have a Renault Clio aswel \\m/ ROCK \\m/
I got my modded 93 type X.... when I say modded I mean bent... not so much a V mount more a V dent thanks to a big pole! ,,, my 92 type R, a slightly modded 96 Accord and the wifes CBR600.
Si
i got
mitsubishi galant for the family
real mint bmw 325i e30
fc rx7 with fd engine
zx9.
Usually have a few cars to choose from but just the Punto at the mo as daily driver as MGF sold and looking for a SLK for the wife at the mo.
Dont make sense really sold the MGF as 2 seater and just had baby, so it got sold but now she wants a SLK 2 seater ??????? anybody ??????? :Hammer
RX7
Ford Focus Zetec (family car but no family yet)
Was driving round in a comapany freelander but thats been taken away so hopefully i will be getting somthing else soon.
(http://www.streamload.com/waspishbobfish/rx7pics/Blackrx/DSC00006.jpg)
(http://www.streamload.com/waspishbobfish/rx7pics/Blackrx/DSC00007.jpg)
Wow a car that makes even mine look clean!!! :Giggle
My RX7 is my daily drive to work through 5mph rush hour trafic for 50 mins ...
Tis funking murder, but have a 44k mint mondeo st24 with 205bhp witch is pleanty for a family car imo. just cant bear to leave the Rex on the drive.
how\'s this for flash.
some nice cars you lot have, out of my league!!
i have the rex to look at and drive now and then
i have a 98 megane 1.6 for everyday use and for work believe it or not its quite a nice drive.
we also have a 05 clio 1.2 campus also quite nice my partner uses that one,
and girls have a 1.1 rover metro and a nissan micra.
the micra has about 130,000 on the clock and still going strong looks a bit seedy though
Have had a few run abouts since owning the rex. Most have been fiestas, another of which will be going to the great scrap yard in the sky in a week or so. :)
Got myself a 1.3 escort coming soon. Lovely car. ;)
Dont think it deserves a picture though as we all know what they look like. I\'ll just say its white with just a small hint of rust, but who cares when your doing 30+ mpg and you have the rex waiting for you at home to give you its unconditional love :p
Adam
A Jeep Cherokee 2.7 TD, soon to have a lift kit fitted and a Triumph Daytona 650 for those blasts into the lake district and occasional bike rally.
Interesting!! quite a high number of bike riders amongst you :Thumbs-up
Pointman - are you doing the NABD rally in a couple of weeks?
I dont have a Mazda Rotary... yet... (so i shouldnt really be posting on this thread). My daily drive is an Alfa Romeo 156 Selespeed (spotted a couple of other Alfas listed as well) and i have an old Honda 500 single on SORN and the Norton Wankel.
Most impressed with the 1920\'s Brooklands Bentley (even if it is your Dads) :cool
Some nice rides. :)
My car is my everyday runaround, I just don\'t need a car to get to/from work :) Have legs and the train for that. Currently living with my parents saving for a deposit on a house. So just my mum\'s 2005 Corsa 1.2 SXi....actually not a bad little car, handling is much better than their old Rover 200 which is a good thing cos I try and drive it like the RX ;) Nippy to about 30mph then it\'s sooooooo slow, takes an age to get to 70.
thats a good idea i should take a pic when all the cars are home.
In our stable at the moment we have -
my FD - currently at the body shop - been using it to get to work in for the last few weeks, but im going to retire it to using it only on the weekends soon
my FC cabrio- im still doing the finishing touches to it. then im going to have a bit of fun and sell it on.
2001 Audi A6 V6 TDI estate - me dads car - its a right beast! esp. on the motorway.
i got an 94 vauxhall cavalier TD coming shortly - got given it for free by my little brother. hes upgraded his daily hack to a nice bmw 320I coupe.
FD back on the road as soon as I can get an MOT, but this is the weekend toy. The daily drudge is done in a Seat Leon TDI 130.
Fish