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Certainly not! Hence the description under the Avatar "DC" Design corrected. Not modded. Oooooh no.

Quite right. Modding is for chavs!

I reckon my T Sport is pushing out about 120hp.

Ayup Buggerlugs....cheeky bugger. ...they are Rossini Motorsport ones I'll have you know. ...mit der matching neck supports...and bloody comfortable they are too.!...and give the lumbar support Toyota deemed unnecessary...silly sods. Won't be everyone's cup of char of course...but am I bovvered.?..you decide. They suit me...this old git needs his comfort. :rolleyes: ...and just for your cheek I'll make sure you see them here too.!!....deal with it.! Neil

As has probably already been mentioned this isn't really a fair or direct comparison, one car designed late 90s the other mid 2000s, one rear wheel drive the other front wheel drive. I am not a total Celica fanatic indeed only got mine really as a stop-gap as I couldn't find something I really wanted or fit my requirements, having said that I am happy with my choice. I thought about a GT86 before getting my car and love the looks and the way it drives (having had RWD cars for the last 15 years) but it was never really in my list to buy simply because I wanted something cheap to buy in the £4-8K range and the GT86 was over £23K and still is with second hand ones going for £15K+ so never really an option. If you want to compare the Celica to something then shouldn't it be a car of similar style and type from roughly the same era costing about the same, it's one thing to note the changes and advances time has brought about (or not) in car design but a little unrealistic to try and directly compare the two, no doubt if Toyota had kept on making the Celica it would have moved on although I doubt it would have gone rear wheel drive but who knows.

Engines do lose power over time but a well maintained one shouldn't lose too much. Only way for sure is to take th engine out and put it on a crank dyno, a rolling road fly wheel figure doesn't really tell the whole story as all dynos vary massively.

I've heard many owners in Yorkshire reverse to work and back..the lower mileage on the clock reduces depreciation.

GT86 every day of the week. I must say the Celica is great fun to drive but the '86 is in a different ball park, stock form anyways. So much fun to drive, steering is much more responsive & more torque which is a nice feeling. Add some mods on top and you've got yourself a weapon in the handling department. Granted they're not the most powerful cars but power isn't essential in this car. Yes Toyota could release a turbo'd version but then all you'd probably find is a lot more of them being written off by inexperienced drivers. Best to learn how to drive RWD and then if you feel it's necessary strap a turbo or a supercharger on. Again, these cars don't need more power to make them better, great fun as they are! All this is why I'm selling my GT, been driving my old man's '86 too much so decided to buy it off him haha!

Here is another one being chased down at Blyton..........................Lol

With extra money coming in, my first question would be..do you have a mortgage?. If so, look to increase your monthly repayments, so it's paid off earlier. Boring, but sensible. As for the Celica versus GT86 question..the Gen 7 is the better looking car, and being FWD with a hatch, a better "all rounder".