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Insured mine for another year yesterday. Managed to get nearly £100 off of my renewal price after abit of bartering over the phone.
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I thought Toyota had a strict build policy no matter where their cars are assembled? For example their cars built at the plant in Derby (e.g. E12 Corolla T Sport). Employees are said to do alot of overtime to make sure the cars are built up to the same exacting standards of the Jap built ones.
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225 to 235 is ideal for 8J according to a chart which comes up on Google. 215 would be stretched on an 8J wheel though, as they are just wide enough for 7.5J like on Baz' (above) and mine.
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I ran V-Power in my 140 for over a year and don't think I saw any benefit in MPG or running from it. The additives in it no doubt were good for the engine though.
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Coupes are a fashion item aswell as a car, and this has been the case for many, many years. Alot of (but not all) people who buy coupes brand new, are more concerned about looking good than going fast. They want people in the streets to see their stylish, and expensive car, and recognize their wealth and status. The performance is secondary to them, since they want to travel at a speed where they'll get noticed.
With the state of the roads nowadays, the increase in traffic over the last 20 years, not to mention the speed cameras and speed traps going up, there seems to be less and less point in having a really powerful car. IMO, handling is the most important performance characteristic in a car, and I think it's more true now than ever before. Atleast with a Celica, you can actually use the power you have most of the time, and not have to worry to speed limits too much. I would rather own a lower power car with an amazing chassis, than something than can do 0-60 in 5 seconds or so. I find it satisfying to drive a car which you can rev, but not get yourself into trouble.
Just my thoughts, nothing more.
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18 hours ago, fruitloop said:
Theres a guy on my street with a turbo Fiat Coupe, remember them?
I'm surprised they didn't catch on more as they were extremely quick for their time. I guess the styling was too "love it or hate it" for most people. Personally, I love it.
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The deadspot before lift is normal. It's just the way the 2ZZ-GE engine works, there's a slight dip before the high-lift cam comes on. I suppose it's there to make lift seem more notable.
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IIRC it was around that time diesel coupes were starting to appear. Remember when Peugeot made a 406 coupe diesel? Ironically I could actually have seen a diesel Celica selling fairly well over here!
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Taken during a good drive out after giving it a much needed wash.
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A Gen 7 T-Sport was £200 more quoted on insurance for me for a year than an SW20 MR2, despite being 1 insurance group lower, and FWD and less likely to spin on corners. It says on the Greenlight page that they won't insure new drivers on a 190 full stop aswell.
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3 hours ago, dublet said:
"Excessive noise from exhaust".
I got "exhaust noisy" a couple of years ago, took it as a compliment too
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I've been running mine on Shell V-Power since September 2015 and it's always started after only 2 or 3 chugs, unless it's really cold, but then that's rare.
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58 minutes ago, bricktop said:
I thought the reason they made the convertible was basically because Sean Connery couldn't fit in it!
Lol yep.
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Yep they made a couple of convertibles for You Only Live Twice. I think most agree the standard coupe production car looked better lol.
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Worst part is they used to own a Gen 7 GT and were a member of this club.
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At a car meet last summer. "Is it you who own's the civic?"
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13 minutes ago, G.Lewarne said:
Even if they are rubbish and only last 1 use each time, ive got 100 of the things and its better than cable ties
But less JDM
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My renewal club pack, including a letter, another card and best of all... Another free pen!!!!!!
(Didn't know you got another pack for renewal, thought it was just when you bought your first year of membership).
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That does seem strange, I have a Cobra cat-back system on mine which is even louder and I just got "exhaust noisy" as an advisory.
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Haha thanks. Wish I'd known about the deeper offset ones when I ordered mine, but spacers have taken care of it
Really looking forward to seeing them on yours if you go for them.
Does anyone else get MOT nerves?
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I think my nerves come from my first ever MOT being a fail (on my old XR2), and my Celica's first being a fail due uneven braking at the front (never actually noticed anything myself though). 2 passes ever since though