 Selling my Celica :(, What are your thoughts? |
 Jun 25, 2004 - 11:25 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Oct 13, '02 From Blairstown, New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%)  |
Well, as some of you guys may know, my Celica has been riddled with dents and rust since i bought my car like that 2+ years ago. They arent terribly distracting, but they've given way to a whole mess of cosmetic flaws that are expensive to fix but dont affect the way the car runs or performs. Since then i've worked like crazy to get the money to afford a total repaint and getting everything done the right way.
All these aspirations of bringing my car back to life ended this Tuesday, when i talked to a shop with some of the lowest labor rates around. They quoted me $3,947 to do the work, which is far too much money to put into my Celica with this high of mileage. It just doesnt make sense to do it. So now with my expected resale of $2500-3000 for the Celica (GT, Loaded, leather, 5spd, excellent mechanical cond., lots of new parts) plus an expected 5 grand by the end of summer, im looking into other cars. So far, im thinking.... 1.) Another 6th gen (but newer  ) or a 7th gen. 2.) MR2 Turbo 3.) 240sx 3.) 3000gt 5.) Down Payment on a Scion tC, or other new car. And so i just want to ask everyone here what you think i should look into. For 8-9 grand theres lots to consider, and i love Celicas way too much, which makes it tough to move away from them. Let me know what your feelings and opinions are. -------------------- 3rd gen ST205 3SGTE - Alive and boosting. |
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Jun 27, 2004 - 9:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 13, '02 From Blairstown, New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Thats exactly what im thinking....except i love the space of my Celica even if its not as fast, its just that it has 199,000 miles and alot of body work to be done (rust on the bottoms of the doors and backs of fenders, dents on EVERY panel of the body literally, clear coat imprefections....over 44 hours of labor!) Its just alot of money that needs to get put into a high mileage car with too little resale value. Its a very strong running car, but i just want something thats in good condition to start with and with lower mileage that doesnt need so many little things done to it. Its a nice car and its still very solid, just doesnt exactly meet my needs of what i want to do to it. It'll be sad to let it go, but i think im going to look into either a 96+ Celica GT or an MR2 Turbo. Definately staying within this community however, you guys are a great group and regardless of what i get ill still be around.
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Silver94CelicaOwner Selling my Celica :( Jun 25, 2004 - 11:25 PM
Digndoug I think it really depends on what your going to us... Jun 25, 2004 - 11:34 PM moltar I suppose I'm bias, but I think you should go ... Jun 25, 2004 - 11:36 PM Digndoug Man thinking of that, I just found a 240sx.. I thi... Jun 25, 2004 - 11:44 PM Sh0gunkid8721 I sent u a PM. Macavely and i know of a place tha... Jun 26, 2004 - 12:07 AM 97sccelica a TC seems like a good option if you want a new ca... Jun 26, 2004 - 12:18 AM defgeph QUOTE (Sh0gunkid8721 @ Jun 26, 2004 - 12:07 AM) I ... Jun 26, 2004 - 11:03 AM reborn0323 i'd love to say stick with another sixth gen b... Jun 27, 2004 - 4:26 AM
Jeremy1210 If its just body work, then get it fixed. As long ... Jun 28, 2004 - 4:13 PM |
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