YEAHH I GOT A CAR!

"Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder" (pabuuu4)
02/11/2014 at 17:55 • Filed to: Toyota, first car

Finally! it took some time, but I got it!

I got my first car last week, but I've been too lazy to post.

Long story short: Car sat in a barn 16 years, barn gets sold, car needs to go.

It needed a new fuel pump, and me and my father are not so technical, so the owner wanted to replace it for us.

Car ran and runs great!

It passed inspection a few days ago, and it needed:

2x new lights in the front

4x tires, old ones were square.

timing belt, just in case.

rear brake line

Behold: My 86' Toyota Celica ST Coupe!

One tiny problem: I don't have my license yet..

DISCUSSION (21)

Reigntastic > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 17:57

Remember: It's only illegal if you get caught.

thebigbossyboss > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 17:57

That's a beautiful car.

ddavidn > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 17:59

I love it! Congrats!

JACU - I've got bonifides. > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:01

Congratulations! After being a young, non-driving enthusiast for several years, I remember how excited I was when I got my first car. You can start on the rest of your automotive bucket list now!

ptak appreciates old racecars > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:01

And it's a hachiroku! Legit.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > Reigntastic
02/11/2014 at 18:02

Words to live by right there. I remember driving every once in a while with my friends when I was 14 (I was an idiot) and I got caught when I was 16 before I had my license. Not any legal trouble but my parents sure were pissed!

KnowsAboutCars > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:02

Nice car, I don't think I've ever seen T160 coupe irl. Just curious, how long does driving school last in Netherlands?

duurtlang > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:03

Kinja'd!!!

That's a great car! Usually I'm not much of a fan of Japanese cars, but I like this one. Good find. Are you planning on keeping it stock (please do) or are you going to modify it?

One question: when/where was this picture taken? Not in 2014 in the Netherlands, right?

duurtlang > KnowsAboutCars
02/11/2014 at 18:07

As long as you want it to last. A very intensive 10 days or a very unintensive half a year. At least that was how it was when I became old enough (18) in 2001.

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > duurtlang
02/11/2014 at 18:09

This was in 2014, last week or so...

Are you referring to the gas prices?

The car was close to the Belgium border, so we took a little trip to get some cheaper gas..

I think I'll keep it stock, I do not know what there is to make this car better.

It isn't really stock, there is a bodykit on it, (spoiler, sideskirt and bumpers)

That was done even before the previous owner bought it..

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > duurtlang
02/11/2014 at 18:11

I am 16, almost 17, and will take my theoretical exam in a month or so, and I do already take driving lessons.

I'm so glad they lowered the legal driving age..

Dunnik > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:16

Grats, choice find! The coupe, that's pretty rare.

That gen Celica is, like all Toyota products of that era, pretty bulletproof.

And obviously theres a generous aftermarket to restomod it.

duurtlang > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:18

You're right, I was referring to the gas prices. The LPG prices to be more exact, €0.599 is a whopping 20% cheaper than at the cheap pumps here (€0.75). Please excuse me while I count to ten while I vent my rage about illogical, short sighted and downright stupid governmental policy.

Anyway, you're probably right about the stock part too. It still looks period-correct though and I don't see any The Fast and the Furious influence. Which is a very good thing.

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > Dunnik
02/11/2014 at 18:19

I've seen it is pretty rare, there is only one more for sale in the country, (that I could find), and it was in the same condition as this one, and they were asking almost 3 or 4 times as much than I paid for this car..

If there is a generous aftermarket for this car, could you say where? I have searched, but I could not find anything for this car..

lonestranger > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:22

I have zero knowledge of European fuel costs, but I know that's a '13 or '14 Ram 1500 in the background. It's always weird seeing exported North American vehicles, even though they seem to be more common than they were 10 or 20 years ago.

Dunnik > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:24

No? I just assumed that any 80's Toyota would have some kind of following, somewhere, and that there are many parts interchangeable between cars.

Fellow Oppo MR2_FTW , he of the Cressida wagon rebuild, can probably direct you further.

JeffFurbs > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 18:59

Sweet! One thing. Is your hood closed or is it just on the safety latch?

Telumektar > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 19:05

Lovely car. :D

Jedidiah > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 20:23

My mom had one of these. It was made for the German domestic market; the original owner had it imported over here when he moved to the States and then my mom bought it from him after a fender bender. All the stickers under the hood were a combination of Japanese and German; it was one of the few front wheel drive cars my family really liked. Unfortunately a Chevy Nova pulled out in from of my mom one day and she rolled the car over a guard rail trying to swerve out of the way. She walked out without a scratch, but the car was destroyed. :(

XJDano > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 20:40

looks good. much want

ReallyColorful > Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
02/11/2014 at 22:11

Swag. Congratulations!