the first drive, write your first impression stepping into a 6gc Options

[6gcpr]

More than a year ago, i purchased my 6gc from a couple who had a collision accident in the rear left quarter. I bought it for$ 250. The car was left under a tree neglected and the interior was full of garbage, had no altenator, no taillights and a broken shifter cable. Needless to say i had my work cut out for, but i didn't care, the car was unique, 12 years living in puerto rico and i've only seen a handful running around, you can't even find them in the salvage yard. Over the course of the year, i've stripped the interior, ripped the fenders, bumper and spoiler off, sanded the car all myself, and have bought a number of gt4 goodies. Its only been a month since the mechanic was able to get my car running. But today was my first time driving. It was everything i had hoped for and more. There i was driving my celica for the first time, car sanded down, the driver door being held closed with audio cable, no taillights, windows closed because im in the process of wiring in the power folding mirrors, the sun high in the sky, no license plate and sweating like a pig. But i didn't care, the feeling of the 5sfe coming to life was amazing. Peoples heads turning because there's nothing like it on the streets. I didn't care, because soon i'll be driving my celica in the streets of puerto rico knowing that im driving a rare car here, where only a handful exist. That was my first impression and i invite others to share that moment with the 6gc.

[Special_Edy]

I bought mine for $300 with a blown head gasket that had been driven for so long that it wouldnt start. Some duct tape, a set of jumper cables hooked up to the lincoln Towncar, a can of starter, and about 30 minutes of trying and I got it started. Stalled it out in Dallas traffic a few times(what a pain in the ass pushing it to a parking lot to jump it off again, running on two cylinders with an unfamiliar clutch). I then attempted to drive it across 635 to I35 in 5 oclock rush hour traffic, where I had to stop on the side of the freeway and put two more gallons of water into it. Then made it down I35 to I20 before it pegged the temperature gauge again so I stopped and got a Tow truck the rest of the way home.

Two years later it runs like a scalded dog and smooth as silk. For me I thought it was really sporty for what would be deemed an economy car in Texas the land of pickup trucks. I like the spartan styling of the interior( the poor excuse for cupholders for example lmao), it kind of gives the car a european sportcar effect. The steering is so crisp and reactive, I felt like I was driving a go-kart. And lets not forget the four wheel disc brakes( sans ABS), that will chunk unsuspecting passenger out the windsheild like an ejection seat. Plenty of leg room in the front seats(which are such comfy seats), but I think the rear passenger seat was designed for double amputees. Lots of room in the trunk, even for a hatchback, for those of you who dont remember the 3rd generation camaro.