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would a classic corolla be worth having?

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    1337Rolla oh my

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    would a classic corolla be worth having?

    I've found one I could try to restore for only a few hundred $. is it worth having a TE31? are they collectors cars even?
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    What condition is it in?
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    pretty beat up. I guess it's sorta stupid to get one so old. It seems like everywhere I look people are selling their AE86's too. Why is nobody keeping them?? just too old :superconf
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    are they selling those ae86's expensive as hell lol

    classic ones are used at the track all the time.. ive never really seen a fully restored one
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    I can get an AE86 for $700 with minor engine problems.. but we're talkin over 300K on it.. just doesn't seem worth the trouble.
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    y dont u lol, keep it as a project and swap in whatever that engine is they swap into those cars lol
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    I dunno.. my minds sorta split. It's AE86 GT-S vs 90-93 Celica A:what:Trac :rolleyes:
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    drifting vs AWD turbo mayhem

    take a loan, get both and run the streets
    Bulletproofswordsman, Aug 8, 2005
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    any car is a colllectors car if you like it, want to keep it, and respect the car in the restoration process.
    alby13, Aug 9, 2005
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    a TE31 is one of the more sought after classics...though if you get it, do NOT keep that as your primary car.
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    No
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    where are you gettin teh money? you said you dont work... :p
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    well, they only wanted $250 for the car. and the interior is pretty beat. but the funny thing is... 80,000 miles on it.
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    it'll be a LOT of work to restore...
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    LOL i love that answere. like a parent, no explanation. just a no :p

    oh and here's a picture

    [IMG]

    I saw one of these in a issue of SCC like 3 summers ago. it had some crazy engine work done to it.
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    But for 250, Id pick it up
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    ah screw it.. I want an alltrac st185, I'll just keep watching/waiting.
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    That picture is of the $250 one? It doesn't look that bad to me..at least not from the outside. Does it run?
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    that's not it.. not sure where that pic came from.

    the one I've seen the interior is trashed, paint is ruined, needs body work too
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    Just wait and get the 90-93 Celica AllllllllTrac man!!
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    two words, money pit.

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    isn't that ANY car? they all become money pits at some point...
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    yup, I'd say that's any car. but atleast an alltrac has some power.. and a larger aftermarket of parts to play with :D

    I found out in like 1993 they only made 81 Alltrac's or something like that :bow:
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    Yes, but some pits are bigger than others, and an older car definitely falls in the bigger category.

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    i say if you have the financial support to pleasure your leisurely needs, then why not....im sure people who buy any classic car is just doing it for a hobby...hell, if i had enough money and i could own a second car just to mess with, id get a silver ae86, i love those things....
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    shit I'd take an AE86 no doubt and just deck the livin hell out of it :D
    Cuztomrollaz98, Aug 9, 2005
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