by made in china » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:14 pm
IMO, Honda and Toyota are the same as far as quality. However, they approach driving dynamics in a completely different manner. Toyotas are quiet and floaty, and Hondas make more engine noise (the good kind) and "feel" more connected. I'm comparing Camry to Accord, Corolla to Civic, etc. I think the REAL reason Hondas became so popular in the 90's is because the Hondas of that time were really good at faking performance. My other car is a Integra. Yup, my Solara smokes it in a straight line, but the Integra is much more fun to dart thru traffic in. Anyway, I own both, and the experience is totally different between the Honda and Toyota. I feel my Integra is a real survivor, extremely reliable (it's been stolen, totalled and stripped) but after piecing her back together, I trust it to take me anywhere. I also have total faith my Toyota will be a good car.
Anyway, back to the subject. Anyone who said to just buy a Supra, I agree 100%.
However, a thought occured to me the other day to put a twist on this...why not a All-Trac Solara conversion?? It's more feasible than a Supra-Solara seeing as how 2 generations before the Camry was available as a All Trac, these Camrys still share alot with those old Camrys, and I am sure some kind of hi-power 'Yota motor would bolt up to that drivetrain (or maybe a Celica All-Trac drivetrain??)
Gettin' pirate eyed.......
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