1994 Toyota Starlet GT Turbo from UK and Ireland - Comments

Starlets and type-r's are quite fast, but they are cars for people who cant afford a luxury performance car... a BMW 325ci is the car you want.

That's the sort of comment you would come to expect from an arrogant BMW owner, But there are far more exciting cars than BMWs, although the M3 and M5 would get your pulse going. But people do choose small fast hatches because they are fun cars. I spent quite a bit buying my car, its not a hatch, but also it certainly isn't a BMW either.

'Starlets and type-r's are quite fast, but they are cars for people who can't afford a luxury performance car... a BMW 325ci is the car you want'.

What a stupid comment, and why a 325ci. If your theory is correct then surely a 325ci is for people who can't afford a 330ci, which are for people who can't afford an M3...grow up, not everyone wants to be fast & flash.

The bm owner is obviously nuts! I have a BMW E30 M3 and a starlet Turbo 92 manual and I have spent £4k on the car and mods to the starlet. The BM cost me £10k, but is concourse. They are 2 different cars and are god for 2 different styles of driving. My starlet is approx 2seconds faster though to 100mph, but then the bm takes over. My cars reflect my personality as they are rare, fun and fast. His car however is one of the uk's most common company cars that 17 year old salesmen get to run about in. THINK ABOUT IT!

OK then lets think about it. Why have you got a e30 version of the M3??? Is it cause you can't afford a newer one? I know that someone else on here said that I can't, but they don't know, and if you have a look an e30 M3 has the same hp of my e46 325ci, same 0-60, but your m3 only does 142mph top end, whilst my 325 cruises past doing 149.

If a 17 year old salesman was going to have a company car, I think he would have a big smile on his face when he races an 'M3' and flies it.

And another thing your car was made in the 80's, so it has probably lost quite a few hp's by now, where as mine was made after 2000 so I don't think that would have lost too much.

A stock e36 325i does 0-60 in 7.5 standard, but the e30 m3 does.

(2.3l-16v I4) - 143 kW/195 bhp 0-60 mph - 6.9 s. Top Speed: 140 mph

(2.5l-16v I4) - 175 kW/238 bhp 0-60 mph - 6.2 s. Top Speed: 150 mph. (mine)

Looks like the BM owner doesn't know as much as he thought.

Also my car has increased in value by over 2k since I bought it as it is concourse, but yours will have depreciated like hell.

Who said mine is stock??? I would happily flatten any m3 apart from the new one standard. Oh yeah, the 0-60 is a second and a half faster on my m3 than the 325i, do you not understand how much more torque I have after that to 150 mph.

My Starlet runs the q mile in the low 12's. Still fancy it??

My mothers CLK AMG cannot pace it to 120mph!

Why are you all going on about Brake My Windows (BMW)? This is supposed to be a site for the Starlet.

But the gentleman who's saying why did the other gentleman buy an old M3? Have you ever thought it's now a collector's item; it may not be quite as fast as the latest ones, but he can have more fun than if he was driving a computer box. A car that does what he wants to do so if he flings it off the road (touch-wood it doesn't happen); it's his fault if the computer slings it off the road. He can come out with dignity that it wasn't his fault. However in the old M3, if he catches the car back, he looks like a hero.

You're running down others wheels, and you only have a 325ci. What's the matter? Too scared to buy the beast? Afraid it might bite you?

To the last person about how his mothers CLK can't catch up; she's probably not wasting her time and car on your little thing.

The one thing that I know is that the ST165,185 & 205 Celica GT4 will obliterate any Starlet, any day, in stock to stock, or if you prefer modified in the exact same way, as yours would still be left behind. A Celica GT4 in stock form is no match for a CLK.

A Celica GT4 has a twin entry turbo 4WD two 2.0ltr engine bred for the rally racing. In comparison the 1.3 is nothing; just a Japanese hatchback that came from eighty's thinking when the dullest cars had a chilli put in their engine (Corrola GTi, MG Metro turbo, Fiat Uno turbo, ect.)

Don't misunderstand me; the Starlet's are good cars, I'm thinking of buying one myself. Nonetheless, I don't think that the 1.3 turbo FWD can outpace two litre turbos/superchargers and the new vvtli (and such). Hell, I doubt it's ability to stick with the Renault Clio Sport 172 or Honda's Interga type-R, but I'm a fair man willing to give it a try.

If anyone knows where I can get an unmodified original specification Starlet GT or Glanza anywhere in England (preferably round the Midlands), please let me know. My email is JS012C3200@BLUEYOUNDER.CO.UK.

If you have any comments about what I have written, please do contact me.

Thank You.

Winning or losing car. It comes down to the driver and technique. Nothing hard about driving in a straight line. And yes the Starlet is a little 1.3ltr. What happened to all the other 1.3ltr? What are 1.8ltrs and 2.0+ltrs doing here? And the Celica GT4 is made by the same Japanese company that made the Starlet. Toyota.

I own a r32 skyline and a 325i 89 bmw the bm is quick, but the skyline is miles ahead!

Gt turbos are little boy racer cars go out an spend a bit of money on a good car instead of stupid engine mods.

Well, well, I don't understand why people come just to cause arguments. The starlet gt and the glanza are both very nice fun cars. I own a 2.2 prelude type S 220bhp stock. I still want a glanza as well, as its fast, fun and economical. Now why don't you all stop the needless argument!

I'm looking to buying the Glanza v model. Are there any mechanical problems with them. I have heard that a lot of Toyota dealers don touch them as they are an import, is that true?

Its true... I believe the problem is that many mechanics don't know them well enough to work on them. I am also buying one the end of this month. It's a 1994 starlet turbo gt. I can't wait!

I'm am looking to buy the Glanza V model this summer. Can anybody suggest any good insurance companies that specialize in these imports? I am 22 years old and have 2 years no claims of my own, and have been on my old mans name for 2 years as well. I don't want to pay a fortune for the insurance.

If your looking for any help and advice, try the extreem ep forum for information. You can find it at www dot ukstarletclub dot com :)