tell me about the st.... Options

[2003cbgts]

my 92 gt recently had an engine fire so i have the opportunity to purchase a 96 st. how reliable are the st,s and are theyre any upsides to gettin one?

[6gcSTVT]

my 92 gt recently had an engine fire so i have the opportunity to purchase a 96 st. how reliable are the st,s and are theyre any upsides to gettin one?

They are a bit slower, have great gas milage, better looking body style, and its a toyota so it's quality... and the engine fire you had in your GT is unfortunate, what caused it to catch?

[playr158]

St is a basic model so its a $ saver for sure and you can get some good long life outta it..

the motor is highly reliable and dependant requires very little maintenance.
lots of room to work on crap and normally pretty darn easy.

gas can be expected to be very nice no the pocket too

but if you like a little more oomf in your step i'd look into a gt the st is fairly slow

[95CelicaST]

ST is slow, and the automatic version is probably painfully slow, but the gas mileage is nice in ST's. I filled up yesterday after getting 430 miles on 3/4 tank. That is about a 40/60 mix of highway/city driving. I averaged 35MPG.

[DSToyo]

i went from the auto st, to the manual gt...i had no idea what i was missing. the st is quite a bit slower. im not sure how much of a diff the gas mileage is though. good luck with the purchase or whatever you decide to do, they really are nice cars.

[undasighted]

It's got enough oomph to beat a minivan at a redlight, but it's not very fast until you get into higher rpms. Mine zips around the freeway.
I'm doing a swap this summer though, but so far, gas mileage and reliability have been wonderful.

[bccentaur3]

better looking body style

As far as I know they don't look any different. I'd look into the GT.

[Negative]

5th Gen vs. 6th Gen and yeah I would agree the 6th looks a little better - alot better than the narrow body 5th gens.

[95CelicaST]

As far as I know they don't look any different. I'd look into the GT.

I believe he is referring to the 92 GT 5th Gen compared to the 6th Gen.

[playr158]

It's got enough oomph to beat a minivan at a redlight, but it's not very fast until you get into higher rpms. Mine zips around the freeway.
I'm doing a swap this summer though, but so far, gas mileage and reliability have been wonderful.

my 93' dodge caravan V6 will pawn an ST

[undasighted]

lol.
"It's got enough oomph to beat a minivan (unless it's plyr's) at a redlight"

fixed.

I took a minivan for fun the other day. He was driving like a douche nozzle riding me then pulled up next to me at a light and was looking at me funny.

I don't get why every guy in the area who drives a minivan feels the need to act like it's a race car. They're worse than the ricers around here.

[Negative]

They are still mad their wife makes them drive the grandma mobile. They feel the need to prove they are still tough at the light.

[undasighted]

Yeah, him and his soccerball sticker were probably the most menacing thing I ever did see.

I got chills (from the rear climate controls firing out of the slight cracked status of the rear windows being opened as far as they possibly could).

[DSToyo]

idk id pick a minivan over an auto st...i can spin the tires in my moms sienna

[undasighted]

Yeah, having an auto st would piss me off.

[TaKtikal_6G]

this thread is funny to me..

[2003cbgts]

thanks for the replys... i guess the main questin i have is.. would you guys buy a st with 160 thousand miles on it? think it will last much longer past that?

[bccentaur3]

160K isn't bad man. If you take care of it, it will go on forever.

[DSToyo]

for how much$$$, auto or manual, condition?????
but yeah theyll run forever...

[bccentaur3]

I hope its a manual. If not don't even waste your money.

[undasighted]

depends on how much you're paying. mine was a steal. 108k one owner with all maint records in great condition for 2700.

[Negative]

Get a GT manual.

[undasighted]

^correct

I like mine, it's kinda spunky. But I woulda been much happier with a GT.

[miro1975]

I got mine with auto and did a swap for manual. (cost $300 for swap)
St is is good car, but tranny must be a manual if you want to enjoy driving.
One more thing. If you taller then 6.2 you not going to fit into the GT with sun roof. I'm so glad I got no sun roof in mine.
Good luck with buying Celi...

[97lestyousay]

Autos are dogs period. I don't think the power difference between
a gt auto and st manual at the wheels is going to be that big, also
remember the st in stock form is lighter than the gt. If it is the anny,
editon it may have more options than most STs.

[undasighted]

only real difference I've noticed is racing (kinda) seats and floor mats. Besides that a couple of decals and badges.

Is there really much more of a difference between the ST and the ST 25 anni?

[97lestyousay]

Just trim, the 97 LEs have full power standerd not sure about
the anny stuff except the celica stitching in the seats exclusive to 96,97.
I think all annys have it and some of the 97s have it.

This post has been edited by 97lestyousay: Mar 30, 2007 - 4:24 PM

[undasighted]

I wanna go faster

They can have the stitching in the seats. Just speed me the hell up.

[2003cbgts]

yea its the anniversary edition 96. power everything, manual st. great condition well taken care of . it has 160k miles and the price is 3900 but he said make an offer.. so i dunno i really appreciate your opinions.

[DSToyo]

3900 seems a little steep...thats a good car as mentioned, id pay 3000, but im a low baller, its prolly worth a lil more than that. but the price def should go down a couple hundred for me at least.

[dagreat1]

500 more and you could buy a swapped celica off this site

[dagreat1]

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=46232

[bccentaur3]

3900 seems a little steep...thats a good car as mentioned, id pay 3000, but im a low baller, its prolly worth a lil more than that. but the price def should go down a couple hundred for me at least.

3900, is a little too steep. Just hold on to your money and get a GT.

[6strngs]

I got my manual GT with less miles (144K) for only $3300. that car is probably worth more like $2900... just save your money and buy a GT!

[2003cbgts]

actually the guy just lowered the price to exactly that 2900 so i guess im gonna get it. only thing that bugs me about it is a cigarette burn on the seat.. thats gonna **** with me hard every time i see it...

[ILuvMyCelica95]

ST is slow, and the automatic version is probably painfully slow, but the gas mileage is nice in ST's. I filled up yesterday after getting 430 miles on 3/4 tank. That is about a 40/60 mix of highway/city driving. I averaged 35MPG.

Yeah, having an auto st would piss me off.

I hope its a manual. If not don't even waste your money.

Autos are dogs period. I don't think the power difference between
a gt auto and st manual at the wheels is going to be that big, also
remember the st in stock form is lighter than the gt. If it is the anny,
editon it may have more options than most STs.

All that being SO true. I am going to throw myself, and my AUTO ST off a bridge. kthnxbye.

[rayneezy23]

the manual st isn't as slow then all of you say it is in my oppinion

[2003cbgts]

ST is slow, and the automatic version is probably painfully slow, but the gas mileage is nice in ST's. I filled up yesterday after getting 430 miles on 3/4 tank. That is about a 40/60 mix of highway/city driving. I averaged 35MPG.

Yeah, having an auto st would piss me off.

I hope its a manual. If not don't even waste your money.

Autos are dogs period. I don't think the power difference between
a gt auto and st manual at the wheels is going to be that big, also
remember the st in stock form is lighter than the gt. If it is the anny,
editon it may have more options than most STs.

All that being SO true. I am going to throw myself, and my AUTO ST off a bridge. kthnxbye.

hahaha oh damn.. sorry but thats just funny.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

j/k s'ok I got the car for a great price, But now with 189K on her I could have bought a lawnmower and moved faster. oh well

[pepsiman]

ok i got a st 5-speed and i think it has plenty of power You got to rev the crap out of it to really get goin in a hurry but its peppy and im sure there is much faster cars out there but hey i dont drive all that fast but these cars nommatter gt or st are some of the better looking cars ive seen.

[undasighted]

ST is slow, and the automatic version is probably painfully slow, but the gas mileage is nice in ST's. I filled up yesterday after getting 430 miles on 3/4 tank. That is about a 40/60 mix of highway/city driving. I averaged 35MPG.

Yeah, having an auto st would piss me off.

I hope its a manual. If not don't even waste your money.

Autos are dogs period. I don't think the power difference between
a gt auto and st manual at the wheels is going to be that big, also
remember the st in stock form is lighter than the gt. If it is the anny,
editon it may have more options than most STs.

All that being SO true. I am going to throw myself, and my AUTO ST off a bridge. kthnxbye.

At least you have a really big bridge nearby.

JK.

It's ok. Just save up and sell yours to get a 5speed GT.

You still probably have waaay sexier of a car than most of your friends.

[97lestyousay]

j/k s'ok I got the car for a great price, But now with 189K on her I could have bought a lawnmower and moved faster. oh well

It would have to be one sexy lawnmower, like maybe a cub cadet maybe.JK
Convert it to manual, the EC crew did Hurley's so they are all practiced up.
I still owe more than 3900 on mine. lol

[2003cbgts]

gt, st whatever.. long as it has that little "celica" word on it somewhere im happy.

[rayneezy23]

gt, st whatever.. long as it has that little "celica" word on it somewhere im happy.

thats what i like to here your a good person for sayin that