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Oct 25, 2014 23:35:42 GMT
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Many testers really loved them here when new, though that may be due to the fact that it was the first Yamaha twin-cam engined(3S-GE) Celica actually sold in Australia instead of more pedestrian torque oriented SOHC engines shared with Corona's.
FWD was also warmly received despite it's modern unpopularity, in preference to live rear axles that were sometimes set up to massively favor understeer... despite Lotus supposed influence upon some models of the previous generation.
Though Toyota quickly added a cheaper Twin-cam engine (3S-FE) that lost about 25 HP.
Sounds like the Cabriolet got the lesser engine
Though there was also the rare 4wd turbo model...
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Love this shape Celica, know nothing about them other than my college tutor had one 13 years ago and it was rusty lol
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Had one of these in the late 90's, it was about 10 years old at the time. Good car, fun to drive and nippy despite fwd... Mine was white with a blue interior, and by that I mean everything was blue..... Typical Japanese fare really, we'll equipped for the money too... They do tend to suffer quite badly from the tinworm, and it's not that easy to find a good one these days, but well worth it if you do....
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Oct 26, 2014 21:38:22 GMT
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i have had a convertible, also in red, bought it with a mate in 2004, rode around in it for the summer and sold on after a month or so after having given it some love and made a nice little profit.
became a bit of a legend to us, 'the celica of Kalala' (we bought it off a chinese guy from the Kalala restaurant in Folkestone), we were young, it was awesome. subsequently my mate bought a gt4 version of the gen 4 off the back of it. 10 years later he still has it, but its not been on the road much in that time. he comes on here some times, he might see this and tell the story. if so - speak up Chappers!
anyway, they're probably almost all as rough as hell now, ours was on the way out in places but still very presentable. apparently there are very few gt4 versions left, something like 5 in the country, i believe 250 of the convertibles were made - and they're the ones i see around most. hardly ever notice a hard top version.
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Last Edit: Oct 26, 2014 21:42:42 GMT by awoo
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Oct 26, 2014 22:00:39 GMT
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I've had more than a few of them over the past 14 years and loved them all. I've owned the 4WD, Coupe 2.0 16v and convertible (which has the same 16v engine). The 4WD turbo was the quicker model but it did feel less urgent somehow but a nice, quick car in all weathers. Probably having the best tuning potential also. The convertible (at least in the UK) had a strange targa top/convertible arrangement so it looks great with the roof down but maybe not so great with it up. For me the pic of the bunch is the FWD coupe version as its pretty good. They are very well equipped with electric everything and fairly well built compared to allot of cars of the same era what with the plastics being of a good quality and all that. However they weren't cheap back then. Not much really goes wrong overall or at least there isn't any particular "weak area" mechanically I've come across. Body work - its well built but not very well rust protected from new. Usual checks are required of a car made in the 80s but the not so easy to see areas are the rear turrets, the floors right at the front where it meets the sills inside and of course behind the rear wheels beneath the bumper. If going for a 4WD be really careful as the body kit can hide horrors...really. I've found mine a hoot to drive and own and I've owned my last one for 10 years now. For an every day driver it was easy to live with and now I live in Finland and only go back to the UK a couple of times a year, the old thing starts up and behaves like no time has passed. When I try this with my Opel...(you get the picture). They go really well what with its clever variable induction system and the handling is pretty good. Definately on par with hot hatches of the time. They're really fun cars, quite stylish in an 80's kinda way but totally underrated. The original road tests spoke very well of them to drive and not much has changed if you find a nice one. Here's mine    retrorides.proboards.com/thread/54850/1988-celica-gti-16#.VE1s9slMtBk |
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Last Edit: Oct 26, 2014 22:28:06 GMT by goingfinn
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I reckon these are ripe for some modification... Also this is a bit later but similar mods can suit :  |
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Oct 27, 2014 12:16:26 GMT
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Cheers for all the replies guys Thanks for the great insight goingfinn your Celica looks great They seem to be really rare cars now, oddly enough I just noticed that someone at work is selling a Gen 5 Celica GT4 for £1500... But the looks of the gen 5 don't really do it for me I think you're right HoTWire , there was one I saw while trawling the internet on some Hayashi Street style wheels (Likely Rota Shakotans or BM8s) which looked pretty sweet but I couldn't find any big enough images of it :/ |
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Oct 27, 2014 13:02:58 GMT
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You're very welcome. Mods wise, I think the later model Celica's are much better catered for when it comes to body kits, spoilers and the like. So if you're just interested in buying to modify, perhaps the later models might be better/easier? However, you can buy kits for the ST162 /5 but they can look a little naff IMO. But its perfectly possible with a bit of hunting around to make them look tough tho     If you do go 4th Gen, get yourself to st162.net - www.st162.net/forum/forum.phpThey are a friendly bunch who know their stuff and there's plenty of buying and mod guides |
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Oct 27, 2014 18:35:50 GMT
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I wouldn't be too bothered with overly modifying one, I'd just stick with some nice wheels and maybe some lowering They really seem to suit a clean look  |
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Oct 27, 2014 19:09:10 GMT
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Last Edit: Oct 27, 2014 19:11:38 GMT by joem83
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Oct 27, 2014 19:10:15 GMT
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I wouldn't be too bothered with overly modifying one, I'd just stick with some nice wheels and maybe some lowering They really seem to suit a clean look That's stunning. |
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Oct 27, 2014 20:12:18 GMT
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Last Edit: Oct 27, 2014 20:15:05 GMT by joem83
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Oct 30, 2014 12:12:57 GMT
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Mmm they seem to be mostly divided in to the £2k and above category and the less than a grand vaguely Celica shaped lumps of rust category  Shame that £1500 one is all the way down in Kent though.. |
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Nice find! Those cabriolet roofs do look a bit awful when they're up though...
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I sold mine for £650 with long mot and tax and it was as solid as a rock,needed a new roof to make it right though,they are out there mate.
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