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?

[CelicaZR]

Well I dont know if there is any difference between the premium over there and here.
Over here the Premium Unleaded has a rating of 98 Octane.
Here is the link that says that Toyota recommend Premium unleaded. Celica Review
This is the fuel I used in my Celica.
BP Ultimate
It has cleaning agent in to clean your engine.
More performance over regular Unleaded and other Premium Unleaded,
and less pollution.

I know the camry(5sfe) didnt required premium unleaded over here.
But the spec of the Camry(5sfe) was different to the Celica (5sfe).
Camry had like 96kw, while the Celica had 100 kw.
So due to the extra power maybe thats why it requires premium unleaded.