1987 Toyota Corolla GT from UK and Ireland - Comments

Apart from a few minor electrical problems related to the age of the car, nothing has gone wrong.

This car is the elephant's danglies, let it rev out all the way and it will pull you all the way to 120mph. Hard to find modification parts due to the limited production i.e. 2yrs. Fit it with a K&N and an exhaust system and it helps out a lot. Anyone driving the following cars be warned, You'll be eating dust.... Golf GTI 8v, Pug 205 GTI, Astra or Nova GTE, BMW 316m, 318is, 320, 323, Nissan X1R, the list goes on and on. Only main rivals would be a CRX or a 1.6 VTI or Golf 16v.

I love it!!!

The Toyota Corolla GTi Twin Cam is a very good car, look after the beast and it will last years.

Only problem is they get nicked fast, I personally advise you to put in a Clifford alarm.

We had a Corolla GT Twin Cam 1987, they're fast, but we thought the Cavalier GSi 2000 16 valve 2wd sequential fuel injection was the mother of all cars, but we were wrong, the Japanese Corolla GTi is in a class of its own. You've heard the saying "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world", the Corolla surely does.

Overall this beast was built before its time.

I got one about a year ago and I never want to sell it! I can take just about anything to 60mph including some turbo cars ;o) I have seen over 120mph too.... only problem is the speedo is digital and only goes up to 200KM/h :o)

I have put in a K&N, exhaust and 15 inch mags. Makes it rev much better up top and the tyres really help in the twisties. Only mod I would do is to put on the supercharger from the same year MR2 to get an extra 35Kw.

You said it will go all the way to 120mph. Mine does 144. What's the story?

I owned a 1986 C-reg GT twin cam. It was the best car I have ever owned (and others include MR2 mk1, XR2i, Metro GTa, mk1 XR2, mk2 XR2). My Corolla could hit 138mph (indicated) and wouldn't blink at R5 GT Turbo's or Golf GTi 16v! I don't know if my car was modded other than a K&N 57I kit and a full Janspeed system, but it revved like a trouper and went like a red arrow even with 148,000 miles on the clock!

The only time it let me down is when the water pump gasket let go costing me £1.75 to fix. I sold it to buy my MR2 and wish I hadn't so I'm now selling the MR2 to buy another Corolla GT! I will be back!

I've had my 1986 Corolla GT Twin Cam 16 for nearly 4 years, it's the best car ever, for the money nothing comes close not even my previous cavalier GSI 2000 16v, or my BMW 318is, I've never lost a race in it, the other day a twonk in a citroen saxo vts/vtr?, decided to test me at the lights, I taught him a lesson, same haoppend with an almera 2.0 gti, did'nt have enough power to test me, shoud've seen the look on their faces :-)

I agree with all that's been said on here too. I currently own a 1985 C reg GT Twin Cam and it beats the pants of your nova, XR2 and the like for dust. I love the sharp acceleration you get once the car goes above the 4000 rpm level only to be occupied by a large and bassy grunt from the exhaust.

This car is a wolf in sheeps clothing, I never though they were that quick until my mate took me out in his 1.3 GL 12 valve version corolla and that just about said it all!!! :)

The only downside like mentioned above it lack of performance products due to the such short life of this model, but as reliability goes they are perfect and I mean perfect-starts first time in hot and cold weather.

Be warned those of you that drive silly little nova's and XR2's!!!

To turn your Twincam into a WRX beater, simply add supercharged 4agze engine (from Japan) & overdrive pulley & let simmer at 190bhp.

Corolla parts aplenty at www.fensport.co.uk.

If you're in the UK, check out www.tdi-plc.com

Lots of mods for the GT if you're loaded!

Mine's an ae82 (FWD) E-reg and is up for sale: (for 250 gb pounds with no mot or tax) e-mail me for details (Bristol area) nickcsam@aol.com.

My boyfriend has a front wheel drive GTi twin cam - it's da business. He has the usual extras on it - 16" Momo arrows, Ashley exhaust which gets him noticed, side skirts etc. It hasn't effected his insurance much either.

Also on the plus side, it is a babe magnet, all the girls in our area love it and it was the car that pulled me!!!

They are nice little quick cars and the engines are quite robust, but they are not as fast as you seem to think.

My mate was thinking of buying one and we test-drove it today. The size of the car makes the performance deceptive.

An Astra GTE 16v is quite capable of beating a 16v Golf GTi to any speed. Autocar found this too.

I really like Corolla GTi's though. Wanted one for a long time and I will definitely be after a Type-R something soon.

Forget about straight races! The ae86 a.k.a. 1985 Corolla GTS will kill any car in the corners. Get sideways in them and drift through those corners.

Hi, I am a Corolla GT (FWD) enthusiast. Anybody want to sell their Corolla GT (ae82 fwd) then call me on 07866064435, any age car and any condition. MOT failures welcome, top prices paid.

Have had an AE92 FXGT for 5 years now. it blew a distributor 2 years in and that's it. It's light so it doesn't eat tyres, spares can be had anywhere, everyone knows how to service them and goes like the clappers if you twist the tail. Performance bits aren't much of a problem: a shock upgrade helps, and the steering geometry is relatively easy to adjust to suit what you want. Good air filter + exhaust + re-chipping = useful boost in power - say 10%?

Now: do I feed my baby a supercharged power-plant from an MR2, or do I save up and buy one of the 2 litre versions with around 110kW...

I have this car my suggestion to anyone who wants to get serious with it is to go with a 4agze supercharged engine from japan out of a fwd levin. Take off the supercharger and go TURBO!!! I have seen this block hold 25psi of boost with a t3/t4 turbo STOCK! You better hold on tight cause this baby will getty up and go 12.5sec in 1/4 mile at 20psi. RWD with a 79 supra/celica disc brake rear end <very hard to find> that bolt right up with almost no mods one bar has to be extended.