tough decision

[tyrannix]

ok, im about to buy a hatchi as a daily driver/practice car, i have 2 choices both are 1986

gts coupe with a 3tc swap (carbed), original black paint in good condition, interior is good, rocker panel rust, supra wheels and 170k mileshe is asking $1500 obo

or an sr5 hatch with a carbed 4age, no rust texas car, interior looks its age, dash is cracked, MSD 6AL and Keihin 38mm carbs 112k miles on engine original silver paint injen springs + tokiko blues and good consition stock exhaust can probably get for about $1000

now, my priorities are (in this order) 1 gas mileage and driving practice 2 storage

im leaning towards the sr5, because it has 0 rust and a hatch.. and some suspension goodies alredy on it

(not for delivering tofu, need a hatch so i can move parts around in a car with decent mileage... a stock hatchi is rated @ 28/33 for an 85/sr5 http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/2073.shtml

or 28/33 for an ae86 (gts)

whereas my Yukon gets an abysmal 13/17

im leaning towards the sr5.. any suggestions/experience? i know the gts is what all the hatchi guys go for. (opinions ... i just value the opinions of this board more than the hostility on some others)

edit> the one of the links goes to a FF corolla... the ff one gets better mileage, the difference between the GTS and SR5 stock mileage is negligable, its only about 2 different on both city and highway
Modified by tyrannix at 10:13 AM 11/1/2005

[originalsin]

get the sr5, but id find an lsd for it if you can

[yourmomsrps13]

arent the GTS stock lsd?

[sdtouge]

its a hachi, not a hatchi or a haitchi and a coupe is not a coupi roku.

[float_6969]

+1 for SR5

[gore]

can't we just call it an 86 instead of getting all japaneeeseey, with the japanese number hachi roku. I drive a ni shi rei

[tyrannix]

got the best of both worlds, a black gts hatch about 300 miles away, picking it up this weekend

(happy)

im not going to mod it much.. just some suspension.... and exhaust... .... and intake... damn.. it doesnt end... im just hoping i can restrain myself from doing an engine swap on this one until the s13 is at least running (maybe put the other CA in it... i hear the aussies do it all the time... that would be after my contract is up and i can get a real job tho... and dont have to worry about gas prices as much)