Cars - For Car Enthusiasts

So my kid is super into cars as I am. My mom wants to give him her old 2004 Celica GTS for his birthday in a few months as kind of something for him to work on, and save up to fix up. I'm for the idea, as he doesn't have much drive despite him being a hard working kid. So far, he does work hard to make money but he wastes it on candy. He has the drive but not any goal. He loves cars and is into fixing them up. Granted, he's not old enough to drive yet, but that's the idea. Giving him a car that he can care for and fixing it up, while he has time to do work, and learn will give him something that will give him an idea of the value of money and work. He has the work ethic, he just needs the goals and value understanding.

My question is what should be the important things to work on first? I understand rust is an issue, it's sat for maybe 6 years or so and has some body rust above the rear wheels. Beyond rust, is there something that's a quick and easy upgrade? This will be something that will be presents for his birthday/Christmas for several years getting upgraded as he won't be able to drive it for a few years. He has been asking about it for a few years and will want it to be comparative to my MX-5 that's about to get supercharged. Hes such a hard working kid that loves cars enough that he might manage to make it faster than mine but I don't know enough about Toyotas to know what should be done in what order so that he's got a good ride when he's able to drive it.

Any experienced Toyota people able to help?

Best prices, customer service, variety, shipping etc. Just curious where everyone's go to place to buy parts is?

Or places to avoid?

Talk with the Engineering team to understand the technical aspects and how they made it and some seat time.

1250 HP (1065 LT7 + 186 electric motor in front)

Start $208,00 ($260,000 realistically with all performance bits)

0 to 60 - 2.14

0 to 100 - 4.11

quarter mile - 9.24 at 153.3 mph

(All MotorTrend’s independent testing)

Nürburgring lap time - 6:49.275

CURB WEIGHT - 4,128 lb

100,000 miles on it but has minimal rust and is a good runner, I'm over the moon about it. 5 speed manual gearbox, 1.4 non turbo engine with no power steering.

Lincoln is working on a body-on-frame Mercedes-Benz G-Class/Land Rover Range Rover-fighter for launch in the 2029-30 timeframe, sources tell Autoweek. The two-row Lincoln will ride on the body-on-frame platform that underpins the Ford Bronco, according to one of the sources, who drew the comparison with the Merc G-Wagen—which also makes the Range Rover another likely target.

@cars Bring back mini trucks! My 1990 ford ranger is everything a commuter should be. People do not need fast cars they need something reliable, fast enough to get you from point A to B, and a perfect sized bed to haul almost anything in your home. Driving is still a blast BECAUSE IT IS SLOW! If you have not driven a vehicle with less than 100hp then treat yourself to the joys of your nearest shitbox.

Lamborghini's CEO revealed that the Lanzador concept was scrapped late last year.

Hello, i have been driving Tesla for almost 3 years.

Recently ios app suggested me to change location sharing to „always”.

I see that Tesla app check my location all the time. How did it work in the past? I didnt have any issues with opening car without location sharing, but recently it seems to be a problem

Finally someone is focusing on improving the cost of the vehicle overall, rather than looking at each part in a vacuum