The New Bus... Toyota Caldina ST215

Hey all,
Well the time had come to move over to a more family orientated 4 door. I was looking at something that would still have a decent amount of power, All Wheel drive, and 4 door/5 seater.
 
I noticed this ride below came up for sale and I couldn't resist.
 
Sorry about the terrible shots, I was only able to get a quick snap shot tonight but I will put up new photos first thing tomorrow.
 
 
1998 Toyota Caldina ST215 
- Active Sports Edition
- Factory Bodykit
- 17" 6 Spoke JDM Wheels (most likely 5Zigen)
- Tien Super Sports Coilovers
 
 
Modifications will be kept to a bare minimum (I know I say it everytime) but i've been trying to settle down to save up for a house so the more factory mods the better :)
 

Nice!!  I didnt realise the Caldinas were 4wd.
 
Cheers
 

nice!

purple5ive

hahaha another white car adrian
good work man looks like a good buy
whats it like compared to the MR2
last week i went in a 2004 model i think the newer shape, man the thing hammers was running 1 bar boost and a e-mange.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. Yep yet another White car haha, gosh knows how many i've had so far.
 
The car feels very different to the MR2, while the MR2 feels very nimble and has excellent turn in the Caldina feels very sure footed for any driving skill level. Any half decent driver could happily put their foot down and deliver all the power in the wet and feel sure footed. The convenience of 5 seats for passengers and a very decent size wagon boot allows me to enjoy a lot of other interests which were often put aside for the lack of space (I used to be into Pocket Bikes a lot but due to the inability of storage I could never go racing).
 
The coilover suspension feels firm but comfortable, the bodykit takes some getting used to. And the japanese gadgets are insane, there is a electronic compass, km/L program, dual trip meters and a km an hour analysis system all within the center console.
 
I'm sooo happy.

Yeah its a huge market over in NZ, I would love to go. My mate mentioned that they were as common as Commodores over there.
 
I was very tempted to get a Manual model, but this super clean example came up and I couldn't resist.
 
The car has a very decent amount of poke, I am not used to driving Automatic turbo cars.

The car is in fantastic condition. I could not find a single dent on it. I got started on giving the car an all round polish, there were some areas where the paint was quite dirty, even with high pressure cleaning and car wash I was still not able to get the dirt off. A very light cut and polish brought out the paint.
 

 

I took the chance to give the handles a clean, its amazing what a difference these small jobs can make:

Incredible buy mate, should totally go off road rallying sometime :P

yes handles are def. much better
get some nice glaze and apply it , the car will shine very nicely.
 
cheers

ahh very nice :) I haven't got the cut and polish onto mine yet :)  came up great!