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So I've had my Celica for almost a year now, in two weeks it will be a year to be exact. In of itself I like the car, but it's time for something else. I'm wanting something with more power and a better ride. Doing swaps isn't an option and neither is reverting back to the stock suspension, for cost feasibility. So now I'm looking into the possibility of finding something else. Some of the cars I've been considering include: 1986.5-1992 Supra, 92-95 SC300, 91-93 240SX, 90-95 300ZX, 90-92 Camaro/Firebird, 90-95 Mustang. So I was wondering if anyone else have owned these vehicles and had an opinion of them. Or if you can think of others cars that I haven't thought of, I'd love to hear them. Pretty much anything RWD, 2 doors, and pre-OBDII I'd look into getting. I thought about the RX7 but I don't want to deal with rotary, and the Miata and MR2 are too small as I need space for carrying a synthesizer with me for when I got out and play. The Supra, SC300, and 300ZX are towards the bottom as they can be hard to work on, especially the 300ZX. Gas mileage isn't a concern to me anymore, but performance and comfort are. I'm not asking for it to ride like a Cadillac, but I do want something that'll ride better on these atrocities they call roads. So any help would be appreciated. I plan on trying to find an example of each of these cars and test driving them before completely committing to selling the Celica.

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With a little (or a lot) of work, the 280Z is my favorite car out if the group. But they look best with small tasteful body accents and an RB engine never hurts anything. The Corvette would be the most bang for the buck, although I don't know how hard they are to work on. I don't know if its just local to where I live, but the Camaros and Trans Ams are all ragged out in comparison to the Corvettes, I'm assuming due to the lower price tag and easier access. You've already had a mkIII Supra, so I'd say just pass on those head gasket issues.

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With a little (or a lot) of work, the 280Z is my favorite car out if the group. But they look best with small tasteful body accents and an RB engine never hurts anything. The Corvette would be the most bang for the buck, although I don't know how hard they are to work on. I don't know if its just local to where I live, but the Camaros and Trans Ams are all ragged out in comparison to the Corvettes, I'm assuming due to the lower price tag and easier access. You've already had a mkIII Supra, so I'd say just pass on those head gasket issues.

I do indeed like the look of the 280Z, so much in fact I've decided to hold out for it instead of the ZX. Shave those terrible bumpers, weld in some metal and smooth it out and you're golden. Throw in your V8 of choice and it's all good. Yeah, the Corvettes do seem to be in better shape usually. I guess price difference has a lot to do with it. From the looks of it I'd say the C4 Vette isn't too bad.

I like the MKIII Supra though. The head gasket is only a problem if when you redo it, you torque to the "original" specs. The head was erroneously torqued to 56 ft lb, when it's supposed to be 75 ft lb. If you're lucky you can just re-torque the head bolts before it becomes a problem. The one advantage to owning the Supra is that it's a Toyota, my uncle is an ASE Toyota Master Technician. So if anything goes wrong I can just ask him for help. Plus I still have lots of Supra parts for whatever reason from the last one. That and out of the group is probably the most comfortable. I don't know, still thinking about it. It'll most likely be one of the aforementioned though. I had considered the Z32, but being a pain to work on and having an interference engine is a turn off.

That 911 is the best option yet.

Meh... I had thought about getting a 944, but then I checked out the parts prices. High maintenance is an understatement. The cheapest clutch kit I could find for it was over $600... That and everything else for it costs a fortune. The 944 is the cheap one too, I'd hate to see 911 parts prices...