It all began with the Coupe!

I hate to start this but I'm bored and I like to divided today

PS: I love both hatches and coupes equally. I was just thinking

1) The first Celica was a Coupe... so are the Coupes today "truer" to the original Celica concept?

2) 20 years from now, which will be more rare a 94 Coupe or a 94 Hatchback (not a GT4 )- both in great condition, and assume both are GTs? or STs? whatever


Discuss... ( and please be respectful of eachothers cars )

The coupe is nice, if fixed up correctly.

I motion to prevent this topic from ever being brought up again.

lol this is simply all tastes. Slick has the priveledge of having one of the nicest couples ive seen. (another one is that maroon one with the kit, i dont know whos it is i can never remember). That being said i will always like the hatch body design over the coupes. It wont be as rare, but i like the way it looks =).

booooo! you guys forgot the vert!



but yeah, i like all 3 of them. only thing is that hatchbacks have alot of trunk space. but that spare tire hump kills it lol

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yes yes go vert! haha

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I know Super, this has been done before. Thats why I added sub topics/questions to my main topic. But I'm bored damn it! I exercise my right to repost, its in the Constitution or something. Comon Super you know you like it....

Here is some 1971 or 72 Celica Coupe Pics
I really want one.. some look so beautiful

PS: Thanks Joke





I guess we were the last generation to rock the quad headlights... Im getting tery eyed

us vert guys never get no respect...lol.

i'd choose the hatch over any vert or coupe any day. but all 6gc's are sexy.

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Jun 20, 2006 - 7:59 PM

I had a 5th gen coupe, I loooooooooved it, but now I have a 6th gen hatch, and I looooooooooooooooove it. LOL

the easiest way to make a coupe look good is the TRD wing, i liked coomers coupe too..

however when i see an entirely stock coupe i cant believe its the same car as my hatchback.. i think stock coupes are just not good looking (no offense to anyone)

convertibles look better than coupes IMO, but i still prefer hatchback (id take a convertible though for the sheer top down factor)

Even though mine is no longer on the road i loved the coupe, sure more trunk space in a hatch but i love my coupe because its not another 6gc every other celica i see for sale is a hatch. And dont get me wrong i love the way the hatches look but i believe the stock tailights on the coupe/vert look way better than the hatch and its diffrent i liked being diffrent driving down the road its cool to see another 6gc but its even better to see a coupe which till this day ive only seen 3 including my own.

TC's a coupe.

for the 6th gen, i have one thing to say.
94-99 GT-4 = the greatest stock celica ever made. only available in hatch.
end of disscusion.

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true, i think they only came manual right? another common downside to celicas OUT THE WINDOW! And since its not a base model its guarunteed power windows/locks.. your exactly right

I personally like the hatchback over the coupe stock but i think that all look good (including vert). But again, it really depends on whats been done to them. I've seen some trashed up coupes, hatches, and verts. So looks all depend on whats been done. But kinda back to slick's question:

1) I don't think that the 94 coupe is very true to original because original was a little bit of a diferent design. It was not quite as powerful obviously but it started off as a rear-wheel drive (which was soon changed afterwords). The coupe has changed quite a bit since its debut in many ways, but its still a celica and its a sweet car.

2) As far as which will be more rare in 20 years, I would imagine that there will be less coupes than hatches becuase I believe that there were more hatches sold in 94 than coupes (correct me if im wrong) But Toyota soon found out that the hatchbacks were more well sought after and is why they began to only sell the hatch and vert and totally ditched the coupe in 99'.

Either way, no matter hatch, coupe, or vert, its still a celica and all of them are way cool.

But thats just my 2 cents...

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>>>>>>Vert guys get a lot of respect all over the world...lol.

Again, all 6GC are sexy.... .. especially for those with Projectors head and JDM/Curren tail...>>>>>>

This post has been edited by vincent_doggy: Jun 20, 2006 - 8:48 PM

I had a 91 Celica Coupe.. that was nice.. then my 97 Celica HB.. Im not really a fan of the coupe 6gc in the beggining.. especially the wingless ones.. they just looked naked! (goes for the 4,5,6gc) Then when I saw some with a wing they started looking alright.. HB ftw!

i like coupes becuase they handle better, thats why i have a 91 silvia (its a coupe)lol

its stiffer and lighter!!

Steve

coupes are lighter? i always thought they were heavier. but then again, i also thought they had more trunk space.

Yes I do believe tha coupe is lighter but the hatch sits a little lower which helps a little. In my oppinion though, I think that the hatch handles a bit better than the coupe. I drove a coupe with the same basic suspension setup as mine and the hatch had quite a bit of a handling advantage. But again it does depend on many factors like tires, suspension, options (leather, sunroof, things that add weight), and things like that. With all of these factors in mind it is pretty dificult to compare the coupe versus the hatch in handling unless you had the exact same setup and weight.

Coupes are lighter because they dont have the huge glass in the back..

makes sense. so where does the vert stand in all of this? i used to think it was the heaviest, but i dunno what to think anymore.

i prefer the hatchback because i think it looks a little sportier...they both are good cars though..
according to msn the 1996 celica hatchback is 2580lb, the vert is 2782lb, and the coupe is 2560lb...
i don't think there's much difference in 20lbs but then again that's $0.02...
reference

Im sorry but you are not going to notice any difference what so ever in 20 pounds. Toyota dropped the coupe version in the later years of the 6GC for a reason. Coupes= eh i guess your car is nice. Hatchbacks= holy crap, is that a supra!? And i also back what Manny said.

verts = what the hell is that??? wow is it a camero or a mustang. lol

ive gotten my car confused with a camero or a mustang sooooooo many times b4 its not even funny, the top looks the same from the camero. but i remember once i got a "hey its a convertible supra wtf" lol and i pointed at the badges, they felt dumb lmao

This post has been edited by XS4lv1Truch0x: Jun 22, 2006 - 3:10 PM

Hatchback all the way. It looks so much hotter! (no offence)

~snap

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^agreed

i <3 my hatch

i just really like that nice flowing line the hatch makes as opposed to the abrupt stop and flat trunk on a coupe...but thats just what i like in a car in general, nothing against 6gc coupe/verts
but all 6gc's have a place in my heart lol

i love my coupe. its so damn sexy....well to me it is at least. as long as i like it.

eh i like my vert cause its rare.

when was the last time uve seen a limited edition celi vert? lol its cali spec too so i get that 5+ torque lol...