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Hi all,
My name is glenn, I live in the San Fernando Valley area.
A brief history on all the cars I've owned, most which happened to be sports cars, started in 99 with a 97 Nissan 240SX while I was in high school. After that, it was an avalanche of buying/selling cars, with 3 Miatas, 2 240SXs, 2 Corolla GTSs (RWD ones), FX16 GTS, S2000, 73 240Z, 73 Mini, and a 01 Golf TDI. All of which, I currently own the Golf, 240Z, Mini, and 1 of the Corolla's, also a Honda Hawk GT bike that I haven't ridden in a couple of months.
The realization came that I wanted a 7 was when I was missing a convertible in my life, I forgot how fun they were to drive and just cruise around in. I was thinking if I should get a Miata, and that it would be my absolute last one that I would keep forever (white, a 94 or 95 only, torsen, a/c, power windows, etc) because I have a bunch of parts I kept over from my last car and can throw it on quickly and enjoy the car. That came to an end when real fast when I realized how *popular* these cars have become, with people slamming them to the ground and making poor modifications to them - I'd rather not be associated with that kind of image or crowd. Afterwards, I came to the conclusion that the 7 fulfilled almost all my needs, while retaining a very unique look, seems simple to work on, and from what I heard are a blast to drive.
I go autocrossing in my Corolla once a month in Camarillo, and have grown out of the car. To get any faster in it, I would have dump way more money than I'd even want to (I don't even want to know how much I've spent in 2011 getting it back running - the thing was close to it's deathbed when I stored it Simi Auto Wrecking for about 2 years), it's also ugly, uncomfortable, loud (in a good way), repels women, and worth nothing except to people that know what it is. Which is why I'm in the midst of selling it currently. The sale will help me fund my purchase of a 7. I'll also probably sell the Mini if the right prices comes (though I'd rather not, but everything has it's price).
When the time comes, I think I'll be looking for a fuel injected Zetec, with a de dion rear, heater, full weather package, reason being I'd want this as a street car first, then a autocross/track car second, something I can see myself driving to up north, or even to Vegas one of these days, and as reliable as possible. What scares me is that I've seen prices for the Zetec powered ones all over the place. It also has to be a Caterham - no offense, but I'd like it to be close to the real thing as possible ala Kirkham and their Cobras.
-glenn
My name is glenn, I live in the San Fernando Valley area.
A brief history on all the cars I've owned, most which happened to be sports cars, started in 99 with a 97 Nissan 240SX while I was in high school. After that, it was an avalanche of buying/selling cars, with 3 Miatas, 2 240SXs, 2 Corolla GTSs (RWD ones), FX16 GTS, S2000, 73 240Z, 73 Mini, and a 01 Golf TDI. All of which, I currently own the Golf, 240Z, Mini, and 1 of the Corolla's, also a Honda Hawk GT bike that I haven't ridden in a couple of months.
The realization came that I wanted a 7 was when I was missing a convertible in my life, I forgot how fun they were to drive and just cruise around in. I was thinking if I should get a Miata, and that it would be my absolute last one that I would keep forever (white, a 94 or 95 only, torsen, a/c, power windows, etc) because I have a bunch of parts I kept over from my last car and can throw it on quickly and enjoy the car. That came to an end when real fast when I realized how *popular* these cars have become, with people slamming them to the ground and making poor modifications to them - I'd rather not be associated with that kind of image or crowd. Afterwards, I came to the conclusion that the 7 fulfilled almost all my needs, while retaining a very unique look, seems simple to work on, and from what I heard are a blast to drive.
I go autocrossing in my Corolla once a month in Camarillo, and have grown out of the car. To get any faster in it, I would have dump way more money than I'd even want to (I don't even want to know how much I've spent in 2011 getting it back running - the thing was close to it's deathbed when I stored it Simi Auto Wrecking for about 2 years), it's also ugly, uncomfortable, loud (in a good way), repels women, and worth nothing except to people that know what it is. Which is why I'm in the midst of selling it currently. The sale will help me fund my purchase of a 7. I'll also probably sell the Mini if the right prices comes (though I'd rather not, but everything has it's price).
When the time comes, I think I'll be looking for a fuel injected Zetec, with a de dion rear, heater, full weather package, reason being I'd want this as a street car first, then a autocross/track car second, something I can see myself driving to up north, or even to Vegas one of these days, and as reliable as possible. What scares me is that I've seen prices for the Zetec powered ones all over the place. It also has to be a Caterham - no offense, but I'd like it to be close to the real thing as possible ala Kirkham and their Cobras.
-glenn
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