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And if I ever need anything from you, I wont hesitate to ask

Hahahhahaah~

Oh, i suppose you I'd help ya too Of course i would.

did some one say "I live in JAPAN"

This post has been edited by toyocelic: Feb 27, 2008 - 2:47 PM

Yeah, since 1986, San Francisco before that.

I was surprised to stumble across a forum dedicated to the G6 Celica. I'm keeping the convertible I bought new. I would have bought another if they had continued making them, but instead I'm making this one last. It doesn't have a lot of miles on it, because we use trains to go any distance here, and the station is only about a mile away.

The Curren was pretty popular here. I guess they've stopped making that, too.

The overall length of 177 inches is an important point in favor of the Celica for me, since there are some really narrow streets and tight corners here, with turns you couldn't even make in a DB9 or Jag XK, not that I'd buy something that expensive for the little bit of driving I do, anyway.

I do hope they bring the Celica back! Until then, this one's getting the best of maintenance.

This post has been edited by LCARS_24: Feb 28, 2008 - 6:24 AM

any pics of the car?

It is ironic, b/c this car is made in Japan, yet we rarely have anyone that actually is from or lives in Japan post on here. I'm sure it is mostly b/c the Japanese owners have a language barrier if they come on the site.

So, are you Japanese? What do you do in Japan (job)? What has kept you there all these years, if you are not Japanese?

Welcome!

I asked my wife if she had any digital pix of the car. No. It looks the same as the U.S. models, except for the orange reflector in front of the front wheelwell. It's shorter, higher, and aft of the wheelwell on all cars in Japan, even imports. The engine is different, too: 200 hp stock. The model years are differnent here, too, even for imported used cars, some of which get a change of model year when registered here.

I work at home for various Japanese clients, doing technical/scientific writing, editing, whatever they need. And the reason for living in Japan? My wife is Japanese, and it's a safer place for my daughters. No guns, muggers, etc. We also have some English classes at home for neighbors. My wife teaches most of them.

We never had the G6 Celica coupe here in Japan. Like the convertible, that's a Curren with a Celica front end and nameplates. And the Curren was an obvious copy of the DB7 (except for the front end), shorter in overall length but with some rear leg room (the rear seats of a DB7 are for teddy bears). It becomes more obvious if you compare a Celica convertible against a DB7 Volante. But lucky for me, it's a great-looking car.

As a hobby, I made an alternative computer system, very different, from Windows, not well known but loved by the few thousand people who have it installed. More would like to have it but don't have a spare computer to put it on.

Here's a screenshot gallery:
http://www.startrek4u.com/index.php?page_id=12

Now, what's with the rumors about a G8 Celica in development????

This post has been edited by LCARS_24: Feb 29, 2008 - 3:05 AM

By the way, have you guys heard of a car company in Japan called Mitsuoka? They buy cars from Nissan and transform them to look like British classics, mostly. One model is a convincing but fake Rolls-Royce, and their most popular model the Mitsuoka Viewt (made from a Nissan March) looks like a '50s Jaguar sedan. I've seen lots of those on the street.

Then, there's the Mitsuoka Orochi:

You seem like a nice guy but I really envy you and your GT4!

Uw if only they sold those in North AMerica as well. But as of next year, I can legally import one since an import car has to be 15 years old to come into Canada. As of the past year we have been getting boat loads of R32 skylines from over there.

And that Mitsuoka Orochi looks really nice as well. You guys always get better things.

Not a GT-Four, but I might buy one if I needed a second car. Mine's a convertible, with 47,000 miles on it.

Canada certainly has better roads for such cars than Japan. By the way, I remember the "Cheviacs" (Canadian-made Chevrolets with Ponitac styling parts) and "Plodges" (half Dodge, half Plymouth cars made in Windsor).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Pathfinder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Parisienne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plodge

This post has been edited by LCARS_24: Feb 29, 2008 - 10:49 PM