So my daily driver Eclipse lasted exactly 4 months. I was even weeks away from dropping in a new motor. A couple weeks ago, it caused problems for the third time in only a few months and I decided to let it go instead. I needed a fun, sporty car with a back seat for my son as a daily driver.
Here are some pics of my new daily driver. I picked it up just a week ago and finally had a chance to take some pics. I came across this beauty purely by chance and couldn't pass up the opportunity. This is a Special Edition Celica GT-S used at the 2000 Long Beach Grand Prix event. It's 1 of 40 cars built by TRD specifically for the event and includes a commemorative plate on the dash. For this event, TRD modified the car with:
A. Full TRD suspension kit. Shocks, springs, struts, sways.
B. 17in wheels and Pirelli tires.
C. TRD body kit
D. TRD exhaust
E. Some other odds and ends I haven't figured out yet. So far I have noticed the commemorative plate, their shift knob, and an unusually strong clutch.
From the pics below, you should be able to see the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix decals for the event on the doors. They are body color, but appear dark grey in the photos for some strange reason. The car had only 16K on the odo and showroom is not the word. It's obvious the previous owner loved the car. The dealer just thought it was a standard TRD action package car and didn't know what they sold me (at below a standard GTS price). I stole it last week and am still running for the hills!
haha. Anyway... we'll let the pics do the talking. Hopefully they post.
This is to keep me occupied until I can pick up another NSX in the hopefully near future.
Here are some pics of my new daily driver. I picked it up just a week ago and finally had a chance to take some pics. I came across this beauty purely by chance and couldn't pass up the opportunity. This is a Special Edition Celica GT-S used at the 2000 Long Beach Grand Prix event. It's 1 of 40 cars built by TRD specifically for the event and includes a commemorative plate on the dash. For this event, TRD modified the car with:
A. Full TRD suspension kit. Shocks, springs, struts, sways.
B. 17in wheels and Pirelli tires.
C. TRD body kit
D. TRD exhaust
E. Some other odds and ends I haven't figured out yet. So far I have noticed the commemorative plate, their shift knob, and an unusually strong clutch.
From the pics below, you should be able to see the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix decals for the event on the doors. They are body color, but appear dark grey in the photos for some strange reason. The car had only 16K on the odo and showroom is not the word. It's obvious the previous owner loved the car. The dealer just thought it was a standard TRD action package car and didn't know what they sold me (at below a standard GTS price). I stole it last week and am still running for the hills!
haha. Anyway... we'll let the pics do the talking. Hopefully they post.
This is to keep me occupied until I can pick up another NSX in the hopefully near future.
