Gt4 Carlos Sainz

August 28, 2004

How's it going folks?

Having deliberated with myself for a while, I have finally decided to buy a Celica GT4, more accurately a Carlos Sainz edition. Problem is, I have no idea what to look out for when giving them the once over...

I'm from Ireland and they don't appear here too often so I am thinking of trying to track one down in England and giving myself a baptism of fire on the drive back home.

What should I be looking out for? Are there any known issues with these cars? Any thing that should get special attention when thinking about buying a GT4?

Does anyone know the whereabout of a decent, unmodified Carlos Sainz edition going for reasonable money?

Any help would be very much appreciated...

August 28, 2004

Might help

August 28, 2004

Hi,

Carlos Sainz model, that's the same as the Group A homologation model, right?

If so it should have a chassis number between 1 and 5000, half of them were Group A's, the other half normal GT4's. It also should have the anti-lag valves, intercooler sprayers, and water injection, non of these came wired in however, but should be present. On the bonnet near the windscreen it should have a smallish "spoiler", at the rear end the normal GT4 spoiler is heightened by "blocks".

Maybe try a google for "celica group a", might turn up a few pics of these things.

Cheers, Yves.

August 29, 2004

Thanks for the reply folks,

I think you are right Yvvan, I'll have a look for the group A, however I don't think the insurance company would be too happy with me driving a fully blown group A on the road. Judging by the quote I've got for the GT4 they are not too happy about it as it is...

I think I may have tracked one down. Going to get a look at it either tomorrow or Tuesday... With a bit of luck it'll be in good shape and I can just take it home with me...

Thanks again

Ian

August 30, 2004

a JDM st185 comes witht the extras that made the carlos sainz different. (not bumper or bonnet, st185 has normal gt4 bonnet & bumper). leather, folding mirrors, air con, cruise con etc etc.

you will find a jdm st185 94 model with 40K miles on the clock, in superb condition for £3.5 - £4K depending where you buy it from. (the price of a fair C/S)

some are de-resticted when they arrive in the UK and have never hit maximum boost.

just a thought :thumbsup: