What to look out for when buying a 6 gen Celica? Options

[Quixfire]

Hello Guys,
I am looking to buy a 1998 Celica GT Convertible that a local private seller has listed. I was wondering if you could give me a few pointers on what to look out for when I go review the car.

I am a mechanic so I have the basics covered in that area.

TIA

[creis]

my body has been worked. just keep a good eye on that, the prev owner of mine, used a few gallons of tuch up paint that is now all pealing off.

check the radiator fluid too, that is a good way to see if they have been doing regular marntanence, mine was basicly mud.

my mechanic says a good way to check the cluch is to try and go from a stop in 4th gear (if manual) if the motor dies or just cant do it, its good.

side note: Its not the dead hookers that are a problem, you can usualy get rid of the body, its the passed our ones in the back seat, when they wake up they want ansers, and you better have darn good ones too.