Some Quick Help, Not-too-car-savvy girl here needs some ideas... Options

[mzztoyota]

Hi everyone I live in the Virgin Islands where even the hills have hills...and I'm selling my '86 Chevy Nova (Corolla in disguise...) and looking for a car for around $4,500. I found an ad in our local paper for a '94 Celica, and I'm going to go look at it tonight or tommorow. It's a GT 5 Speed with a new clutch and pressure plate, and the guys claims it has less than 60,000 miles on it (I'll be shocked if that's true).

I know that a lot of people say that Celicas don't have much power...but I'm not thinking of racing it, I just need to be able to get up steep hills. Is this car built for that kind of driving? Also, buying this car would pretty much empty my spending account for a couple weeks, so I need to be sure that I won't need to be making any mechanic trips any time soon...so what kind of common problems should I be looking for when I go and see this car?

I really appreciate your help guys, and if I buy it, I do plan on saving up and doing some work on it...so hopefully you'll see me around Thanks a lot.

[WALKER]

Seeing as it is a GT with a 5 speed you won't have any trouble with the hills. Just keep it geared down and it will do great in the hills. I live right near the mountains and when I go for a cruise through them it has lots of power as long as you keep the RPM's up. It has no troble accelerating up hills if you want it too.

As long as it is properly maintained, the celica should treat you great. Also if you want to add more power or do have any maintenance questions you have come to the right place, there is a lot of knowledge on this site to help you with problems or make your car more powerful!

One thing to check when you look the car over, see what the treads on the tires look like as it may give you evidence of how it has been driven. Also check all the fluids and make sure the levels are all correct. Check the color of the oil, if it really black and ugly it may be signs that it hasn't been changed in a long time showing neglect for maintenance.

I hope things work out! Good Luck.