Sports Car Owners - Is that you?

[SMQQKIN]

2015 911 GTS naturally aspirated - 430 hp. I've had many sports cars & a few exotics. This  is just a pleasure to drive. Everything is in the right place & maintenance doesn't cost an arm & a leg.

[planetary]

[Adding here, as the closest proxy to a "new automobile acquisitions thread" -- which we might want to create!]

My 535i was totaled a few weeks ago in a 4-car pileup, and so I needed a new daily driver.  This past weekend, I brought home a Tesla Model 3, dual-motor AWD.  The mixture of zero emissions, crazy tech, and linear EV thrust with a 4.3 second 0-to-60 time was too much to pass up when mixed with a US$7500 Federal tax credit which was about to get cut in half.

Fun little car, great 310mi (500km) range, and the autonomous driving improvements are really starting to get meaningful.  It's far from full self-driving, but it's getting closer and closer.

 

And here the car is with its Carerra sibling.  I call this photo "fighter jet and USS Enterprise shuttlecraft". 

 

[joncat]

   

[joncat]

That was my present to self this spring in celebration of the completion of my divorce.  I'm done buying purses.?

[Derboesekoenig]

3 minutes ago, joncat said:

That was my present to self this spring in celebration of the completion of my divorce.  I'm done buying purses.?

Hahaha very nice! Congrats.

You have balls to get a convertible living in Canada. How much summer you get? 1.5 months? Heh

[joncat]

I drove it from April to end of October this year.  

 

[LLC]

I drove it from April to end of October this year.  
 

Same time frame for me or longer. I remember it was only a few years ago I took it out on a mild Christmas Day with a Santa hat on


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[peteando]

 

 

[houdini]

On 6/28/2018 at 1:18 PM, GTS21 said:

Audi RS7

Love it! ❤

[houdini]

This count??? Took advantage of 57 degrees and sunny on New Years Day. The winters make me love NY less and less every year

[Luca]

This pic is when I first went to see my Rx7. Shortly after that I put down a deposit. I have been wanting this car for many years. It was a dream come true when I went for my first drive in it. I will never forget that day. I will never sell it.

It now has a 3.5 inch SMB exhaust system, a vented SP Bonnet (to help deal with our summer heat here) and many other goodies. Currently it is on jack stands at the moment as I am hoping to install a new radiator, carbon SP airbox, and a SP Intercooler. I have the mechanical aptitude of a worm...so I will be needing all the help I can get from my best friend (who also owns a 2000 Mazda Rx7 Rz).

My Rx7 model is the last they made - a 2002 Spirit R Type A.

P.S: Tag - @NSXCIGAR - Hey Graham, I mentioned I had an Rx7 a while back. I forgot to show you some pics!

[BrightonCorgi]

56 minutes ago, Luca said:

This pic is when I first went to see my Rx7. Shortly after that I put down a deposit. I have been wanting this car for many years. It was a dream come true when I went for my first drive in it. I will never forget that day. I will never sell it.

Some at my work is really into these as well.  His is super mint and drives it a lot.  Such a beautiful design that still looks fresh today.

[Luca]

6 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Some at my work is really into these as well.  His is super mint and drives it a lot.  Such a beautiful design that still looks fresh today.

Thank you! I agree. They are a timeless design!

[TM-US]

Wow that Spirit R is nice!

[cfc1016]

On 5/10/2017 at 5:13 AM, TheLiquidGator said:

I have always been an Alfa man. Two in my stable right now. Gina the round tail and Bella the square tail. Love them both. But, Gina is so much fun to "toss" through the mountains.

Nice. Didn't see this thread til it was recently revived. Just went through all the pages in hopes of finding alfa spyders. They're my dream classic car. So beautiful

[houdini]

Love the RX7 rotarys

[Shikar]

Love my AWD Alfa, handles like it's stuck with glue to the road....but the S is no slouch with the reprogrammed ECU adding a 100hp....

Regards.

[BellevilleMXZ]

On ‎1‎/‎3‎/‎2019 at 12:43 AM, houdini said:

This count??? Took advantage of 57 degrees and sunny on New Years Day. The winters make me love NY less and less every year

Oh maaaaaan  that's nice......

[Colt45]

On 1/3/2019 at 7:37 AM, Luca said:

This pic is when I first went to see my Rx7.

Absolutely love the 3rd Gen. I had a 2nd Gen (1987) that I really loved as well - not overly powerful, but overall balance and incredible handling made it truly fun. Looked at 3rd Gens when they came out, but the price leap put them out of my range. I think that might be part of why they didn't last in the U.S for all that long. For me, Rx7s were the epitome of what a sports car is all about.

[Luca]

5 hours ago, Colt45 said:

Absolutely love the 3rd Gen. I had a 2nd Gen (1987) that I really loved as well - not overly powerful, but overall balance and incredible handling made it truly fun. Looked at 3rd Gens when they came out, but the price leap put them out of my range. I think that might be part of why they didn't last in the U.S for all that long. For me, Rx7s were the epitome of what a sports car is all about.

Do you have any pictures?! Would love to see your FC. I agree - they all handle so well. Inherently because of its design and the fact that it is a rotary.

How much was an FC Rx7 brand new in the states? Just curious. FD Rx7s in Australia cost about $90,000 - $100,000 AUD. The rarer model (SP Rx7) cost about $120,000 - $130,000 from memory.

 

[Derboesekoenig]

On 1/3/2019 at 10:13 AM, houdini said:

This count??? Took advantage of 57 degrees and sunny on New Years Day. The winters make me love NY less and less every year

I'd been wanting a Ducati for so long! Rode sport bikes for nearly 10 years (CBR and a GSX-R750), but now I only have this:

Which is also my avatar! 

[houdini]

2 hours ago, Derboesekoenig said:

I'd been wanting a Ducati for so long! Rode sport bikes for nearly 10 years (CBR and a GSX-R750), but now I only have this:

Which is also my avatar! 

Love it! I had a Gixxer 750 and an 01 Erion Racing 929 back in the day as well.

 

[Colt45]

9 hours ago, Luca said:

Do you have any pictures?! Would love to see your FC. I agree - they all handle so well. Inherently because of its design and the fact that it is a rotary.

How much was an FC Rx7 brand new in the states? Just curious. FD Rx7s in Australia cost about $90,000 - $100,000 AUD. The rarer model (SP Rx7) cost about $120,000 - $130,000 from memory.

If I have any pics or original paperwork, they're buried somewhere   Mine was a 1987 tornado silver sport package, which included GXL wheels, Turbo brakes, suspension, and seats. There were some minor "aero" bits. Manual windows, locks, mirrors, though mine did have a power sunroof. If I recall correctly, I think it listed for around $17,000 U.S, and I probably paid somewhere in the $15s.