Sillycar GT

Cheers for the kind words guys, what i brill bunch of people you all are

See i disagree, the interior is far far nicer than the celica, it handles well and after coming from the celica which has coilovers thats saying something! It's not as revvy as the celica, or as manic, much smoother and refined. But so much quicker! Yeah to 60 it would be relatively close, but mid range grunt is bonkers! I will always love the celica, but this car is something else! I have heard nout but good things about the 1.8T engines, they are capable of some mage miles too

It saddens me to say this but i have decided to part ways with my celica, mainly because i wanted something newer and to be honest, i need boost in my life! Running costs and insurance at my age meant i couldn't afford anything japanese, and to be fair most of the turbo jap stuff is quite dated.. I've enjoyed my time with the celica, and with the celica club! The few of you i have met in person, it has been a pleasure! The celica is still for sale, but i've had someone make me a reasonable offer so hopefully it will be gone by the weekend! I have a new car, it's quite different to what i'm used to but i love it! It's an 03 plate Seat Leon cupra, which has the widely used 1.8T engine, which is currently making a tadge over 200bhp (180bhp standard) It's got lots of electrical items and buttons for me to break, and it's actually a fair bit cheaper to insure than the celica, it is also an aweful lot quicker than the celica

Haha, we should start a club!

Wow, thought i'd get a ribbing for not liking the gt4 face! They do look like they've been crashed into a lamp post, the bonnet looks like it's bent!

Don't like the bumper or the bonnet on the 205's, like the plain look of the 202's! Spose i could still get a gt4 or v6 lump and retain the standard look? Engine conversion sounds like a plan!

V6 is a pretty good answer to be fair, never thought of that! Don't want a GT4 really..

Got to the point where i'm now able to run and insure something a bit mental car wise, but i absolutely love my gen 6, it's not the quickest thing on the road, and i do fancy a turbo to be honest! But i don't think i could be without the 6, i've got to the point where i'm very happy with it, spent a fair amount of money on a car that's probably worth about £500 now. I've got loads of bits still to fit, i've got plans for the car in the future, like get the bodywork 100% and i've still got my heart set on a hks exhaust, after seeing and hearing a mates on a trackday i have to have one on my car! It's been absolutely bomb proof and apart from being maybe a bit too low (my fault) it still has me wanting to drive it daily! She's on 136,000 miles now! So, do i chuck another couple of grand at her and get her to where i want, and potentially loose and awefull lot of money, or sell up now and get something a bit quicker? oppinions?

Mines on 135k, 13 years old. Full main dealer history, been serviced on the dot every time, i'm the second owner and it's got some basic mods (for now) Exhaust, decat, air filter, decent plugs, and heat wrapped manifold and it made 156whp on the dyno. Getting the inlet manifold and throttle body ported, and got a power deck spacer going on, so hopefully should see a couple more ponies So as stated above i believe if it's been well looked after no reason why it should loose too much.

As stated above must have been a 3s-fe engine, as there aint no way you'd win against a 3s-ge engined 6! I for one would destroy you

I've got some BC spanners which might fit..

I've destroyed several Gen7 140's mate, used to see a modded one every morning on my way to work, everytime i wiped the floor with him! Saw him one eveing and he asked if mine had a different engine in it lol These engines can take a hell of a thrashing i agree, done 21k in mine in about 18 months, with pretty much constant red line action. Doesn't use a drop, and i mean a drop of oil! It's currently on 135k and still runs as sweet as a daisy

Hmm i dunno, i kept up with one of them along beachyhead near where i live.. The thing i find that helps the gen6 GT's is the stupidly long gearing! Can always suprise a few cars with that, especially all these vtec engined beasties that think they are the kings of N/a

Is that not Ren or stimpy lol?

See i'd disagree, i've driven a stripped out pre facelfit that was used as a cheap track car before it was scrapped, that had a rr print out of 175.2bhp.. And it didn't feel any faster than mine, only difference i noticed was the engine note at high revs, presumably the acis thingybob?

I can do those Fiesta's all day long, how many miles has your car done? Bare in mind they are old cars now, and if it's done a few miles and/or had a hard life it's probably lost a few donkeys over time. The difference between the facelift and pre facelift is minimal, think it's like 5bhp or something.. I can spin mine in 5th in the wet if i want it to lol, that's due to having Nankangs which are pants in the wet..

I've got zinc coated grooved discs and green stuff pads all round, i also have HEL stainless hoses! Probably the best mods i've done to the car! The brakes feel brilliant now, i'd say 50% better than the standard parts, sadly they are a bit more noisy than normal discs, and the pads aren't brilliant when cold but a HUGE improvement over the original equipment none the less, the hoses have made everything feel more responsive too, so i'd say if your gonna give the brakes an overhaul do the lot, pads, discs, hoses and use some decent fluid!

I've always felt my 6 could have done with a 6th gear!

My 98 st202 is on 132k have covered 19k in the year i've owned it and not used a drop of oil! I'm the 2nd owner as it was a demo car for a main dealer and then one of the technicians bought it and owned it until i got it! Has every stamp in the book from main dealer, last 3 mot's it's had didnt get picked up on a single thing! Brilliant cars, shame they don't make em like this anymore

liked Also stuck a pic up

cool thanks mate, is high mileage a problem? As most the GT turbos seem to be quite high..

Thanks guys, i hear they have a boost limiter in 1st and 2nd? I presume thats for traction purposes? And theyve got hi/lo boost buttons too.. Are they ok with high mileage? Being a Toyota im guessing they would be fine..