Well I finally went out and bought myself a new car with the insurance money from my totalled Celica ($5000). After shopping around for a few days I found a really nice '95 del Sol Si with under 90,000 miles that was painted red. I got it for $3500 and now I have $1500 to spend on the car. I'll get some pics up in a few days after I get my camera back from my friend.

Only bad thing is that the car has a giant spoiler on the back but I'll have that off by the time I get the camera back.

See you guys, I enjoyed my time here and even though I didn't get another Celica, I still might lurk around here.

Oh yes, and I do plan on swapping the del Sol engine to a bigger one so that I can actually get a decently fast car.

good luck on the new car kid.. hope it brings you as much enjoyment at the celi did..

i cant believe u went there ure a SELL OUT!!!!!!!! ok now think what is there to original to that car NOTHING!!!!!!! there are two hooked up delsols that run around here and i smokem all the time. as a matter of a fact i used to beat them in tercel i had a couple of years back.so let me be the first to tell u ure car is slow,ugly and played the **** out

damn thats kind of harsh. actually i like delsols. my bos has one fully kitted with other stuff on it and its sweet. good luck with it.

Sorry to bust your bubble but this car has more power and is lighter than the Celica, although I probably would lose to my dead '94 ST in a straightaway race with my torqueless wonder.

Oh and I'm not a sellout ks. The Celica ST is slow, I came to that realization a while back, and the only way to make it fast is spend $4000 on a 3SGTE swap or $1000-5000 on turboing custom, and there isn't really that much after market support for the Celica. I really loved my car and I miss it, even though I'm driving this del Sol now, I would have rather had kept my car than have to get another one. Besides, I will probably spend less money swapping/turboing the car than I would have with the Celica because it is so easy to find Honda parts and they aren't that expensive + my dad has the hookups at several junkyards and the guy will give me parts for free because he's tight like that.

And what do you mean hooked up? Riced out cars aren't fast, that giant spoiler doesn't do anything for the car than make it look like I'm a moron driving around with it on. It'll be off by tommorow, I can guarantee that.

Besides I could get a Prelude engine or GSR engine or wutever Honduh people swap into their cars, and I do plan on turboing it too.

Oh yeah, and Tercels will not outrun del Sols, maybe a Paseo Sport will, but a Tercel is just... lol...



This post has been edited by Phat_Boi: Apr 4, 2004 - 8:13 PM

congrats on the new car and best of luck with it!

man dont listen to them, those are sweet lil cars, my buddy has a 97 del sol, si- with the b16 i think.. he could spank any slightly moded celi, I like driving his car, also with the targa top an back window going down, there nice.. congrats an keep is informed with what ya do.. just no rice!

sell out why dont u just buy a civic and my tercel did out run ure wanna be miata oh and the same engine is in the paseo that is in the tercel

-kuruptedsnake+Apr 5, 2004 - 1:34 AM

first off the Del Sol SI is an amazing car. lots of potential stock and they can handle pretty nicely. congratualations on the car! i hope you have fun and be safe dont forget to swing by the site once in a while to let us know how its going.

also dont listen to the dumb responses that people give you , my defination of ricey is people who hate on others because of what they drive.

See Ya

-kuruptedsnake+Apr 5, 2004 - 1:34 AM

Nice choice man!! Iwould like to see some pics!! And don't listen to that dork, half the kids with Celicas on here just make there cars look like civics anyway. I would think a delsol is almost as rare as a celica anyway?

-Uppitycracker+Apr 4, 2004 - 9:37 PM

srry double post...

This post has been edited by celicarocker: Apr 4, 2004 - 9:44 PM

Nice. Dude, take some pictures i wanna see! Chop chop!
I used to want a del sol, but I fell in love with the mr2. My friend has one and whenever he drove me around back in my hs days it made me feel cool being a two-seater!

People should stop bashing on hondas and show some respect. There are a good amount of hondas out there that would totally destroy our celica =( Nowadays, I'm seeing less and less rice on hondas and more of the jdm rice.

You should customize your car based on your own preferences, not on others.

This post has been edited by hioctane: Apr 4, 2004 - 9:59 PM

-kuruptedsnake+Apr 4, 2004 - 6:34 PM

ummm...yea
congrats on the Del Sol

Glad to see you got a car that seems to make you more happy

I use to have a del sol SI. It was an auto, and it was ok fast. Cool little cars, but the 2 seats play out pretty fast. Have fun with it though, days when its hot you just pull over and throw the roof in the trunk.

Also, its fun fitting 4 people into the car >>

This post has been edited by Chrobis: Apr 4, 2004 - 11:05 PM

-Consynx+Apr 5, 2004 - 4:00 AM

You can bore a H22 out to 2.8ltrs. >>

-FallenHero+Apr 4, 2004 - 9:52 PM

kid i used to hang out with had a really nice custom Del Sol. Electric blue with red/black interior. B16 powerplant, was pretty quick. Targa Top and all. Fun lil car, just be careful cuz it is really small.

-Supersprynt+Apr 5, 2004 - 9:11 AM

-aaronc222+Apr 5, 2004 - 12:07 PM

Congrats on the Del Sol man. Theyre great cars. PM me if you wanna sell that wing. I'd like some pics 1st but im interested in buying it. Some cars look ricey w/ one, but it just depends. I've been thinking of getting one, although i prefer the shogun wings. Good luck w/ your car.

alright.... to clear some misconceptions (i do this a lot on this board, lol)..

the del sol is one of the HEAVIEST smaller cars that honda makes.... i believe it's even heavier than the 3rd gen integras..... the del sol is NOT lighter than any of the civics.... why? it's small!! because of the removable hardtop -- the body needs more supports & bracing to withstand the stresses of daily driving for where it's lost in the detachable roof..... imagine trying to build a rollcage that was only 2 feet tall.... that would take a LOT of piping to do the same with a rollcage that extends to the roof

that being said.... the SI has the sohc vtec motor... not the best platform to start on, but a decent one... (forgot that the del sol vtec has the b16, not the si....)

not to knock the car... but it is kind of a chick car...... although i have fun driving my moms del sol (yes, she has a 95 si), i feel hella girly every time i get in it..... lol

and as far as handling... they handle like a honda.... and a 95 auto si isn't any faster than my 90 corolla with a 4a-fe was

This post has been edited by toyotaspeed_90: Apr 6, 2004 - 2:27 PM

also... don't get any rock chips.... the body in those cars flex a LOT.... even with the roof closed...

we've replaced the windshield two times already.... a small rock chip becomes a crack going all directions very quickly in those cars

-toyotaspeed_90+Apr 6, 2004 - 12:23 PM

andason removes all of your nawz respect points

you'll get them back once you get nos on your honda, blow your motor, and get another toyota

lol.... falling off of my chair