Jonno34

love it mate! really good job and its in great condition! i was at that cruise as well in my 34! couldnt make the last one though unfortunately :(

ahh i see thanks mate! ill probably just stick to a 16V in that case can't wait to find my corolla :)

hey everyone thanks so much for all the replies! glad to hear that the corolla is an easy car to work with. I don't mind the FWD at all :) not fussed about that really. Troy thanks so much for the offer, I'd love to come see your car, the colour looks great! Unfortunately I'm in perth :( I'm choosing a corolla cos I thought there would be alot of aftermarket parts and support for the 4AGE with cars like the AE86 and MR2 around. How is the 4AGE to rebuild? I've always dreamt of taking apart an engine and redoing it with better pistons and cams etc. However while researching on it, i saw on wikipedia that the blacktop can be quite difficult and expensive to extract any more power out of since its pretty much at its max already? as for looks, i really can't pick out of the AE82 hatches, AE93 sedans/seca liftback, and E100 sedans! they all look great to me really. I'll probably just go see a few cars and when I find one in really good condition thats been well looked after ill just go for it! But perhaps I'll lean towards the 82 or 93 since there would be more parts available at wreckers? again thanks for all the help everyone!

Hey everyone, not entirely too sure where to post this, hope this is an appropriate part of the forum. I love cars, but unfortunately I know almost nothing about working on them, I've only ever done basic oil and filter changes, and recently got a friendly mechanic to help me/teach me how to install my coilovers on my skyline. I'm planning on getting a corolla of sorts - I'm considering anything from the AE80 Hatchback, AE90 sedans or "seca" models, and AE100 sedans. The plan is to stick something like the 4AGE in and just do as much as possible and learn in the process. I'm not really aiming for a super performance car, just want to build a fun and somewhat quick car for a few track days here and there (very few - I don't track much), and something I can use as a daily driver also. Being completely new to this, I'm not entirely sure which model would be the best one to work on, in terms of availability of parts and just how easy it is to work on the car in general. Any advice you guys can give me would really help! thanks everyone