6G Celicas Forums

Merry Christmass one and all,

Thank you for the warm welcome this year...

Have A Great Time..

Once he has driven it I am sure he will get invilved,
shame you guys and galls are so far away really..

WOW, that is a shame,
He picked the car up yesterday but I just cant justify that amount..

Keep up all the great work..its a great place to be a member..

Hello All, Just to update,
We got the train and went to see the car, Money in our pockets and some clothes in a bag so we could search the car for hidden traps,
I have to tell you despite what Clarkson says, the train as I great way to travel we did home to Manchester without breaking a sweat, very easy and would look at the train more often for long trips..
Back to the car;
We were met by the owner and his wife, what great people, typical Northern hospitality, nothing was too much trouble, they drove us back from Piccadilly Station to their place, he stopped at the end of the road and there she was, I have to admit I was surprised at how good it is, they made Tea and Rolls while we looked over the car, as said before I am no specialist but I couldn’t fault it, apart from its all original and will no doubt give some bills down the line (but what car doesn’t), happy the car was in the condition advertised or better we went inside to look over the paperwork, he again was true to his word, huge service history, many receipts for the work carried out, lots of the important stuff had been done in the last 18 months, New pulley, new clutch, new timing belt, new water pump, new NSK HT leads, new drop links, new brakes & discs. Fresh brake & clutch fluids, he was preparing it to go to France in next year, but his accident meant he cannot drive a manual car with indicator on the left, went for a test drive, again what can I say, it feels great, planted, direct steering, strong braking and very strong acceleration, I gave it a little but it’s got plenty more..
My son and the seller had a conversation over the ££ and it was agreed by them not to share the number agreed, all I know is my son was the new owner of a Very Nice 1996 2.0 GT,,
I had the pleasure of driving the 425km home, we went down across the Peak District, some very nice bendy roads with hills to check the handling and power supply, if I was to drive it more I would need to change gear more often than I normally do, these cars are made to drive and we were both smiling like little kids, we got stuck in traffic, for nearly 35 min’s but left her ticking over to see if the temp gauge moved, nothing not a wiggle, got home just after 9pm and parked her up..
I am a very proud Father, my 19 year old son has worked hard to get the money together, and he is the happy owner of what in my eyes a great 20 year old car, its final cost I don’t know, but I would have paid the full amount as I think it’s that nice..Over the odds or not, cars like this don’t come round too often and when they do you just have to have them..
I hope to post or even have him post from time to time to update on how things are, and with any questions as he goes..
Thank you for all your advice, it was all considered in the final decision..

How much to send one of these to the UK guys??

My son gets a 1996 GT on Saturday this week and this would make a great
X mas Present..

Thank you guys, I have a long check list to go through when I am there,
should take around 1.5-2 hours to cover it all,

Cheela, it has been undersealed but I need to check places to make sure its not
there to cover something up, looking at the pics I have, it is as I would like to see,
undersealed but still some surface rust, signs of aging but not knackered..

Maybe you can tell me what you think,
Looks to be in great condition, maybe you will spot something I am missing?









It all looks to have been undersealed, a great thing with our weather in the Uk
But for me the the best part is it all looks to be standard, except for maybe the exhaust?

What do you guys think of it?

Just having a quick look at your info it looks like the car will be;
3S-GE
94-98
86.0 mm
86.0 mm
10.3:1
1,998 cc
132 kW (179 PS; 177 bhp) at 7,000 rpm
192 N·m (142 lb·ft) at 4,800 rpm
Celica GT, SS-II (ST202), MR2 (SW20)

So would I be right in saying it a Celica GT (ST202)?

So it looks like a Gen 6 Celica with a Gen 3 Engine..

Thanks for the info,

Hello,
My son has fallen into the trap of the Celica Gen6 and we are going to look at one soon,
its a low mileage (Show Car) 1996 GT, Dry stored for the last 3 years only being driven for shows and to keep
everything moving and working well, bills for over £3k in that time, Good MOT history online,
full service history? seems to be a much loved motor, owned by a older gent as well..

He wants strong money for it but if its as good as he says then it should last for a good long while..

I have no experience with this car make or model, but I do know my way around a car, is there
any specifics that will need to be carefully looked at, and is there anything I need to listen for as well
as look for, any advice would be gratefully received..

Thanks,
GT..