New to the celica community Options

[pnguyen]

Hello all!

i'm new here and new to the celica community. i'm looking to buy a 6th gen by the end of this month. i currently own a mitsubishi 3000gt and it's been giving me nothing but headaches recently. so i figure its time to get rid of it and try out a more reliable and efficient car.

before i go out and buy one though, i just had a few questions. is the celica a pretty managable/easy car to work on? i have moderate experience with cars and can do most things by myself. i know my 3000gt was a pain sometimes to work on.

also, are there any common problems with these cars? anything i should watch out for in particular? it will be my daily driver and i drive roughly 60 miles a day to work and back. just wondering how these cars hold up as im sure most of you know, 3000gts are notorious for breaking down :X

and lastly, are parts and stuff pretty readily available and inexpensive?

thanks for any input and i hope to join the community with my a 6th gen of my own soon

Paul

[Keiri]

^ Follow everything this guy said, with one small exception (you GT supremacist!). If you're looking to keep your engine stock and want a small amount of power, go for the GT. It has 30 HP more than the ST and has a bit more get-up-and-go. If you're looking to swap OR go turbo, the GT would also be the better way to go, because you'll have the correct transmission and most motor mounts for a 3S-GTE. However, it's a lot of work for either model, so that matters less. Turbo'ing a 5S-FE will also give you better power, more than enough in my opinion. Having said that, the ST is a bit lighter than the GT, so if you're going for handling, go for the ST. The 7A-FE can also be turbo'd, but it won't net you all that much power. The ST can also be engine swapped, but for that you're better off with a GT since you'll have more of the equipment that you need, and swapping negates the weight difference anyway.

Good luck, and let us know what you find!

So basically...buy a GT.