let me exonerate myself by saying that i have had MANY beers tonite;

that said;

i first found my first corolla by cruising around on my '77 puch maxi sport moped and found this awesome cute little ke17 just sitting there rotting

no rust, no dents, and bad original paint. it was parked right after a full rebuild because the owner had a company car to drive.

$25 usd i got her started after sittting 10 YEARS!! and drove her home. she would overheat if i drove her on the highway (50mph+)

then i traded her for a '66 dodge polara police car because i was a 15 year old moron and i always regretted it.

then i found daisy and bugged the old guy for 9 YEARS to sell her to me

finally he did for $1usd.

many mods later;

Why i love toyotas....well i don't know any other engine besides a 4ac that can have the shit thrashed outta it, no oil or water top ups no services..... and it stil runs almost as good as the day it was put in the showroom.

Cheap reliable

parts are SOOOO easy to get for most models.

have so much potential.

 

I do...........a k serie engine!!! :dance:

 

All toyota engine have always been soooo damn reliable and near unbreakable (well maybe excepting a 7mgte :) )

 

and as mentioned above so easy to mod and so damn easy to find parts for cheaply.

 

I think 70% of australian rotary owners nearly have a toyota as a second car!! :jamie: :jamie:

burn outs

Why do I love my rolla?

Its smooth,sexy shape and the ability to have the shit absolutly thrashed out of them and STILL run like a dream.

You tell me a car that is all of the above and i'll show you a fast datsun :)

Easy to work on...

 

Easy to drive...

 

Bucket-load of fun to drive hard...

 

Easy to mod, with so many interchangable parts from bigger siblings (ie Celica/ Corona)...

 

KE30 2dr sedan is one of the nicest looking 70's cars ever!! Big, but not too big, small but not too small...

 

...and

 

 

COZ THEY AREN'T A f@$kING GEMINI!!! :)

 

 

Current perchant is KE36s coz they are quirky little wagons, but still have the sporty element (kinda like a 2dr Range Rover)

Why do i like toyotas/corollas?

 

I don't like anything in particular except:

 

K MOTOR RELIABILITY

 

If the K motor was made shit (ie mitsubishi style) this site would not exitst.

Tru that, have you ever heard of "cultclub" "sigmaclub" "nimbusclub"

 

No.

Cultclub? Wouldn't it be Cultcult? I think you might mean Coltclub. Although if ever I lose my mind I think Coltcult would be a cool group to start. :lock_folder:

Too bad its a car plagued (However Its Spelt) with problems.

That's why I'd have to be crazy to want to own one, let alone start a car club for them.

Thats why they're called a Bitsashitty Colt and a Bitsashitty Magna :lock_folder:

Hey, I used to own a Mitsubishi Galant :lock_folder: - and Bitsashitty is pretty damn accurate. :lock:

Edited August 1, 200620 yr by ancullen

I love the corollas because cheap parts motors are pretty much bullet proof your allowed to race them as a junior sedan and they have good fuel economy for the road and like gavclassic said you can put a motor out of a car made in the year 2000 in them.

Edited August 2, 200620 yr by lappy

awesome fuel economy for the road

 

When 10 year old 1.8L Hyundai Lantra's can do 9L/100klms, i wouldn't be saying that 10L/100klms is good for a gutless 1.3L

 

if it was 7L/100klms THEN i'd be saying awesome.

 

ps not promoting hyundai's, just stating fact.

 

But back to the main Q:

 

I would doubt anyone here doesn't own a Toyota for the reliability as at least part of the reason.

good fuel economy for the road

changed then