New member with a question or two Options

[mkselecta]

Hey everyone - I joined today because I am thinking of buying a Celica and wanted to see what people had to say about them. You guys have a really nice forum! I did some searching but wasn't able to come up with definitive answers to a couple questions - sorry if they've been asked a million times before.

Does the 5sfe run on premium gas or regular? It seems like some people say regular and others premium. The only reason I ask this is because right now I drive an 01' Prelude and it has "premium fuel only" written all over it. I'm sure it is smart enough to retard the timing, but I don't really want to tempt fate with it. Plus the 5sfe has a 9.5:1 comp. ratio which is not as high as the H22 (10:1) but still pretty high.

Also, since I'm looking for something specific (5 spd., GT, hatchback) I'm probably going to have to do some travelling to pick one up. Are there any common problems I should look out for and ask about before I go on a long trip to look at a car? I know the timing belt is a 60K item - anything else like that I should know about?

[snapshotgt]

Like people are saying, just look out for "normal" buying points that you want to pay attention too. The Toyota Celica is a great car. The only downside of it is that it is slow...BUT, one of the main reasons that i'm drawn to it is the body styling (94-99)...and you can turn a great looking car into a great track/fast car...like many members here have done. I love my manual GT, and would recommend you buy one ...then swap an engine into it!

good luck, and update us!

snapshotgt