6G Celicas Forums

I'm sure it's a long shot, but I'm looking to buy a relatively stock GT hatch. Must be a 5 speed, $4-7K range. I'm in Pittsburgh, but could drive a couple of hours.

Hey everyone - I joined today because I am thinking of buying a Celica and wanted to see what people had to say about them. You guys have a really nice forum! I did some searching but wasn't able to come up with definitive answers to a couple questions - sorry if they've been asked a million times before.

Does the 5sfe run on premium gas or regular? It seems like some people say regular and others premium. The only reason I ask this is because right now I drive an 01' Prelude and it has "premium fuel only" written all over it. I'm sure it is smart enough to retard the timing, but I don't really want to tempt fate with it. Plus the 5sfe has a 9.5:1 comp. ratio which is not as high as the H22 (10:1) but still pretty high.

Also, since I'm looking for something specific (5 spd., GT, hatchback) I'm probably going to have to do some travelling to pick one up. Are there any common problems I should look out for and ask about before I go on a long trip to look at a car? I know the timing belt is a 60K item - anything else like that I should know about?