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Can somebody please tell me the make of Takumi’s 86?


Hey, can somebody please tell me the full name of Takumi’s Eight-Six. I mean the full deal with details like year, make, all that stuff. The reason? (Blushes) I’m considering buying one because it’s the type and price range of car I am looking for, and I don’t want to pull an Itsuki and do something like buy an AE85 by mistake.

Can anybody help? Thanks.

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Its a Toyota Corolla. As for everything else, use Wikipedia.

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AE86 and all it's variants are named differently depending on where you live

The yanks called it the Corolla.

The Japs called it the Trueno/Levin.

The Aussies called it the Sprinter.

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The visible difference between a Levin and a Trueno is the pop-up headlights on the Trueno. Japs would easily know the difference.

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Takumi's car is a 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-apex (AE86), FR, Twincam 16 Valve 4A-GEU, fuel-injected 4-cylinder 1587 cc, 1.6 litre @ 150 hp. And also note that he replaces the engine with a TRD AE101 20 Valve “Touring Group A”, 1.6 litre.

If your worried about buy the wrong one don't buy one from 1987 as they are Front Wheel Drive (FWD) models.

And Itsuki's car is a 1975 Toyota Corolla Levin SR-5 (AE85), FR, SOHC 3A-U, 87 hps, 1452 cc

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Thanks guys. I've heard from a guy saying he wanted $9000 for one. He was freekin dreaming. The cars 20 years old, it's worth no more than 1000 to 2000 dollars. He said he had modified it though so that's why it cost more, but still, $9000? If I was willing to pay that I'd just save up a little more and buy a new car!

So 1985 you say? I always thought it was 1986.

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$9k? That probably is worth it. It may be 20 years old, but that means it's gonna become antique. Remember, no more are made now, and its hard to find one. It's probably worth more the closer it is to standard. Cars nowadays that are 15 years old and more are still selling for a steep price, e.g. the Nissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R, almost standard, thats worth 8k MINIMUM.

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I've looked up the price of them, they are only worth quote: $1,100 - $2,100. This is Australian dollars. Remember, this car is 20 years old, so finding one in good condition is hard. Now I'm not going to pay an extra 6k for a car that's only just about as good as any other old corolla just because it is a popular car our of a TV series and the car a famous drift racer drove. Why would I pay $9000 for an 86 when I could buy a brand new car for only an extra 3000 bucks on that?

P.S. My mate is a mechanic and he says that if I were to ever buy one, he would replace the 1.6 litre engine with a 2.7 one if I wanted too, and all I would have to pay for is the engine because he would do the labour for free as long as I helped. If I get the car I’m going to keep that in mind for if the engine ever blows.

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire

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Then find another seller...

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why do little noobs like you wanted one of these anyways? go get a proper first car!!! please drive a more safer car like a hyundai.. yes im serious.. by doing that you do the ae86 community a favour of not wrapping another rare 86 onto a pole and that way you clueless kids like you dont drive these cars to extinction.

thank you :D

I AM NOT WORTHY..

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In those days, Toyota (and most other Japanese automakers) released their cars in Japan a full model year sooner than in export markets- the 80-series ran from 1983 to 1986 in Japan, 1984 to 1987 in the US. 1984 models were 8-valve only.

DO NOT buy one sight unseen. They. Rust. Everywhere. Get a good look underneath, pass a magnet wrapped in a rag over the sides to look for Bondo, and look under the carpets, in the trunk and so on. Basically, double up on all the usual used-car precautions, especially if you've never bought a car this old before.

8-valve AE85s were "Corolla SR5" (Wikipedia mentions a "Corolla Deluxe Coupe" but I've never seen one); 16-valve AE86s were "Corolla GT-S". No matter- at this point, a solid shell is more important than anything else. Scraping of 20 years of old undercoat, cutting out rust (not to mention previous owners' patchy "just get it through one more inspection" repairs), and welding in new metal is pure hell, engine swaps are much easier. This only sort-of applies to automatic cars- if it's a nice solid shell, go for it but be aware you'll need a complete manual parts car for a transmission swap.

If there's a club active in your area, consider joining before you buy- this gives you access to knowledge that can really help.

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