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Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on November 11, 2003, 11:14:12 AM
what did you drive before your FD was it good bad or not worth bothering with,

i personally drove a rice corsa SRi

so i had quite a big step up in the performance market.:D
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: J4P RX on November 11, 2003, 11:39:21 AM
17 - Fiat Panda.  Rubbish, lasted a couple of months.  Change for:
88 Corolla GL 1.3 - Very good for what it was actually.

18 - Toyota Celica GT4 ST185.  I like this.  They look good imho (had a widebody one) and is very good all round though not that fast

19 - Pulsar GTiR RNN14.  These are little rockets and id definatly have another but hate the boy racer image they now seem to have.  Shame.  Great acceleration, but handling isnt all that nice despite good grip.

21 - RX7 FD3S.  I still have one of these, and at the moment dont want to change it.  Well I would, but I cant think of anything else Id rather have for the money except maybe an S15.

Cheers
Lee
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: iaint on November 11, 2003, 11:48:20 AM
Fiat Panda 4x4

BMW 323i (b reg)

Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i

Shoud\'ve kept the beamer - leather bucket-seats were the best ever.  The 7\'s are nearly as good.

Iain
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: tr8theshape on November 11, 2003, 11:48:47 AM
I had a 1980 Triumph TR7 V8

It was quite good.

Enjoyed it at the time (except the rampant rust) but the REX is Sooo much better.
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Fishy on November 11, 2003, 11:58:59 AM
Previous Cars
Mk. 1 2 Door Escort 1.3L (Two bags of cement in the boot for grip)

Mk. 3 3 Door Astra 1.3

Mk. 5 Cav. 4 Door 1.8GL

3 Door Conv. Fontera

Corsa SRi

Various company cars - All dead now. ;)

Impreza Turbo - Heavily Modified

Current Cars

Impreza Turbo - Now back to standard
FD3S - Modifications under way. :D

Dan
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: JayRX7 on November 11, 2003, 12:31:08 PM
17 - Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 LS - Slow as hell but a good little first car. Sold it after about 9 months and the new owner had it about 2 months and it got stolen :rolleyes:

18 - PUG 106 GTI - really liked this car. Modified it with wheels etc etc but for it\'s size was nice and quick. Had it for about 18 months and sold it to a mate and he still has it aswell as his scoob.

19 - Subaru Impreza P1 W Reg. Had a lil accident in this one and kept it for about 9 months and then sold it on. racked up 20,000 miles in this time so I wanted a newer one with lower mileage.

20 - Subaru Impreza P1 X Reg. Bought it with 12500 miles on it and had upgraded exhaust and wheels. Owned this for 6 months and sold in Oct this year with 18500 miles on it.

20 - Rover 216 GTI Twin Cam - Still got this as a run about. Nice little car, leather interior not bad for it\'s age.

20/21 Rx7 FD3S - Not sure how long I\'ll have it judging by previous cars! ;)

Did have the P1, Rover and Rx7 all at the same time for a while - quickest way to loose money :D
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: mikeeech on November 11, 2003, 12:42:50 PM
1. 1966 Cal look beetle when I was 16. Standard as brought then spent a small fortune of pink leather seat and building an 1835 engine!

2. Before the Beetle got sold I brought a Reliant Scimitar SE5a - nice v6 purr to that one. The big ends went eventually but it still soildered on without oil pressure for some months. The MOT tester saw the back of that one!

3. Reliant scimitar SE6a with stage 2 modified engine. That was quick (not FD quick) and sounded the real biz when the revs went high.

4. Trimumph GT6 Mk2. brought as a part finished restoration. Given away as a part finished, part finished restoration. Still the rolling chassis was pretty much done and the body was sounder than when I brought it.

5. Rover 420 TDI (for work) - stuff that one througha hedge on ice!

6. Vauxhall Omega- Nice comfy car brought for doing the motorways. Now for sale if anyone wants it. £300?

7. Rover 220 turbo Coupe. Actually my wifes car but it led me here \'cause it was a real hoot to drive but got nicked and trashed.

8. RX7 - delivered tomorrow!
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: davefrith on November 11, 2003, 01:00:47 PM
17 - Ford Escort (died horribly)

18- Ford Sierra (cracked head blew up)

19 - Toyota MR2 (wonderful car, but lost loads on it)

20 - MR2

21 - 98\' Alfa Romeo Spider (open top fun)
and Suzuki Bandit 600 (first bike)

22 to present - Rx-7 3rd Gen, BMW 320i, GSX-R 600 K2

Dave
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Martiny on November 11, 2003, 01:18:27 PM
Current:
FD, RX-2,323, MX-5

Previous:
4 RX7s
5 RX2s
1 BMW 323
3 Mitsubishi Galant
1 Mitsubishi Tredia Turbo

Future?

Rx-8 for sure! Maybe a Cosmo.
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: mr_tim on November 11, 2003, 01:19:57 PM
17 - mkII fiesta

18 - fiat cinqucento

19 - Honda Civic Coupe

21 - Civic Type R
Great car - fast, roomy, good mpg, but just didn\'t cut it. I\'d love to run one as an everyday car alongside the FD though:)
Title: my machine
Post by: samfc3s on November 11, 2003, 01:36:32 PM
1. Sear Arosa:o

2. Toyota Corolla GT coupe (AE86 20V)

3. Celica GT4 carlos sainz

4. RX7 FC3S

5. Mazdaspeed FD3S now..........



sam
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: scooby_si on November 11, 2003, 02:14:06 PM
Damn i\'ve had far less but mine have clearly been so much better researched than some (http://burns.thefinaldimension.org/cwm/cwm/silly.gif) lol
1st: peugot 205 XS
2nd: Impreza turbo 2000
3rd: Mondeo 1.8lx \'97 facelift thou so it\'s much better (http://smilies.jeeptalk.org/otn/happy/11zwinky.gif)(as cheap runabout/addition car to 4th:
4th: RX7 FD (still waiting to get mitts on it but even idea rocks (http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/rocker.gif) lol)
Si
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Andy T on November 11, 2003, 02:40:57 PM
Merc 190E.. kitted lowered etc...
Alfa Romeo GTV big wheels and quad Exhaust
Skoda Octavia
Jeep Grand Cherokee tinted and chromed
Renault 5 Turbo... striped and tuned (still have it)
Yamaha Thundercat
Yamaha R6
Merc C Class
TVR Tuscan
RX7
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: boltoa on November 11, 2003, 02:50:03 PM
First car (at 22 - didn\'t bother while I was at uni) was 1.1 Pug 106. Cheap insurance!

Then got decent job and bought new Scooby turbo. Splendid car, wife didn\'t like gearchange much tho. Sold that 15 months later for nearly what I paid for it - in the time that Scoobys had a 6 month waiting list!

Then went very silly and bought new Evo 6 when Mitsubishi UK first started importing them.  Great car. wife loved it too. Started doing trackdays with this, and thought I should really get a trackday car, so sold it 13 months later, for a massive loss (which made me vow never to buy a brand new car again), and bought...

A twin ZX9 engined Westfield & a 95 Misty Shogun to tow it with. This was a stupidly fast, scary car (the Westfield, that is :)). Over 500bhp/tonne, 0-100 in 6.8s :evillaugh. Unless I win the lottery and get a McLaren F1, I am unlikely to ever own a car that fast again.

Got bored of Shogun as everyday car, and got a 1998 Subaru Legacy GTB estate. Great Q Car - 280bhp, 4WD in a fairly boring looking estate body, and could tow stuff easily as well. Had this for a year ...

Then kids came along, trackday opportunity dried up, and sold both of these and bought the 94 RX7. Love it to bits, but going on past performance, I\'ll probably swap this somewhere between 1 and 2 years old. Even tho it fairly terrifies me in the wet, I quite fancy a Cerbera as next car :eek.

Andrew
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: ScuttleRX on November 11, 2003, 02:55:21 PM
Ford Escort 1.3 (e-reg) nice little first car which i eventually killed

Saxo VTR, not a bad car, but not a lot of umph and way too many boy racers have them

Ford Orion 1.4, my first car bought solely as a run-about

\'96 FD3S, bit of a power hike from previous cars, in fact you can add the bhp\'s up and they still dont come close:)

then a little 106 1.5 diesel to replace the orion which was on its last legs, great little car with a seemingly magical fuel tank which never seems to run out:) but unfortunately it might be a write off as i got smacked up the ass by another car a couple of weeks ago, oh well, whiplash claim should buy a nice new intercooler for FD :)
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Tomson on November 11, 2003, 03:51:19 PM
16. Honda Express(wrote it off), Yamaha Passola
17. TZR125, then YamahaFZR400RR
18. Triumph Herald, Volkswagen Beetle
19. Still had Beetle, Mrk 1 Golf GL
20. Mark One Golf GTI 1600
22. Mark One Golf GTI Campaign + various shitty new Ford company cars - they were all truely shit.
24. Still Had Mark one, Plus ZX-6R G2
25. Corrado VR6 Storm, plus ZX-6R (sold later that year)
26. Supercharged Corrado VR6
http://www.matey-matey.com/supercharged_corrado_vr6.shtml

28. Sold my supercharged VR6, bought Merc 500SEL/sold 500SEL and purchased Honda NC30, purchased my RX two weeks ago.

If you include the wifes cars - I seem to always end up paying for them.  Then I have had a Saxo (load os rubbish), Mark 3 Golf GTI and I still have a Mark 2 Convertible GTI Sportline...

Must have spent loads and loads and loads, every single one of mine have been modified in some way apart from the herald & the mopeds.

Wife wants a Civic Type R now.
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Robertio on November 11, 2003, 08:50:11 PM
Westfield SEi-W (160bhp) good when it worked, unfortunately it spent as much time with my mechanic as me.   ie after 4 weeks of getting stuff done, collect car early am head off to trackday, mid afternoon come back to the car to find more oil on the ground than in the car.  Quick bodge repair with fanta bottle and drive back to the garage :rolleyes:  Sold to get something that wouldn\'t fall apart and had a roof - Glasgow is too wet for your ownly car not to have a roof.  Before that:

Impreza Turbo (Euro Import) most over-rated car I have ever been in, had it for sale within the first month unfortunately my spoiler went walkabout, then it got keyed and I couldn\'t afford to get rid of it.  Once I accepted  the fact it was 100bhp shy of enough power to test the chassis in the dry, useful for chasing bikes on back roads but little else.  Really good in the wet or snow infact it was great in any sort of condition where it isn\'t generally safe to drive quickly.  Sold to get something cheaper to run (house buying ain\'t cheap) and more involving to drive.  Previously:

Saxo VTR bought just after the car was released (so before the Max muppet brigade got hold of them) and really rated it as a car.  Just about quick enough for a daily driver, handled neatly and was stupidly economical (even sitting at 120+ for a whole tank it would return 36mpg).  Sold it as I wanted something that accelerated quicker that I wouldn\'t feel the need to drive so quickly the whole time.
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on November 11, 2003, 09:43:43 PM
quite supprised at the amount of scoobs owned ,

and the amount of people that go from no performance to an RX7 (lets just jump in the deepend:rollin  )

anyone got any pictured of there scoobs
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: scooby_si on November 11, 2003, 09:53:54 PM
arrr since u asked i\'m up for reminising, i remember the subtle spoiler & less subtle stickers (http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/corky/corkysm54.gif) hmm i wish i\'d kept the heads up display boost gauge mind (http://smilies.crowd9.com/contrib/edoom/sad2.gif)
Si
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: scooby_si on November 11, 2003, 09:53:54 PM
arrr since u asked i\'m up for reminising, i remember the subtle spoiler & less subtle stickers (http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/corky/corkysm54.gif) hmm i wish i\'d kept the heads up display boost gauge mind (http://smilies.crowd9.com/contrib/edoom/sad2.gif)
Si
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: MikeLMR on November 11, 2003, 10:18:44 PM
16 - \'77 MK2 Escort  Metalic gold 1.3 ghia 2 door (The \'Donor\')

16 - Sylva Striker II Kit car  British racing green, starter pack (hence the Mk2)  LONG term project car

18 - Borrowed my dads \'93 Mazda 626 2 litre GLXI ( :D )

19 - \'91 Mazda 323 1.3 SE, Red(still own it ... great car, now got a huge pair of spotlights, 4 point harnesses, ford racing suspension and kitted out for 12 car rallies)

21 - \'84 Mazda RX7, metalic somthing green  (still own it ... current weekend warrior :D )

22 - \'85 Mazda RX7, grey (parts car ... now sold on to a bloke from Coventry)

22 - \'87 Volvo 740 Estate, Metalic gold:yes (latest toy)  ...  bought for £50 passed its MOT 1st time! and hopefully to compete on one awesome road rally ... The Preston ! Big sump guard, knobbly tyres, huge spotlights ... the works !

?? - FD

Mike
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: t2rew on November 11, 2003, 10:24:07 PM
FIZZY
CB550 FOUR
MINI 850
VAUXHALL VX4/90
VAUXHALL VX GLS
CBR600K
MINI 1275GT
DID AN ENGINE SWAP IN THE VX GLS FOR A SMALL BLOCK CHEVY
CBR600N
SELECTION OF CRAP CARS
XJS V12
XJ12
GSXR 750 K
MINI CLUBMAN 1300MG 40 DCOE
GSXR  750WV
metro
ROVER 416
GSXR 750 WY
MERC 380 S (126)
KTM 620 SUPERMOTO
TURBO 2 (BANG)  FD CONVERSION UNDER WAY
TURBO 2
WIFES CAR  GALANT
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: MikeLMR on November 11, 2003, 10:25:51 PM
my mate had an xjs v12 ... fantastic cars appart from the fact they drink more fuel than an RX !!
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: t2rew on November 11, 2003, 10:32:53 PM
YOUR JUST NOT DRIVING THE REX HARD ENOUGH
 jag 19 mpg
rx 17mpg:D
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: MikeLMR on November 11, 2003, 10:42:38 PM
XJS V12 returned about 13-14MPG for my mate (he drove it really hard by all acounts)

lowest I\'ve had the RX is an average 16mpg (although half that fill up was dual carriage way so I would guess the 20 mile return trip ate most fuel ( probably close to 10! mpg? )

Mike
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Post by: 20B_boy on November 11, 2003, 10:52:52 PM
\'67 VW Type 1 - 1500 model with front discs :eek:
- replaced motor, clutch and half the body
(still sat in the garage after about 11 years)

\'72 VW Type 1 -  1200 base
- never had it running
(chopped most of it up and took it up the dump during summer, just got the running gear/floorpan behind the garage now...)

\'81 Talbot Samba
- gramps car I got passed after he kicked his wicket over, never gave me any trouble in 9 months before I skipped it having bought next motor. Only car I havent replaced a clutch and engine on :)

\'65 MG Midget - 1098 Mk2
- great car, surprisingly quick (after I killed its 1098cc motor and fitted a \'prepared\' 1380 running a 45 DCOE any way :))
(still sat in grans garage out in the sticks being eaten by rodents as of 2000 when I bought next motor)

\'93 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo (\'Evo 3\' i.e. katalyst job)
- Subtle Giallo Fly Yellow. Awesome car, will buy another when I have kids if any havent rusted away by then. Still dont think many cars look so brutal and menacing in your rear-view mirror. Scooby, schmooby - the \'Grale did it first and with out A LOT more style :D
(crank shaft bought the farm, along with a few other internals. P/ex\'d against next car as it was starting to rust (if you knew where to look!) and the turbo was w#nked...

\'94 Mazda RX7 Type RB
- and so it came that I got my first rotor, had always loved the FD and in spite of it being red it was  agreat car. Was about to start sniffing about mods when I ended up doing a donut at about 100mph one night before parking it in a field. First car I ever owned that went thru an MOT without needing work :)

\'96 Mazda RX7 Type RB
- one of the early ones to get an FD from Miguel at Newera (which he will remember well as it was a total suck-hole to get SVA\'d!). Silver and lovely, came with FMIC and a few other bits and bobs. Totally abused it for 12 months running 1bar+ with no boost control, stock fuel system etc. Never missed a beat. Got the mod bug big-time. Was about to go GT35/40 when all the kids seemed to being going that route too. So thought about ported N/A 20B and finally settled upon ported single turbo 20B conversion. Work in progress (no, it is actually progressing now, honest!)

Adore all Rotors now and never see myself giving them up. Seen enough FD\'s now, looking for either a heavily mod\'d FC to play about with and totally ruin whilst using for daily transport and learning why things go pop, or an RX2, RX3, RX4 or R100 to cherish and love forever and ever :)
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: GaryS on November 12, 2003, 12:01:26 AM
Hmm my past list is a lot more boring than most

17) 1967 MK1 Hillman Hunter (older than I was) - saw the back of more AA relay trucks than I\'d like to remember, but surprisingly sprightly - also learnt a lot about RWD on that car - used to be able to drift it very nicely :bandit

20) Renault 12 auto

20) Triumph Dolomite 1850

20) Fiat 126 - I was embarressed by it, but found the girlies loved it :D - also it handled very well once you got the speed up.

22) Dhiatsu Charade

24) Rover 213

27) MK 2 VW Scirroco gti

29) Alfa 164 3.0 Lusso

31) Mazda MX-5

33) 1.3 Ford Escort Estate (for parking in dodgy areas)

Current Cars
----------------
FD3S
MX-5 - currently ~208 BHP/199 ilbs per foot torque - might remove the big boost crank pulley which will take it down to only ~180 BHP
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Robertio on November 12, 2003, 08:10:09 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Nath
quite supprised at the amount of scoobs owned ,

and the amount of people that go from no performance to an RX7 (lets just jump in the deepend:rollin  )

anyone got any pictured of there scoobs

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robertio/scoobpas1.jpg)
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Post by: JayRX7 on November 12, 2003, 08:50:32 AM
Here\'s my second P1. First one looked pretty much the same

(http://www.photobucket.com/albums/1003/JayP1/b69f5af5.jpg)
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: <--rYaN--> on November 12, 2003, 12:12:22 PM
17) ibiza cupra
18) leon cupra
19) normally aspirated supra, was boring, sold it and bought the FD at 19 too :)
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Matt on November 12, 2003, 02:04:35 PM
1. fiat bravo
2. calibra 16v
3. calibra 4x4 turbo
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: maximtaylor on November 12, 2003, 03:23:47 PM
1) Banana yellow Renault 12 (cry)
2) Vauxhall Nova 1.2L (really crying now)
3) Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.5 ti105 Green Cloverleaf (oh yes!!!)
4) Daihatsu Charmant (ready to jump off cliff again)
5) Volkswagen Golf GTi (fun runabout)
6) Rover 200 Gsi Turbo (wheelspin city)
7) Subaru Impreza Sti
8) Subaru Legacy GT twin turbo (quick dog carrier)
9) Mitsubishi Legnum VR6 (even quicker dog carrier)
10) Nissan Figaro (yes, I know)

and currently:

11) Mitsubishi L200 Animal Cab (perfec for lamping (shooting rabbits at night))
12) My baby, 92 silver FD with the now common GT35/40!!!

Regards

Max
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Post by: bobster on November 12, 2003, 06:57:29 PM
Fiat Panda - Dead easy to keep and run. Learned about as much as I could about fixing cars from this little guy. Had Parental consent.

Ovlov 480es - Loved it to bits. Great fun to drive and throw around. Was at it\'s best before I traded it in, gave it a wee kiss goodbye. Had Parental Consent

Ovlov S40 - Hated it. Had Parental Consent

FD - Love it to bits. Sometimes I am afraid of it, but this makes me love it all the more. I have more respect for this car than any I have ever owned or driven, and I have driven some nice machinery. Corvette, Lotus and such. Decided to surprise my Parents with this 1. They Love it.

I hope to 1 day have a black FD and Black MR2 II parked in my drive. I have a real soft spot for the MR2, but for some strange reason, insurance companies thought the FD was better;)  and so do I
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Post by: Fishy on November 12, 2003, 07:06:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by maximtaylor


SNIP

11) Mitsubishi L200 Animal Cab (perfec for lamping (shooting rabbits at night))
12) My baby, 92 silver FD with the now common GT35/40!!!

Regards

Max

Your a BAD man!!!! How could you shoot those bunnies... :(

Where\'s my invite.

Dan
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Post by: J4P RX on November 12, 2003, 07:47:57 PM
If your gonna go killing bunnies then im going fishing :D

(oh my how lame was that :o )

Lee
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Post by: t2rew on November 12, 2003, 08:36:25 PM
i forgot one ..

it was a great car so i wanted to mention it..

opel manta berlinetta

this thing looked bad with flat silver paint and rust but the stage two (?) 2,2 big bore and dustbin lid valves was great fun putting the power down threw 185 tyres :D :D :D

it was the days before drifting events so the queen highway had to do:rollin
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Post by: malhall on November 17, 2003, 01:36:36 PM
Current (in the past many boring company cars + Fireblades, TL1000s\' to stop me going crazy)

Lexus GS300 (Company car)

1971 Series 3 V12 E Type Jaguar

2000 RX7

Interesting thing about the E type and the RX7 is that, in theory, they make the same hp - both 265. One from a 5.3 litre V12, the other from a 1.3 Rotary.
Which one does the wife like (when she\'d not driving her Honda Jazz), the Lexus - must be grounds for divorce................. :confused:
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Post by: Miguel on November 17, 2003, 02:01:00 PM
Hmmm... Long list. Will only mention the ones I owned for over 6 months!

Bikes: 1976 Yamaha DT175 @ 14 years old.
Honda 1982 XL250S @ 16 years old.
Honda 1990 650 Dominator @ 22 Years Old.
Honda 1990 VFR 750 F Pro-Arm (Still have it in my garage!)
Honda 2002 Fireblade 954 F2 (Have it here in Japan).

1st Car: BMW 2002 - which I converted to a Tii when restoring.
2nd: Fiat X1/9 1500cc
3rd: Renault 5 Gordini.
4th: Citroen 2CV
6th: Mercedes Benz W124 300D
6th: Radbourne racing Stage 2 R5 GT Turbo.
7th: 1985 Corolla GT AE86 RWD.
8th: 1980 VW Golf GTI Mk 1 1.8.
9th: 1997 Corolla AE86 facelift
10th: 1996 Mazda Eunos Roadster 1.8i
11th: Subaru Impreza 555 STI 3 Estate
12th: 1990 Mugen Tuned CRX SiR Coupe.
13th: MR2 Rev 3 GT Turbo 280 bhp.
14th: Skyline GT-R R33 V-Spec - 380 bhp.
15th: 1995 RX-7 Type R Bathurst - (Won\'t EVER sell this one).
16th: 2002 S2000 (Still got that one for daily use).

The Skyline was very quick indeed, but will never be as entertaining or rewarding to drive quickly, as a well sorted RX-7.

£ for £ (Or in my case, Yen!), there\'s nothing else more fun for the money. I\'d have a Type R NSX if I could afford it, or if I got silly, a Porsche GT-2 or an original 2.7 RSR, but I doubt that day will ever come....Besides, I enjoy the rex plenty.

I don\'t give a flying **** about economy figures on my RX-7. It is reliable though!

:wave
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Post by: Miguel on November 17, 2003, 02:29:39 PM
I forgot the Opel Ascona 2.0s too.....Yeah, a bit of a sideways car - that one. Primitive, although fairly quick(ish) too.

Another I forgot was the 1996 Transit 2.5 Di Camper Van which we painted at a party, after repair from being written off by an Uno which passed a traffic light on red and knocked a hole in the side of it... Became a real hippy "look" van as a result of that party....The Europeans liked it, although the Germans weren\'t very amused.

I sold it 3 years later to a very nice 50 year old couple who still own it, in Brighton.

:D
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Post by: tom on November 25, 2003, 06:25:19 PM
first car- ford orion 1.6i ghia
E30 bmw 316i(first rear wheel drive, wicked laugh and looked cool)
standard S2 escort RS turbo (got stolen)
renault laguna1.8i
vw carrado 16v!
EX SCC  S2 RS TURBO 236BHP (EAT PISTONS FOR DINNER BUT WELL QUICK FOR AN ESCORT)
VW corrado VR6 (smooth drive)
BAILEYS SHOW CAR S1 RS turbo! (super super clean but had to make way for the almighty!!!
3rd GEN RX7 fully kitted and stage 1 mods BUT I WANT MORE!!!

:burnout
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Christopher on November 26, 2003, 04:31:57 PM
900cc Pug 205
1.6 16V Saxo VTS
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: monkeyboy on December 18, 2003, 02:16:01 PM
My first car was a 1ltr Fiat uno-was fantastci to build my no claims bonus, plus it was solar powered iam sure i never put any petrol in the thing.

I had a Fiesta Zetec 1.2 which was a great little car.

Then i got my  3rd gen RX7... which nearly has double to Bhp of
my other cars put together
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: mids on December 18, 2003, 03:17:15 PM
Ford Fiesta - just about the only car I could afford to insure at the time and I soon learnt that if you turned into a corner at more than about 20mph in the wet, you went straight on :eek

Peugeot 205 XS - not a bad little car to whizz around in and handled surprisingly well

Honda CRX Vtec - always liked the look of them, mad engine which just screams at you to rev the nuts off it but low down torque was non existent which meant it was hard work to drive fast :(

Subaru Impreza - now we are talking ! Great car, owned it for four years and only sold it because I wanted to try some other cars (so many cars, such little time). Hadn\'t quite appreciated how good it was in the wet until I bought....

Ford Focus RS - Awesome handling, great brakes, pretty fast but as soon as it rained then the wheelspin just pissed me off. I got pretty fed up with that and realised that I could sell it for good money so I did although I didn\'t know what else to buy so I bought a sh*tbox to run around in whilst I thought about it

Ford Fiesta - naff little shopping trolle.

Mazda RX-7 - haven\'t got it yet but have placed a deposit with Miguel. Thought it was about time I bought a RWD car and when I went for a test drive I knew I had to have one :D
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Donato on December 18, 2003, 04:07:14 PM
1st. 1960 850cc Mini, great car!
2nd. Fiat X19, engine with rust and some glass around it!
3rd. mg midget, death trap
4th. Lancia delta 1300, great car considering it cost me £80.
5th. Lancia delta hf turbo, awesome machine until the engine gave up!
6th. Golf GTI Greg, absoulutly minted condition, a complete dissapiontment to drive after the lancia
7th. Saab 900, another nice car until i put it in a farmers field.
8th and 9th. company land rover discovery\'s, killed the engine in one of them.
10th. My rx7 3rd gen, im hoping there won\'t be an 11th for a long time!

:D
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: hugepiece on December 19, 2003, 10:49:21 AM
17 - 1986 Mini with 1300cc MG conversion + 1"3/4 carbs
17 - 1959 Ford Pop 100e (RS2000 running gear/engine/box)
18 - 1989 Escort RS (wrote it off after 2 months)
19 - 1986 Fiesta XR2
19 - 1989 Escort XR3i
19 - 1996 Rover 420i (company car)
20 - 1993 Renault 19 16v
21 - 1997 Ford Escort Si
22 - 1997 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0
24 - 1989 Porsche 944 S2
25 - 1992 REX FD Type-R1

Plus various other bikes (CBR400, GSXR600, Ducati 748 and currently a 155bhp R1).  All I can say is that my FD would leave my old Porker for dead, and it was no slouch by any means.  Rotary and Twin Turbos are the the only way.................
Title: what car
Post by: skybusr34 on January 14, 2004, 11:01:52 PM
fiesta xr2  till a nasty curb wrote it off!!!!!!

series 2 escort rs turbo with every engine mod possible ( affordable mods anyway 218bhp (dyno sheet proof)
got fed up with replacing gear box`s and clutch`s every 2 months

then a golf 1.3 cl  (  6 weeks---- hated it  )

corrado G60 with 2 stage nos   280 bhp.
was on desplay stand at gti international 2002.  
probably spent  10k making it so good. tvr entry etc.>>>

this car was brilliant..   had to sell it to start my business:(

now my business is doing well  i`ve got an rz coming from rotary imports:rollin :rollin :rollin
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: J8P RX on January 15, 2004, 09:29:37 AM
1275gt mini fun car but totalled
MK1 Golf 1.1
Escort Ghia (nasty)
1.3l Astra
Orion Ghia 1.6
Mk2 golf gti x3
MK1 Golf Gti Turbo
Bmw 535 sport
bmw 530
Vw corrado Vr6
Escort Estate (nice)
Mk2 golf 16v
Audi coupe
Pulsar GTiR
MR2 Turbo
Subaru Impreza WRX (horrid)
Mazda Rx7 (cream of the Crop)

plus about 5 company cars.

Not a bad list for been 26 really.
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: bnaellis on January 15, 2004, 11:23:44 AM
yellow mini
brown mini metro
yellow min metro company car
silver mg metro
blue mini
astar convertible company car

pug 205 1.9 gti nuttiest car ever made had to sell before I killed myself doing crazy things everytime I got behind the wheel.

blue rx7 egi model

red rx7 turbo II cabriolet it loved the twisties & big roundabouts in France.

Black rx7 touring x

Next ? maybe white bridgeport
or secret weapon being secretly built in a secret place farway???

rgds
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: 20B_boy on January 15, 2004, 11:54:25 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by BNA_ELLIS
Next ? maybe white bridgeport or secret weapon being secretly built in a secret place farway???
So is that secret then? :D

Have you got the nippons secretly on the case mate, eh, eh??!

Coooool baby!
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Carl on January 15, 2004, 12:38:00 PM
For me it has been as follows
Rover 3 litre P5 1961
Austin 1300 1968
Triumph 2500 Pi estate 1972
Rover 3500 P6 b V8 1973
Mazda RX3 12 a coupe 1972
Mazda Rx7 Mk 1 12a Jap import 1979
Mazda Cosmo 12a turbo 1982 4 door saloon
Peugeot 305 1982 1500
Mazda 626 Montrose coupe 1981 2 litre
Rover 2.7 litre Vitesse fast back 1989
Citroen AX diesel 1989
Nissan sunny 1988
Mazda Rx3 10a 1972
Mazda Rx 7 Mk 1 1981
Mazda Rx3 saloon 10a 1976
Nissan Micra 1983
Mazda RX 7 3rd gen 1992
Mazda Rx 7 mk1 1981
Hyundai Pony 1998
Mazda RX 7 3rd gen 1992 auto
Mazda Rx7 egi 1987
Mazda Rx7 3rd gen 1995
Mazda Rx3 coupe twin turbo engine 1972
Mazda Rx 3 coupe race car 1972
Mazda Cosmo 110s 1968
Mazda Rx4 coupe 1974
Mazda Rx 4 coupe 1976
Mazda Rx4 coupe 1974
Mazda Rx4 coupe 1976 coupe 13b 5 speed
Mazda RX 3 coupe 10a
Mazda RX 7 series one mk 3 1985
Mitsubishi Lancer 1988
Isuzu Trooper 1988
Special project top secret car??????  debut 2004...................

quite a few of these are current cars that I still own.

Carl





:rollin :rollin :rollin
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Carl on January 15, 2004, 12:39:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by BNA_ELLIS

Next ? maybe white bridgeport
or secret weapon being secretly built in a secret place farway???

rgds

Hi Brian, so this is the project at RX motors then???
Tim has been going about it.
Kind regards
Carl
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: paul C on January 15, 2004, 12:43:33 PM
Previous cars :

Triumph Dolomite 1500

Skoda Estelle ( I was a poor student, didnt stop me lowering it swapping the engine adding a roll cage and racing it though)

Honda civic

GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup Truck. 4.8 Litre 255bhp (18mpg (US gallons) still it was only $30 to fill up) Great vehicle when there\'s 1.5 feet of snow outside your door

Current car :

FD3S Uk spec, I\'m torn between keeping it stock and modifying it...

Paul
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: bnaellis on January 15, 2004, 01:54:20 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Carl
Hi Brian, so this is the project at RX motors then???
Tim has been going about it.
Kind regards
Carl

Wrong:D
that\'s his secret project should be very interesting indeed.
I don\'t really have one as yet. I\'m stuck between keeping the white bridge or getting a  secret weapon built in secret if a place farway. I\'m awaiting a price for this secret weapon and will take it from there.

rgds
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: StreetPizza on January 15, 2004, 02:22:35 PM
Previous cars:

1988 Pug 205 Junior. 954cc of raw fury! Destroyed by a moron in a 323, who wouldn\'t accept responsibility... court case coming up.

1994 Renault 19 1.4. Comfortable, and after the pug it felt fast :D Got bored and sold it to my dad

1988 Pug 205 GTi 1.9. More shoddily built French madness, but soooo much fun (at least it was before it started falling apart.) Soon to be sold for parts, or scrap.

Not a big list, really...
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: GaryS on January 15, 2004, 05:22:16 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by BNA_ELLIS
Wrong:D
that\'s his secret project should be very interesting indeed.
I don\'t really have one as yet. I\'m stuck between keeping the white bridge or getting a  secret weapon built in secret if a place farway. I\'m awaiting a price for this secret weapon and will take it from there.

rgds
What you mean is you\'re waiting for Nightsports to secumb to your pressure over their race car :cool
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: bnaellis on January 15, 2004, 05:41:33 PM
mmmmm that would be nice. Hey stop giving me more options i\'m confused enough as it is:)

rgds
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: MillSpeed on January 26, 2004, 01:58:36 PM
I currently own a Mk2 Golf, a Mk1 Golf, a Lightweight Land rover, a \'73 Cadillac Sedan deVille, a Jaguar XJ6 and of course my beloved Rex. I like cars.
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: gsb876 on January 27, 2004, 06:39:50 AM
I have owned some nice motors although only passed driving test at 22!!!

Suzuki Vitara - Fatboy - way toooo slow

Toyota MR2 - twin entry turbo - 320bhp

Mazda rx7 efini - 300bhp

Nissan Skyline R33GTS - 320bhp

Ford Escort Cosworth - 320bhp

NOW - Mazda rx7 - 460+bhp - the purple one from DRAGON

RGDS
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Carl on January 27, 2004, 08:38:15 AM
Hi GSB 876
Do you mean from Ross at Dragon?Any pics?
If you meant the RX7 of old Dragon that is now Nemesis then Gary Gooding owns that one.
Kind regards
Carl
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: J4P RX on January 27, 2004, 08:45:22 AM
Carl,

He means Ross @ Dragon.

The pics are on this thread:

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3810

Cheers
Lee
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: gsb876 on January 27, 2004, 04:51:08 PM
Carl,

No its not the Nemisis one, although that is a beauty!!

I got mine from Ross at //www.dragonperformance.co.uk and although i have good figures Ross is currently building something special for rotorstock - which is why i wont be racing mine!!!:confused:

Good guy Ross excellant job on my rx;)
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Carl on January 27, 2004, 05:25:13 PM
I Must say that your car is the best RX7 I have ever seen.
Well done Ross.
Kind regards
Carl
Title: Dragon rx7
Post by: gsb876 on January 27, 2004, 05:34:10 PM
Carl,

Thanks for the positive feedback mate, yes all credit due to Ross at Dragon, couldn\'t fault the car!!!

It will be there on the Dragon Stand at rotorstock, and Ross\'s secret demo car will be something special, i\'ll bet;)

Thanks for the kind words carl.
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on February 01, 2004, 04:51:57 PM
heres my previous rice mobil

you could say it was quite a step up:rollin

(http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/207/picture_0180.jpg)
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: gsb876 on February 01, 2004, 06:08:28 PM
NATH,

Dont think that qualifies to appear on here dude:rolleyes:
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on February 01, 2004, 09:53:20 PM
well at 17 you cant afford performance so you have to have your girly cars:p :(
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: gsb876 on February 02, 2004, 12:01:08 AM
Nath,

TRUE, first car i had was a Suzuki Vitara fatboy, nothing fast about that :(

I think top speed was 90mph, downhill!!!

But dont worry mate the years will fly by, just keep a clean licence as the police dont like the fast / modified car scene:eek:
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on February 02, 2004, 12:15:59 AM
well i had 120 out me baby corsa and that was pushing it on the way down to exeter :rollin
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: gsb876 on February 02, 2004, 12:54:24 AM
Funny that nath i bought my rx from exeter:confused:

Dragon performance @ //www.dragonperformance.co.uk
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: J4P RX on February 02, 2004, 08:21:39 AM
(http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/images/smilies/plug.gif)
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on February 02, 2004, 10:03:50 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by gsb876
Funny that nath i bought my rx from exeter:confused:

Dragon performance @ //www.dragonperformance.co.uk

and do you know whats even funnier, the facct that i wanted that car from JVS which is where i belive it came from before Dragon got it , i begged them to sell it to me for an extra 1K on top of the asking price but had no joy :(
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: davefrith on February 02, 2004, 10:10:52 AM
that Corsa is classic :D

you have redeemed yourself now Nath with your current car :D

Dave
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on February 02, 2004, 12:34:21 PM
all good things come to those who wait :D
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: amp on February 02, 2004, 10:27:12 PM
75 toyota celica coupe
80 toyota celica coupe
91 mazda rx7 t2
92 acura integra gs hatchback
93 honda accord se coupe
95 honda civic ex coupe
93 mazda rx7 touring
93 mazda rx7 r1
98 kawasaki zx6r
99 honda passport ex

current rides are in the sig..
to include an 03 mazda6s
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Daiscooby on February 04, 2004, 12:29:05 PM
1980 - MKI Escort Mexico
1983 - 1275 GT Mini
1985 - Sierra 1.6 ( Got married !!!)
1988 - Cavalier 1.6 Mk IV ( Still married !!!)
1993 - RS Turbo MkIV ( Now divorced !!!)
1996 - Celica GT4
1998 - Supra SZ
2001 - Impreza STi4
2004 - RX-7 ( Well from Friday 13th anyway !! )
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on February 04, 2004, 01:19:22 PM
you sure that is the best date to get it:p
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: craigr on February 04, 2004, 03:44:33 PM
1) Fiesta 957cc !
2) Cavalier 1.6L !!
3) Cortina MkIV Crusader 2.0 !!!
4) BMW 316 (not even an i...) !!!!
5) 1993 UK Spec RX7
6) Land Rover Freelander (had a baby)
7) Nissan 200sx Touring (wanted more speed) modded to 240BHP
8) Mitsubishi Evo VI Tommi Makinen Ed (wanted even more speed) modded to 330BHP
9) Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 3.2 V6 (sounds lovely)
10) Looking for another RX7 now

Nissan was great fun, but looked boring
Evo was fast, went round corners well, but ultimately booorrrring
Alfa can\'t handle 250BHP through the front wheels

Have ALWAYS been hankering after another RX7 since my first one, and now is the time to go back. The devil has tempted me !
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: amp on February 04, 2004, 04:11:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by craigr
.... The devil has tempted me !
id contend its your good conscience that brought ya back...
;)
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: scooby_si on February 04, 2004, 06:05:45 PM
woahahahahaha lol
Si
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Daiscooby on February 05, 2004, 10:36:09 AM
I realise that Friday the 13th is sort of tempting fate, but I want to get my hands on it as soon as possible !!!

And Valentines day is well out of the window for obvious reasons  :D:D
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Nath on February 05, 2004, 11:51:09 AM
well you can take the misus out in it on the 14th theres a ride she will enjoy:p
Title: What did you drive?
Post by: Daiscooby on February 05, 2004, 01:12:04 PM
Nath

That is the intention !!!

But its a day round trip to pick the car up. and I play football on a Saturday afternoon, so the 13th it is :D:D