Celica update

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 07/31/2016 at 19:57 • Filed to: Imposter! Heathen! Heretic!

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The update is that I’ve been driving this all week (plus). It is a superior summer vehicle. It has 5 (FIVE!) windows that open, including the ever so crucial rear slider that actually allows the passage of air through the cabin. The Celica is unbearable at times, even in just mid-70's weather. It’s a rolling greenhouse, on top of its lack of air flow.

In a vacuum, my dog prefers the ride quality and entire rear seat of the coupe, versus the fixed-position passenger seat of the pickup — That is, until she roasts alive in the Celica due to the above paragraph and the horrible traffic of my area. And now she’s happily shoving half her body out the window of the truck at high speeds, doing whatever it is dogs do.

In retrospect, my Tercel was a toaster oven (and kind of shaped like one) with 4WD. But the Celica probably gets even hotter than that. Too hot for my derg, too hot for my baby nephew, and even too hot for me sometimes...

The other fact is, it doesn’t matter how old that pickup is, how many times it stalls when flooded, how much water it leaks, or the concerning noises it makes. I still love driving that thing. There is a reason why I chose it over my Tercel.

Yes, I have finally divulged a grievance about my Celica. Thanks for reading.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/31/2016 at 20:04

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I prefer your truck anyway. But that’s just me.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 07/31/2016 at 20:06

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Apparently I picked it up before everyone on CL started smoking meth. I can’t believe what people are asking for old pickups now.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/31/2016 at 20:09

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And as bulletproof as the motors tend to be, the rust problems are normally quite prevalent. I’ve been looking for a good condition old Hilux for a while now but they maintain silly prices ever since that Top Gear episode. In a way, rightfully so, but it’s a shame that £3k buys you an awful lot of rust on what is essentially an old work pickup.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 07/31/2016 at 20:13

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This one was dirt cheap and has almost no rust. Took me over two years to find. I’ve had many slip through my fingers.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/31/2016 at 20:14

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In 1984, I joined the Army and got stationed in Fort Polk, Louisiana. I owned a 1976 Nova coupe at the time, L6 (integrated head) engine and three-speed manual. No A/C. The shifter was on the floor and had an aluminum Hurst shift handle.

Summer at Fort Polk lasted about 11-1/2 months. I would get into that car, which was black in color, and the shift knob would be so hot that it would literally burn my hand. I would think, How do people live like this? Windshield reflectors were not yet a thing.

I lived on Fort Polk for a little over three years and there is VERY little I remember fondly about that experience, except for some antics that I shared with a few other blokes. Like the time we tried to burn down the Ammunition Supply Point for the entire fort, but that is a story for another time.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/31/2016 at 20:17

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Except for the military misadventures, that sounds similar to my wife’s last car. Black Mercury Sable, with black leather, and broken A/C. That was hellish.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/31/2016 at 20:29

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Leather is bad, period. Or at least, definitely not my taste.

Birddog > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/31/2016 at 21:00

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Nothing beats an old truck.

Wacko > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/31/2016 at 21:57

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My white 2014 pathfinder has a black leather interior. I got a SL so the seats aren’t ventilated. Was expecting it to be unbearable in the hot summer sun. But the factory tint and the AC actually does the job just fine.