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post Jan 18, 2005 - 2:35 AM
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It is no secret that 5/10 people you talk to have utter disregard for celicas. Now the interesting thing is that once they actually look at your 6th gen car their perception switches on a dime and you can see a drop of jealousy in their eyes. No other generation attracts so much attention as 94-99 and that makes me feel appreciate my car even more. When I tell people that I drive a celica they think they are about to see some ugly plain weird car but they are wrong. As they see their reflection on the side of my car and as they try to glance inside the uber tinted windows they start wondering what's lurking inside? They also comment on my rims (will post pic this week.. just waiting to get my camera back) before they see the car. They say eww white rims... and 18's are not going to fit your car and or it will look ridiculous. Well out of spite I have to show them they are wrong. A single glance at my car and my rims stand out like a green hat in a orange field. They are white... and they look hot. The smooth and sexy contour of my car may fool one into thinking that celica is a girlie car but as soon as they hear a combination of my CAI and Exhaust.. well I grin and in my eyes you can see: I told you so.

Well the moral of the story is that with a little creativity our cars become better than anything on the street. Take the following as an example. I pull up to the parking lot and some chump is showing off his civic... as soon as I pull up people just flock my way.. sigh it makes me feel so damn proud.


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 2:41 AM
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post Jan 18, 2005 - 4:28 AM
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It's because our cars are unique, and look better than 7th gen's.. It might offend some people out there with one, (since I see more of them on the roads everyday) but it's true..Well, at least to me.. tongue.gif
post Jan 18, 2005 - 4:59 AM
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I'd say that just about all of my friends like my car a lot.
post Jan 18, 2005 - 6:14 AM
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Nobody knows what mine is.

hehehe.


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 6:17 AM
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Same as that Mr_E

but i get stop for document checks over here just so the cop's can check what i'm driving, and then ask if the BHP ststed on the paper work is true biggrin.gif biggrin.gif


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 6:21 AM
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how can they not know about the gt4?

That car has been in video games and world rallys..
post Jan 18, 2005 - 7:00 AM
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QUOTE(Mr_E @ Jan 18, 2005 - 6:14 AM)
Nobody knows what mine is.
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Ugh.. me too. Some people in my group of friends asked me if it was a Supra. :\


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 7:02 AM
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easy !

at the local mall there's one of those '4 user' sage rally games the kids play, if no ones playing they show the top 100 times....
i never seen anyone driving, or any times up for a GT-4... well apart from mine smile.gif but there not in the top twenty that's for sure wink.gif
the kid's don't understand what a great car it is, half the comments i here about my car, is that it's a 'supra' !!!!!

as for the rally, i don't know no one seem to remember them, they remember Audi, saab, mini's, escort's, those fiat's and the subru's !!!!

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post Jan 18, 2005 - 9:10 AM
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QUOTE(Hanyo @ Jan 18, 2005 - 6:21 AM)
how can they not know about the gt4?

That car has been in video games and world rallys..
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Rallied for half a season, then banned, 10 years ago.
Turned up in GT4 and a couple of other Jap centric driving games.

That's about it AFAIK.


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 9:40 AM
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nice to see a russian here. How did you get a celi in Moscow? I left Russia 6 years ago and the only toyota I ever saw was passing through from france.. saw it around Kremlin. Well I guess times change. BTW how much do cars like yours cost nowadays? A prices same as here? It sounds very intriguing....

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post Jan 18, 2005 - 10:39 AM
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Sooooo true...

I been asked at the stop light what kind of car is mine... when I say Celica they asked me if it was the new one biggrin.gif When I say it is a 99 you can see their expression on their face... bowdown.gif

post Jan 18, 2005 - 11:05 AM
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i've had people think that my car is a mazda mx6... talk about insulting, those cars are a piece of crap, lol. i own the only 6gc in my town, there's 2 th gens, and 2 7th gens... needless to say, they're very rare around here, and i don't really know of anyone who doesn't like my car.. biggrin.gif


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 11:08 AM
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yeah, seems like most people don't really have a very positive image of the celica nameplate. but I've also found anyone whos owned a celica in a past no matter what gen has great things to say about it
post Jan 18, 2005 - 12:11 PM
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Yeah The 7th gen is fare the most popular with the retarded public, But the 6th/1st gens are the best looking to me. My little project everyone was flipping me ****alkie, 19"s look gay, body kits gay, no way your gonna make 300hp in a FWD. Soon my prettys soon!

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edit, the HB's are pretty easly spot-able to, my old coupe and others I see you dont hardley see them so even rare-er.


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 12:36 PM
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I own one of 4 celicas in the town. I've stopped and talked to the others. One a lady who fell in love with the car during highschool. She has a 94. A guy that has a 99, and the other with a 99 convert. Ironic to say. I talked to the 99 hatch guy. He owned a 95, 97 and finally the 99. He said he just cant get enough of them and wont buy a 7th gen. The 99 convert guy is pretty cool too. Wanted a vert and found the celica vert the prettiest of all. All in all, everyone loves the Celica. Since I've owned many sports cars (being a big DSMer) in my small town, most people know my name. And now, everyone knows the word Celica. I have people who get worried when I dont drive it because they think its sold. Funny how I never got that when I sold my GSX.

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post Jan 18, 2005 - 1:26 PM
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I always gett peopole stairing at my car like its somthing nice, All I have is a drop and painted wheels. But everywhere i get people stairing at it. Iv grow more to mlike it now then when i bought it, manily from this site. But I always get people asking what kinda car is it, cause when peps here celica they think of the new 7th gen ugly one.
post Jan 18, 2005 - 1:58 PM
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I think exquisite is the word you guys are describing.


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 2:19 PM
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i always get "why the hell would you put a body kit on a celica? its not like its fast" or my personal favorite is that in interfooler or intercooler?(as they laugh hestarically)" then all i do is rev a lil then they shut up real quick...

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post Jan 18, 2005 - 2:41 PM
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Ive had LOTS of older women tell me my car is nice... ha its cool though, because I think the same thing smile.gif although I do have to say that most people who dont own celi's love the 7th gen's style rolleyes.gif


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 3:00 PM
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I'va had quite a few people comment the celi, Two times that i will remember though. First time i'm at a stop light, and i hear the dude in the car beside me telling his mom (in spanish) "hey mom thats the car we saw at the car show", when i heard that , i turned and they were all staring, the driver then asked me " how much did you pick that up for?", i said 7k and he looked surprised and said " no way i thought they went for about 30k!" i stood there and thought to myself, he probably thinks it's a supra and drove off.

Second time was about 2 weeks after i got the Supra, i went down to my old town to visit some friends because they wanted to see the Supra. we were all talking and my buddies dad comes out and comments both the cars (celi and Sup). Later on he asked, which one is faster confused.gif , so i just ask him, "which one do you think is faster?", he looks at both of them and points at the celi confused.gif confused.gif , then later on he tells me the celi looks better too confused.gif mad.gif . haha didn't really bother me, but my bro seemed happy.

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post Jan 18, 2005 - 3:02 PM
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QUOTE(thedevilmaycrie @ Jan 18, 2005 - 2:19 PM)
i always get "why the hell would you put a body kit on a celica?  its not like its fast" or my personal favorite is that in interfooler or intercooler?(as they laugh hestarically)"  then all i do is rev a lil then they shut up real quick...

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And yet we have kits on Civics and Cavaliers, jeez people dont know anything.


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 3:06 PM
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Everytime when the sun shines on my red celi it turns into a head turner, really fun smile.gif


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 3:50 PM
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I had a guy follow me into the mall & ask what year Celica I was driving lol It was like he had never seen a 6th gen or something (he had a wife & kid w/ him so he wasnt like some creepy guy haha)

Then this other guy said "oh...no offense but I hate celicas....But after he saw mine & got to ride in it he said "damn...i think your changing my mind about these things!" so he either likes them now or just wants to go for another "ride" haha!!!

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post Jan 18, 2005 - 4:01 PM
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I love my car biggrin.gif Old people always ask me what kind of car it is then tell me it is really 'sharp'. Teenagers think it is a supra even when the license plate is C3L1CA. The best is when you start talking to somebody you have never seen or met before and they are like I love your celica I seen it go by before and just love it.


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post Jan 18, 2005 - 11:03 PM
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At first i used to despise celicas, with their ugly headlights and whatnot's...........but after seeing the NICE rides on this site, i was like........hmmm maybe celicas arent so bad............ biggrin.gif

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post Jan 19, 2005 - 1:30 AM
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QUOTE(yarik83 @ Jan 18, 2005 - 9:40 AM)
nice to see a russian here. How did you get a celi in Moscow? I left Russia 6 years ago and the only toyota I ever saw was passing through from france.. saw it around Kremlin. Well I guess times change. BTW how much do cars like yours cost nowadays? A prices same as here? It sounds very intriguing....
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Yarik 83,

i'm an ex-pat but everyone esle in our club are russian's !

yeah 5 years ago, import's were rare and toyota only sold 200 new cars a year !
now toyota have about 15 showrooms......

import celica's 6th gen are on they last year due to costoms laws and will jump up by 50% after next year frown.gif

as for what there costing !!!! SS II start about $8k going up with GT-4 from about $14k if they come over from japan.... from europe (LHD) there more expencive, but we like RHD smile.gif


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QUOTE(Jen @ Jan 18, 2005 - 6:00 AM)
QUOTE(Mr_E @ Jan 18, 2005 - 6:14 AM)
Nobody knows what mine is.
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Ugh.. me too. Some people in my group of friends asked me if it was a Supra. :\
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post Jan 20, 2005 - 2:30 AM
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I helped coach a soccer team with one guy, and the first day I met him I pulled in and he was like nice little celica you got there what is it a 94 or 95? I was surprised because this guy was in his mid thirties. I got to talking to him and he said I wanted to get one right when they first came out, but I saved up and bought a Viper instead... lucky bastard.
post Jan 20, 2005 - 5:13 AM
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let me put it this way...wanted a 7th gen....saw the 6th gen...screw the 7th gen....

our cars kick some serious ass!...i also happend to see a blk celi today 96-99 i think today on the 10 freeway(you had your highbeams on)...was that anyone on here?


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post Jan 20, 2005 - 7:11 AM
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yes yes... mad love for the 6th gens! biggrin.gif


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post Jan 20, 2005 - 8:38 PM
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I actaully had two people offer to by my car from me and its not even for sale. Once at the carwash (damn she was looking good that day.) and once at autozone.

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