Car thoughts, Need opinions Options

[NaderG]

I bought my Celi almost a year ago , i had really high hopes for modifying it and everything . I searched the internet for parts , no luck there !. I found 6GC and looked into the 5sfte project, 3sgte swap and V6 swap. they all cost a considerable amount of cash and require alot of time and experience , which i dont really have. I love the Celi's styling and handling. I love that it is not so common around here making it very unique. yet everytime i get behind the wheel i am a bit disappointed , we all know there is NO power in the car.

I am really thinking of selling it and buying another ( used ) car that already have around 200 HP, but there is nothing out there that matches the styling of the celica. I wish i can make it faster but i am way too inexperienced and it would cost around 4-5K , which in addition to the approx. sale price of the car add up to almost 10K , which is slightly less than the money needed for another already-fast car.

I need opinions of whether i should keep it and try to mod it or sell it and get something else , now we all like Celicas and i know everybody's opinion is baised but i am a college student who is about to transfer to university with very little time and no Beater car !!

also , what kind of car would u recommend ?? i was thinking of something like a :
-BMW E46 ( sells for about 12-14K )
-believe or not a procshe boxter 98-99 , about the same price but insanely high insurance and parts
-A V6 mustang ( i know it is a low quality car and the streets are flooded with them , but i always liked them)
-a 2000+ V6 eclipse
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any suggestions on a car ?? any suggestion on more power ( that is cali legal ) ??

please help em out on this , i cant make my mind up

This post has been edited by NaderG: Jan 5, 2008 - 2:01 AM

[bccentaur3]

Not to many out there better then a Yota..haha


Stick with the celica. You can gain experience by working on it. Trust me, not a lot of us on here do their projects all at once. Its a little here a little there. People don't just go out and get the 3sgte swap with the gt4 front end and suspension done all in one week. That may take up to even a year for someone to accomplish things like that. I know some of our celis are over a decade old, but think about it, they aren't making celis any more. Sooner or later you'll be owning a classic.

[BigRog95]

Not to many out there better then a Yota..haha


Stick with the celica. You can gain experience by working on it. Trust me, not a lot of us on here do their projects all at once. Its a little here a little there. People don't just go out and get the 3sgte swap with the gt4 front end and suspension done all in one week. That may take up to even a year for someone to accomplish things like that. I know some of our celis are over a decade old, but think about it, they aren't making celis any more. Sooner or later you'll be owning a classic.

haha you thought that was funny too..sweet.lol

And I do have to agree with you man. I'm a prime example of trying to get EVERYTHING done at once..and it ended in disaster, and ended up costing me $700..so...yeah..it sucked..But..you live and learn.

So now, i'm adding little..by little..and a little more here and there..And yes, you'll be owning a classic soon. Maybe in a few years Celica prices will go up and people will actually be able to get some money out of 'em. lol