Anyone Drive an initial d car actually?

[fallenprnce]

I drive a BLACK r32 GTR here in AZ.. anyone else drive one.. BTW Takeshi NAKAZATO is the best driver!

[drftk1d]

see my thread.

[kman10587]

fallenprnce: Can you prove that you own one? I mean, if you can afford the $25,000+ to import a 1991 Skyline GT-R, then you can afford a $100 digital camera. Claiming to own a GT-R and not having pics is just stupid, and it's going to get you flamed to no end.

And don't tell me you found it in the desert without a price tag.

[fallenprnce]

hah, here is the post of my car.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=254422
and i didnt go through MOTOREX so i didnt pay as much as they want you to. yes, I really drive it hah!

[alesserfate]

niceeeeee

[kman10587]

Oh, it's not yours, it's your buddy's. I wouldn't go bragging about it then

[fallenprnce]

no, its mine, my buddy had the pictures to post for me... PM him if you doubt me

[kman10587]

Ohh, I see. I misread the post. Nice car

[89tracerman]

i drive a kick ass RX7 here in Arizona also (87)

[drftk1d]

I wonder how anyone can actually drive an initial d car, i mean arent those things in a cartoon? I'd be kinda hard to go inside a tv and drive the car...

[Aerowitz]

I'm not driving one yet, but I almost have enough green saved up to buy a nice 1991 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II. All I need is a FEED front skirt, random racing decals, and a RedSuns sticker, and I'm set!

Well...obviously a Turbo II only has 200rwhp and Ryosuke has like 340-360hp in his beast, so I guess I'm in it for the looks, and not the power, seeing as engine upgrades cost a lot more than stickers...

My brother was REALLY close to getting a 1985 Toyota Corolla SR5 that he was going to convert into a Levin AE85. Go ahead. Tell me that he sucks. He doesn't care about getting only 85hp, so long as the car looks nice and runs well. Besides, he can get the car for around $800 while a stock Corolla GT-S is generally running at about $6,000. I can get a Turbo II for less than that, and I most definitely will!

[alesserfate]

"Well...obviously a Turbo II only has 200rwhp and Ryosuke has like 340-360hp in his beast, so I guess I'm in it for the looks, and not the power, "

-200hp is more than enough for that car, its RWD, which is, already a great advantage, you should first play around in a big parking lot after reading on what oversteer/understeer/countersteer is and how to shift properly and control the sliding on the rear end of your car (for rwd).

ur insurance would be high since the rx7 is considered a sports car, your brothers choice is good, a corolla 85 is a rear wheel drive car thats more economy considered, that way you get the race feel with cheap insurace =], plus with less than 100horsepower you will actually drive better since you'll be flooring that thing all over tha place lol and drifting and shit.

ps. i wouldnt get an rx7 that old, rotary's are good engines but they run into good problems and cost good money to fix, i'd start with something like your brothers choice, the rwd corolla, thats cheaper and easier to fix, besides, parts for an fc are hard to find and expensive.

i drive an s13-240sx (rwd), but started with a mazda 323 (fwd), i wrecked up my 323 but learned how to drive, im so glad i didnt get an s13 at first, i'd hate myself forever for messing it up

[xlxviciousxlx]

you guy have nice cars but i just watched initial D like a month ago, and i realized that the Hachi-Roku and the 86 Corolla are the same car (close enough) its a nice car it was my brothers and now he saveed up and baught a 2000 mustang, he gave his corolla the same year he baught his car (year 2000)

its weird seeing your car kick ass in downhill drifting like that, now i must save up and get that engine (but my friend says thats illegal)

so ill get some pics tomorrow to show you guys

Later

[Aerowitz]

A few points I took notice of...

Originally Posted by alesserfate

Point 1. -200hp is more than enough for that car, its RWD, which is, already a great advantage, you should first play around in a big parking lot after reading on what oversteer/understeer/countersteer is and how to shift properly and control the sliding on the rear end of your car (for rwd).

Point 2. ps. i wouldnt get an rx7 that old, rotary's are good engines but they run into good problems and cost good money to fix, i'd start with something like your brothers choice, the rwd corolla, thats cheaper and easier to fix, besides, parts for an fc are hard to find and expensive.

1. As I said, I'm not interested in that kind of horsepower (I can't AFFORD that much horsepower!). I am quite happy with 200rwhp, and I've toyed around with oversteer/understeer/countersteer plenty of times off and on the streets so I know what I'm messing with. Besides, to get 300+hp in that thing would cast a lot more than I have anyways. And I DO know how to shift. My current ride is Automatic, but I have my fair share of fun in my friends' cars (almost all 5-speeds). It sucks in my car, cuz I gotta use the e-brake so much to just make it look like I'm drifting...

2. Since when is 1991 old? My god we're comparing this to a 1985 Corolla! Hell, I would consider a car from 1979 and before an "old car" right now. I know rotary cars are different and that they require a bit more care. I also have a pretty good hook-up for parts here in Iowa Falls through a friend of mine, so they're at least somewhat affordable. Better'n mazdatrix's prices, thank god. Oh, and that Corolla? Harder than crap to find in the first place! I can find a good RX-7 a lot faster than any AE85/AE86 hatchback around here. Well, in other states, actually. Only 2 RX-7s known to be in Iowa so far.

So I guess in a battle for reliablity, yes, the Corolla would be the better choice. But you have to admit that an RX-7 looks a hell of a lot better compared to the little hatch.

I guess I forgot to add that I've been looking for a rotary car for about a year now. I wouldn't cough up money for a second car unless it was an RX-7. I know I can afford the insurance and gas, and I'm aware of the pros and cons, so deal with it.

I'm not accusing anyone of anything, nor am I ridiculing anyone, so please don't yell at me. It's so hard to defend the rotary engine!

[total_eclipse]

well i drive a subaru impreza gc8 body, here's my pic:








i love it