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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chadwick: [QB] I wanted one. BADLY. But, after the STI was announced I didn’t want to settle for the standard WRX. Being that the STI is almost 32k it was 7k more than my truck. Further, I didn’t want to give up having a nice reliable truck/suv with 4wd for winter driving and trips. I had always wanted a tundra access cab since they came out in 1999 and so that seemed to be the sensible choice. Also, at the time thought I would still be wheeling at least every once in a while. The V8 tows the sami quite nicely. This summer I got the bug again to have some kind of performance car but still didn't want to get rid of my Tundra. I've always had a soft spot for the 2nd gen RX-7 and nothing is more bang for your buck than a rotary motor car. Rotary motors are amazingly simple, light, and powerful engines and are so much fun to wind up to 8500RPMs. The 2nd gen gave me an interesting opportunity to have something cheap to wrench on, as I like working on, and adding upgrades to stuff. I got a good deal on the FC S5 model with the cool rear lights and added horsepower over the RX-7 I had before. I thought about getting the turbo model but with out paying a big premium on a recently rebuilt one i would end up dumping a bunch of money into something just to get it up to the standards of having a reliable platform to start from. (New turbo, engine, etc.) Then build up from there into the 300-400 hp range but that is stupid money. And the 3rd gen RX-7 takes all of that to another level. BIG MONEY I went with naturally aspirated because, a few upgrades squeeze the available power and then you’re done, without breaking the bank. With a turbo the sky is the limit, yet the reliability is always a question. I did not buy the car to drag race on some backstreet. I bought it to toy with have fun driving (as it is one of the best handling production cars in the world) and for taking to the track for some good fun without getting my self in trouble with boost. It is a great low speed track car that won’t require me to take out a 2nd mortgage. I think mike got a very fast car for a great price. There is no doubt about that. Is it faster than my naturally aspirated RX-7 straight line performance?, Absoulutly. I just like to give Luke a little crap because he puts it up on some kind of pedestal and it’s not even his car. It’s fast, no doubt. But, it again is based on a platform that was at 150hp stock with a turbo, thus it is kinda in Honda civic territory in that way. A Civic coupe with a turbo at similar boost levels would produce similar results. VW engines are very cool and the GTI definitely has a cult following. It’s all relative to what you want out of your car. And if you have read all the way to the bottom of this I have achieved my goal. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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