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1984 Toyota Corolla SR5

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01/30/09

In reply to 1984 Toyota Corolla SR5
I was driving behind an old rear-drive Corolla sedan from the '80s yesterday, painted in a combination of rust and Toyota Racing Beige. I had to double-take when I saw a pumpkin underneath the car, since during most of my life, the axiom of POS economy car = front wheel drive has been firmly ingrained in my mind.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
01/30/09

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How refreshing to see one of these that hasn't been ruined by a drifter.

Though I will admit I'd probably lower it and upgrade the rolling stock to make it really stick in the twistys.
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MushyHeirloom
01/30/09

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I'm so damn happy that this hasn't been riced in any way, shape, or form. It's perfect as-is.

Well, fix the ligh... er, dent.
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Piloter
01/30/09

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Pedantically, that's not an AE86, IIRC that chassis code was only for the 4AGE-equipped GT-S models. This was repping the mighty (used generously) 4AF. Perhaps a 4AFE, perhaps a 4AC. Puny ponies on the best of days, but light and willing to rev.
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LTDScott
01/30/09

@Piloter: Actually, all of these cars sold in the US had AE86 in the VIN, but elsewhere they were known as AE85s.
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mattmacklind
01/30/09

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Classic. Now find me a Nissan Pulsar, STAT!
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Murilee Martin
01/30/09

@mattmacklind: I'm always looking for a Pulsar.
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SundaySunday
01/30/09

@mattmacklind: Seconded. Triple-bonus points if it has the Sportbak.
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MushyHeirloom
01/31/09

@Murilee Martin: I wish I'd somehow known how popular they'd be now, ten years ago...
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brandegee
01/30/09

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What we have here is a lazy owner. A junkyard '80s Corolla fender painted in immortal oxidized red has got to be an easy find.

Now if it had been hit in the rear...
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Graverobber
01/30/09

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Somehow reminds me of the Mustang II that Steve Zahn drove in The Salton Sea. It has that meth-addict look to it.
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bmoreDLJ
01/30/09

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I used to think the "SR5" wasn't the best alphanumeric code for Toyotas...looks too much like "SRS."
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
01/30/09

@bmoredlj: much better than "TRD", anyway.
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Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm
01/30/09

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I never saw the attraction to these back in the day but I guess they've grown on me a little.
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beercheck
01/30/09

@tiberiuswise: That's what DOTS does for me.
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PetroSapien
01/30/09

@tiberiuswise: I know how you feel. I had an '81 corolla wagon as my first car. It was that lovely shade of Laftover-70's-toyota Brown, complented with a R.U.S.T. weight reducing body kit complete with the rare Visqueen sunroof that you could only get with the Beater edition. The vynl seats were destroyed beyond beleif, and the previous owner saw fit to install a set of pink plush seat covers that made those triple-digit South Mississippi summer days an absolute delight with the vehicles 4/40 aricondition system. The radio was a holdover A.M.-only model, and I got two stations: Country, and Engine Feedback (most of the time I listened to Engine Feedback). I thoroughly HATED every minute behind the wheel of that little machine, but now, some 12 years later, I really miss it.
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PetroSapien
01/30/09

@PetroSapien: airconditioning. wow, I even proofread it twice, and still missed one...
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beercheck
01/30/09

@PetroSapien...is gonna lurn ta spel gooder.: and vynl seats. Never proofread until after you hit submit; it's just a waste of time.
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
01/30/09

@PetroSapien...is gonna lurn ta spel gooder.: I caught a lot more than one- but what the hell, I'll take you at yore werd that yul lurn.

WE KIN HAZ EDTI BUTTEN?
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beercheck
01/30/09

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It may look a milquetoast beater, but underneath beats the heart of a brazen, take-no-prisoners, give-no-quarter, hard-core bitcheater.

You can tell by the Iron Cross wheels.
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LTDScott
01/30/09

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Ricer kids typically skip the SR5 models because of their low performance SOHC engines and pedestrian suspensions. To quote Initial D (my god), to compare a GT-S to an SR5 is to compare the difference "between chocolate and shit."

Plenty of daily driven SR5s around here.
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A strolling player
01/30/09

@LTDScott: Murilee says it's a grocery getter, I say it's a tofu delivery vehicle.
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RandRace
01/30/09

@LTDScott: While Initial D was comparing a JDM AE85 and a JDM AE86, it is, indeed, a similar comparison to the USDM AE86 and USDM AE88.

Confused yet?

RWD E80s

JDM:

AE85 (XL, SE, SR): 85 HP 3A-U SOHC, 3.91 open diff, rear drums

AE86 (GT, GTV, GT Apex): 130 HP 4A-GE DOHC, 4.30 LSD, 4w disks

USDM:

AE86 (DX, SR5): 85 HP 4A-C SOHC, 3.91 open diff, rear drums

AE88 (GT-S): 112 HP 4A-GEC DOHC, 4.30 LSD, 4s disks
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MushyHeirloom
01/31/09

@RandRace: Mine has four-wheel discs and 114 horsepower.

It's also a Volvo.

Oh, but I'd love to daily-drive a bone-stock GT-S. And laugh at the drooling anime fanboys that trailed after me in rush-hour traffic.
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Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
01/30/09

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There's a really nice black AE86 that I see around town now and then. It's not overtly 2Fast or 2Furious-- it even has stock wheels! I lust after it, and hope it's a bitchin' sleeper.
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Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
01/30/09

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This is one of those cars that is bought for $1,000 and then sold for $1,000 to 5 more people over the next decade. In other words, a good investment.

A little generic for DOTS, IMO. I see these every day in the working-class parts of town. Which is a testament to their durability.
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
01/30/09

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Those may be the most awkward, goofy looking flip-up headlights ever.. and that's saying something, since those look stupid by definition.

Looks like a pretty decent grocery hauler otherwise, though.
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engineerd
01/30/09

@Slantsick, Ethel's love-child: I think the flip-ups have more character when one is stuck down and the other is stuck up.

This one looks stuck up.
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IH_kumicho
01/30/09

@engineerd wants some steak. and by steak i mean...: Nope, they have the most character when the motors short out and they go up-down-up-down-up-down in sequence. Then you're standing by the side of the road in the pouring rain pulling the fuse for the motors, and hand-cranking them up to full height.

Stupid annoying crap is character, right?
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
01/30/09

@IH_kumicho: It sure is- in fact, if this Toyota owner is like me (it's possible), maybe that isn't "accident damage" at all- perhaps his car compelled him to give it more character with a framing hammer...
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mytdawg
01/30/09

In reply to 1984 Toyota Corolla SR5
Needs more "Type R"

I keed I keed.
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