 5th gen All-trac sighting in IL 11-18-2007 |
 Nov 18, 2007 - 9:55 PM
|
 
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Jul 18, '07 From Indiana, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
So I am driving the family back in the Avalon from an early thanksgiving get together on sunday. Cruising at 75+ mgh I spy a red 5th gen celica ahead on I-74. I bump up a couple mph to gain on it quicker and think that its either a mirage or a gas tank hanging down...I tell my wife "I think its an all-trac"!!! As we get closer, she notices the custom Ohio license plates and confirrms that it says "alltrac" on the back. So at 75 mph I start honking the horn to try and get the drivers attention. He doesn't hear me for a long time, but finally looks over and has this what the heck do you want look on his face. I try to yell, but the speed and wind kept any words from being exchanged. So my wife starts hanging out of the car and doing the talking for me. So we exhange basic hellos and say see you on the web...and keep driving. He followed us for quite a while and was passing us when we were coming up to a REST AREA. I waved for him to turn in as he passed the traffic ahead of us and he merged quickly into the parking area. His name was Andrew and it was either a 92 or 93 ST185 with 180k. He has only owned it for a couple of months and says its all stock. It was pretty clean and looked like it ran pretty well. We are going to stay in touch and hopefully get together at a meet next year. So if you see a red Celica all-trac in Columbus Ohio, it could be Andrew aka ZERO SNTY. He says he frequents 6GC for info and help.
|
 |
Replies
(1 - 9)
|
Nov 18, 2007 - 10:00 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast  Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
The alltrac is sexy aint it? It doesnt look as good until you see it in person.
This post has been edited by bccentaur3: Nov 18, 2007 - 10:00 PM -------------------- 98 Celica gt red- totaled deer
94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer 95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold 88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp) 94 Celica gt white (sold) In need of a rust free chassis!!!! |
|
Nov 18, 2007 - 10:10 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Jun 29, '03 From 캘리포니아 Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
QUOTE(bccentaur3 @ Nov 18, 2007 - 7:00 PM) [snapback]615466[/snapback] The alltrac is sexy aint it? It doesnt look as good until you see it in person. and then it starts to look bad once you own one and start working on it haha.  --------------------  |
|
Nov 18, 2007 - 11:09 PM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
QUOTE(MaskedMan @ Nov 18, 2007 - 9:10 PM) [snapback]615467[/snapback] QUOTE(bccentaur3 @ Nov 18, 2007 - 7:00 PM) [snapback]615466[/snapback] The alltrac is sexy aint it? It doesnt look as good until you see it in person. and then it starts to look bad once you own one and start working on it haha. LOL
-------------------- 98 Celica gt red- totaled deer
94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer 95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold 88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp) 94 Celica gt white (sold) In need of a rust free chassis!!!! |
|
Nov 22, 2007 - 9:59 AM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Jul 18, '07 From Indiana, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
MASKED MAN wrote:
and then it starts to look bad once you own one and start working on it haha. What can I say, owning an all-trac is like going out with a high maintainance woman. You know she's gonna take all of your money and all of your time. Once your friends have been around her, they don't come around any more. But its a sickness, you just can't let go!!! |
|
Nov 22, 2007 - 10:44 AM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Nov 22, '03 From Tracadie-Sheila, NB (Canada) Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
i didnt know that all-trac's need so much maintenance....is it the engine/turbo/else?
|
|
Nov 23, 2007 - 2:14 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Jun 14, '05 Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Alltrac are expensive maintenance vehicles. I would want one but I cant stand working on my cars every week.
|
|
Nov 23, 2007 - 9:11 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
5th gen all tracs are hot!
 (actually, this is not an alltrac but a gt4) i'd only get one that's 'almost new' condition.. since 5th gens are fairly problematic, not sure why that is.. This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Nov 23, 2007 - 9:12 PM -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|
Nov 23, 2007 - 10:38 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Nov 23, '07 From Houston TX Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Other then the fact that anyone that has had one most likly ragged the crap out of them. with the kinda power those things have and the fact that for some reason, and i dont know if its like this anywere else, but people dont take care of Celicas down here in Houston. Most of the ones ive seen have been mistreated.
|
|
Nov 23, 2007 - 11:14 PM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
QUOTE(azian_advanced @ Nov 23, 2007 - 8:11 PM) [snapback]617020[/snapback] 5th gen all tracs are hot! (actually, this is not an alltrac but a gt4) i'd only get one that's 'almost new' condition.. since 5th gens are fairly problematic, not sure why that is.. That is the sexiest 5th gen gtfour I've ever seen in my life. 
-------------------- 98 Celica gt red- totaled deer
94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer 95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold 88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp) 94 Celica gt white (sold) In need of a rust free chassis!!!! |
 |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: December 2nd, 2024 - 3:55 PM |