WANT A GT FOUR RC ???

[BR0Z]

Well Adrian from NZ Autocars has his for sale - cheap too!!, I tried to convince my wife (financial controller) that a 2nd RC would be an investment.

He has it listed on trade me with a buy now of $7,000 , which I think is criminal. 189k kms & unmodded motor & everything else in great condition.

If interested e-mail him at adrian@autocar.co.nz or bid on his trade me aution.

Cheers, Mark

Mods if you think this should be in another section please feel free to move it

[Malcolm]

I saw that, an absolutely bargain
problem is that they don't seem to be that valuable to many people, other than those that already own them...

[gurutasker]

problem is that they don't seem to be that valuable to many people, other than those that already own them...

I'd really like one... but I be poor, and the AE111 satisfies my needs at the moment (haven't actually had it that long ), if i had the money (to pay for car AND insurance), it'd be in my garage in a second

[EVL20V]

so do u want the following included in the package?

1) high fuel consumption
2) high insurance
3) dodgey gearboxes?

[DeeCee]

fuel consumption is fine.. no worse than any other 2L with a turbo.
insurance is an ass.. suffice to say its on the "hot list"
gearboxes in old celica and my gurrent gt4a have been fine

[RomanV]

3) dodgey gearboxes?

Its torque from the engine that breaks parts....
Hence 20v reliability.

[WeNdY^cLeAr]

Tehe Too late!
Its GONE!!!

[Silent Knight]

Tehe Too late!
Its GONE!!!

PLEASE don't tell me you've bought it....

[WeNdY^cLeAr]

Adydas and I did! if needs be cliff will sell the ST165 and this will become his , or in a perfect world of affordability we keep both.

[Silent Knight]

Fuk auu!!!

Ok Sarah listen carefully now....

Supra comes first....ALWAYS. That money would have been spent allot better on the Supra!!!!!!

Get your priorities right!!!

[Malcolm]

so do u want the following included in the package?

1) high fuel consumption
2) high insurance
3) dodgey gearboxes?

have you ever owned a gt4? Fuel consumption isn't ridiculous if you drive it nice, insurance is only high if you're young, and there's nothing wrong with the gearboxes, they're well known for their strength, and the rc's are better still due to improved syncros (which was the main downfall on earlier boxes).

[Si]

i agree!
supra = win

[WeNdY^cLeAr]

Fuk auu!!!

Ok Sarah listen carefully now....

Supra comes first....ALWAYS. That money would have been spent allot better on the Supra!!!!!!

Get your priorities right!!!

Dont worry Hanre! I'm gonna get another loan for a bit more, that way I can spoil the Supra too!

[AJz]

so do u want the following included in the package?

1) high fuel consumption
2) high insurance
3) dodgey gearboxes?

have you ever owned a gt4? Fuel consumption isn't ridiculous if you drive it nice, insurance is only high if you're young, and there's nothing wrong with the gearboxes, they're well known for their strength, and the rc's are better still due to improved syncros (which was the main downfall on earlier boxes).

afaik its only the pre 92 (89,90,91) celicas that had weak syncros. im sure they had stronger syncros in the 92 and 93 and RC.

correct me if im wrong tho.

[EVL20V]

have you ever owned a gt4?

um, yes i have. i wouldnt b commenting if i hadnt experienced it. i had an st185 1990 gt4. it had dodgy synchros i meant, not the box itself.

insurance was at the extreme end of the scale

and i was putting in 10/day roughly, they are one of the more thirsty 2l turbos i have used. clutches = not much change from $850. etc etc. not the most user friendly engine bays haha

[Adydas]

Fuel isnt an issue for me as i have a company car.. So weekend use only really..

and hanre its mine, i just need time to sort my ass out not to hard just shes in a position to have someone say yes.. im better off waiting a few weeks to sort out what to sell what to bank where. Then take it over ( minus whats out to sort hers out )

[Adamal]

and i was putting in 10/day roughly

That all? I do that in my *N/A* SW20 in a day

[Malcolm]

afaik its only the pre 92 (89,90,91) celicas that had weak syncros. im sure they had stronger syncros in the 92 and 93 and RC.

correct me if im wrong tho.

details are a bit sketchy. every st185 I've seen, excluding the RC's and Rally's has the E150F box. That includes a few facelift models. That doesn't necessarily mean they didn't update the syncros in the facelift models, because for instance mr2's had the syncros updated to the same style as in the E151F and E152F boxes, but they didn't change the gearbox code (stayed e153), so it's possible, but I'd probably lean toward only the RC's getting the better syncros.

now, evl20v the dodgy syncros don't apply to the RC's (as mentioned above), the high insurance is due to it being a 2L turbo, not simply the fact it's a gt4 (insurance on a wrx, legacy or evo would be more), and fuel economy...well if you want a fuel efficient car, don't by a 4wd turbo

[cheese]

I saw that, an absolutely bargain
problem is that they don't seem to be that valuable to many people, other than those that already own them...

hahhaha so pretty much you're saying they rare and well sought after but arent actually that valueable.

[Malcolm]

not quite. I consider them to be worth a bit, but they're generally very difficult to sell for what I, and most of the owners of them think they're worth. IMO a good RC should still be atleast $10K, but many have trouble selling them at that price and less....