6G Celicas Forums

I picked up a Celica to attempt to build into a thrashable daily driver. For years I've been driving an 01 Grand Cherokee. The old girl has been impossibly docile and sweet for a long time now but I'm ready to move up. But. NEW CARS SUCK.

I want to build something that can last as long as I care for it. I specifically wanted this Toyota chassis to start from. I think the performance potential is adequate. I find the looks to be attractive and understated and of uniform intent from all angles. The JDM cars of the 90's are my favorite breed. Among them, the 6 gen Celica is to me a "pony car". And a "pony car" is what I want for a daily. I can always keep my Jeep to pick up friends from the airport and do other civilized things.

So... since this thread is about aging owners, how old are you?

At 32, I'm punching a little high here. But I understand the sentiment of the thread; It's not like it's our first car... so why choose the aging and essentially unpopular Toyota Celica?

Mine's a convertible, as was my previous Celica. If it weren't a convertible I wouldn't have bought a Celica. But as convertibles go I didn't want a Solara or a Miata, or a Mitsu Eclipse, or a BMW, or a Saab, etc. So I bought the last model year of Celica that was made topless. No regrets!

I get that.



Trade some of the Italian flair for some Japanese manners and it's pretty much the same deal. A good convertible has must start from a sound base car and I would think the Celica would be a great convertible. Unlike an Eclipse. That would be like having a convertible dump truck.