What to expect

[Lawler]

I heard that, some people say mineral yet others say synthetic. Though amongst the people who said, "synthetic" were owners of the kind of car that wouldn\'t look out of place in a Halfords spares bin, so i made my mind up about that pretty much instantaneously.  

The carbon rotor tip guy kind of woke up the part of me which sees things with a little bit more of a cynical viewpoint. I\'ve seen beautiful examples which have had alot of mods, 000\'s of pounds worth on the lists yet the cars were up for sale for nigh on five grand (give or take)...If this is normal then please let me know...  

I did want to buy on looks at first but learned about the mechanical side of the car and the general upkeep and that made me want to buy one even more, I don\'t see it as breaking down etc, it\'s just a part of a learning curve & the better I know a machine, the more I love it! You don\'t see many idiots driving these things, nor middle age motherly types who don\'t have the sense to signal at a roundabout, the car wouldn\'t last long in the hands of most people to put it bluntly. Which is good, because for most part it\'s like being a biker, sort of a club if you will.   Which brings me to Colly\'s point- car wise it\'s the only thing I can see myself driving. Besides a nackered VW G60 but hopefully that won\'t last much longer :driving

[Lawler]

I heard that, some people say mineral yet others say synthetic. Though amongst the people who said, "synthetic" were owners of the kind of car that wouldn\'t look out of place in a Halfords spares bin, so i made my mind up about that pretty much instantaneously.  

The carbon rotor tip guy kind of woke up the part of me which sees things with a little bit more of a cynical viewpoint. I\'ve seen beautiful examples which have had alot of mods, 000\'s of pounds worth on the lists yet the cars were up for sale for nigh on five grand (give or take)...If this is normal then please let me know...  

I did want to buy on looks at first but learned about the mechanical side of the car and the general upkeep and that made me want to buy one even more, I don\'t see it as breaking down etc, it\'s just a part of a learning curve & the better I know a machine, the more I love it! You don\'t see many idiots driving these things, nor middle age motherly types who don\'t have the sense to signal at a roundabout, the car wouldn\'t last long in the hands of most people to put it bluntly. Which is good, because for most part it\'s like being a biker, sort of a club if you will.   Which brings me to Colly\'s point- car wise it\'s the only thing I can see myself driving. Besides a nackered VW G60 but hopefully that won\'t last much longer :driving

[Mims]

Don\'t do it! Stay with what you have! High running costs, crap on fuel, un-reliable at times and will make you feel like a crazed racing driver everytime you start one. Everyone on here is crazy I don\'t know why they have one. :p

Seriously though you don\'t really need to do too much research into them. Get one that is in good condition with a rebuild and breather mods, if something goes wrong it goes wrong. Just be weary though as theres plenty of crap out there and it will take you a while to find a good one. Although they do come up quite regularly. Also test drive or get a test drive in as many as possible from crap ones to good ones, from twin turbo\'s to single turbo\'s then you will have good scope on what you want and can make a healthy desicion. Personally I wouldn\'t buy any of the cars from here lol, but thats just me. Bear in mind they can go wrong even if they have had a rebuild, but its not that common.

Good luck with your search.

[gregmacd]

If you\'re around the Hampshire area have a think about coming to the Reading Jap meet. I\'ll be there and if you want to come for a spin we can do that. There\'s also a couple of other FD owners that sometimes turn up. If you\'re interested I\'ll pm you the details.

[Lawler]

Cool as a cucumber, if you could do that Grant, i\'d be tres grateful!  I\'m in catering as punishment from the man above for some hideous crime in a past life evidently, so time off is something of a luxury. But if you send me some details I can try juggling a shift or two and get my derriere out to Reading, it\'s only half an hour up the road.  Bonzer

[goldk28611]

If you\'re around the Hampshire area have a think about coming to the Reading Jap meet. I\'ll be there and if you want to come for a spin we can do that. There\'s also a couple of other FD owners that sometimes turn up. If you\'re interested I\'ll pm you the details.

sorr to hi-jack - when is this starting agian? hoping to get the car back at end of month...


If i do have it back and can make this Reading meet I will be more than happy to take ya out in mine for a spin....

EDIT: its the15th Jan..... not happening for me! mine is not going to be done in 5 days! maybe next month!! lol

[Lawler]

EDIT: its the15th Jan..... not happening for me! mine is not going to be done in 5 days! maybe next month!! lol

Damn shame. Next tuesday eh? O.k i\'ll see if I can swap a shift, shouldn\'t be a problem.  

You\'re from amazingstoke. I haven\'t seen one \'7 around here since i\'ve been here, 7 months or so (i\'m living in hook).  I\'m usually on the lookout for other corrados to be honest. They\'re pretty common round here. Rex\'s are like rocking horse ****

[goldk28611]

Damn shame. Next tuesday eh? O.k i\'ll see if I can swap a shift, shouldn\'t be a problem.  

You\'re from amazingstoke. I haven\'t seen one \'7 around here since i\'ve been here, 7 months or so (i\'m living in hook).  I\'m usually on the lookout for other corrados to be honest. They\'re pretty common round here. Rex\'s are like rocking horse ****

LOL i live just off the Hook road and love driving down that way... car as been off the road for 5mths though should see me then over next few months... :3gears-lh

I\'ll see if i can get down anyway.... I\'ll be in a supra with "gaz" on the plates if i do...


also there is a girl that drives a red rex from that way that i  have seen a few times but don\'t think she\'s on here?!

[SiH]

Before the Rex I owned a Nissan 200SX. It was very heavily modified. The suspension system was competely replaced, coilovers uprated ARB\'s, Strut braces front and back. I had a full big brake kit. The car was tuned but not that heavily as I was more interested in handling than I was in huge power. That car was great I thought it was a really involving sports car, it went where I put it and felt really solid.

And then I test drove My Rx-7 the only mods are ordinairy coilovers, a pfc, exhaust and wheels. That\'s it.

I was blown away!

I had spent £9k modifying my 200SX and a near enough standard RX-7 made my 200 feel like a repmobile.

I can only echo what Grant has said - I owned the same model of car (sold it in september, 8 days later, 2 and a half years of my life was written off by the new owner, but i won\'t start...) I spend thousands of pounds on the suspension set up, trying to get it to handle, and every time i went back to my other half\'s Eunos I just got depressed that something could handle so well.
I\'d lusted after FD\'s for years, and i kept hearing tales of their handling traits - so i test ddrive one, and was blown away. The engine was on 70k and the second turbo wasn\'t coming in, but i didn\'t care, as the handling was sublime. The turn in was so far ahead of the S14 it was unbeleivable, and the car felt so tactile and communicative - it really was like a bigger, more powerful Eunos.

Within a month of that test drive i\'d sold my SX, bought a runaround to use for the work commute, and started looking for the FD. However, i totally failed to find what i was after, and i\'ve ended up importing one, which is obviously still with it\'s risks - i haven\'t even driven the car! But i have every faith in Jurgen coming through for me - hopefully at the start of feb i should be able to give you a more detailed report of what i think.
But in the meantime, i\'m busy stockpiling parts in preparation for the arrival and subsequent fitting and trip to WGT, I can\'t wait!

[gregmacd]

OK for anyone interested and a shameless plug because I love the meet:

The next Reading meet will be at the usual Comet car park next to The Madejski stadium J11 M4 Reading on Tuesday 15th January from 7pm until 9PM.

There has been a few people noted who have driven into or out off the meet in a dangarous way.

The Reading meet is only running because of the people who attend who are mature enough to realise that the public roads are no place to show off.

I have contacted Thames Valley Police as they have always been very helpful with the meet and they are willing to help out again.

If you are seen entering or leaving the meet in a way that would attract the wrong sort of attention your number plate will be taken and you will be asked to park up or leave the meet permanantly, if you are then spotted again and the police have a complaint your number plate details will be passed on.

In the eyes of the police you are disturbing a public gathering.

This may seem to be a bit harsh but the needs of the many outway the needs of the few.

Stay safe Stay alive.

The Reading meet team

And here are the dates for the rest of the year in case you can\'t make January\'s:

15th January
19th Feb
18th March
15th April
20th May
17th June
15th July
19th Aug
16th Sept
21st Oct
18th Nov
16th Dec

Finally the guys who organise the meet inform the police and let them know that they don\'t tolerate people driving stupidly. People still do but the police know we\'re there so drive like a nun to and from the meet

Oh and if you want to take me up on that offer of going out for a drive I\'ll be the handsome looking one stood next to this and complaining about the cold:

[Lawler]

Thanks man, it\'s understandable - the sensible driving deal - due to the fact it will probably deter the boy racer types and t***s who do donuts in a vain attempt to show off. Anyone can do donuts, we just choose not to!

Anyway, i\'ll look out for you. If I miss you for some reason look out for a rubberface northerner stood by a red G60 with 16v badges complaining about all the southerners complaining about the cold