2425 lbs thats wat my title says....., So my car isn't so heavy after all Options

[soulshadow]

So I got a renewal notice yesterday and It said on the tag that my car weighed 2425 lbs. That was quite weird cause I thought the celi's always weighed more than 2800 Lbs. Anyways, its all good.

[lumbercis]

Why is everyone always trying make these cars heavier than they are? Say it with me now, "CELICAS ARE LIGHT CARS!" They're lighter than an Integra, 240SX, Eclipse, etc. and even comparable to some of the heavier trim levels of Civic. Check here: http://autos.msn.com/home/used_research.as...=Home&pos=used1

The only heavy celica is the GT-4 which is somewhere around 3200lbs because of the AWD drivetrain. I think the perception of celicas as heavy comes from the fact that in the US, you are working with the 5sfe at best, which makes it feel heavier than it is.

Drop a Beams into your "heavy" celica and you will have similar power to weight as an Integra Type R (and only because the Type R is lightened from the factory, Otherwise the celica would own it.) Drop a 3sgte in there and you have the potential to make a fool out of anything on the streets.

So, PLEASE, stop with the "my celica is heavy" stuff. It just ain't true.

J.

This post has been edited by lumbercis: Feb 25, 2006 - 2:04 AM