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Re: Took ANOTHER ST-162 SX for a Spin!!! hahaha

Tue, 30 March 2004 13:13

SR TWINCAM wrote on Sun, 15 February 2004 16:00

Hey,
I was bored, so i jumped on Carpoint and found a 1989 celica sx to check out.. So I drove down and checked it out.. This one had 193,000kms, and it was one of the best condition st-162s i've seen so far.. The paint was bright as ever, the interior was Immaculate, it had a sunroof (factory, 2 way, with buttons up the top not next to the steering wheel), and just the usual 1989 features with full electrics...

I took it for a spin, he was pretty willing to let me go, i just said to him "would u mind if I had a drive??", he just goes, "yeah no problem, i'll just put some fuel in for ya"...

I asked "how long can I go for??" and he said "well take about 30 minutes, if u take longer, i'll just wait for ya, its ok"
He was cool as...

So off I went, sunroof tilted, Stock stereo pumping (which is really decent for its age, dads CS ae92 stereo is sooo tinny...), and windows down... Once i put my foot down, i remembered what made these cars sooo good.. The engine is beautiful... Its never boring, always fun...

But there was a few things wrong with it... The CV joints were gone, wierd noises when u turn a corner. But yeah the timing belt might have needed doing too. one of the belts was making this unusual noise at idle, like a rattling noise...

But yeah after about 20 minutes of st-162 Glory, I realised AC was on... thats the second time i've test drove a car and found out AC was on.. So i turned AC off, and I my Jaw dropped to the seat, I would have been more than happy with the performance of the car with AC, but with it turned off.... WOW... lol Smile

It was very awesome fun, I'm really suprised with the suspension too. it was all stock, but i had no worried going over speed humps at like 35-40kms an hour. it was really smooth and the body held together really well...

I've nearly saved up enough for one, So i'll have a lot more stories to tell, We'll call it the ST-162 Cronicles hahahaha

Thanx for reading my writeup

Regards
Adrian

Its funny, my ae86 (4age)beat one of these the other night, but they are awesome cars. Isnt the Celice one of the longest models still in production

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