Galliano

I'm from Taunton bro. Hello by the way.

They are pretty damn cool! Dashboard worthy..

The Portuguese are the worst drivers in Europe. Bar none. Never mind good judgement - but for luck and lashings of ABS, both this page and my expression would now be seriously blank. Furthermore, German plates, as worn by Toyota's new Paseo coupe at its Portugal launch, are a sure recipe for disaster. The Portuguese, it seems, really hate the Germans. A lot. The Paseo is the first of Toyota's new range - it's attempting to replace all its cars over the next two-and-a-half years. Aimed squarely at under-30-year-old handbag-toters, the Paseo competes with Vauxhall's Tigra and Honda's Civic coupe. We'll get a choice of two models in the UK; the £12,485 ST and the £13,940 Si. Differences come down to equipment: The posher Si gets ABS and a CD player, alloys and a spoiler as standard. Common to both versions is a new, lightweight, 1.5-litre, 16-valve engine good for 89bhp and quoted performance of 0-62mph in 10.9 seconds and a 114mph top whack. At first sight, the Paseo is disappointing. Though it is a tidy enough visual package, the front is far too Hondaful to be wonderful, and the back is, frankly, very drab indeed. Now I can't profess to be thrilled by the Tigra's looks, but Portugal is absolutely littered with them (some even the right way up), and ample opportunity for direct comparison leaves the Paseo lagging. Perhaps some gratuitous spoilerage may do some good here. We'll see. On board, things improve. Though snug, the Paseo does not imbue its driver with the nagging claustrophobia bought on by Tigra occupancy. The steering wheel is fixed, but height adjustment to the rear of the seat squab allows for plenty of headroom, and a satisfactory driving position. Confusingly, the seats boast unnecessary, throne-like shoulder support, merely adequate lateral bolstering and not enough in the lumbar department. Rear seat accommodation, which folds as one piece to let the boot in, is definitely of a plus two nature only. Though more comfortable than the Tigra's foam-skinned plastic church pew efforts, head and legroom are on a par with the Vauxhall. Uncomfortably jazzy 'runaway-forklift-at-the-paint-factory-shock-horror' upholstery does little to counter an unexceptional dashboard, which is only enlivened by the now ubiquitous, but still reasonably tasteful, white instrument dials. Switchgear, all standard Toyota issue, gives no cause for either complaint, or writing home. Put the Paseo to work, however, and you quickly warm to the car. A tidy five-speed gearshift and light, power-assisted steering might sound like the same old Japanese story, but the steering has far more weight and feel then the Civic's and the Paseo's wheel communicates far more to the driver than its Honda rival. Even on what passes for roads in Portugal, the Paseo displays admirable coupe ride characteristics; sending plenty of information through the underpants yet coping in suitably supple fashion with all but the very worst road surfaces. Free revving and smooth pulling though the engine may be, it doesn't exactly make the Paseo a fast car. However, entertaining handling erring towards the foolproof is likely to offer more than adequate compensation to the Paseo's target market. You can lash through longer bends with gentle drift, whilst hoofing it through the tighter stuff promotes predictable, controllable understeer. So, those that find a Tigra too cramped, and a Civic too uncommunicative, may well warm to the Paseo, particularly if they aren't, in the words of that fine man from Vauxhall, "gagging" for the Tigra's look. Top Gear 1996.

Sorry babes, i'l have a looksie about the place but I think they went with the car, as did the power steering pump, reservoir and pipes etc.. didn't remove much fluid stuff.

In that case then the hardpipes went with the car a good 8 months ago now Sorry babes.

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So... house share yeah?

Firm grip on the soap Fulham, firm grip.

For 36, that guys spelling is attrocious.

Oh so its "take your coat off, your in the doghouse". Cheers Nangle, you know i'd take pics of TTE lips for you

Get ya coat you've pulled. Pics when you can guys, im intreagued

Yeah I just have a point of fascination now... I'm sad. I buy them for the read.. or the foreign ones for the pictures

Haha. Okay Riko, what memorabilia have you got in your posession now?

Ohh, this is where the comes into place

If you see a Toyota Paseo that is yellow in the UK - Get pictures of it. Helps me get the numbers on how many there are left in the UK

Legend - I'm a Paseo whore. If you see any Gallianos, all round pictures are a must

Brake assembly was fully removed... By hard pipes you mean the ones that trail along the engine bay? Get me a shot, I might still have them laying about. You saw the shots of it sat there as a bare shell - front end was completely stripped.

No not at all... Goes off to masturbate over Autocar 1996..

Paseo Road Test Videos MW 1997 Paseo Convertible Road Test (Apologies for quality) MW 1992 Comparison Test - Small Coupes Part 1 MW 1992 Comparison Test - Small Coupes Part 2

Shots of German Convertible Roadtest Magazine Features - Aiming to purchase these to scan up. Auto Motor Sport - Germany Auto Motor Sport - Germany E - Germany Gunstig - Germany MOT - Germany MOT - Germany As said - once the car is bought, I will be purchasing one of each of these to add to my collection.

Get pics

Dealer advertisements for magazines between 1996 and 1999. Toyota Cynos 1996 GLOBE Television Ad - Japanese Toyota Paseo 1992 Television Ad - American

1996/7/8 Toyota Press Photos - EL54 Paseo/Cynos.

For sale: 1996 Toyota Paseo ST Item Condition: Used Price and price conditions: £900 ono Extra Info: Time has come to put the Seo up for sale, only got it for 6 months to put me on until the end of my insurance and then with my age/ncb/point coming off it is time to get something different (ie another GT or MR2) It is a 1998 in Azure blue, 107k (and rising as I use it daily), MOT august, Tax March It doesn't use oil which seems to be a common problem, has Si Alloys, ST optional spoiler, JVC MP3 head unit, Pipercross induction (came on the car), Starlet SR springs (rear)/RS*R Springs (Front) but can be put back to standard and also the standard wheels and trims. Serviced once I got it, done 5k in the time I have owned it. The bad bits: Key scratch down drivers side, spoiler slightly off colour, small marks here and there, scuff on front bumper (all there when I got it) Located in Yorkshire, great car to drive, £900 (what it has cost me) Pictures: Contact Details: Hou on UKSTARLETCLUB.COM Location: Yorkshire Delivery & Conditions of Delivery: Cash on collection only

Stripped for spares last year, still LOADS of parts left. If you want anything, let me know