CELICALITUS - explained, what are your symptons ?

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May I ask why this is dubbed as "Celicalitus" when it only applies to 4th gens?
And I'll have to disagree with you on the AE86's. They only got a slight bump in value because of Initial D and the drift craze.
I say slight, because I can still find lots for pretty cheap (like less than $3K USD cheap)
Then again, I'm speaking from an American viewpoint, so I have no idea what these are worth over in Australia...

lol everytime I walk outside, the first thing I do is stare at my car. When I look out my window in my room, usually the first thing I look at is my car.... Then I look at the R35 GTR that always drives past my house. :hehe

 

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Haha exactly. I look out the window from my house, from the store, from the office, from my college classroom :shock

All because of this beloved beautiful potentially threatening sinister, gentle amazing car :bowdown

 

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Thanks for the input

I guess car modding is too subjective and dates too easily - ie, you can tell a 70's kit or style
from say; 90's styling.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, just because I think something looks good doesn't mean that it is

A classic example - In the 70's BMW built their best car ever (imo) and decided to have famous artists
"dress" them up to embody speed, the results are very interesting

The stock Procar M1 :cool


And the one dressed up by Andy Warhol


IMO I know a few 7yr olds who could do a better job

This Celi has been on sale here - can't think what drugs I'd need for it to start looking cool


Cool or uncool?

 

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The M1 is just amazing. Beautiful car. The Toyota Celica and the M1 are just one of the many TIMELESS automobile designs. They look amazing years and years later. And look years ahead of their time. And they don't come with loads and loads of rubber for a bumper.

Ehh, I don't really favor the rear bumper. At all. Doesn't flow with the body really. I like the darkened tail lights though


Aside from that, I do like our cars having attention but not the attention that the AE86s have. Anything underground is better. Well for me that is. If everyone notices our car then they'd take these Celicas and rape them with bodykits lol Kinda like how myspace is considered a kids site. Facebook is more favorable because it's more for older people. This 4th gen is the same way. The 4th gen would stay for the older people, people who want to race, modify, and keep it close to them. Alwayssideways, stig, Steve, Thai, Phantom, etc People who are serious about the 4th gen and not craving attention to themselves. Basically like all of us in here. Anyway, its awesome to have a car no one really has and recieve stares and kudos and smiles

 

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Yes Steve - I believe the value is climbing as we speak, I see it in the auction prices
and the way people say "Can't remember last when I saw one, looks even better now"

The gen4 is THE car that put Toyota in the Motorsport limelight, it has been played down by
the successors but slowly people are realizing just what a breakthrough it was, check the sudden
appearance of a multitude of TTE/Sainz videos appearing on YouTube?

It is an understated "supercar" - I say that with scarcasm as most supercars wish
they had half the pedigree and trophies the gen4 earned - the hard way.

AE86 - LOL, to me just another Corolla with a kit on.... btw my kid sister drove one - impressed much?

Funny how a classic Alfa with scratched original paint and old torn leather is worth 10x that of
one that has been restored and re-sprayed, why? - originality!

And yes, I do see them selling for hundreds of thousands in a few decades time

 

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the AE86 didnt just get bumped up a little, for a black edition model, you are looking at 20 or so grand... for an old AE86!! i dont care how much my car costs to sell, i aint selling my car! so what if i need to pressure wash the engine crossmember when the engine comes out, its my hobby, and my baby, and no one can say different. :tongue: :cool

I put cypher under a car cover when she has cooled down for the night. i also got her a dash mat too, to keep her dash in good nick. :cool

 

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I know that the Russians want them too, strange but true there is a Celica club in Moscow
and only one Gen4

 

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I was just lucky. Like others on her Thai fighter and eNtrax our situation and how we got the car is like coincidence lol we were all lucky. Like a matchmade heaven

 

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start polishing another one

almost eery! BRB buying toys for the celi! LOL

 

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Oh this andy warhol... bastard. Stick to painting soup cans you turd!

I like the celica 4th gen because i think its got just the right amount of boxxxyness. HAHA Yeah... From the 90's up everything just got too rounded, aerodynamics or something..

 

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Yeah, sounds right - I've been jobhunting all of this year, should get my mojo back soon

Steve - I'm worried about your underside, I know how corrosive UK is - so time to start re-doing
the underside & suspension.
I'll be looking into this too in the near future, look at Mafix, Dave etc threads for what to expect in the near future.
I'm finding major rust in the roof and rear hatches here as well - something to look out for as well as the beams
holding the bumpers

Only way to ensure the car lasts is -
1)Rust prevention & elimination - NOW
2)Park it in a sealed garage
3)Use a de-humidifier in the garage
4)Buy a cheapo daily and use the Celi only when the weathers good
5)Spray the underside with WD50 (or similar) regulary

 

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AMEN !!!!!!! What's so cool about having a car to just sit and rub it with a diaper until you drive twice a year ??? :eek5 :barf

 

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Saw one of those in real life before. Pretty nice cars IMO. :drool5

What is this "black edition model?" Sounds special. :tongue:

lol I want to go out and make an anime/manga with 4th gens all over it now. :crazy

 

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A lot of people would call you weird using the Supra instead of a gen4, right now they
are worth a lot more and also becoming scarce

I intend to start looking for a Caldina, Camry, Corolla wagon and with a 4A-FE auto will
be light on fuel and big enough to load crap in. If it gets dented scratched or pranged - so what