LE "Sport" suspension same as SE? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

5SlowFE · 02-17-2009, 06:41 PM

Hey guys, what's the difference ( if any ) between the LE "sport" package and the SE, besides the mirrors and back panel? Is the suspension the same, just the trim level is nicer?

I've searched - couldn't find any info on what the sport package consists of. Yesterday I saw an LE SPORT with a V6/5 speed in a parking lot. Even left an offer to buy it on the windshield. Never seen another, and it's probably not a swap - it didn't look modded.

I thought only the DX and SE could get 5 speeds. What's up with this thing, is it special order?

bigbird · 02-17-2009, 06:52 PM

thats not a real model, at least not here in the US. the ONLY V6 5 speed avalible in the gen3 was the 92-93 SE. its possible theat in other markets they simply offered an LE sport instead of an SE. but teh SE had the upgraded suspension and transmissions.

5SlowFE · 02-17-2009, 07:07 PM

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Thanks for the quick reply! I think it's a factory package 'cause the sport and v6 badges looked original, ( actually, they looked just like your sig, but LE and SPORT instead ) and I've seen a few other sports around and on craigslist, but only this one with a 5 speed...

It would be sweet if it is an SE in disguise!

bigbird · 02-17-2009, 07:17 PM

i guess. i mean id be willing to bet theres not much differance between this "sport" model and the SE we have here. now the question i have is do you have SE's there? and what are they equipt with.

***ASG14*** · 02-17-2009, 07:20 PM

I THINK the LE "Sport" in Canada WAS the SE. They never even had the XLE, yet many LE's there have the features only the US XLE's have.

The LE "Sport" I think had the same rims as the US "SE" too. Was it a normal interior, or were the seats and door panels different?

5SlowFE · 02-17-2009, 07:29 PM

We do have SEs here too. Once in a while they show up on craigslist, but not often. They seem to be the same as USDM - black mirrors, black back panel, v6. All I've seen have been slowmatics...

5SlowFE · 02-17-2009, 08:41 PM

Thanks ASG14! The seats were like corduroy. Different from my LE, but I've seen them in other LEs too. Door panels looked normal. It also had a sunroof. Did USDM SEs have sunroofs?

***ASG14*** · 02-17-2009, 08:51 PM

You guys did seem to get better cars there then we did.

The following pic is the US SE only interior. All SE's with cloth (Leather I think were perforated) looked like the pic below. And no other trims had the style.

5SlowFE · 02-17-2009, 09:45 PM

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Your interior is different. The corduroy material looked similar to yours, but the stripes ran front-to-back instead of side-to-side like yours do. Weird, huh? Sorry for no pics, but I had no way to take any, and when I went back later it was gone.

If they call me back and accept a reasonable price for it, then I'll be posting pics of it here...

***Knailgun*** · 02-18-2009, 06:32 AM

se sport suspension is overated IMO......from my experience.

I miss my "honeycomb" rims on my SE....they were classy

As for the "velour" interior, I have it all in the garage if anyone wants it.....it goes cheap, a case of beer is all it costs

but is true, the 92-93 was the ONLY years for the SE's....sadly

***ASG14*** · 02-18-2009, 09:35 AM

^ In Canada you mean?

5SlowFE · 02-18-2009, 09:55 AM

but is true, the 92-93 was the ONLY years for the SE's....sadly...

You mean 5 speeds right? There's a '96 SE on craigslist here now, but it's auto so not interested. 5speed swap parts are IMPOSSIBLE to find...

***ASG14*** · 02-18-2009, 09:59 AM

5-speed parts are easy to find. shit, there is 2 at 5-speed Gen 3's at the junkyard I go to, lol. And there was one of the pick and pull in Florida I went to a couple weeks ago. All the parts from a 5SFE 5-speed work except the tranny.

5SlowFE · 02-18-2009, 10:24 AM

^ You guys are lucky to have so many 5 speeds there. Here, I've never seen 1 parted out privately, and only 1 in the cheap self-serve wreckers - picked clean. The expensive wreckers probably have them, but if I use those rip-off artists I could buy a car for cheaper than the swap. No joke. They seem to use the pull-price-out-of-their-ass-50-75% of new cost rule. 50% cost is a good day - if he got laid last night...

If I were close to you I'd order the stuff from your wreckers, but shipping to here would kill me.

***Knailgun*** · 02-18-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ASG14

^ In Canada you mean?

yes....

I wasn't joking about the cost of the interior though.....I need the garage space