Tips for buying a celica Options

[zanast]

hey, im about to get my license and im thinking about buying a cheap celica, because it looks pretty good for a stock car, its a toyota (dont want smth ricey like civics) , good mpg, and it should be pretty easy to fix, not like a bmw, audi etc.

what do you guys think about this one? http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/cto/2423145922.html this is just an example of what I would like to get and I would like to know your opinion. do you have any tips for buying a celica? its a gt so it has the 2.2l 5s-fe, is it a good motor? I dont have any experience about cars as you understood because im just going to get my license, but hey, better to ask than to buy a ****ty car right?

thanks alot in advance.

P.S. how are the 1.8's? they get better mpg but is it worth getting one of those instead of the 2.2's?

This post has been edited by zanast: Jun 6, 2011 - 1:20 AM

[SupraKid]

That is a really good deal on a GT. As for the 2.2 Vs 1.8 it depends what your gonna be doing with the car. If your only purpose for the car is a daily driver and get good MPG i would get a ST. If you want it to have a little bit of power and plan to swap in a newer better engine then def get a GT. Both engines are very reliable and strong.

As for finding a good one, since your not really car savvy, after finding a good deal on a car(if it has over 150k on it) id spend the money and take it to a mechanic to have it checked out. If you dont wanna pay to have it thoroughly checked however there are simple ways to generally test the car yourself, but a mechanic will notice a lot more things than you.

This post has been edited by SupraKid: Jun 6, 2011 - 1:59 AM