thats what I was thinkin... she just swears it was faster... She swears it isn't running right and all that jazz. I mean, I'll give it to her, the idle is a little inconsistent, but i doubt it is an actual issue.

If they are really just that slow, then why do you see so many of them "built up"
The GTS isn't that much faster is it? I thought it was the same motor, but little crap like 4 wheel disc brakes and what not like that... Is there a popular motor swap or something that I just don't know about?
I don't get it. I feel like I've got to be missing something because every single Celica owner I have ever met thinks their car is the tits and they constantly rag on hondas for being slow and ricey and stupid.