What would you keep GT4 or 350Z?
Discussion
My old man is at a bit of a cross roads at the moment. He owns both a Celica GT4 and a 350Z and has been instructed that he needs to get rid of one of them.
Unfortunately the decision is proving much to difficult for him to make, and I've not been much help really either.
What he likes about the GT4:
- Its AWD, so can be thrown around the bends much more confidently than any RWD
- Its rare and quite aggressive looking.
- Its a "hooligans car" (as he puts it). Needs the b
ks revved off of it to make the power.
- Toyota reliability.
What he likes about the 350Z:
- Interior a much nicer place to be than the GT4
- Poser looks
- Much newer car
- Easier car for my mum to drive
He says that if there was a 'new' Celica GT4 that retained all the goodness of the old one, he'd have that any day over a 350Z. But alas, there's not.
So the options are:
1) Sell the 350Z, use some of the money to polish up his existing GT4
2) Sell the 350Z AND the GT4, buy a slightly newer, lower mileage GT4
3) Sell the GT4, try to enjoy the 350Z a bit more
4) Sell both, buy a car that combines all the best of both cars (not sure what?) without spending more.
What would you advise him?
Unfortunately the decision is proving much to difficult for him to make, and I've not been much help really either.
What he likes about the GT4:
- Its AWD, so can be thrown around the bends much more confidently than any RWD
- Its rare and quite aggressive looking.
- Its a "hooligans car" (as he puts it). Needs the b
ks revved off of it to make the power.- Toyota reliability.
What he likes about the 350Z:
- Interior a much nicer place to be than the GT4
- Poser looks
- Much newer car
- Easier car for my mum to drive
He says that if there was a 'new' Celica GT4 that retained all the goodness of the old one, he'd have that any day over a 350Z. But alas, there's not.
So the options are:
1) Sell the 350Z, use some of the money to polish up his existing GT4
2) Sell the 350Z AND the GT4, buy a slightly newer, lower mileage GT4
3) Sell the GT4, try to enjoy the 350Z a bit more
4) Sell both, buy a car that combines all the best of both cars (not sure what?) without spending more.
What would you advise him?
Gaz. said:
Which set of keys does he instinctively reach for if they were both left on the worktop?
What GT4 type is it and what is the value of the GT4 & 350Z?
Good questions.What GT4 type is it and what is the value of the GT4 & 350Z?
If he's going out for a 'blast' its the GT4. If he's going to the sports club its the 350Z.
And its a ST205.
As for values, I have no idea. But obviously the 350Z is going to win that one by a significant margin at the moment.
paulw123 said:
Sell them both and buy an Evo, failing that an Impreza P1. He will wonder what he ever saw in the GT4
Test drove a load of the scoobys before going for the GT4. All drove totally different because not one was standard. All f*ked with.As for the Evo..possibly a good call there/
Edited by jimxms on Monday 11th April 20:39
I only threw the P1 in there to remove bias between the Scoob/Evo lot. I had a Evo 6 after my ST205 GT4 and IMO the driving experience was a big improvement. If you want a better interior than the 6 the EVO 8 interior is easily on a par with a 350Z and much better than the GT4. A stage 1 380/380ish Evo 8 MR can now be had for about 11k wich is pretty good value.
paulw123 said:
I only threw the P1 in there to remove bias between the Scoob/Evo lot. I had a Evo 6 after my ST205 GT4 and IMO the driving experience was a big improvement. If you want a better interior than the 6 the EVO 8 interior is easily on a par with a 350Z and much better than the GT4. A stage 1 380/380ish Evo 8 MR can now be had for about 11k wich is pretty good value.
Looking at the classifieds now. Does look like a very good call. Has the "GTFO my way" looks that the 350Z lacks too.Jesus TF Christ said:
Sounds like he knows he wants to keep the GT4 to me...
Oh yeah deffo. Its just the age thing, and the looming chance that the engine will give up.
The GT4 is also quite a bit rarer than the 35OZ IMO.
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