 Some Quick Help, Not-too-car-savvy girl here needs some ideas... |
 Jul 20, 2006 - 10:43 AM
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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.
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Jul 22, 2006 - 12:45 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 20, '06 From St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well...all is good except that the tire where the car was hit in the past is crooked, though it still drives straight....mechanic says that I might wind up buying a lot of new tires in the future, though...
also says that the car is leaking oil, and it looks like it's from a piston something...crap, I forgot what it was. The important thing is that he said it was like a $500 part that would require about $250 in labor to change. I want to ask the seller if I can hack $500 of the price but we're not positive if that is the problem... I'm still going to buy it, and just have my mechanic jack it up and tell me for sure what is going on and what needs to get done...if it's immediate problems, then the car will have to sit for a while so I can save up enough. Depending on how much insurance is this car might be mine by Monday, if not, I have to wait two weeks for the guy to get back from a trip  I'm aiming for Monday. Pics soon!
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mzztoyota Some Quick Help Jul 20, 2006 - 10:43 AM
6gcSTVT A celica is a great car to begin with and the fact... Jul 20, 2006 - 10:57 AM mzztoyota Thanks I'm really excited about buying it bec... Jul 20, 2006 - 11:29 AM WALKER Seeing as it is a GT with a 5 speed you won't ... Jul 20, 2006 - 12:40 PM mzztoyota Thank you Walker, that's so helpful I'm s... Jul 20, 2006 - 12:54 PM sinner96ST QUOTE(mzztoyota @ Jul 20, 2006 - 8:4... Jul 20, 2006 - 1:02 PM mzztoyota oh, yeah, hadn't thought of the water damamge ... Jul 20, 2006 - 1:57 PM burneeed Cool..... yah celicas are dfefinately reliable car... Jul 20, 2006 - 2:05 PM mzztoyota QUOTE(burneeed @ Jul 20, 2006 - 2:05... Jul 20, 2006 - 2:29 PM mzztoyota OMG guys I just saw the car and it is GORGEOUS. I ... Jul 20, 2006 - 7:16 PM
snapshotgt Sounds great! Post some pics once you get it... Jul 20, 2006 - 7:46 PM mzztoyota don't worry...you won't be able to stop me... Jul 20, 2006 - 9:05 PM burneeed Cool good luck on the sale.... Make sure you post ... Jul 20, 2006 - 10:44 PM neoklis welcome to the family, and yeah there are just abo... Jul 21, 2006 - 5:23 AM snapshotgt QUOTE(neoklis @ Jul 21, 2006 - 5:23 ... Jul 21, 2006 - 1:14 PM mzztoyota Woot Woot! So far, so good. As I was leaving l... Jul 21, 2006 - 8:13 AM mzztoyota QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Jul 21, 2006 - 1... Jul 21, 2006 - 2:04 PM jcbass7 lick the door handles to claim it as your own.. th... Jul 21, 2006 - 4:19 PM mzztoyota lol...so would that be "MY SPIT!" in... Jul 21, 2006 - 5:12 PM ImportChick95 QUOTE(mzztoyota @ Jul 21, 2006 - 5:1... Jul 21, 2006 - 8:20 PM mzztoyota 1 hour and 45 minutes away...
do you think I... Jul 22, 2006 - 10:10 AM jcbass7 Good Luck! Jul 22, 2006 - 10:37 AM Kadett Only thing that I could think of when getting to s... Jul 22, 2006 - 12:58 PM mzztoyota That, I think, was my biggest worry. Now that I... Jul 22, 2006 - 1:12 PM mzztoyota This is the car (my first car) that I'll have ... Jul 22, 2006 - 4:03 PM jcbass7 my mom had a nova, she also had a celi..
the one ... Jul 22, 2006 - 5:34 PM mzztoyota Woot! Woot! The guy just left...I wrote hi... Jul 23, 2006 - 12:28 PM snapshotgt Awesome, congrats on the buy!
~snap Jul 23, 2006 - 1:47 PM mzztoyota gracias!
can't wait can't wait can... Jul 23, 2006 - 1:51 PM |
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