Good deal or ripoff? Options

[DT62]

I just bought a Celi for 2500. Its stock, in excellent condition on the interior, a small bit of peeling of the gloss coat (on the hood) on the paint. It's a '94 fastback with 114k mi. It needs a new timing belt (it's never been replaced, so until I have the money to replace it, it's undrivable.), and there's a leak on the crankseal. I'm thinking I got lucky. Did I?

This post has been edited by DT62: Oct 15, 2007 - 2:09 PM

[FortuneCookie]

The timing belt is a pain in the butt to replace. And taking it to the shop would cost you around 700-900 depending on who you take it to. And also, the crankseal work. So basically, it would have been a steal if it didn't have those problems. But you are really paying about 4000 for the car which is a 'tad bit over price for a 94 celica ST. Normally those would go for 3200 - 3500. I got my 95 ST for 5000. Only becuz it was fully rebuilt by the dealership selling it. If it wasn't, I would have gotten it for 3000 easy since it had 150k on the motor. Nothing wrong for 3 years now. I'm still happy with it.