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Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
09-26-2010, 10:51 AM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
Insurance for it at bare minimum is $800 a year.
09-26-2010, 10:55 AM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
Also, check Searchtempest.com
If any of those have a hardtop, figure on being able to sell it for $800 if you choose to do that. Its almost guaranteed to go FAST for that price as long as its in halfway decent shape.
Also, that insurance seems kinda high. Is that on your policy with the multi car discount? Also, you probably only need liability being as it'll be a track car. I wanna say when I had the miata as a single car on my policy, it was only like $42/mo.
If any of those have a hardtop, figure on being able to sell it for $800 if you choose to do that. Its almost guaranteed to go FAST for that price as long as its in halfway decent shape.
Also, that insurance seems kinda high. Is that on your policy with the multi car discount? Also, you probably only need liability being as it'll be a track car. I wanna say when I had the miata as a single car on my policy, it was only like $42/mo.
09-26-2010, 11:02 AM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
Also, check Searchtempest.com
If any of those have a hardtop, figure on being able to sell it for $800 if you choose to do that. Its almost guaranteed to go FAST for that price as long as its in halfway decent shape.
Also, that insurance seems kinda high. Is that on your policy with the multi car discount? Also, you probably only need liability being as it'll be a track car. I wanna say when I had the miata as a single car on my policy, it was only like $42/mo.
If any of those have a hardtop, figure on being able to sell it for $800 if you choose to do that. Its almost guaranteed to go FAST for that price as long as its in halfway decent shape.
Also, that insurance seems kinda high. Is that on your policy with the multi car discount? Also, you probably only need liability being as it'll be a track car. I wanna say when I had the miata as a single car on my policy, it was only like $42/mo.
Insurance in Florida sucks and is 4x higher than what I was paying in VA. "Basic liability" coverage in FL is equal to middle grade VA coverage. Our minimums are crazy high.
I've never heard of Searchtempest, will check that out.
09-26-2010, 11:07 AM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
searchtempest basically will search every craigslist within a few hundred miles of your zip code. Much better than using normal CL if you're actually looking for something specific and are willing to travel a little bit.
09-26-2010, 04:04 PM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
+1 on search tempest.
I'll throw in a 1g awd DSM as a good track option too as I'm looking to pick one up for the same purpose. It'll have a lot more balls behind it than a miata too. Finding one is the tricky part though
I'll throw in a 1g awd DSM as a good track option too as I'm looking to pick one up for the same purpose. It'll have a lot more balls behind it than a miata too. Finding one is the tricky part though
09-26-2010, 04:15 PM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
Id leave the celica alone and get a miata. Celica is doooppee as is.
09-26-2010, 05:10 PM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
yeah no. miata/sentar/civic/integra/basically anything with 4 cylinders and no turbo>dsm when it comes to a reliable track car.
EDIT: now that i really think about it, i dont think i have ever seen a dsm at the track... probably a good reason for that.
09-26-2010, 05:32 PM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
I've had only 1 unreliable dsm. Ifyou do all maintenance then supporting mods then performance upgrades it'll be reliable. I've seen 1 1g track car and several 2g track cars and 1 gvr4 track car. I also recommend a miata or first and second gen mr2's and of course an E30
09-26-2010, 05:34 PM
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Re: Celica Build? More flush or Track time or leave it?
Sure any NA 4 cyl will be more reliable then....well then just about anything...less moving parts. But 130hp gets boring really fast if the car is street driven at all. Most DSM owners interested in organized competition are into drag racing, and the rest build street RAcEr cars with unnecessarily huge turbos. That doesn't mean they can't be competitive...for a turbo AWD car they are relatively light and are simple, easy to work on cars, and parts are cheap and easy to find. but anyways, I'm not here to argue, a miata or sentar will be cheaper hands down, I'd rather spend a little more on a DSM for the the added power. Keep it maintained with quality parts and reliability shouldn't be an issue.