why are celica's so hard to find?!!?! Options

[Badkarma]

ive been looking for a celica for about 6 months now.. and i haven't found any 6 gen GT HB's for sale under 6k. i just am wondering why they are so hard to find!it really gets annoying.there was one for sale close by i went to look and they sold it but never updated the site!. im looking at one about 250 miles away on friday.hopefully i will be able to get a deal that day. anyone wanna give me some tips on buying a used celica? like what i should look for? aside from what i would look for on any other car?. whats a problem thats unique to the celica? thanks much!
Erich

[airfron]

Why are Celicas so hard to find??

Wait...
I know... they are all in Cyprus.

gl with your hunt

[Magic]

Why are Celicas so hard to find??

Wait...
I know... they are all in Cyprus.

gl with your hunt

Come on...we are just a small island...

[j0e_p3t]

haha, i wanna go to cyprus. anywho, one of the reasons why i love my car so much is cuz its on the rare side. its not very often i see a celica, especially one that's not all old and crappy looking. good luck finding one.

[hitcachi]

apparently cyprus is filled with a bunch of speed freaks with really good taste in cars and a lot of money to drop into their good taste in cars. At least thats what i have gleaned from Tufys last few posts. Buuuuuut, sh*t! I anit complaining, other then the fact that it sucks to be a 6th gen enthusiast in America!

[pure_dx]

^i also heard new zealand is full of fast cars also

as for the thread starter, because toyota didn't make a lot of them???

[jdg371]

I see alot of 6gc around my area.. for some reason their all stock.. haha

[celicurr]

check out autotrader.com ... there are plenty of 6GCs under $6000 on there

[6gsillyca]

Up here in Canada, they are waaaaaaaaay harder to find. And when you do, they are the 10K mark...for a stock...

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Theyre hard to find cuz they are excellent cars.

It took me a year to find mine. If i had it my way i woulda taken any celica but my dad was very picky about what kind i was going to get.

[BBoYRuGGeD]

there was one for sale close by i went to look and they sold it but never updated the site!

yah that happened to me too...was a nice stick ST. finally bought me a auto ST 2 months later but the car itself was in better shape compared to the one that i missed. just keep looking and u'll find one. NJ is a good place to look also. i see a few here and there around my area.

bboy

[DomGT]

Man keep in touch with me! I'm getting a work van soon from my job, then I'm either turboing my Celica or selling it! 147k miles, and is mechanically perfect. Check my threads in general to see pics of her.

If you find one before I'm ready, good luck to you!

[behindthesmile]

its a love hate thing we owners love them cause its rare but we hate the lack of aftermarket parts for it.... yeah and it was hard to find when i found my car selling for $4k i jumped on it right away ....lol i wanted a gt but hey a manual ST is good on gas lol besides i'm not into racing on the streets and those damn corolla motors can last for a very long time

This post has been edited by behindthesmile: Aug 23, 2006 - 6:18 PM

[tomazws]

It's very sad everytime I drive on San Gabriel Blvd, I always see this one beat-up GT parked on the street.... god damn it, hate it when people don't take care of their Celica.

[m0dd3d1]

The only ones I ever see around where I live are either beat to hell, or driven by the elderly! I've seen like, 2 5th gens, and a handful of 4th gens too! 7th gens, well, we're not gonna go there.

-Triscuit

[IowaGT]

I feel your pain, i enden up finding mine on cars.com, of course i had to drive 200+ miles to get it... but it was worth it.

[trdproven]

I think they are easy to find. The only thing is will the owner sell it?

[WH95TE]

I actually see quite a bit around here. The only problem is, I dont think the people realize what they are driving!

[Zimluura]

cars.kbb.com
autoextra.com
autotrader.com
thebiglot.com
carmax.com

check em all out. especially autoextra.com.

i think it's the same deal for any used car. if you buy from a dealer, be sure to take it to mechanic on the test drive. check car-fax for airbag deployment (i wasn't able to investigate the accident my car had been in, but the airbag didn't deploy so it wasn't soo bad). my mechanic said there was no frame damage and no rust, but i had original fan belts and thus, probably an original timing belt at 95k miles.

[azian_advanced]

back to the original topic, i think there are very few numbers of 6gc because the MSRP when they first came out at 94 were very high. my guess is that sales since 94 dropped more and more which results in the fewer amounts until the new facelift 96 came out.. then died down again until 99.

[Badkarma]

thanks for all the responses.im still looking for one.friday im going to pittsburgh, PA(250 miles away) to have a look at one. i hope its a good one so i can make him an offer right there.maybe even get it here within the week. i just get annoyed with looking all the time.looked at a 1989 mustang convertible GT but he sold it the day i was gonna give him an offer. my dad was hesitant on me getting it anyway so i suppose i will go with the other #1 car! 6 gen celica GT HB's! in case you are wondering.the car is a 1994 celica GT HB white, 5 speed, all power, 100K mi, for 5899$ i think he is over priced by about 500$.but its a dealer and he said he is flexible on the price. lemme know what price is right.
Erich

[crankyelbow]

www.craigspal.com

Search and you shall find!

I got my 94 gt (albeit with alot of issues though it runs good) for all of $640.

Craigslist is the future of commerce

[97lestyousay]

I would have given up by now. Dude this thread is over 2 years old.

[Badkarma]

i deffinitely laughed when i saw that this thread was dug up from the dead.

Good Job. Thanks for the help. i got 2 6gc's now.

Erich

[JustinCapps]

ive been looking for a celica for about 6 months now.. and i haven't found any 6 gen GT HB's for sale under 6k. i just am wondering why they are so hard to find!it really gets annoying.there was one for sale close by i went to look and they sold it but never updated the site!. im looking at one about 250 miles away on friday.hopefully i will be able to get a deal that day. anyone wanna give me some tips on buying a used celica? like what i should look for? aside from what i would look for on any other car?. whats a problem thats unique to the celica? thanks much!
Erich

LOL its because our celi.s arent hondas!!

[jaxceli94]

There is someone selling a 98 GT H/B with 95k miles on it on craigslist here for $4500. It's an auto though.

[Sinyk]

I never saw those Cyprus pictures. OMFG.... 0_o

[axelrduvirage]

OMG!!!! it's the thread from the DEAD!!! i know i'm slo...had a busy day yesterday, didn't log on... much!!!

[blu94gt]

There's a few here, and deals are out there. I got my 99 GT hatch (1 owner car, awesome shape) for $2600.

Found this on the local Craigslist, of course it's in the KC area but if you really get desperate I could at least check it out for you.
here

I'll keep my eyes open for them, there are usually a few around.

[Badkarma]

is there any way from a admin to close this 3 yr old thread? i appreciate the help, i've found 2 celicas now.

Thanks, Erich