1993, Efini, RX-7 5 Speed, R-II trim.
No sunroof, silver in color, 2 modifications in total.
I bought it off the auction in Japan in 2007, and received the car later that year.
I immediately replaced the brake pads and rotors, fuel filter, O2 sensor, spark plugs, put SSR Type C's with street legal rubber on, oil changes and the works.
This car truly is mine, I always liked to think that if my car had a name it would be Aliya.
When I drive my RX-7 I feel connected to it, but lately I feel like I'm staring into the eyes of the corpse of a demised lover.
I've poured my life into this car, oil changes every 3000 Km, coolant when it needed to be flushed, spark plugs when they needed it, proper winter storage.
It's possible that I valued my FD more than I valued myself,
Many of the members of this site will joke that what I just said is accurate.
My FD never every saw snow, except one time there was this freak weather,
I drove through snow, sleet, hail, black ice, and that's the only time my FD has ever scared me.
I have owned this car for 6 years, put less than 20,000 Km on it,
THE ONLY THING THAT EVER FAILED MECHANICALLY ON MY FD WAS THE CLUTCH.
Recently my tires were slashed, and that sucked, but when I took off my rims and tires, I noticed my suspension, and bushings, and struts, springs,
everything is clean and in excellent condition.
Nothing at all is rusty, or corroded, or really even damaged or showing any signs of wear.
This car was the real deal, it impressed a lot of people.
This car was mine.
was.
On Sunday morning, after a very alcohol filled Saturday night, a driver who I personally know, and who I have known since Jr. high got very drunk, and intoxicated on the weed. Mine too! Prick.
Shortly after 1:15AM on Sunday he ran out to his Jeep SRT-8,
slammed his car into gear, and pinning the gas to make a statement of an escape.
He certainly did, because he ran in reverse straight into my FD.
It might be written off, chances are about 1/400 that my car won't be written off.
Dan drunk drove and wrote off an R32 Skyline.
He drunk drove and damaged another vehicle and causing over 12,000 worth of damage to his car, and also someone elses car, but it's OK, he drove away and no one saw.
Less than a year later, he drunk drove the same car into a barrel roll, flipped twice, written off. He managed to get all the beer and weed out of his car before anyone got there.
Now this. Brand new Jeep SRT-8.
Where this is going to stop, I feel almost responsible for, since I know that he is going to kill someone, and if I fight to prove it, he might not do that.
Still,..
I don't know what I'm going to do, but if I have my FD I am happy to part it out.
It's what it deserves.
Here's a picture of the damage.
