 When will our celicas be called antiques? |
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 Dec 6, 2003 - 10:57 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Sep 18, '02 From Masachusettes Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Ever wonder when our cars will be called antiques? and our grand children will make fun of us because our cars ran on gasoline? Crazzy thaught
 I hope my car will last forever if i take care of it.
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Dec 7, 2003 - 2:44 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '02 From Detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If I'm not mistaken, antique status(as in being able to get an 'antique' liscense plate) is when the car is 30+ years old. So even the first Celicas are just now becoming antique.
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Dec 7, 2003 - 5:35 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 18, '02 From San Diego, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
HAHAHA, my buddy has like, an 87 celica. Funny cuz that's what we call it, "THE ANTIQUE"
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Dec 7, 2003 - 12:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 24, '03 From MD Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I'm pretty sure that a car is antique after 20 years. My friend has an 81 or 82 sports car, something like a porsche or some other expensive car, and the insurance is really low on it.
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Dec 7, 2003 - 1:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '02 From Detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
There is something about 15+ yo cars because my 85 GTS Celica wasn't considered a 'sporty' car even though the 95 ST is(same hp rating, but the GTS was RWD).
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Dec 7, 2003 - 1:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 17, '02 From UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I reckon it will take longer for the gen 6 to be an antique than most cars of it's time. It's just so cleanly styled.
I've heard people say how the gen 6 looks like a car that could still be in production today. -------------------- Facelift bumper-foglights-clear indicators, clear side repeaters, 16in O.Z alloys, stainless steel grill. JDM facelift tail lights. clear sidelights. Retro-fit A/C conversion. APEX performance springs. Remus exhaust. K&N performance filter. KYB excel G shocks.
Hyundai coupe Mk 3 (US Tiburon) leather seats. Gen 7 s/wheel. SR black vinyl door cards. Late spec spoiler-less tailgate with 3rd brake light. |
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Dec 7, 2003 - 1:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
here its 25 years old and its offically an antique.. I would say though in the way that you where refering to it Celica2085TA is when we all have kids that are our age.
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Dec 7, 2003 - 2:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 24, '03 From MD Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
That's true. When I first bought my car, almost everyone asked me whether it was a 2000, 2001, etc. |
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Dec 7, 2003 - 8:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 23, '03 From Hialeah, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
My dad owns 3 antique cars and has his own club. It takes 20 years for it to be an antique. Anything younger than 83 is antique.
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Dec 7, 2003 - 9:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
How old does a car have to be to be called a Classic. is that 30+ years.
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Dec 7, 2003 - 9:26 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 26, '03 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I always got away with that on my 1992 celica as well. -------------------- i am awesome
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Dec 8, 2003 - 12:09 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '02 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
the 8th gen celica should be a throw back (like the T-Bird) to the 6th gen! Maybe they would sell a little better if they looked that good
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Dec 9, 2003 - 5:41 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 20, '03 From Springfield, OR Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yes, it's also more just a production run vs availabilty/still owned models.
BTW: things like this might change... because last time I looked at the numbers we have like 5 years of oill... 3.58 pending no major consumer decrese 7.2 assuming us oils are tapped, fuel consumption is cut and a bearing a similar rate of oil discovery |
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Dec 11, 2003 - 3:47 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Over here we call em classic's not antiques - that sounds like some old peice of furniture or a piano or something.
Its 25 years in Australia (and I was under the impression it was the same elsewhere). |
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Dec 11, 2003 - 11:27 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
haha ya, antiques are the 1950s fords.... the 70s and 60s cars are classics
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