Looks or Performence, ?????? Options

[Manta5x]

I think its easier for us Celica owners to settle for Looks AND Reliability

I know a guy that has a Supra and he has a need for speed, so he kept modding and now he has a supra with 500 hp but it breaks down every week. and it looks like crap ,shot paint job, center cap missing from one rim carpet torn. has to spend all his money on repairs never on the body.

[Andason]

looks for sure. im getting to old to care about beating little 16-17 year old racers. girls may like a fast car, but how often do you see them flocking to the civic hatchbacks that are all suped up?

[flipside97LTD]

Dude... aint you seen the pics in the magazines?!

[gtcelica94]

looks, i went for performance on my old car(civic hey ya got to start some where) and only got about 170 to the wheels but it kept breaking down. this time i going for looks with the celica. maybe my next car i can do both.

[flipside97LTD]

I'm for looks also. To me the best thing to do for our cars performance-wise, is the swap. For the money, it's the best. But sheesh, I don't have the money, or the time to put into the swap. And if I did, then what? The speed limits don't go up cuz I got more power, but I'm sure my insurance would after a few tickets.

But I definetly think my celi should look fast. When I get done with exterior, I wanna powdercoat the valve cover, and put in some plug wires, new hoses, and clean up the engine bay and all. Right now I'm putting on the veilside-style kit, hiro wing and a hood vent. I plan on painting it kandy red with two layers of flake. Looks for me

[Supersprynt]

Ever since i got the 3s I am all bout performance. As you can tell i havent painted my car i used the money to get a stronger tranny and clutch, i figure even tho the car looks bad it'll be more fun when im beating everyone on the highway.

[fastgt]

im doing both at the same time....gathering parts and saving up cash for my exterior project and 80% with my 5sfte kit

i look at it this way....
i dont wanna be fast and look like a joke(sleeper???)i have unpainted bumpers and such
i also dont wanna look fast but be slower than a civic

[Supersprynt]

Whats it matter if u look like a joke but bring the game better than ne body else?

You'll always get more respect from being fast than from looking fast.

Also, our cars look pretty fast as is, theres no joke.

[fastgt]

you havent seen my car

[DamDirtyApes]

looks, celys unless swapped arent made for spped, they are made for crusing and gettin some lol

[fastgt]

i dunno what celi u have but my celi hasnt brought me any

[DamDirtyApes]

after i get lisence i get g/f , before then... nothing.... coincidence i think not... o yea and there is constnaly hot girls wanting a ride in my car.... hehe they want it

[DamDirtyApes]

[fastgt]

HEY.....dont mess with the coupes....do i have to bust out the curren pics

but hey its alright i dont want the girls who only look for the cool car

This post has been edited by fastgt: Aug 17, 2004 - 7:35 PM

[lagos]

i like show and go. after getting the 3s in my engine bay, im focusing all my attention on running more boost, gettting turbo to spool faster, moitoring my engine, etc, but i still like the idea of having a nice looking car.

[macavely]

damn.. one of my post back from the dead...

[Sh0gunkid8721]

depends...if u already have a fast car, u might as well add on to it, but other than that, looks. Looks grabs peoples attentions even when ur car is parked somewhere, but performance only wows when ur on the move. I would like both though.

[97sccelica]

well, i drive a WRX

so performance, lol

the STI looks good, but just a plain WRX like mine is weak in the good looks category

[o8poa8o]

i'd leave the celica looks stock, maybe highlight it with a paintjob and some 16"-17"s, and then put the rest of the money into performance, cause celica looks good stock, and im not into the whole show car sorta thing, i like some lips and some basic body kits, but i dont like wings/spoilers at all, unless your seriously AutoX at high speeds, or have a 500hp drag car you dont need them IMO (but thats another topic). How bout this for ever second you take off your quarter mile time you can add another stage, lol, thats what sounds good to me

stage 1 : paint job, new wheels
stage 2 : lip/small bodykit
stage 3 : minor hood scoop, good lookin fenders, and bodykit
stage 4 : supra (IMO there the best looking) spoiler
stage 5 : all out w/e you want ,lol

[o8poa8o]

put in short, i'd rather have a sleeper, than a ricemobile