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ZZ celica's any good?
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Thu, 24 June 2004 00:48
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A friend of mine at work is thinking of buying a 2002 ZZT231 R SX Celica, being and old school celica nut I have not heard if these car/engines are good or bad. What's the general feeling about these models?
ps. read the thread about the 2ZZ-GE (eeep scary) 
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Canberra
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August 2002
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Re: ZZ celica's any good?
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Thu, 24 June 2004 01:07
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i reckon they are pretty average.
most people either love em or hate em...
i took one for a drive a while ago and wasnt really impressed with it untill about 6 grand... then the VVTLI came into play and she hussled along quite well. i thought it was pretty comfy to drive but the rear visablity(or lack there of) was a bit concerning.
as a package they are put together nicely and it would make a good revvy little town car, but yeah i didnt think too much of it performance untill the VVTI did its thing.
cheers
gumby
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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
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May 2002
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Re: ZZ celica's any good?
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Thu, 24 June 2004 04:35
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The car is a pretty good car. Fuel consumption is your best friend approx 7-8.6l/100km.
The feel of the car setup is quite comfortable and feel okay driving around town.
Parking is a little issue like parrallel and reverse parking due to little visibilty but you get use to it.
The car likes its revs and goes like a crazy over 5500revs producing 95db with a aftermarket sports exhaust.
Tyre wear is not that bad but tends to wear the front due the VVTi-L and cornering hard.
So far I had no problems with the car and I enjoy driving it.
Cheers
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Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: ZZ celica's any good?
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Thu, 24 June 2004 08:29
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took one for a spin recently
Uber sweet gearbox , a motor that wants to rev , handles pretty sweet but its no where near in the league of a Gt4 ..
Visibility out the back is a Big shit , the previous STXX5's had better visibility by a long shot
This isnt biased either - its a genuine assesment + oppinion
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2004
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne.vic.au
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: ZZ celica's any good?
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Mon, 28 June 2004 00:40
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Get a TRD Cat-back exhaust from the US you will love it  ... 95dB @ 7600rpm & it doesn't make noise before 3000rpm so you can't get introuble with the RTA or police.
Not the Type M which is out from Japan, but the US market version... though are you willing to part AUD$2,500 for the privilege?
Cheers.
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Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: ZZ celica's any good?
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Mon, 28 June 2004 12:41
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$2500 for an exhaust? I think I have better things to spend it on then the farting noise my car makes. 
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