6G, Whats it really good for?, What is the life expectency of a 96 Celica GT, really? Options

[KaiasPapa]

Hello everyone. I need a commuting car to travel 150 mi round trip everyweekend or so. Its a long highway with curves and dips and only about a few miles ever covered by PD(Just a fact not suggesting anything). The obvious choice? Need I say. The only one for sale in my area though has a good 216k miles on it already. It appears to be well maintained but not really sure if I should take the plunge. They're asking $3k its fully loaded, for a stock GT anyway. ABS, sun-roof, cruise-control, and all that. What do you all think? Is it gunna take alot of time and attention to keep it running between Spokane and Pullman or can I rely on it to take me and my daughter for years of happy driving? Let me know your opinion.

BTW, im going to school for aviation maintenence and have little real mechanical background, but i am mechanicly inclined and have no problem getting my hand dirty.

[Euphoria]

216 000 is alot of miles haha, personally I'd look for one less but saying that, many people on here have gone WELL over that with GT's and ST's. If they've always had oil and its always been clean then it will keep going!

I've had mine since 175k km's and now its at 260k kms and since then it hasn't had one engine problem, had other problems along the way but its always started and driven no matter the problem .

Just make sure the engine isn't blowing any smoke and is healthy, take it for a test run and don't be afraid to rev it! If so just maintain it regularly when you buy it!

Also try and check for wheel bearings and clunks if you drive it not 100% precisely.