MR2 vs CELICA vs LEVIN/TRUENO

[ZxJUNxZ]

**I LIVE IN NEW ZEALAND, NEAR AUSTRAILIA BOTTOM OF DA WORLD.
SO IT MIGHT B A BIT DIFFERENT FROM U.S**

Hey, how u doin fellaz?! I have been fustrated about what car i should buy and i came down to these three cars. I am only a student and dont have much money and Im choosing my first car.

~Toyota MR2,Celica and Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno (1991-1994)~
MR2(non-turbo,I want a n/a engine),Celica SS-II(3SGE), Levin/Trueno (4AGE) AE101. but from here I cant decided and I need some informations and opinion on these cars from you to help me decide thoughtfully.

I will tell you what I know about the car and what I think,correct me if I'm wrong and do explain to me in easy language that I can understand.

#I want a MR2 because it is an Midship car with rwd and I think it will have most advantage comin in and goin out at corners.I dunt know what exact engine it has but i think it has 4age?!? And also apparantly it's fast but how fast?

#I like the Celica because from what I know it's the most powerful out of the car from my choice. Celica SS-II with 3SGE engine, stock power of 132kw/7000 and 191/4800nm. I dunt know if it's possible but is it possible to convert SS-II to a GT4?

GT4 is 4WD but SS-II is fwd and I dunt know if it's possible and if so... to put in 3SGTE to the SS-II is that also possible?

#Finally my old favourite, levin/Trueno...
I like this car because it only take lil petrol 1.6cc and can show great performance. It's cheap to run and cheaper to buy than Celica and MR2.

Anyway could you please answer some questions that I have?
(Please ONLY answer if u r sure, I do not want random guess but facts)

1. What car has the most power from their stock engine?
2. Is it possible to convert Celica SS-II into a GT4 and have the 4wd?
3. Is it better to have GT4 engine in SS-II and not have the 4wd because doesnt it take more power to use all wheels?
4. If these car are all in factory condition and were to go in a circuit race what would be the ranking?
5 .What is cheaper? Getting a Celica or getting a Levin/trueno and since it's only 1.6cc save money with the petrol and modify so it can be faster than celica SS-II?
6. What car is great for a first car? (Rank them plz)

PLZ do answer my questions if u know, and any other question that I might have asked above,talkin about what i know about those cars.
Do correct me if I am wrong.
THANK U!!! AND TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT U KNOW ABOUT THESE CARS. I WILL APRRECIATE ALL UR OPINIONS.

[MR2Driver]

Dont post on more than one section of AF please, this post is already in the MR2 section, maybe other places...

[MattyG]

Im from NZ as well so hopefully I can help you...

1. No idea, assuming every car was standard...probably the Celica....although if the Levin was a supercharged model, it would be that.

2. With the right amount of money anything is possible, but in this case the money required to do it would make the whole thing impractical in my view....you would be better off just getting a GT4

3. Yes, but with the power you need the suspension and upgraded brakes, its not as simple as dropping a WRC race bred engine into a car designed to handle an engine with half the power, and leaving the rest of the car as-is. As I said above, I think you would be better off just getting a GT4.

4. Probably Celica, MR2, Levin. If it was a hard to find Supercharged Levin I would say Levin, Celica, MR2.

5. Levins go ok with basic mods, thats what I would go for out of those 3.

6. 1. Levin 2. Celica 3. MR2

I voted the MR2 last because I think its a good 2nd car, less good as a first car because as a student you might be moving around a lot and ferrying mates to and from places...the 2 seat and small storage will most likely be a pain for you.

The Celica I think would cost more than the other two.

Some other N/A cars you might want to consider would be an R32 GTS or GTS25 Skyline (6 cyl. 2L, 2.5L respectively). The manual versions of those go very well. The 2.2L VTEC preludes of '91-'94 also go well and performance wise blow all the other cars you mentioned to the weeds. I think they are going for about 6-9K now.

Good luck with the purchase.

[Joel8946]

I drive a 91 MR2 turbo. Its not even fair for the other cars in this comparison. Once you go mid engine...youll never go back. Anyone with a mr2 or even a fiero can agree to that

[ghetto7o2azn]

an mr2 turbo has 200hp stock, 225 in japan and 245 in japan in 1994 + which is supposed to be able to launch it from 0 - 60 in 6.2 which is not bad for a 10 year old car

[Moppie]

This is an old thread, and the thread starter has already found a new car.

Its closed.