Not sure about my Celica anymore, not sure if its worth working on Options

[Mannyrav]

When I first bought my Celica and came to this site, I was so enthusiastic about working on it. I fell in love with the car and the idea of having it the way I wanted, and I fell in love with the 3sgte engine and the thought of a GT4 conversion.

I forgot who was it that told me, but someone recommended that I sat down and thought about what I really wanted to do with my car. Well I did alot of thinking, and with my budget, by the time I have enough money to get the dream celica I wanted 4 years would've passed by.

I never knew doing an engine and tranny swap would be so expensive.

I know most would probably respond with; its a process that takes patience and time, and you need money for these kind of things, it never comes easy; but I still wanted to work on my car.

By the end of the year I should have atleast 1 grand saved up, and I expected to accomplish something with that money..but it seems that even a bodykit is out of reach with my budget. (I'm a college student with a crappy job at radioshack, with bills up the a@#; not some broke bum).

Yeah I know I'm kinda impatient, but I'd like at the least for my car to be a manual so that I can get more out of my everyday driving experience.

So my question is, with my situation is attempting to hook up my car even worth it? Or should I just buy a crappy manual coupe and work on that (I'm still paying for my celica btw)...I don't know what route to take, and I'm disappointed that I feel discouraged when I grew to love my little st celica

Edit: I was even willing to take a different and alot cheaper route than a gt4 conversion- getting a 4a-ge engine and a manual tranny and a invader bodykit..but I dont know what I'll be looking at there $$ wise

This post has been edited by Mannyrav: Oct 19, 2007 - 12:39 AM

[xs94st]

my girlfriend makes me feel the same way about my car. saying its too old n not worth it >:[ but i think that my baby is awesome no matter its flaws. yea its got some front end damage. yea its needs new paint everywhere. yea its got some funky sideskirts. but i dont care. people still look at it even though cuz people rarely see celicas. people even mistake the celi as a supra until their knowledgeable friend puts them in their place. i know its an ST, but i see people driving Geo Metros still n they are like 40 years old. i duno how old you are, u seem young n u said ur in college, so im assuming 18-21ish.

when i first got my celi, i startd dreaming of all that could be done, but when i realized i gotta prioritize things n save up, i realizd that it can happen, just through time n patience. i know that if i keep my car in good condition, it will last me forever. its also my teacher cuz i learn more stuff from it every day. n when it doesn't start or just takes a dump on me, its testing me n making me learn more.

don't think about the money part as much. if you want it done, you will get it done. it just takes time.