Celica T Sport

[burger81]

May I ask what you used to to remove the tar spots?? I have loads on my car and they are a nightmare to get off!

[CallorFold]

burger81 said:

May I ask what you used to to remove the tar spots?? I have loads on my car and they are a nightmare to get off!

Can't speak for the OP, but Auto Glym intensive tar remover, or a clay bar works great in my experience.

[Andy665]

burger81 said:

May I ask what you used to to remove the tar spots?? I have loads on my car and they are a nightmare to get off!

Best stuff I have ever used is Just the Tonic from www.autobritedirect.co.uk

[McGtfour]

I've just picked up one of these as a run-around (it looks like a carbon copy of one of the ones above actually!) I think its great fun for the money, the 'lift' is a lot more entertaining than i thought it would be.

However its such a noisy car? the road noise is twice that of my old Puma and motorway driving is a bit tiring as its at 4k+ just doing regular speeds? I can see from that point why a 140 is a better bet but i guess they aren't as fun when you call for power!

But with that said for a little over £1000 you can't knock it, she offers reliability, 'sporty' looks and a decent enough cabin....can't think of something else that comes close?

[burger81]

Andy665 said:

Best stuff I have ever used is Just the Tonic from www.autobritedirect.co.uk

I may give that a go because autoglym gets some bits off but not all

[Andy665]

burger81 said:

I may give that a go because autoglym gets some bits off but not all

Its definitely better than the AG stuff, just spray it on, might need a tiny bit of agitation with a brush on the stubborn spots but its great stuff, - also very good at removing glue, made light work of the tyre weight glue patches left on the inner rims of my wheels

[paulmaurice99]

Andy665 said:

paulmaurice99 said:

Andy665 said:

I'm not really the most knowledgeable about the engines but I am spending the weekend in Vienna with Toyota Europes most highly qualified technician so I will ask him

Only done 1 motorway run so far but it saw in excess of 40mpg

Thanks Andy, err yes, Toyota Europe's most highly qualified technician will do nicely!

Much appreciated, enjoy Vienna!

According to my contact in TME (Toyota Europe) whilst the 40 is a solid engine the 190 is absolutely bulletproof and definitely the one to go for in terms of robustness

Many thanks Andy, thought that might be the case. Certainly borne out by yours - reckon you'll take yours past 200K?!

[Andy665]

Really didn't like the interior centre console plastics so decided to do something about it. I always like to retain the option of returning back to OE so £30 sourced me a complete set of used parts that I need and off they went to be flocked in dark caviar (dark grey)

Managed to fit it all at the weekend and gives the interior a nice freshen up - has the instrument cluster surround, door grab handles, clock / stereo surround, gearlever surround, window switch surround and armrest lid done

Before


After

Edited by Andy665 on Tuesday 4th August 12:49

[Andy665]

Bit of an update

Decided to tackle the few stone chips on the bonnet, used the tried and tested method of filling in and then wet sanding back.

Whole car was fully machine polished, followed by sealant and topped off with wax for that bit of extra sparkle and protection

All four wheels now fully refurbished at home and pleased with the results - back to enjoying driving the thing, many people fail to accept its now done 120k miles













Alloy before refurb



Alloy after home refurb

Edited by Andy665 on Wednesday 7th October 16:39

[Andy665]

Due to a change of jobs and acquiring a company car I'm sad to say that the Celica is now up for sale. Would like to keep it but as I have the Jag, OH has a newish car and I'm getting the company car theres really no point in keeping it

Been a great car, got under my skin far more than I thought it would and hope she goes to a good home

[Andy665]

Sold within a few hours for pretty much the asking price so now on the lookout for a replacement

[Pebbles167]

Shame that it's gone, was a lovely example and that refurb of the alloy was excellent.

Whats your next car going to be then?

[Andy665]

Pebbles167 said:

Shame that it's gone, was a lovely example and that refurb of the alloy was excellent.

Whats your next car going to be then?

Picking up a Saab 9-3 Aero convertible on Saturday morning - as I only need a car for 3-4 monhs it seemed like good timing to buy now and sell in Summer and at least get my money back