6G Celicas Forums

Hello,

A beautiful 1997 blue 5sp celica has caught my eye and I will be looking at it tomorrow. From what ive seen and read it is in immaculate condition but I want to see it first before I think about buying it. This will be my first car that I will be buying. If/When I get it I will be sure to post some pictures. Hehe, Im so excited! WEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Sounds like a nice car!

Is it a GT or ST? And how much?....

Hehe, thats the thing. The ad doesn't say if it is an ST or GT it just says "1997 TOYOTA Celica, 5sp, low mileage, neon blue, fully loaded, pw, pm, pdl, cruise, a/c, CD changer, spoiler, chrome rimes, tint, new tires, inspection report, no accidents, immac. cond." So I am going to find out tomorrow. It is $12,400 CAD if that helps on whether or not it is a GT/ST. Although, it wont matter to me whether or not it is a GT or ST because I will not be racing.

What's "pm"?

power....meter??? lol

do you got the vin for it? how many milies on it?

omg that one ? thats a good deal man i would trade in my celica for that one
http://www.buysell.com/showad.asp?id=26424540
man u should really get it i know i would if i can sell my celica for that one

I think pm is power mirrors...mine has that.

From that ad pic, it looks to me like a Coupe with a two post spoiler. It probably is an ST because it doesn't have fog lights. Those are just my guesses from the one pic, but if they're right, that price might be a little high...so I'd definately try to talk it down.

Edit: didn't mean to sound negative...thats a cool color and would be a great car either way.

This post has been edited by celicaman96: May 15, 2004 - 2:41 AM

Ya, thats the one. Is there really a big difference between an ST and GT? Can you feel the 40hp difference a lot? and would I even need the GT if I wasnt going to race it or anything? I found some other Celicas that are from 1995 and they are GT's for about $10,000CAD but they just dont look as clean. Thanks for the help

I think really its more like a 30 hp difference isnt it? st's had something like 115 crank, and gt 135?

correction, st's got 110 at the crank for 94 / 95, all others got 105. Gt's got 135 to the crank unless u got the california emission restricted one which is 130.

you can out speed a few things with an ST :

geo metro
parked cars
any car made previous to 1940
people on pedal bikes
small children


This post has been edited by sinner96ST: May 15, 2004 - 11:03 AM

12400? Thats not a good deal for a couple guys. For a vert it's acceptable- but verts add on 4k to the price! Unless this car has like, 20k miles on it.

So are you guys suggesting I skip the ST and just get a GT?

if you can find a GT, you're much more the better.

either way, the car is fun to drive, it's not really popular for it's speed. the head design is meant for fuel economy, not for racing or high revving.

with a GT you could easily swap in a 3SGTE which is a turbo'd toyota motor with about 225hp and enough kick to last you a life time.

with a ST, a little extra work is involved to get the engine in there.. but it is still very possible. or, you can use a 160(roughly)hp 4AG(Z)E supercharged toyota motor.

so, the only true way to put down some bad assed power with our cars is to usually swap the engine out. very costly to build up our engines in stock form, and some people will argue that it's not worth the effort.

if you want to BS about the 6gc, hit me up on aim as sinner0423 or yahoo with the same name.. i've owned the car for about a year and i can tell you some stuff about it.

This post has been edited by sinner96ST: May 15, 2004 - 11:16 AM

Only in a drag race. I've beaten a newer Z28 in the twisties. Stock Civics are fairly easy as well(except the Si). Not to mention Saturns.
Although Preludes/Integras/Eclipses can take me on a straight.
I've had mine 5 years this June. The power is lacking sometimes, but it's still a nice car, and very fun to drive.

I was really picky on finding my celica

To me, that isnt worth it because its a coupe (no offense coupe people, i just like hatchbacks better) I dont like the color, and its too expensive.

If you look around for a while you can find a celi with all theo ptions you want, the price, and the color

Well I settled on the color by getting teal but I love it now

yes.. this is what makes the car really shine, is the way it handles, and feels.

the only complaint you will ever hear about our cars is the fact that they dont go fast enough. otherwise, they are really great at doing everything else.

This post has been edited by sinner96ST: May 15, 2004 - 11:34 AM

coupes are sweet!