Decided to Buy a Toy Celica Instead of a MINI...

Echo · May 25, 2004

I heard that car lacked rear downforce, good thing you got the bigger spoiler

golgiaparatus · May 25, 2004

Originally posted by Echo
I heard that car lacked rear downforce, good thing you got the bigger spoiler

Dont knock it man I heard about the earlier versions that were DRA and they just suddenlyflip over.

Seriously though, that spoiler is a little over the top with the huge fins on each side... still, I bet the car is super fatty on the inside and is probably a blast to drive.

Westy · May 25, 2004

Do they make a version for freeriding?

MMike · May 25, 2004

My wife had a y2k Celica GTS. We had no troubles with it lifting up off the ground. And she got pulled over twice in one day. Once near Olympia, then about 5 hours later just crossing into California...Yreka? The infraction: "Speed in excess of 100 mph". That was one pissed off state trooper.

I also disabled the annoying back-up alarm.

But visibility out of those cars is terrible.

Oh an the antenna is a POS. it keeps coming unscrewed. It needs loc-tite.

RhinofromWA · May 25, 2004

Originally posted by MMike
she got pulled over twice in one day. Once near Olympia, then about 5 hours later just crossing into California

She was MOVING to do it in 5 hours...right? ittakes like an hour or 90min to get to Portland from Olympia I thought.....5 hrs to the CA line is hauling arse! Sounds like she was really moving.

SO where was the fire?

Jr_Bullit · May 25, 2004

So....how you put bikes on that thing?

llkoolkeg · May 25, 2004

Nice ride. I had an '81 Celica and it was a great little car. Only offroading in it after a little too much liquor was enough to finally kill it. I bent the right rear axle and exploded the pumpkin by continuing to drive it after all the differential oil had leaked out. It glowed orange hot for a good time after it died. :devil:

bomberz1qr20 · May 25, 2004

Originally posted by RhinofromWA

She was MOVING to do it in 5 hours...right? ittakes like an hour or 90min to get to Portland from Olympia I thought.....5 hrs to the CA line is hauling arse! Sounds like she was really moving.

SO where was the fire?

Yep, she did 7+ hours of driving (speed limit) in 5.

On that downhill run into CA from OR it's easy to do 100+ mph though, I've done it in a Ryder truck.

:eek:

MMike · May 25, 2004

Still shoulda sprung for the GTS....

mack · May 25, 2004

arent those front wheel drive? shoulda gone with the mini u woulda got a A in class instead of a C in speed with the sports car.

Lexx D · May 25, 2004

No the celica is a way more reliable car than a mini. The only thing that you "could" have done different is wait for the Scion TC.

Westy · May 25, 2004

Originally posted by MMike
Still shoulda sprung for the GTS....

No doubt 180hp is a lot more fun than 140hp.

227hp @ 4000rpm is even more fun:devil:

Lexx D · May 25, 2004

Originally posted by N8
The Scion tc is waaay to youth oriented (ok getto) for us...

Who cares? $16,500 w/ power win, lock, mirrors, keyless entry dual sunroof, dc player, cruise, AC. I personally don't care who hey "want" to buy it. I wouldn't call it getto, but i guess i know what your saying.

bomberz1qr20 · May 25, 2004

Originally posted by Lexx D
Who cares? $16,500 w/ power win, lock, mirrors, keyless entry dual sunroof, dc player, cruise, AC. I personally don't care who hey "want" to buy it. I wouldn't call it getto, but i guess i know what your saying.

That includes delivery too. That thing has a humungous list of standards. IMHO it looks less "ghetto" then a car with a spoiler, but maybe that's just me.

MMike · May 25, 2004

Originally posted by bomberz1qr20
That includes delivery too. That thing has a humungous list of standards. IMHO it looks less "ghetto" then a car with a spoiler, but maybe that's just me.

Please!! "Action Package"

crono35 · May 25, 2004

mitsu eclipse for life!!!

In all honesty though... a car isn't that great when you search for it on google and the first thing that comes up is mitsubishisucks.com .... and aside from the torn motor mounts, loose suspension bushings, and general low build quality, i love my baby!

T-Pirate · May 25, 2004

MINI's are go karts on speed.

MMike · May 25, 2004

I had a '99 Integra GSR concurrently with my wife having her '00 Celica GTS. Hers had more hp, but the acura handled better. And you could see out of it better than the Toyota. I miss my Acura...

Lexx D · May 25, 2004

Originally posted by N8
If it is anything like the other two Scion models it will not be very impressive... we test drove the XA and it was pretty pathetic EXCEPT it did have an ILL button now....

Now I want an ILL button in Mz N8's Celi....

No not the current models. It's coming with a 2.4 liter 4 cyl. 160 horse/163 torque. An optional supercharger too :eek:

It will be around 20 thousand with the supercharger.

drtbikrr · May 25, 2004

I'm partial to my supercharged V6

Skookum · May 25, 2004

Cars are dumb i wish they'd come out with floating speeders already.....

brenth · May 25, 2004

nice celica man! good call over the mini, their cool looking, but the celica is much better car.

MMike · May 25, 2004

This was my wife's '00 GTS

MMike · May 25, 2004

and this was my integra

narlus · May 26, 2004

dude, the integra's a total chick car. not as in chick's dig it, but chick's drive it. a half-step up from a nissan pulsar, mitsu eclipse, or honda del sol.

btw, just read that a convertible mini's gonna be available in '05.

drtbikrr · May 26, 2004

Originally posted by N8
The 2005 convertable MINI will be available sometime in Aug 04 here in the US.

Can I get a roof rack for the Celi..?

Pretty sure

MMike · May 26, 2004

Originally posted by N8
The 2005 convertable MINI will be available sometime in Aug 04 here in the US.

Can I get a roof rack for the Celi..?

Kiss your sun roof good-bye...

UiUiUiUi · May 26, 2004

which company is behind scion?
never heard that brand name

derekbob · May 26, 2004

Originally posted by UiUiUiUi
which company is behind scion?
never heard that brand name

I think theyre toyotas, not sure tho

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