Your Views On GT Starlet

[Genesis®]

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

[DaiOni]

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.

[Spook's_Skyline]

as above

conversions are usually more trouble than they are worth

if you want a manual, spend the time to find one

[wados]

hey are good cars look good and not to many on the road so it will look a bit less common, my mate has one and he loves it, the only bad thing about it would be top end speed, its got none, anything above 90 and there is trouble.

[b0neR]

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]

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).

[R32-GTR-89]

good cars. dont get auto if you want manual buddy. its a hassle

[Pva_Glue]

Pocket Rocket

[SmoothLine]

great first car... pretty quick too!

[predator]

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

[Genesis®]

cheers guys!! will pass on the advices/comments to him.

[mindflux]

Whats my view?

gt starlet is going to be my next car when im readdy to 'settle down'

[RussGTR]

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.

[MJ]

They are great little cars, they are suprisingly quick and respond well to basic mods but defienately get a manual one now as i have been down that path before and it was nothing but trouble converting to manual.

[paulr33]

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