mutznutz Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Im getting my celica ready to be sold, I'm going to finish the list of jobs I have for it and then moved on. It's been awesome but im needing an upgrade I do have 2 boys at the moment so it still needs to have back seats unfortunately I've got a few I'm looking at but just wondered what people opinions would be on either Gen6 GT4 Gen7 190 vvtli Supra aerotop I'd be trying to look at UK ones but I know they're harder to come by Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markgt4c Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Hey mate i have got a gen 6 gt4 by for the best car i have owned.has never let me down in the couple of years i have had it. They are good fun and nice to see a clean ones on the road. The gen 7s are nice aswell.had a 04 plate 190 celica and also had corolla but the gen 6 still wins. Really like supras but trying to get a good one and would have to be the turbo are hard to find for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellreign Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 bias= GT4 Also love supras, but for my budget that would only have got me an N/A (which is still good) or a TT auto at a push. Not a fan of auto's, although the supra is known to be a very good strong box. Aero tops only came in auto i think? Either way, gt4 or Supra, they are going to be fairly heavy on petrol compared to your previous, and maintainence is quite costly on the four if its not been cared for. I imagine Supras have some fairly costly bits too. I like the gen7's although the i'm not 100% on the shape. the GT looks good, and being newer hopefully it'll be less problems depends on your budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthnmunky Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 ST205 all the way from that list. Find a good one and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutznutz Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 The aeros afaik only had autos yeh Im leaning towards a faff then, I had a trawl through pistonheads last night and there were only a handful of other things I'd look at but way to expensive right now Anyone have an opinion on joing http://www.gt4oc.net/ to see what they've got for sale on there? Is it as friendly as this place? Thanks for the input anyway guys, always appricieated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutznutz Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I've just checked insurance prices for the GT-Four .... I'm sold on that idea now Cheaper then mine to insure ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markgt4c Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I am a member of gt4oc.Great site to be on if you have any questions always get a answer and plenty of how to guides. There is a guide on it what to look for when buying a gt4 have a read of that before go and see any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutznutz Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I'm just waiting for the membership to be approved at the moment then I can have a proper look around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyboy1976 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Id be personally put off by the Supra as aerotops are usually auto so for me not being able to change gear would diminish the fun factor plus more of a posing car than a drivers car imo. There are some cracking gen 7 on here now especially those who have gone the SC route. With a GT4 you MUST buy a good one - dont rush in and ideally get it checked by local members if you can - buy a dog and it will bite you but buy a good one and it will give lots of smiles per mile IMO its not worth spending £20 to join the OC when better tech knowledge and advice is available for free on the GT4DC - however ill agree it has some of the better cars on sale but most are on pistonheads anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutznutz Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 OKcool thanks for that .... I didn't even know the other one was there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyboy1976 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) Its not the busiest of clubs but its free there are no politics or bitching and its very freindly. Plus the better staff members on the OC - gary st165 - are DC members too Edited May 30, 2012 by johnyboy1976 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutznutz Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Cool signed up on there aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyboy1976 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Prob one of best on sale - last owner was a proper bellend but he looked after it http://beta.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/toyota/celica/toyota-celica-gt4-uk-car-one-of-the-best-in-the-country/467619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 That does look nice. If you can afford the running costs of a GT4 I say go for it. Mine was the best car I have had by a long way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) IMO its not worth spending £20 to join the OC when better tech knowledge and advice is available for free on the GT4DC - however ill agree it has some of the better cars on sale but most are on pistonheads anyway The GT4OC is well worth joining......despite your dipleasure/hatred at the place...which I fully understand...its still a good source of knowledge. The DC is also good if you want to get very technical. I also put the "What to look out for when buying a GT4" on here somewhere. Edited May 30, 2012 by Insanity-74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nthnmunky Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Contemplating a change myself. Dunno what I fancy though. Had contemplated a bug-eyed STI but know I'd only end up fannying about with it just as much as I do the Celica. Trouble is there's not a lot out there that I'd be happy with as stock (or close to). Sorry to thread jack a little but would anyone add anything to the suggested cars list? Budget no more than £6k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyboy1976 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I used to put more effort into the OC than i did into other more important things in my life so for me to have my current mindset it took a lot - that your aware of. Ive made some amazing friends over on that site and i still see a lot today however i stand by my viewpoint that when other clubs charge nothing the oc imo fails to justify its membership fee - they complain that they have a surpluss of funds yet are loath to spend them and then they implement more money making schemes by charging people to sell stuff and the money goes to "charity". Its improved since certain members of staff who i dont have to mention left the staff but there are still far too many wasters on the staff who do nothing. Gary puts everything into his role and Bodhi and Graham do a good job but other than martin who is tech advisor what do the staff do ?? Sorry this is in your thread mate - ill not mention any more of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryK Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I think I would have to add the Nissan 200sx S14A, Contemplating chucking in my Gen7 for one of these. Great fun cars and very cheap to mod and replace the parts. Can easily see 300 BHP out of an intercooler and a stage 2 map on the standard block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutznutz Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Thats really wierd you said that ... a 200sx just parked up in front of our office, that thing looks mint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryK Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 They are mint motors, or I think so anyway hehe, its simply the cost of mods for them, they are so cheap it would make you sick when you compare them to the mod prices for a Gen 7 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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