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Re: wat model

Posted By: Steve Thom

Posted On: July 22, 2002 at 01:11 am EDT

nobby wrote:

> hey doods... im very intrested
>  in buying an old supra or cel
> ica.
> hopefully 83 to 85 model give
> me some points on wat to look
> for when buying such a car!
> cheers
Hey Nobby.
Well, their are several differences between all the different models, but if you know what to look for before you buy the car you may save yourself from some disapointment in the end when you see what you COULD have had.
The GTS comes with some really cool 8-way adjustable drivers seat and passenger seat is almost equally cool, independant rear suspension which handles better but apparently doesn't put power to the ground as efficiently (My stock 84 GTS with 225s all around doesn't have a big problem getting traction, but I can see it if you got some good power goin).  The fender flares are only on the GTS, I think make the car look totally sweet however if you come across an 82 or 83 GT with flares it is a GTS and for some reason doesn't have the logo. In 84 they changed the headlights to ones that actually popup instead of flipping forward, both kinda give two different looks to the same car.  The GTS comes with all wheel disc brakes (84 and 85 only?) which looks sweet  and provides better stopping power. The 82 and I think 83 ST model came with the 22R which is carburated and I think has about 10 hp less from stock but I've seen some pretty nice setups for them with dual carbs if that's the way you'd like to go with your car.
If you'd like to buy a Supra it is basically the same car but you can feel a little extra weight when your driving it.  On the plus side you have  worlds more performance potential with either an engine swap or sinmply turbocharging the stock 5M-GE or 6M-GE.  If I didn't like the front end on my car so much more and the erebuni body kit for it I would definetly own a supra.

No matter which model you end up with you probably won't be disapointed.  They're generally all super reliable and very torquey which makes for lots of fun. let us know whatcha end up with.

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Message:	Steve Thom wrote: > > > nobby wrote: > > > hey doods... im very intrest > ed > > in buying an old supra or c > el > > ica. > > hopefully 83 to 85 model giv > e > > me some points on wat to loo > k > > for when buying such a car! > > cheers > Hey Nobby. > Well, their are several differ > ences between all the differen > t models, but if you know what > to look for before you buy th > e car you may save yourself fr > om some disapointment in the e > nd when you see what you COULD > have had. > The GTS comes with some really > cool 8-way adjustable drivers > seat and passenger seat is al > most equally cool, independant > rear suspension which handles > better but apparently doesn't > put power to the ground as ef > ficiently (My stock 84 GTS wit > h 225s all around doesn't have > a big problem getting tractio > n, but I can see it if you got > some good power goin). The f > ender flares are only on the G > TS, I think make the car look > totally sweet however if you c > ome across an 82 or 83 GT with > flares it is a GTS and for so > me reason doesn't have the log > o. In 84 they changed the head > lights to ones that actually p > opup instead of flipping forwa > rd, both kinda give two differ > ent looks to the same car. Th > e GTS comes with all wheel dis > c brakes (84 and 85 only?) whi > ch looks sweet and provides b > etter stopping power. The 82 a > nd I think 83 ST model came wi > th the 22R which is carburated > and I think has about 10 hp l > ess from stock but I've seen s > ome pretty nice setups for the > m with dual carbs if that's th > e way you'd like to go with yo > ur car. > If you'd like to buy a Supra > it is basically the same car b > ut you can feel a little extra > weight when your driving it. > On the plus side you have wo > rlds more performance potentia > l with either an engine swap o > r sinmply turbocharging the st > ock 5M-GE or 6M-GE. If I didn > 't like the front end on my ca > r so much more and the erebuni > body kit for it I would defin > etly own a supra. > > No matter which model you end > up with you probably won't be > disapointed. They're generall > y all super reliable and very > torquey which makes for lots o > f fun. let us know whatcha end > up with.
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