Been sat here for quite a few days now, healing and drinking char. The guy who lives on the road behind me, who has a Silver Evo VI, appears to have just taken delivery of a Mk1 Corolla (AE86 is it they're called?). Its two tone i think, purple top, bumpers and door bottoms are white. It has a shiny twin pipe exhaust, and thats all i can see at the mo :)
Its quite nice actually, has anyone ever owned one of these? They're quite well thought of by you retro types aren't they?
From my bedroom window this afternoon I can see:
2 non poppy headlight 200SXs Porsche 924 turbo Jag E Type Audi S4 My Carlton - niceBearing in mind this is the heart of studentland I don't think I'm doing too badly.
I've seen crazy assed jap videos of people doing silly things in them. Like a video from a hotted up skyline being pulled away from by some loony in one of those corollas.
Douglas
A guy who is always seeded around us on events has one (more or less standard) and its fairly swift (on par with say a 309 GTi), but it has the benfit of a great engine and RWD, and being jap its probably easy to squeeze a few more ponies from it! Doesnt say much but I could rarely keep up with him in my 205 XS
PS from my window I can see or driveway full of Pugs and my Volvo and a load of dull newish VWs, Fords, Fiats and Rovers. The joys of suburbia! I'll go out for a drive in the Volvo in a mo with the exhuast manifold hanging off, that should wake all the oldies up!!
I had one a few years ago, good fun to drive but a bit underpowered as standard.
would love one but a) they rust and b) there pricy what i do like is the 4AGE engine as i have one in my MK1 :)
there's a green/black one at JAE with a wide arch kit and pop up lights, looked the nuts and had some serious tweeking done i was told!
Just for anorak-ness.
IT'S NOT A MK 1 COROLLA!
They were first made in the bloody 60s.
It is, however, an AE86 if it's the pointy Trueno type. I like them. Just saw two on an ancient Clarkson thing on TV, being abused horribly by spotty prat teenagers at a Max Power show.
Richard
The AE86 Trueno or Hachi Roku as they are called in Japan are at legend status for drifting. A decent condition one in Japan cost a fortune. Check out the Initial D manga cartoons to see how crazy the japs are for them.
Fraser
i was refering to my MK1 MR2 :)
No, Dan called the car a Mk. 1 Corolla ;)
Richard
well say who your talking to next time :)
speaking of old toyota's remember the 70's (i think) celica? complete escort rip off :)
Meh!
Escort?! Noooo. Mustang. 70s Celicas were supposed to be the Japanese Mustang.
The Corolla looked a little like an Escort, I suppose.
Richard
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