Help with buying a Celica, Lookin at a 1996 ST, plez help decision Options

[Fealos]

Hi, I just had my car totalled by some stupid ass in a giant box truck, full of furniture, who ran a stop sign and blasted me going 50. His words were "There was a stop sign there?" What an idiot, huh? He told the cop that his air brakes went out. People are messed up, huh?

Even though I have stitches in my head and my knee is shattered, I was more pissed about my car which (athough you wouldn't recognize it) was a silver, manual Mazda 626 LX 2.5LV6.

I am lookin at a gold (kinda champagne colored) 1996 Celica ST coupe with 47k miles on it selling at $8000. It has an alarm, keyless entry, Cd player...
He says it is worth $11,000 according to blue book

Now I do want a sporty car, should I wait for a hatchback GT in a color I like better, or is this a good deal, and should I get this one and soup it up?

here is a link to the carsoup listing, with stats and a picture:
'96 Celica ST on carsoup

[94blackst]

Thats actually a pretty decent price. How long to you want to wait? These cars are not all over the place, like other cars. Although, if you are used to having more power like your mazda v6, then you might want to find a GT, they are a little quicker than the ST