If the rx7 & 8's never existed, what would you be driving?
11-08-05, 06:11 PM
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Well I might have said a 68 Chevelle SS as it was my favorite car as a teenager but I guess those are no longer in my price range. God, what happened to the prices, I remember when you could pick those up for $500 and case of beer.. I must be getting old :P
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I think a late 60's Karmann Ghia Convertable or maybe replace my 82 VW Scirocco as my playmobile of choice if I didn't have my 7.
My wife has a beautiful 81 Mercedes 380SL, that is a nice car too, that would be another possibility I guess. Hardtop and Convertable is nice for cold weather climates.
Or a build a kit car...
Wow, Old AND indecisive...I suck....hehe
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I think a late 60's Karmann Ghia Convertable or maybe replace my 82 VW Scirocco as my playmobile of choice if I didn't have my 7.
My wife has a beautiful 81 Mercedes 380SL, that is a nice car too, that would be another possibility I guess. Hardtop and Convertable is nice for cold weather climates.
Or a build a kit car...
Wow, Old AND indecisive...I suck....hehe
11-08-05, 06:21 PM
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if rx7's never exsisted then i would probally still have my 78 monte carlo. and at the moment i would more than likely be driving the monte carlo,79 trans-am or possibly a 200sx w/a sr20 swap(i currently have the car and am thinking about doing to swap)
if i hadnt gotten back into rx7's a year and a half ago i would probablly still have 95 civic hatchback and by now it would have a b20vtec in it.
if i hadnt gotten back into rx7's a year and a half ago i would probablly still have 95 civic hatchback and by now it would have a b20vtec in it.
11-08-05, 06:39 PM
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Definitely some kind of Toyota or Nissan. My best friend has a MKI and MKII MR-2 and damn I love those things. If I could I'd probably get a 240Z. Then again, if it hadn't been for the FB I'd probably never have gotten into classic cars.
As vacum said, **** AE86's. I've driven one that was in great condition. It was kinda slow, and the handling wasn't anything special. If I had to describe it in one word, it'd probably be 'boring'.
As vacum said, **** AE86's. I've driven one that was in great condition. It was kinda slow, and the handling wasn't anything special. If I had to describe it in one word, it'd probably be 'boring'.
11-08-05, 06:43 PM
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Id probably still have my V-6 GLC as a daily driver,which means I wouldnt have crushed it to build my V-6 Samurai.
Without the RX-7 and Sammy sucking up my cash,Id probably also have my 403 Olds powered Studebaker done by now, as a weekend car.
Barring all that speculation,if I were to dismiss ever owning the RX-7 and pick another car to own/wrench on.......I probably would have just bit the bullet and bought a Supra.MKIV's can be got for a reasonable price and they are ridiculously easy to make fast(er).
Without the RX-7 and Sammy sucking up my cash,Id probably also have my 403 Olds powered Studebaker done by now, as a weekend car.
Barring all that speculation,if I were to dismiss ever owning the RX-7 and pick another car to own/wrench on.......I probably would have just bit the bullet and bought a Supra.MKIV's can be got for a reasonable price and they are ridiculously easy to make fast(er).
11-08-05, 06:46 PM
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I was just wondering why this is in the 1st gen. specific thread.
Oh...and to answer the question....probably an EVO, 350Z or the mustang i sold to get the FD
Oh...and to answer the question....probably an EVO, 350Z or the mustang i sold to get the FD
11-08-05, 07:30 PM
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Ae86!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh **** the 86, hu?
The 86 may show up tired, but you can build'm up GREAT.
Plus the cops don't seem to notice'm.
Vin
The 86 may show up tired, but you can build'm up GREAT.
Plus the cops don't seem to notice'm.
Vin
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11-08-05, 07:52 PM
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easy...I'd be driving a 98 toyota celica as I think the new ones look like vomit...it would have a functional yet stylish wing somthing that matches the car...17*8 wheels...and a whole **** load of mods on the engine...as for the exterior I would want it to be a sleeper...very clean and damn nice...I would also want a custom interior...havn't decided what exactly it should look like yet but I want it...
11-08-05, 08:12 PM
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Assuming non-rotary, I would most likely have a '71 to '73 Datsun 240Z (now worth over $15,000 in pristine condition) or a post-1976 to pre-1985 Porsche 911 coupe. Those can be had for between $15,000 and $25,000 in nice shape.
11-08-05, 08:40 PM
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hard to imagine something not rotary, so yeah that works. In all honesty though, id probably still be driving fox body mustangs. I just can't get myself out of the eighties.
hard to imagine something not rotary, so yeah that works. In all honesty though, id probably still be driving fox body mustangs. I just can't get myself out of the eighties.
11-08-05, 09:06 PM
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I would have to say the 2003 Cobra that was to be the replacement for my RX-7 untill realized that I could never sell her. So I already have the car that would substitue for the 7. I have to say that I love the Cobra and the RX-7 equally.
The other cars on my list would be one of the special edition Miata's made from 1999-2005. Something like the 10th anniverary edition or a Mazdaspeed Miata.
The other possiblities would be a 88-92 VW GTI 16V or a 88-92 Prelude Si 4WS or a 99-2000 Prelude SH or even a 1985 1/2-86 Mustang SVO.
So I have covered Japanese, German and American cars!
The other cars on my list would be one of the special edition Miata's made from 1999-2005. Something like the 10th anniverary edition or a Mazdaspeed Miata.
The other possiblities would be a 88-92 VW GTI 16V or a 88-92 Prelude Si 4WS or a 99-2000 Prelude SH or even a 1985 1/2-86 Mustang SVO.
So I have covered Japanese, German and American cars!
11-08-05, 10:08 PM
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Wow...No Rotoweeeee's.... 
I suppose it would have to be my 59 Bugeye Sprite.... or maybe a Mercedes E class... Wow... I could not imagine life without my 7's! That would mean.......... No Convertable....and.....No Racecar.... damn...life would pretty much suck~!
I suppose it would have to be my 59 Bugeye Sprite.... or maybe a Mercedes E class... Wow... I could not imagine life without my 7's! That would mean.......... No Convertable....and.....No Racecar.... damn...life would pretty much suck~!
11-08-05, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SCCAIT7
Wow...No Rotoweeeee's.... I suppose it would have to be my 59 Bugeye Sprite....
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I suppose it would have to be my 59 Bugeye Sprite.... !
11-08-05, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by rx7twinturboboy
I was just wondering why this is in the 1st gen. specific thread.
The answers given by members have allowed me to better understand some of you a little better. There is some good diversity in what car we would choose if the rx's never existed. This turned out to be a cool thread!