toyota Starlet Turbo

[Jase125]

What do you think of these? I dorve a mates the other week glanza v, fast little car. i think im going to get one! started saving :)

[MiniGibbo]

Slow ricer shit boxes and it's been covered a million times have a search!

[Whirly]

yh i like them i drove my cuz's one before he sold it nippy little cars

[Lew_C]

Love them, Great drive however very expensive when things start going bang (which is quite a common occurance! ) can be hard to find one which isnt a shabby rot box owned by a complete knob for less than 3 grand now

[Whirly]

yh the ones i been looking at are all around 5k

[Jenson]

If your not a mechanic, dont bother.

[Jase125]

Yeh they seem a bit pricey when something goes wrong! the cars them self are pricey to

[Roper]

yeah and 3k - 5k for a 13/14yr old 'N' or 'P' reg car, i wouldn't tbh

[shannon-ob]

My dad used to have one a few years ago not the glanza just the starlet gt turbo, such a great little, car pretty quick too... good choice for saving for one :)

[Peter_D]

They don't have VTEC lad so i'd give it a miss

[Jase125]

im not sure what other little car id like tho... was thinking vts but then its insurance, a starlet turbo is as quick as a vts and the insurance is cheaper

[Chr15]

get an aixam

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[Jase125]

a what?

[Jase125]

no not one of them haha

[MJ05LLY]

Ive never really seen what the fuss is about these cars

Is it because they have a turbo, because without a turbo i dont think many younger people that have these would look twice at them. Just my 2p worth before someone shoots me down saying they look as good as an Audi r8 or something daft

[Tommo87]

Answered in the first reply I thinks.

Possibly the one car that is more over priced and over rated than the EK9.

[Tontsy]

If your not a mechanic, dont bother.

here here!


also body rolllll! is SHIT!

[Tontsy]

im not sure what other little car id like tho... was thinking vts but then its insurance, a starlet turbo is as quick as a vts and the insurance is cheaper

if you can insure a starlet TURBO cheaper than a S then im the queens personal rapist!
when i was 18 i couldnt get insurance for a starlet for under 3k! but an S is 2!

[Jase125]

I'm 20 and I can get insured £838 a year on a starlet turbo and a s is about a grand

[Tommo87]

Oh and expect the quotes your getting to almost double as the quotes given will almost certainly be for a Starlet SR.

[VTR-Chris-VTR]

Nice cars ive had both the Starlet GT and the Glanza.........all i can say is you need a deeeeep pocket if you wanna be able to keep it running each year, i had my glanza 10months and it was off the road half of that. the starlet i had about 6 weeks all was ok but i just got rid cause it was stupid on petrol.

The engines aint very strong, big ends are quite common, and turbos.....nice cars if you get a fresh clean import one that hasnt been ragged, and set up right.......although i wudnt say no to another, but id make sure its been properly set up on a rolling road

My Glanza i brought off some kiddy that thought it be ok to just up the boost and take the fuel cut out, without sorting out the fueling, i didnt have a clue on this which resulted me in blowing 2 engines.

But i sold mine and got a VTS and im glad i got a VTS so much nicer to drive and alot more fun and suprise suprise way way more reliable.....and thats not everyday you hear that about a french car.

[deans2k8]

starlet turbo's are awfull!..suped up micra trying to be a nissan pulsar...

[savo]

But i sold mine and got a VTS and im glad i got a VTS so much nicer to drive and alot more fun and suprise suprise way way more reliable.....and thats not everyday you hear that about a french car.

They must be really really shit if a saxo is more reliable lol

[Pixie]

Love them <3 :D

[Saxo-SX]

Mates got one.

Pretty quick. But Shit around corners. Look a bit shit also IMO.

[auds]

Ive never really seen what the fuss is about these cars

Is it because they have a turbo, because without a turbo i dont think many younger people that have these would look twice at them. Just my 2p worth before someone shoots me down saying they look as good as an Audi r8 or something daft

Heheheehe funny...I agree with you Matt, they aren't much to look at tbh :n:

[Roper]

Oh and expect the quotes your getting to almost double as the quotes given will almost certainly be for a Starlet SR.

yeah almost definitely will be classed as a SR with isn't a turbo iirc.

oh and then you got to say its an import aswell :panic:

[skeltan]

i love driving my mates one lyk, nippy as fuck.

he has had his for over a year and nothing has gone wrong so far except for rear calipers fucking up.

But i agree they are way overpriced!

[VTR-Chris-VTR]

They must be really really shit if a saxo is more reliable lol

Yeh they aint all what people make them upto be, dont get me wrong if you get one thats been set up right and dont rag it everywhere then it should be fine......but my VTS is so much better, and more fun to drive and may i say faster aswell :y:

[Bound]

They are hateful looking cars.

[lee7421]

i had a starlet gt for 2 years with hardly any problems at all. now i have a vts and as soon as i fix 1 thing something else breaks lol still love it though!