Within the next 3 years, I'd like to get a 6th gen celica. Options

[Milk]

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums, so if this isn't the right place, move the thread and bear with me.

Anyways, I've always been into Celicas. I grew up around them really. But my favorite has always been the 6th gen ones. I've noticed that as time goes by, they're getting increasingly rarer, at least in these parts. The fact that Celicas were discontinued doesn't help much either. I'm in northern California by the way. And even if I do find some good listings for them, they're usually in horrible condition, or have so many miles on them it's scary. Of course, this problem will only get worse and worse as time goes by. It happens to all cars.

Yesterday, I turned 15 and a half, (haha yeah, I actually kept track of that) which is the legal age for teenagers to start driving in California. I'll be getting a job soon, and sometime within the next 3 years I would like to own a 6th gen.

What are the chances that I'll find a decent one?
How much does a used stock generally go for?
Once I finally did get one, about how much would it cost me to turn my car into a weekend warrior?

Thanks for the help guys.

This post has been edited by Milk: Nov 11, 2008 - 3:45 PM

[Milk]

Haha, you would be surprised at the amount of 15+ kids talking about how their dream car could kick blah blah blah's car's ass.
I have been checking craigslist just to stay semi-savy.
And yeah, i thought 8k was too much.

Regarding the 3sgte, is it twin turbo charged?
Because theres no way that I would get a single turbo engine.
Turbos lag too much. But from waht I've seen, twin turbos greatly reduce that lag.

This post has been edited by Milk: Nov 11, 2008 - 5:26 PM

[D-Man]

Haha, you would be surprised at the amount of 15+ kids talking about how their dream car could kick blah blah blah's car's ass.
I have been checking craigslist just to stay semi-savy.
And yeah, i thought 8k was too much.

Regarding the 3sge, is it twin turbo charged?
Because theres no way that I would get a single turbo engine.
Turbos lag too much. But from waht I've seen, twin turbos greatly reduce that lag.

Key-word is talking. You sir; are hear Learning

the 3s-ge is a naturaly asperiated car. it has no turbo.
the 3s-gte has a single turbo because there is not enough power to push two turbos.
the 3s-gte did not ever come in a 6gc here in america. Only the JDM GT-Fours had them. the 5th gen's did have 3sgte's, and so did the 2-3rd gen MR2's.
Twin turbo engines will be more likely to lagg than single turbo engines. 3s-gte's do not experience much lagg. If you want a twin turbo, you'd better do it on a V6 or a V8. Otherwise, you'll live the rest of your life in Boost lag.

Read these and absourbe the knowledge like a sponge:

http://www.6gc.net/information
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/supercharger.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question259.htm (remember that NOS is a brand name, like McDonnalds, You eat a burger, not a franchise You dont put NOS in your engine, NOS puts nitrous oxide in your engine, and Zex is a better brand anyway )
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=29705

When you're done, hollar back at us

This post has been edited by D-Man: Nov 11, 2008 - 5:36 PM