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hi guys,

a mate of mine is thinking of getting a Toyota GT Starlet before eventually progressing to a skyline. He just got his license and wanna the starlet as a stepping stone. I think its a pretty good idea.

He's not planning on making it loud, noisy and copbait on the road but he did asked me as a favour to post this thread on his behalf cos he wanna heard your views/experiences on the starlet.

The one he's looking at now is a 1994 black GT Starlet with aftermarket rims and exhaust system but alas, its an auto but he had got plans to convert it to a manual.

Please post your views and comments, guys. Hopefully, this does not escalate to a competition of egos or petty online fistfight :)

cheers all

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DaiOni Experienced

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Everything sounds good until this point: "auto but he had got plans to convert it to a manual." - golden rule of thumb: if you want a manual - BUY ONE!! It's a hell of a lot easier to say 'I'll convert it later' than to actually do it/pay for it.

Other than that - great little cars.

b0neR Community Regular

b0neR

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My mate owns a very quick gt starlet (180 kw @ wheels) which is a helluva lot for a small 1.3 litre car with a dry weight of 830 kg. Id have to agree on buying a manual one now as it is more trouble than its worth converting.

One more thing, i suggest getting the earlier model with the straight headlights, those circle ones make me sick, but thats just MHO.

b0neR Community Regular

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Ohh, and dont count on going very fast with alot of weight in or being carried by the car. These things arent really known for strong tourque levels with such a low displacement but they are alot of fun (Upside is low fuel consumption though).

predator Grand Master

predator

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doesn't have much go above 90km/hr ? that could be a bit of a problem couldn't it?

They look ok for that small car sort of thing I guess.. maybe a little overpriced IMHO, but with some rims and bodykit can look kind of nice. Seen some work done to them to push them into a massive 13sec bracket :rofl:

RussGTR Enthusiast

RussGTR

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I had one a year or so ago. Built it up from a 65kw @ wheels up to a 140kw @ wheels rocket. Had a full whiteline kit, and could throw it into anything (until i got a pretty tight LSD). I could not speak any higher of a car. Did not have one problem with it. A good mate of mine bought it off me and he still hasnt had any problems.

In conclusion: Absolutely awesome. I wish i still had it.

paulr33 Grand Master

paulr33

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in all honest, your first car should be shit. i drove a non turbo auto vl and it was terrible but i learnt most of driving in it so yeah. just go with something simple and easy, dont go extreme, do that for your 2nd car

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