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Import Vs. America Muscle, Kill Story...bye bye bye IROC!

Apr 22, 2004 - 2:49 PM
Guest_DJMC_Celica_* Guest_DJMC_Celica_* View Member Profile	So my buddy has a 1987 Chevy Camaro Z28 IROC. And all he does is brag how fast it is, so he has 18"Chrome Rims, which are even heavier than my 19s because his tire base is wider. So he was talking mad **** about how he wanted to race me. We hit the Interstate 90. And stopped and took off, i must admit he had me on the first 5 secs but i punched it into 3rd and smoked him! i was almost a car and half length ahead before i shifted in to 4th. When he was shifting his car sounded like it was going to fall apart. Not to mention i know this kid is a good driver. But was it nice to say..."A Ricer beats A.M."

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Apr 25, 2004 - 4:23 PM

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QUOTE (TheReader @ Apr 24, 2004 - 5:34 AM)

Hi everyone,

First, I must give my apologies for the following long post. This is my second post and I hope I do not clutter too much of the cyber space.

Reliability of the Sixth Generation Toyota Celica (6GC)

This topic is very interesting. There seems to be various misconceptions on the reliability of the 6GC when comparing it against various levels, including car, make and locality.

One must really focus on the individual car (even for a new car) to assess its reliability. Numerous factors can affect the reliability including:

* Company (why the car was build, its investment on the model, the focus on electricals and engine, materials, the actual build process, etc)
* Person (how the car was driven, its history on maintenance and repair, etc)

Obviously, trying to obtain the above information is almost impossible if one does not own the car. In fact, I understand that it might sound very ironic and really defeats the purpose of buying a car when one must own a car before one can actually know its reliability.

Therefore, while being unable to know its true reliability, to a certain extent, there are some propositions which one can use to ascertain a potential reliability of a car.

Upon research (albeit only over the Internet) for the past year, I believe I would make the following very general propositions (with all other things being equal) based on the previous views of the members of this topic:

1. The 6GC is one of the most reliable cars made by Toyota.
2. Toyota and Honda are the companies which consistently make the most reliable cars (which require the less maintenance or daily care). Mercedes Benz and BMW reliability is current declining against Toyota and Honda.
3. Mercedes Benz and BMW has engine reliability comparable to Toyota and Honda although their respective maintenance and daily care must be higher than Toyota and Honda to maintain its reliability. Their electricals are definitely not as reliable as the electricals of Toyota and Honda.
4. Imports are generally more reliable than "local" cars.

Obviously, those views are my thoughts but I believe they are correct. I hope you would come to the same conclusions after research as well.

Thanks for reading,
TheReader

hes like the guy that just pops up everyonce in a while to spoute out some words of wisdom...

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DJMC_Celica Import Vs. America Muscle Apr 22, 2004 - 2:49 PM

chucho gotta say something had to b wrong w/ his car. no ... Apr 22, 2004 - 2:51 PM

Hanyo did u drive ur celica? Apr 22, 2004 - 3:07 PM

bufferdan Carburated 5.0's have 170hp. Fuel injected ar... Apr 22, 2004 - 3:08 PM

uzthedentist 170hp? how big is the engine? Apr 22, 2004 - 5:49 PM

Phat_99CeliGT i raced a 87 IROC too, but he blew my doors off. i... Apr 22, 2004 - 6:33 PM

Kwanza26 QUOTE (uzthedentist @ Apr 22, 2004 - 10:49 PM... Apr 22, 2004 - 6:35 PM

macavely don't want to spoil your day/night ... but som... Apr 22, 2004 - 10:25 PM

uzthedentist 170bhp in a 5litre LMFAO!! thats 34bhp per... Apr 23, 2004 - 3:24 AM

Sirius QUOTE (uzthedentist @ Apr 23, 2004 - 8:24 AM) 170b... Apr 23, 2004 - 3:44 AM

NYCelica DJMC_Celica - Your Rims arent 19" they... Apr 23, 2004 - 4:21 AM

DJMC_Celica No they are def 19s...I know what the tire says, D... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:06 AM

macavely QUOTE (NYCelica @ Apr 23, 2004 - 4:21 AM) DJMC_Cel... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:12 AM

bufferdan QUOTE (Sirius @ Apr 23, 2004 - 8:44 AM) QUOTE (uzt... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:20 AM

SlowCelica94 I call BS. My buddy w/ a Del Sol VTec could barely... Apr 23, 2004 - 9:53 AM

Digndoug QUOTE (bufferdan @ Apr 23, 2004 - 12:20 PM) Q... Apr 23, 2004 - 10:02 AM

bufferdan Not true with all the GM's ive owned and the r... Apr 23, 2004 - 10:16 AM

97sccelica dont get too cocky a 87 IROC is not a good exampl... Apr 23, 2004 - 11:59 AM

bufferdan The older ones are much better! Sure they don... Apr 23, 2004 - 12:23 PM

celimanST A couple of weeks back I stroled a caviler I know ... Apr 23, 2004 - 12:36 PM

94Toy Last summer I raced a late 80's early 90's... Apr 23, 2004 - 12:58 PM

bufferdan QUOTE (94Toy @ Apr 23, 2004 - 5:58 PM) Last summer... Apr 23, 2004 - 1:11 PM

subsolo_21 QUOTE they will run a lot longer than any 6gc, i m... Apr 23, 2004 - 1:29 PM

Sirius Sorry Guys - I didn't explain properly. Lots ... Apr 23, 2004 - 2:35 PM

bufferdan QUOTE (Sirius @ Apr 23, 2004 - 7:35 PM) Sorry Guys... Apr 23, 2004 - 3:14 PM

aaronc222 QUOTE (subsolo_21 @ Apr 23, 2004 - 2:29 PM) QUOTE ... Apr 23, 2004 - 6:14 PM

Kwanza26 QUOTE (Sirius @ Apr 23, 2004 - 7:35 PM) Sorry Guys... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:25 PM

Digndoug ok, lets say this, all cars suck..... ok, but rea... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:55 PM

Coomer QUOTE (Digndoug @ Apr 23, 2004 - 5:55 PM) ok, lets... Apr 23, 2004 - 8:43 PM

Andason QUOTE (macavely @ Apr 23, 2004 - 6:12 AM) QUOTE (N... Apr 23, 2004 - 11:39 PM

Andason im hammered but one pic explains it all Apr 23, 2004 - 11:43 PM

Coomer QUOTE (Andason @ Apr 23, 2004 - 9:43 PM) im hammer... Apr 24, 2004 - 12:23 AM

TheReader Hi everyone, First, I must give my apologies for... Apr 24, 2004 - 5:34 AM

SlowCelica94 QUOTE (Andason @ Apr 24, 2004 - 4:43 AM)im ha... Apr 24, 2004 - 10:47 AM

chucho QUOTE (SlowCelica94 @ Apr 24, 2004 - 10:47 AM) QUO... Apr 24, 2004 - 10:52 AM

boosted_K2 the late 80s IROCs are ****ty ass cars period. Apr 24, 2004 - 1:54 PM

boosted_K2 QUOTE (TheReader @ Apr 24, 2004 - 5:34 AM) Hi ever... Apr 24, 2004 - 1:56 PM

Andason QUOTE (Coomer @ Apr 23, 2004 - 11:23 PM) QUOTE (An... Apr 24, 2004 - 2:38 PM

celicarocker QUOTE (Andason @ Apr 24, 2004 - 2:38 PM) QUOTE (Co... Apr 24, 2004 - 2:59 PM

Phat_Boi I think Andason had a little too much to drink Apr 25, 2004 - 4:11 PM

celicarocker QUOTE (TheReader @ Apr 24, 2004 - 5:34 AM) Hi ever... Apr 25, 2004 - 4:23 PM

94Toy QUOTE 4cyl extreme? Those things are like a ... Apr 25, 2004 - 11:01 PM

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