I'm new, what's up everyone?, My introduction Options

[RobStar86]

Hi everyone, my name is Rob and I joined this forum almost 3 years ago when I was looking for a new daily. Wasn't able to find a 6th gen at the time that was clean enough so I ended up picking up a 7th gen which I still own now. Problem is, it's riddled with problems, need a paint job, transmission is on it's way out and many other problems that fixing it right now didn't make sense financially. So I went off on the hunt for a 6th gen again and checked out a few with no luck. The car was never what it was described as on the phone or in the ad. So finally, I found what looked to be too good of a deal about 4 hours from me in Point Edward (Sarnia, Ontario). Called the owner and got as much info as I could and the car sounded worth the drive. So I hopped in the car and headed out there with my dad to keep me company. When I got there, the car was exactly as described and has one small spot of surface rust on the front fender about an inch long and 1/2 an inch high.

Took it for a drive and fell in love with it and put down my deposit, will be picking it up Wednesday

Here's a shot of it from the sales ad, only thing that needs fixing was the car was backed into right after they posted it online so it's got a nice big dent in the drivers door. Will probably be sourcing a replacement door as the dent looks too much to fix.



I'll have some more pictures on Wednesday for sure.

I still have my 7th gen and will be keeping it as a back up for now and making it a project in the future. I sold a 1991 Toyota Soarer Twin Turbo for the funds to pick up the 6th gen and I can't wait to go pick it up!

Here's a few pics of my current cars

My Soarer that I sold and is being picked up tomorrow




My current daily 7th gen GTS, it's a 6 speed manual and I will miss the power it makes, goes really well. She looks a little beat up, she's been backed into a few times



And my current project AE86 hatch. I've had this car for 10 years and have stripped it down and will be building it back up as a weekend drift/fun car.



As she sits now



Anyways, that's my story

Hope to become an active member of the forums, thanks!

[RobStar86]

Thanks!

The local scrap yard near me has 2 6th gens, just need to hope the doors are good. I'll be going this weekend to go see.

I'm planning on swapping over my 7th gen rims with some new tires and grabbing some Tanabe coilovers once I sell off some parts I have laying around. Maybe an exhaust but I just want to keep it clean for now.