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Cars by Model Type => 3rd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: gmogle on July 04, 2004, 01:24:30 PM

Title: The Most Awesome Rx ever ?!!!?
Post by: gmogle on July 04, 2004, 01:24:30 PM
Guys,

Just spotted this on ebay !!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2483496774&indexURL=8&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

Is it one of the best RX\'s ever ?!!?

Even my Girlfriend likes the car so it cant be bad.

Wish I had the £17k to buy it and then afford to ship it, convert it for Uk use, Insure it (600bhp cant be cheap to insure!) and finally pay for all that fuel it will use !!!!

What do you reckon?
I like the mesh on the front C-West bumper.

Your thoughts.
Title: The Most Awesome Rx ever ?!!!?
Post by: Andyp on July 04, 2004, 01:28:21 PM
looks pretty awsome to me :D

...but then i\'m a c-west whore ;)
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Post by: gmogle on July 04, 2004, 01:32:36 PM
Blimey didnt expect to get a response that quickly.

You must have been on the lurk Mate ;)
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 04, 2004, 01:38:39 PM
:eek:

Nice find matey! Never seen an FD in a ferrari colour, and grigio titanio is the best of the lot. Stunning. A little suspicious as to the claimed power figure...anyone know if that sounds right? Thought the 35/40s were good for 500bhp or so? Suppose it\'s dependent on other factors as well though!!

C-West kit (as always) looks fab - but what rear wing is that? Also, those wheels...wow. Almost as nice as my fave Blitz Technospeed Z1s. Almost!!

Be interesting to see how much it goes for. As for insurance...:rollin

Thanks again for posting it though!
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Post by: chrisBoid on July 04, 2004, 01:41:40 PM
Nice find, that is one gorgeous car, LHD though :( :p
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Post by: gsb876 on July 04, 2004, 02:33:20 PM
WOW:eek:
Title: But !!!!
Post by: eatmyrx7dust on July 04, 2004, 02:36:49 PM
But is it as good as \'U2\' ......just taking the p... outta Gurj.
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Post by: scooby_si on July 04, 2004, 02:47:27 PM
VS (http://img15.photobucket.com/albums/v44/scooby_si/e6_12_s.jpg) yep Kylie wins :god lol
Tiz a lush looking car thou even if it is grey lol
Si
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Post by: gsb876 on July 04, 2004, 03:10:17 PM
Hmmmmm,

How many of these could U2 afford???
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 04, 2004, 05:21:35 PM
Wow a laserdisc!! Been a while since i\'ve seen one of those. Must be worth a pretty penny! :cool

Hey what do you guys think of grey in general on FDs? Love it on other cars (examples: BMW Steel Grey, Porsche Seal Grey etc) but not sure whether it\'s too...dull for the RX? Do think it looks very very classy though.
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 04, 2004, 05:56:02 PM
Oh yeah...and isn\'t that screen tinted a fair bit? I meant to ask if any of you guys were affected by the new laws regarding that?
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Post by: gsb876 on July 04, 2004, 06:15:02 PM
Colour?

I think the best colours for fd\'s are Black, pearlescent blue and Purple?
The only car that looks good in red is the obvious, white too dirty too quick racing green ok but not on fd, grey not on fd.

This purple:
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Post by: J4P RX on July 04, 2004, 06:37:42 PM
Youve been stalking Scooby Si again I see :p
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Post by: gsb876 on July 04, 2004, 06:59:08 PM
Oh No didn\'t notice that:confused:  that it was a different pic i put up................ doh!!! thats all we need more smiley\'s:rollin :rollin :rollin
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Post by: scooby_si on July 04, 2004, 07:41:07 PM
i look good from every angle init lol
Si
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Post by: GaryS on July 04, 2004, 09:59:46 PM
Silver and grey do look good on a FD3.  Black is really good - but for me no good as I\'m lazy cleaning cars.

Gurj I do like your car - but I\'ve always beena  sucker for purple.
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Post by: chrisBoid on July 05, 2004, 09:21:34 AM
Hmmm, no one has mentioned blue - I like blue :) (As the colour for an FD, not the band...)
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Post by: gsb876 on July 05, 2004, 02:31:26 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by chrisBoid
Hmmm, no one has mentioned blue - I like blue :) (As the colour for an FD, not the band...)


I did say pearlescent Blue if that helps??:rollin
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Post by: chrisBoid on July 05, 2004, 02:34:41 PM
Ooop, so you did :)

I feel better now :)
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Post by: gsb876 on July 05, 2004, 02:43:43 PM
Theres a blue rx in Derby but not managed to stop the guy yet! but its not a deep blue like yours its more sky blue (if thats a colour):rolleyes:

but only saw it from a distance.:confused:
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Post by: Shaq on July 05, 2004, 02:52:51 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by gsb876
Colour?

I think the best colours for fd\'s are Black, pearlescent blue and Purple?
The only car that looks good in red is the obvious, white too dirty too quick racing green ok but not on fd, grey not on fd.

This purple:





look look its my car in the background the red one ! :D


shaQ
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Post by: chrisBoid on July 05, 2004, 04:26:31 PM
Ah, Shaq, so you were next to me (mine is the one with the bonnet up), you moved your car somewhere else early on though, was it something I said :p hehe.
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Post by: Dan Norton on July 05, 2004, 06:49:23 PM
I\'m gonna add here cos i\'m biased anyway:D

I reckon they look awesome in grey..... this is mine
(pick iy up this week....woohoo)

(http://board.hondacrx.co.uk/phpBB2/modules/gallery/albums/dannorton/photo_1_Copy_11.sized.jpg)


Dan!!
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Post by: MillSpeed on July 05, 2004, 06:57:29 PM
Oooooh......Veilside!
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Post by: bobster on July 05, 2004, 07:02:51 PM
Everyone knows Black is the fastest colour in FD land !! :D
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Post by: MillSpeed on July 05, 2004, 07:29:38 PM
Hells yeah! Once you go black, you never go back!
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Post by: scooby_si on July 05, 2004, 07:59:24 PM
you do if u end up facing the wrong way lol
Si
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Post by: <--rYaN--> on July 05, 2004, 10:40:28 PM
i absolutely love the volks on that ebay FD, wouldnt mind a set of them myself, shame there not widely available in the uk :(
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Post by: bnaellis on July 05, 2004, 10:55:38 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Dan Norton
I\'m gonna add here cos i\'m biased anyway:D

I reckon they look awesome in grey..... this is mine
(pick iy up this week....woohoo)

(http://board.hondacrx.co.uk/phpBB2/modules/gallery/albums/dannorton/photo_1_Copy_11.sized.jpg)


Dan!!

Dan looks like the car behind just stopped in time. A bit close for comfort init:D
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Post by: Dan Norton on July 06, 2004, 07:37:14 PM
I know brian:rollin


When i looked at the advert properly when i bought the car....i thought jees, this dealer is a bit risky:D


Dan!!
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 07, 2004, 12:18:55 PM
Cor there\'s another cracker! Nice FD there, Dan!!

Forgot another great colour - the Spirit \'R\' only Titanium Grey Metallic. Think it looks wonderful.

Gurj, what colour is your car exactly? Looks fantastic. Think purple is great because it is unusual, makes the car look even more of a one-off. Some purples are terrible (most in fact!) but yours looks spot on. The only other 2 purples that look good are BMW Techno violet and Nissan Midnight Purple. Mmmmmmm. :cool

IBM is a complete classic as well, surely one of the nicest \'stock\' colours from any manufacturer. Only RX colour i\'m not too keen on is Vintage red. Seems to fade a bit on the older models? Brilliant black is class, all the whites (Pure, Chaste and Snow white mica...right?!) look good esp in kitted cars but kinda dull. Silver is lurvely (more silly names...er...Sunlight silver metallic, Silverstone metallic, Highlight silver metallic i think?! :confused: ). Ugh too many colours, i\'m confusing myself neverm ind anyone else!

They all look good!!!! :D
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Post by: gsb876 on July 07, 2004, 02:36:54 PM
Hi Adrian,

thanks for the kind words, the colour is pearlescent purple i think:confused:  its a little different to other purples
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Post by: gsb876 on July 07, 2004, 02:38:15 PM
Not sure you can see it properly from that pic though?
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Post by: xxx on July 07, 2004, 02:50:30 PM
OMG soo many ugly RX-7\'s here...Makes me cry! :(

:mad:
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Post by: gsb876 on July 07, 2004, 02:59:19 PM
:confused:
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 07, 2004, 05:28:58 PM
I know what you mean, it doesn\'t show up as well in photos, find most pearls etc come out exposed badly! Is it similar to Gary Gooding\'s colour? Seen that in the flesh...:eek:

And xxx...you\'re joking, right? I don\'t think i\'ve ever seen so many beautiful RX-7s (ESPECIALLY 3rd gens) in one place before. If you\'re not joking...i\'d be interested in seeing what the current \'nice\' FDs in the australian tuning scene are like! :rolleyes:
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Post by: scooby_si on July 07, 2004, 07:13:41 PM
xxx seems to be a member of the modding is bad club & fair play the RX7 is a beauty in standard form but when you only post to show despair ot peoples modded cars i think you need to spend more time here http://www.chavscum.co.uk/culturecontent.html#cars (http://www.chavscum.co.uk/culturecontent.html#cars)  & realise a modded 7 is still a lush car & far from maxpower, but each to their own as they say i guess (http://www.computerpannen.com/cwm/contrib/sarge/Blurp_anim.gif) lol
Si
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 08, 2004, 10:08:59 AM
:rollin nice link there, Si!! Found the music bit pretty funny too!

I see...well it\'s true to say the stock FD is one of the most beautiful cars ever designed (in fact i think in 10 years it\'ll be respected like the DB7 is now) but that doesn\'t mean it\'s to everyone\'s taste.

A large part of the cars appeal is it is rare and unique, and personally i see nothing wrong in taking that property and enhancing it! Also, aesthetically speaking, i really think some after-market kits for the FD do make it look even nicer. The Max Power culture is differently entirely...it\'s getting to be ridiculous in terms of the add-ons to the cars. But again, some people simply get a kick from personalising their belongings - whether it\'s a new kitchen unit, the sound settings on a Surround system or the front bumper of their car.

I can see both arguments...and like most things it\'s very subjective...but it\'s not fair to brand the cars here  \'ugly\' just because they don\'t agree with your particular tastes.
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Post by: scooby_si on July 08, 2004, 12:35:44 PM
well said, i mean  there are plenty of ugly people, er i mean none car things to pick on round here :rollin lmao
Si
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Post by: Andyp on July 08, 2004, 12:56:04 PM
Gurj, sell me your C-west headlight covers please!
go-ornnnnnnnnn :D
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Post by: J4P RX on July 08, 2004, 01:19:02 PM
He doesnt have covers.
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Post by: Andyp on July 08, 2004, 01:24:04 PM
(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/traurig/sad-smiley-068.gif)
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 08, 2004, 01:24:08 PM
Confused! Isn\'t the reason Andy was asking if they were for sale is because  they aren\'t on the car? Or do you mean he doesn\'t actually own that part of the kit?? :confused:
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Post by: Andyp on July 08, 2004, 01:25:31 PM
well that\'s what I hoped! :D
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Post by: gsb876 on July 08, 2004, 02:32:36 PM
Me no got no covers??

 sorry Andy didn\'t get any on the car was going to get some ordered with slight tint to match car but i think the front end looks alot meaner without the covers??

Try the light without the covers see what it looks like you might like it dude?:confused:
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 08, 2004, 05:15:14 PM
It\'s odd but in the front end pic (currently the wallpaper on the work PC :cool ) it looks like the main light rises too high to allow any cover to be put on. I\'ve seen a few like that...guess it\'s just a perspective thing but i thought for ages C-West made 2 kits - one with covers and one without!! :rolleyes:

Agree though...the car looks extremely menacing...:evillaugh
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Post by: Andyp on July 08, 2004, 05:48:08 PM
I would be tempted to gurj but the amount of crap that flies at my car (hense the crack in the cover in the first place) I don\'t wanna risk it.

So far i\'ve had stones, peices of tyre, some ****s entire light bracket - which got wedged in my grill and in Germany fat Bambi decided to take a sleep in the road round a corner I was doing at least 80mph round hehe...

want to protect my lovlies + I think it looks like a scalextric car with them on :D
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Post by: gsb876 on July 08, 2004, 05:50:04 PM
Try Ross he might be able to get hold of some, dont quote me though:rolleyes:

//www.dragonperformance.co.uk
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Post by: Andyp on July 08, 2004, 05:53:56 PM
yeah I\'ll give him a wurl if Andy / Scuttlerx doesn\'t wanna flog me his when he gets them *hint hint* :rollin

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAWMMMM! :D

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert.pogmore/me3.jpg)
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Post by: sadgoth on July 08, 2004, 06:00:10 PM
Andy, I have been trying to get an idea on prices for you, but so far no-one seems to want to sell me the covers, just the full light kits! Now u really don\'t want to be asking how much they are!!!:eek:
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Post by: gsb876 on July 08, 2004, 06:00:14 PM
Hey Andy,

is it me or is the rear wing wider than the car??? massive wing  no??
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 08, 2004, 06:02:19 PM
Great pic Andy. Wow. Don\'t really know what else to say. Except what are the small lights next to the number plate? C-West too? Presume they\'re foglights? (Excuse the newbie ignorance) :rolleyes:

Didn\'t know the other Andy was getting a sleek light kit! I asked for some pics when the car came out from the garage (which reminds me...) as think the car looks sublime. Thought to myself only a while ago how awesome it\'d look with the CF bonnet/sleek light combo.

Do you guys live near each other? Any chance of a little mini-meet with some pics? Both your FDs are fab, would be great. :D
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Post by: Andyp on July 08, 2004, 06:16:38 PM
Gurj yeah does hang a little over the body, very handy on the track!! :)

Sadgoth, don\'t I bloomin know it! It\'s bloomin daft I can\'t get them from anywhere! only a bit of plastic :( I\'ll write a stinky letter to the MD of C-west and tell him I\'ll take my decals off and tell everyone my kit is R-Magic if he doesn\'t gimmi free ones :D

FD thanks bud :D No the fog lights are "FET" they are an american company, which I think went out of business not so long ago. Yeah Andy said something about getting some i\'m sure? (think i\'m right)

He doesn\'t live that near, we were gonna go some filming on the A1 but it never happened, maybe if he actually get some dam sunshine sometime this year! :rolleyes:
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Post by: FDDreamer on July 12, 2004, 04:19:44 PM
Cool. Think i\'ll send him a quick pm and see how he\'s getting along. Good luck with the sunshine,sunshine!

Quite ironic, weather up here in Scotland has been pretty good of late...not what i was expecting when i moved up here! :rolleyes:
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Post by: bnaellis on July 12, 2004, 04:26:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by FDDreamer
Cool. Think i\'ll send him a quick pm and see how he\'s getting along. Good luck with the sunshine,sunshine!

Quite ironic, weather up here in Scotland has been pretty good of late...not what i was expecting when i moved up here! :rolleyes:

no way I don\'t believe you.:D
Actually I was in Edinburgh a couple of months agao and it didn\'t rain all day I was there i was shocked.lol

rgds