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I'm not too keen on a motorcycle, seeing as I'm selling my celica to buy a more winter-worthy vehicle. Trades for a Truck or SUV or buying it outright!!

Thursday morning bump!!!

Put the car up on craigslist bump! Come on everyone, make an offer!

EDIT:

Additionally, if there is any interest from people in the Milwaukee area either on 6gc or thru craigslist, I'd be willing to drive the car down to Milwaukee this weekend. If that is the case, it will stay in WI. On the other hand, if anyone in the Twin Cities area is interested, I could also be convinced to drive there for the weekend, but only on the condition I leave the Cities on Monday without the Celica (the next trip it takes from Houghton, MI, will be it's last!!).

Any reasonable offers won't be ignored!!!!

Wednesday bump!

PMs answered. Monday Bump!!!

PMs answered, bump this to the top!

The time has come for me and the Celica to part ways. It just can't handle the amount of snow I have to deal with on a daily basis in the winter.

Asking $2300, which I consider fair considering the work put into it in the past year (kbb is 2580 for Fair, 3115 for Good; edmunds had 2010 for base price and 1100 or so for Average...I don't think that's reasonable). If I have to resort to craigslist/ebay/etc. I'll be listing it for $2500...

1994 Black Toyota Celica GT Liftback
5 spd transmission
202K miles

Recent Work:
Starter and Battery replaced at 200K
Head gasket/oil pump/intake camshaft replaced at 196K (mechanic who did the job inspected everything else that was visible at the time: dist, timing belt, etc)
CV joints replaced/brake rotors machined at 193K
Rear KYB struts installed at 191K
Right rear brake caliper replaced at 188K
New exhaust at 188K
Both front and rear brake pads have less than 10K on them, the fronts about 2K
Using synthetic blend 10W-30 since the head gasket/pump replacement

Interior:
Alpine Head unit
Pioneer Speakers
Harmon-Kardon iPod hook-up
Blue/silver painted trim
alarm/keyless entry system
Blue/Green Indiglo gauges (and all sorts of other bling mods that the previous owner installed and I've been too lazy to return to OEM)
Sewn on seat covers

Exterior:
Black paint (minor rust around seams)
Tinted windows
Red brake calipers
Two sets of wheels (if interested): Summer tires wrapped around lighter alloy rims; All-seasons wrapped around original alloys
JDM lows, clear turns and sidemarkers in front, OEM back


Known issues/problems/shortcomings:
The previous owner used an interesting combination of electrical tape and zip-ties to secure the front bumper on, as well as some of the under-plastics. Both doors and the liftgate have some rust along the lower edges, and the right rear wheel well has some rust along the outside of it. The parking brake has never worked (I'm tired of screwing around with the adjustment bolt inside the rotor assembly, and the cable probably needs tightening as well).

The good:
I've never had any problems with the engine itself not working (the oil leak which caused the head gasket/inspection work ended up being the oil pump), it pulls hard and feels like a car half her age. Like I said, I need a different vehicle to get me around in the winter, otherwise I'd hang on to it. I took a highway trip last week, got 28 mpg split between cruising at 65 and 75mph, and I had my bike mounted on top. The worst mpg I've ever gotten was a week I got stuck in my driveway three separate times, and spent the rest driving in the city, which gave me about 21mpg (with a ski box on top). Bottom line, the appearance may be slightly less than pristine, but the internals work EXCELLENT!


I'd be willing to drive it as far as MPLS/St. Paul or Milwaukee, or anywhere in Wisconsin or the Upper Peninsula. Also looking for a 4x4 SUV or truck (manual, <120K miles), so if you'd be interested in a trade, so would I...I'd also drive farther if I knew my next vehicle was waiting for me when I handed off the keys to my Celi.

Pictures of it are in my profile, and photos of specific items available on request.

Thanks to everyone who responded.

In retrospect, I think I jumped the gun a little bit. Edmunds seems to be a little stricter with their resale values than the other appraisal sites, so my car could (should/would) fetch more than the few big ticket items I'd probably have success in selling.

Look for my for sale thread.

Hey guys...been a while since I've been on the forums, and unfortunately, I've decided that me and the Celica need to part ways. I hadn't bluebooked it in a while, but the private party value plummeted, and I'm thinking it might be more worthwhile to part it out rather than sell it whole.

The specifics:
1994 GT 5 speed
201K, with a thorough inspection from a mechanic at 196K (something about a misdiagnosed oil pump leak that ended in the replacement of my headgasket)

I bought the car with 188K on it, the previous owner(s) put a whole bunch of goofy blingy mods into it, as well as lowering springs and a CAI. I installed a new set of KYB struts at about 192K, and just replaced the starter motor and battery. The inspection was because one shop thought the headgasket was blown, which I bought all the parts I'd need to do it myself, ended up having too many washers on a couple headbolts and cracking the crankshaft because of it..then took it to a different shop to have them mess with it, and the mechanic inspected all the internals that were taken apart.

edmunds.com has the TMV at $1079, and trade in is around $600. I'm not super excited to get a few extra hundred bucks trying to sell it myself, nor am I enthused about either market value. Can I get more than 1100 parting this out? How much? Feel free to ask for parts, just realize A) I might not part it out and B) it might be up to a month before I actually start parting out.

Nuts. And I had stuff to do tonight too.

If you like Chicago, their "XXV" album is amazing




...ly Christmas-y. I'm listening to it right now actually.

Well, fwiw, I'm a UP transplant...go to MTU way up north der, eh.

I'm on the Nordic Ski / Cross Country Team. Run to Ski

Nice pix!! That car is sweet

I'll be out there on friday night spectating!! LSPR ftw!!

So I made a slight detour on my way back to school yesterday to stop in Menominee to get some parts from TaKtikal, and we decided to have a little photo shoot of our own... The shadows are kinda funky, but there is a huge anchor and Lake Michigan in the background



I thought I was getting close when I saw this sign. Ended up being another 30 miles

As promised




She's holding up pretty well with just summer tires on...


What do you do when it's already snowed a foot and it's still coming down??
Grill, of course!!


So after getting home from class, I made the expert choice of grillin' steaks for dinner, but the electric ignitor didn't work, and all I could find were semi completely wet matches and an empty lighter, took forever to light the dang thing. Best tasting meat i've ever had.

YEAH!!

I went skiing today.

Pictures of the snow later.

That Looks AWESOME. THANKS!!

Celiracer's probably right. They were on the car when I bought it in June.

Can you please make me a sig??

I've got a few profile pix...which are also in this post as well as a few others:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?act=ST...f=2&t=41946

THANKS!!

UP meet ftw!!

Can't wait to see your car(s) man

Nice looking car man. I like the reflections in the puddles

I went for a little Fall Color Tour two weeks ago, and finally am getting the pictures uploaded now. Note: the trees are mostly bare now...

It wasn't the smoothest road, but it was flat and straight :






This is about the time she started getting excited:


It looks fairly straight from here?:




A couple interior shots:

So when you grow old and decide you don't want your car to be pierced anymore, will the hole close up when you remove the ring??

Nice pix man. And I agree with malpaso...you need to give yourself more credit for your photography skills.