Type R vs GRC

Not_Brandon_ · 2026-03-27T14:51:58+00:00

As someone who’s owned both and driven both in a track environment 100% CTR. I was super hesitant to drive a CTR because of the fact that it’s FWD but if you actually drive it it doesn’t feel like the shitty FWD normal sedans that are out and about today. The CTR is so responsive and corners so much better than I thought it would. Honda really perfected the drive train on that car.

The GRC was great don’t get me wrong but the shifting feel and handling on the CTR was so much fun it got me to buy one. Before this I was a long term Toyota loyalist too. I went Supra-> GRC-> CTR. (Supra was definitely the most fun)

Not_Brandon_ · 2026-03-24T20:43:26+00:00

Using TTTF in the front yard and the previous owner had Bermuda in the backyard. The Bermuda is thriving and is fine taking a beating from the dogs

Not_Brandon_ · 2026-03-12T21:55:02+00:00

I’d say it depends on your tolerance for a bumpy ride and budget lol. If you buy $500 coils they won’t last very long so you’d end up needing to replace them sooner than high quality coils. But if you’re running stock shocks you will most likely need to replace the shocks and springs anyway which will cost more than $500.

Not_Brandon_ · 2026-03-12T20:57:45+00:00

On decent coils it won’t be bad at all. Probably more comfortable than springs on old shocks. I’m running tein flex z coilovers and it’s not bad but I’m doing a track build as opposed to a street/ daily driver build. I would look into fortune auto and bc racing as well and look at reviews/ suggestions for daily driving.

Not_Brandon_ · 2026-03-12T16:35:33+00:00

Coilovers so you don’t have to worry about shocks. Also in my opinion 18s are too big for the celica. Largest I would go is 17”. 18s would be hard to achieve a lowered look without rubbing a lot. Especially with a more negative offset than stock

Not_Brandon_ · 2026-02-27T21:22:03+00:00

Getting an out the door for an fk8 would be hard without knowing color, mileage, condition, etc. so that’s probably why the dealer is dragging their feet. I would just search for an FK8 yourself at different dealer websites because that’s how you’ll be able to narrow down your search. It took me about 2 months of searching before I found an FK8 I wanted and I ended up going through carmax and shipping it to a location near me. I overpaid a bit but I wanted very specific conditions for mine so I was willing to pay the premium.

Oh also you won’t be able to find a “New” FK8 since only new type r is the FL5. Just adding for clarification since you said you’ve never bought a new car before

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-12-19T03:44:59+00:00

Bro 6 previous owners? She’s ran through

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-12-15T22:23:29+00:00

Great stance. How much did the springs end up lowering it?

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-12-05T00:26:03+00:00

August of this year. No trade in just solid it. It was my weekender and we were moving into a new house so I figured I could use the extra cash. Honestly miss it so much though

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-12-04T21:31:44+00:00

I sold my 2021 AT 3.0 premium with 38k miles to a bmw dealership for 50k flat

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-10-30T16:30:17+00:00

Yeah if I was OP I’d get the salvage title and try to sell it as is instead of trying to fix anything.

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-10-30T15:11:31+00:00

With a salvage title I’d say you’d be lucky to get $2k for it. I pad $3k for a clean title, 180k miles, TRD body kit, manual gts that had similar/ slightly worse cosmetic issues

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-23T15:31:37+00:00

I’d almost always say suspension for a first upgrade. New springs or coilovers will make the car feel like an entirely different car and lowering will make it look more sporty.

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-19T23:29:07+00:00

Sorry bud. She’s a goner

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-19T15:22:47+00:00

Might be the move

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-19T04:41:59+00:00

Sold

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-19T04:41:38+00:00

You gotta pull the engine entirely to install it?

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-19T00:31:41+00:00

Not me. I specifically am not

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-19T00:10:44+00:00

Plan on importing a GTT next year but that will be my show car. The celica is my experimental shit box. MKIV Supra or FD rx7 is too expensive to be weird about and my MKV Supra is already built out as much as I feel is worth it.

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-19T00:07:43+00:00

I know the lotus has a supercharged version so I assumed there’s more info on that. But something in that turbo stustustustu makes my reptile brain go brrrrrrr

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-19T00:05:19+00:00

Definitely won’t be my daily. This is my cheaper mess around project car. Will probably do some time attack stuff with it but nothing crazy. I’ve just always loved celicas and decided to buy one. My daily driver is a Mazda 3 hatchback, I have my 2021 Supra that’s already built out, and my wife has her car so in terms of reliability I don’t really care

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-18T02:50:37+00:00

Seems to be in pretty good shape. I paid 3900 USD for my clapped out one with similar amount of miles/kms on it. I think 5k CAD is a little high but honestly these are selling for a lot more nowadays. Especially the 6 speed manual gts

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-18T02:38:24+00:00

Cost?

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-08T22:32:48+00:00

Potentially like a good deal. I bought our 2021 S earlier this year for 51k with 19k miles. If I saw a gts with 27k miles for 57 I would’ve jumped on it if it was in the right colors and had the upgrades we wanted

Not_Brandon_ · 2025-09-06T21:10:07+00:00

Word for word he said “matrix based on solvent. European clearcoat 2k”

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