Is it just me or... Options

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Itd be much more of a joy if you had more goodies on the car. I didnt enjoy my last celica enough so i dropped about 4k (megan coilovers, tworus endlinks, brand new wheels/tires, jdm goodies, etc) into it to make me love it lol. Only reason i sold it was because i bought a house and had no reason to keep 4 cars even though i had a 3 car garage. I just needed two cars that were practical and made the most sense (2012 corolla s and crv). Enjoy it while you have it. I still plan to get another 6th gen next year

[Box]

I think I just have commitment issues, more or less.

[Box]

I wants another. One of these days, maybe.

[zfjohnson07]

well im buying another celica today, a gray 98 gt with 154,000 for $800. The great thing, is it needs a hood, windshield and air bags, luckily i do have a extra celica im parting out that is gray.

[Box]

^How convenient.

[zfjohnson07]

well tuurns out, the air bag i had was wrong, boo! took the windshield off and it cracked when i picked it up

[Lil-Joe101]

Do you ever find yourself bored with your car? I've had the Celica for only about 5 months now, and it's ok and all. It just has me bored with it. It's not as fast as I like and it sounds like, well, nothing. Can't even tell if the car is running unless you stand right next to it and listen. I guess I could change the exhaust out, but I don't like the sound of 4 cylinder engines. Don't get me wrong I like the car; ease of working on, looks, mpg, etc... I just wonder if I should've given fuel economy the middle finger like I have been and just gone with a Firebird Formula. Of course if I had I'd probably be over on some Firebird forum making a similar post, but bitching about the fuel economy. Maybe I just have commitment issues, seems like I do with everything else. Of course I'm not selling the car, as it should be trouble free for some time. Am I crazy or does anyone else ever feel the same?

Box I know how u feel bro. I felt that way for a while myself which is why I changed every aspect of my car to what I wanted to the car to look, sound, and perform like. For one, I got bored with the basic stock look. I hated that I didnt stand out from everyone else(hinse the body kit), I hate the sound of a stock audio system with no base(hense the 1800 watt amp and 12s), I cantstand a car thats not dropped just above the tires, (just my preference), and now I have reached my boiling point of not being able to perfrom on the street, track, dyno, with the rest of the speed demons. Which is the reason behind the swap. Granted it takes alot of money to build a car in each of the mentioned aspects but the end result is not only something u can be proud of because u built it, but something that stands out out from the rest and keeps u busy.

[Box]

I have the philosophy of if you want a fast car you start with a fast car, just is more logical to me. Though the Celica makes for a much better starter versus say a Civic, or what have you. Still, can only go so far with FWD though. I admit though, your car and some of the other members' cars are awesome that I'd love to have myself. I just can't see myself spending that kind of money on it though. I've thought about it, and listed out everything I'd want to do to it. To do everything I'm wanting to do I'm looking at $10,000, and probably more. For that kind of money I much rather wait and get one of these:


I have been busy with it lately though. Replaced the fuel pump strainer, fuel filter, and PCV valve. Took out the fuel injectors and flushed them out. Also cleaned out lots of gunk from the intake manifold, throttle body, EGR, and IACV. Thinking will take off the intake manifold cover again and coat in enamel. Needing to reseal the gaskets better anyway... That and will coat the valve cover in enamel, possibly the heat shield as well. Planning on doing a short ram/cold air with it, since the stock intake hose is torn and deteriorating. Going to Seafoam it to get the rest of the intake manifold I couldn't really reach clean, then put in some new Denso spark plugs. Though I noticed the throttle response is much better now, guess removing lots of gunk would help such. As far as further modifying I only plan on redoing the exhaust, and may go up to 16" rims once it needs new tires.

This post has been edited by Box: Aug 14, 2012 - 10:44 PM

[Lil-Joe101]

Well bro, thats why we call them projects. But I understand where ur comin from considering my dream car is a Mercedes SLR Mclaren. But I live in the real world and have to deal the card I have which the 2 of Celicas, lol

[Box]

Mine is a realistic dream car though. Can find a nice lower mileage one for around $15,000. I've seen some with more miles in the $10,000 ballpark. Proper amount of miles for the year of the car, but just higher than all the other Vettes out there though. I just need to get the Vette before I'm 40, then it isn't a mid-life crisis.

[Lil-Joe101]

Mine is a realistic dream car though. Can find a nice lower mileage one for around $15,000. I've seen some with more miles in the $10,000 ballpark. Proper amount of miles for the year of the car, but just higher than all the other Vettes out there though. I just need to get the Vette before I'm 40, then it isn't a mid-life crisis.

lol, and drinkin before noon doesnt make u an alcoholic Dont give up on the Celi just yet bro.

[Box]

Don't get me wrong I like the Celica. I just see it more as a sporty economical car, at least with the base ST anyway. Obviously that wouldn't apply to the ST202 or ST205, but those aren't easily available over here. I like the import cars, but my heart is with muscle cars. Hence my life time goal of owning a Corvette. Had given the thought of finding a V6 manual Camry/Solara for swapping drive-trains. Unless I could somehow find a rear ended car for dirt cheap, don't foresee myself doing it though.

[PhoenixTech]

It's not so much that I'm bored with my Celica (5th gen) it's just that I'm so damn burnt out on them now.

I started my Celica 3S project back in 2005, tore it down, rebuilt the engine, rethought what I wanted to build the car for many many times, and changed by build plans more than my underwear. I then helped Brent (SeverX13) do his 5SFTE build...engine out of the car, in the car, back out of the car.....over it.

I started working for Dr Tweak a little over 2 years ago and have done three 3SGTE swaps here. Finished up a Gen2 swap, then did 2 full ST215 swaps, one into Matt's Celica (easternpiro). Matt's Celica and I have a love hate relationship, seeing as how I've put 2 different 3S's into that car in a year's time. As of right now, I don't ever...EVER want to do a 3S swap into a Celica again. Which is sad because MY OWN 3S project was never finished.

I've had 2 Lexus SCs in the past year, and I can say, after owning these cars, I have no aspirations of every going back to a FWD "compact" car. They don't turn heads like my SCs do, they don't have the respect my SCs do. They don't have near the power potential my SCs do. My job, and my presence in the Toyota performance community have sort of merged me into somewhat of a "snob" when it comes to vehicles now. I deal with so many high dollar, high horsepower builds that for me to be putting around in an economy car just doesn't seem right.

Please don't get me wrong here folks, I'm not bashing on Celicas what-so-ever. Afterall, I do own one myself. (not to mention I have the celica dragon tattoo'd on me) but I've just moved on to different platforms, and a different scene.

-Cam

[Box]

I think that has a lot to do with my boredom with the Celica, being FWD. Oh well, for some reason I was obsessed with fuel economy at the time of buying the car.

[njccmd2002]

What is a fast car, if not a ticket magnet. Im pissed because where i live, icant drive cars to the potential

[Box]

What is a fast car, if not a ticket magnet. Im pissed because where i live, icant drive cars to the potential

Also true. Which I guess is the main reason I went for mpg over hp. The only time you'd ever use the power in a legal manner is when you're passing someone, and getting onto the interstate. That and all of the roads around here are terribly boring and/or in piss poor condition. Maybe that's it...it's not so much the car, but the environment in which you drive it... I would say take it to a track, but all we have is drag strips. I think we all know how that'd turn out...

[njccmd2002]

so what you need is to make your car a FUN car, and not a Fast car. All I have here is a boring drag strip. I want to drift!!! or learn for that matter. lol. but make your car a fun car. right now tweak your suspension.

[Box]

Already has lowering springs and new struts, could use some thicker sway bars I guess.

[BonzaiCelica]

Already has lowering springs and new struts, could use some thicker sway bars I guess.

sway bars make biggest improvement!

[Box]

That and bigger wheels would help I'm sure. Has the stock 14" alloys on it at the moment. As far as cheaper wheels go, thinking about some 7GC GT-S wheels or TC wheels. Has new tires at the moment though, so it'll be some time before they're changed.