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.

[bsamps4]

I bought my Celica from a friend that I've known for years. I've had the car for about 2 years now, and still remember my first drive. I was at my apartment having a couple beers on the couch when my friend stopped by. He had been talking about selling the car for a couple of weeks, so I told him I was interested, and asked him if I could drive it. He agreed even after knowing that I had a few beers to drink....hahah....Right before I pulled out he informed me that the clutch was toast, but I didn't care. I took it for a spin, and the clutch slipped just about every gear getting up to 45, but it was then that I knew I wanted to buy the car.

A few weeks later I found a buyer for my silver integra, and basically sold the car for what I owed on it +100 bucks in my favor. (I really just wanted to get rid of the integra, and get that celica). I then called my friend who all of a sudden decided that he had cold feet. I offered him an extra 500 bucks for the celica, which he mulled over for a minute and decided to take it. I bought his car the same day, but couldnt' take delivery of it until that night because it was spur of the moment and he needed the car the rest of the day to get to work.

I liked the torque that the 5s produced, but am now thoroughly impressed with my 3s.

The first drive in the 3s was hilarious because I didn't have the fuel pump wired correctly. This caused it to sputter out every hundred feet or so. I finally got the fuel pump working and took all of my buddies for a ride to the gas station so that I could fill the tank with 93 octane. We took it slow on the way to the gas station (it felt just like the 5s), but on the way back I decided that I was ready for some boost. So i gave it about half throttle and the damn thing took off! (I thought i had my boost controller set to 5 pounds....nope....it was 12). My boost session ended fairly abruptly though when one of my charge pipes blew itself loose!

I now have the car at 16psi and the damn thing SCREAMS! Drives like an economy car until you give it a little gas, and the best part is that it is predictable!