Drove other cars and realized Celicas are the BEST, Does anyone else agree? Options

[Komlofske]

I drove a 90 300zx Twin Turbo that cornered like I have never felt before but my Celica does a nice job as well. My coil overs make it even greater than stock but lacking the comfort that I find myself wanting sometimes. None-the-less, I love the way it handles.

[Coomer]

I like my car a lot more than other cars that I've driven as well. I've driven my friend's '00 Eclipse GS quite a bit, a couple third generation Integra GS-Rs, a few Civics, a couple Neons, a couple Mustangs, and I like my car more than all of those. I love my friend's RSX Type-S though, it's such a nice car, but it's also a lot more money than my Celica was.

[The_Argon]

[boosted_K2]

ive only driven 2 cars ever that ive thought were more enjoyable than the celica, a 95 BMW M5, and the MR2T. other than that, the celica just feels great in every aspect. the speed thing is fixable... most times handling is alot harder to fix. alot of times it has to do with weight distrobution, wheelbase, and unsprung weight that is the culprit for crappy handling, this kind of stuff is really hard to fix unless you have the specialized tools.

[Drocay]

I to have drove alot of cars but almost none have compared in control like my celi.

[FallenHero]

I love the celica, I love the reliability, but my old vette would out run, out break, and be close to the handling of the celica. I'd still rather have the celica though. It's such a better looking and higher quality car. Plus, as the Ghost said, for 8k I can spank camaros.

Jon

[1TuffRS]

Im new to this site and this is my first post, but I have been doing a lot of reading over the past few days and have learned a lot. I used to own an Eclipse RS until about 2 weeks ago when someone ran me off the road and I did 2 360's flew off a 25' embankment into the woods (the bastard didnt even stop). Needless to say the car is totaled and in the meantime Im driving my moms GT. As far as the performance comparison I think the celica definitely handles better stock for stock, but then again its hard for me to remember how my eclipse handled stock. As far as the performance my eclipse was definitely faster (15.46 w/ intake, exhaust and UDP). The celica has loads of torque when compared to mine, but the top end completely sucks. My car seemed to come alive around 3500rpm, felt like Vtec, and pulled all the way to its 7200rpm ignition cut. Right now Im searching for a replacement vehicle and since my car has been totaled Ive been borrowing my moms car and Im definitely impressed. Plus the option of putting the 3sgte into a celica would be cheaper than the money I was planning on spending on a turbo kit for my eclipse. That opens a whole new world of performance potential. I think that if I had the choice of another NA eclipse or a GT, Id go for the GT.

[Kwanza]

Heh...I can write a laundry list of which cars I've driven that accelerate better than the Celicas, and a big list of which cars have more power than the Celicas, but I can't write a very large list of which cars are more refined, in terms of handling, power where it counts, quality, and reliablility. Celicas are one of the longest running toyota vehicles, and it shows in the craftsmanship of the car.

I did drive one of the New Solaras, and I fell in love with them. The 4 cylinder 5 Speed doesn't have the power of the V6, but that car is fricken beautiful and is very well built/designed. If they offered a 5 or 6 speed V6 option...I would buy it in a heartbeat.... whooo!

All in all, I love my Celica and Celicas in general.

[SXR]

I drive my mums old corrola sometimes. I want to push it off a cliff.

The 300zx TT I got handles real good at 200Km/H so I am not complaining. But it rattles some of the bolts in the dash.

And the celica is just a great car for anything really which made it, being my first car, a good choice.

[RedSunCelica]

It all depends on what the You like. I just love the celica it handles nice and power band is to bad for the corners.
so far ive driven:
datsun 510 sitting in the drive way no paint stock everything and it hauls more ass then my celica. ( 2nd gear launches are the best)
v6 camry (nice)
1990-2000v6 accord (ehh same as camry just more body roll)
civic SI (good pick up and corners) the new body style ones
mitsubishi GST (NICE TOP END)
old ass jaguar V10 i think (nice high end)
85 corrola (ehh)
7th gen celica (very nice)
EVO 8 (this owns ALL)
STI (DAMN!!!!!)
trans am mid 90's (good drag car not a corner car)

they all kick the celicas ass in one way but over all i love the way the celica looks and handles.