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

[samir0189]

Welcome! On the ST vs GT deal, Id say go for the GT if you can, you get rear disc brakes, standard fog lights on 96+, rear wiper (i think?), and bigger stock wheels along with the bigger, more powerful engine.

[dabazied]

Welcome! On the ST vs GT deal, Id say go for the GT if you can, you get rear disc brakes, standard fog lights on 96+, rear wiper (i think?), and bigger stock wheels along with the bigger, more powerful engine.

Welcome. I drive my car A LOT. If you make sure you are getting a non-dud you'll be alright with a 60mile commute. I personally have a coupe st. The GT does have a bigger, more powerful engine, but its really not that big of a difference, it is, but it isn't when you factor the weight. Hatches have a lot more popularity and customization potential is a little easier. The stuff in bold are things that really matter in the way of differences. I already hit the engine issue, stock wheels don't usually matter because they get changed, rear wiper only matters if you have a hatch(hatches weigh more than coupes), fog lights would be nice but there are other alternative ways to have them, and nuff said with rear discs.

To answer your original questions, Both models are fairly easy to work on. Parts aren't super expensive, but when you try to upgrade certain things it can get pricey. OEM parts are fairly easy to find, yet when upgrading parts, you may have trouble finding things at times. That's what this great community is here for though. For common problems on this car I'm not too sure, depends on mileage and certain factors. Look through the forums and you'll see whats up and maybe you'll see trends in problems, but for the most part these are solid, slow cars(yes even the gt) but super enjoyable to drive, and they can be made into fast beasts.

This post has been edited by dabazied: Jan 25, 2010 - 12:30 PM