[onewhippedpuppy]

So I drove one and bought one.

The test drive was a 1991 Nissan 300ZX Turbo, a dream car of mine since I was 10. It was local and only $8k so I had to look. Decent interior, lots of recent maintenance, and some quality bolt on modifications, but it badly needed a paint job and the suspension was totally shot. Still, what a freaking car! Zero lag and it pulled like a freight train from nearly idle, fantastic driver focused interior, nice linear steering, just an awesome car. I passed because I already have too many projects, but damn do I want a nice one. I also think these have huge future investment potential.

So on to my purchase, a 1993 Mazda RX7 Touring formerly owned by our own Seahawk, and originally purchased new by his father. Paul is too tall to comfortably drive the car, so we managed to swing a deal. It's a totally unmolested car with 110k and was his father's daily driver, as such it has a lot of wear and tear related issues to address. On the upside it has a recently rebuilt engine, and the only thing that's inop is the power antenna. I freaking love it, a Miata on steroids. Turn in is instant, and a little throttle gets the rear to fall right into line. The steering is a great reminder of how bad modern electric steering is. No turbo lag to speak of, it just pulls and pulls with that amazing rotary smoothness. Finally it's just so SIMPLE, everything you need with no extra junk. It's one hell of a lot of fun. I'll be attacking the interior first, refinishing what I can and replacing the rest. It's going to get the dents removed and a paint job, I'll address some of the common shortfalls like cooling, then do a few mild upgrades like a down pipe and suspension. Should be fun!

Yes, pictures will come later.....