With a baby on the way, I knew I wanted something a little newer and something with a little
softer of a ride than my 2003 Lancer Evo. Although hauling a kid around in a CT9A would be pretty cool I needed something more. I scored a sweet deal on a 2012 Acura TSX Sportwagon at work, but that meant the Evo had to go. So, with the Evo sold and the TSX being an automatic that meant that I needed a new weekend warrior. The decision was easy. When I first bought the evo, my daily driver was an AE86 coupe that I loved to drive. I always told everyone that the Evo was the fastest car I had ever driven, but the most fun car I had ever driven was my AE86. After I sold that first coupe, I always told my wife that if given the chance I would own another AE86. Well, that chance arrived with the Evo being sold.
The first thing I did was dive into the classifieds ads on Club4ag. I didn't want to fly to California to pick up a car but I didn't want to sacrifice anything I wanted either. My goal was to come back to Central Ohio with a AE86 hatchback. After searching for about two weeks and calling on numerous cars I found my Corolla. You wouldn't expect to find a rust free car in a city that receives over four feet of snow every year, but I found mine in Minneapolis. It has everything I want and nothing that I don't want. I'm so excited to get this car back home. As I'm typing this I still have to wait a week until I fly out to Minnesota. So, that's the story so far. I'll post pics every step of the way. expect a long post on the trip from Minneapolis back to Columbus as its a 13 hour drive!
