 1994 Celica GT-S?!?!, Whaaat |
 Oct 4, 2004 - 12:26 AM
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I've been a long time Celica driver ('86 GT-S) and am now moving up the chain. A local dealer had a car advertised in the paper as a 1994 Toyota Celica GT-S. Now... As far as I know, there is no such car. I went to check it out, and it just seemed to be a GT, but on the back it indeed did say GT-S. It had the 5SFE motor, so there was no difference there. I assumed at first that maybe the car had just been rebadged, but after I learned the history of the car I started to wonder if that really was the case... The previous, and only, owner of the car was a middle-aged guy who apparently babied the car to death. There wasn't a thing in the car not stock, there wasn't even a cd-player... just the factory cassette deck. I don't see why on earth someone would just throw GT-S on the back for the hell of it, especially some middle aged guy who didn't do anything else to the car at all... So I considered one more thing - maybe where I live, in Canada, they released the GT as a GT-S instead. However, I found that when I went to get an auto-insurance quote online from government insurance, after I select Celica GT-S I am unable to select any year between 94-97. So then I did some browsing through Canadian Auto Traders and found that there were indeed a few more GT-S Celicas in years that there shouldn't be.
Link Link2 Link3 So I'm confused. I highly doubt the car was rebadged and it doesn't seem likely that the car was released in Canada as a GT-S... so what the heck is up? The only other thing I can think of it that this dealer himself has rebadged the car to try to squeeze a few more dollars out of it, but I know the fellow personally and am doubtful of that as well. I have yet to consult the dealer about the discrepancy, but I thought I would ask here first if anyone knows of the Celica GT being released as a GT-S in Canada or anywhere else. Thanks. This post has been edited by 946thGenGT: Oct 4, 2004 - 12:29 AM |
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Oct 4, 2004 - 12:29 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
As far as I know, the GT-S = GT ... in canada ...
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Oct 4, 2004 - 12:43 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From New York City, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
^what he said, & from the links showing their all in canada, you gotta be in canada so its all legit. 
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Oct 4, 2004 - 2:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 4, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yup. Thanks guys. I pick the car up in an hour... so excited.
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Oct 4, 2004 - 2:41 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The gt-s in canada has leather, rims, spoiler and all power. I think the same as US. We have the ST, GT and GT-S, same as US. I can't believe you haven't seen more GT-S's in canada, theres tons of them, that was the model I was looking for when thinking about a 6th gen Celica. Auto Trader.ca Thats all the celicas on the trader in ontario, and half are gt-s's This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Oct 4, 2004 - 2:47 PM |
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Oct 4, 2004 - 6:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 26, '04 From St. Cloud, Minnesota Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
There's a GT-S in the US?? I never knew that? Well not for the 6gc
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Oct 4, 2004 - 6:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Minnesota, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
There isn't. I have a GT with all of those things and it's just a GT. Same chassis code ST204.
-------------------- 95 Toyota Celica GT
Dead for now --> Soon to have a 3S-GTE 02 WRX --> This is for speed - Borla Exhaust - TurboXS BOV - Custom CAI 02 Civic EX - MB Quart Reference 5.25" Components - Rockford MTX 8" Subs in the doors - Alpine Type S Rear Fills - 2x Alpine SWR-1042D Subs in a custom fiberglass box - Alpine F345 Amp for the front doors - Alpine M605 on each Type R - Phoenix Gold wiring - Alpine CDA-9855 Head Unit - Alpine Amp link - 2x Rockford Fosgate 1 Farad Caps - The best Viper 791 alarm install ever |
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Oct 4, 2004 - 7:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 26, '04 From St. Cloud, Minnesota Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yes my GT has leather seating power everything. what else is there? just doesn't have a spoiler.
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Oct 4, 2004 - 7:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Oh I thought he was saying there was no GT-S in Canada, nevermind
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Oct 4, 2004 - 7:38 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 25, '04 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
All 5SFE and 7AFE based Celica Models to my knowledge
7AFE***ST - Base 7AFE***STX - Dealer Best 7A Engined based car 5SFE***GT - America's best with the 5S 5SFE***GT-S - Dealer Best 5S Engined based car in Canada Only 5SFE***ZR - Australia's GT model Pre-1997 apparently 5SFE***SX - Australia's GT model any year 5SFE***SX-R - Australia's GT-S model any year correct me if i'm wrong on the aussie ones |
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Oct 4, 2004 - 10:31 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Canadian model GT-S is the same as the US spec GT with sport suspention option package- thats it. Dosent REQUIRE leather, sunroof, ect, but because toyota builds cars with "popular option groups" its hard to find one without those features... Aussie models SX and ZR are equivalant to JDM SSI and SSII if im not mistaken- meaning 3SFE and 3SGE motors...
This post has been edited by saleeka: Oct 4, 2004 - 10:33 PM -------------------- Car #3: 98 Accord LX- purchased 5/06, totaled 8/06
Car #2: 95 Celica GT- purchased 8/03, current daily driver Car #1: 01 Focus ZX3- purchased 5/01, sold 8/03 |
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Oct 4, 2004 - 11:40 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 4, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yeah... My car has no leather or sunroof. It has A/T/C, ABS, etc etc.
And the reason I haven't seen any is because I live in Saskatchewan. Nobody here could afford the cars when they were new ($30,000 or so back in 1994) so there aren't very many around. I think I have one of about 5 in my city of 200,000. After driving one for a day though I'm more in love with it than before. I've never been in a smoother riding car. It feels quite a bit quicker than my 86 GTS (3S-GE). I have so many plans for the car I don't know what to do first though... I figure I'll start with tinting the windows and then move on to maybe changing the exhaust. Somewhere down the line I'm going to do the 3S-GTE swap, so I'm not going to bother with modding this engine. Any other exterior/interior mods that are a must have? I would love to get my hands on a C-ONE body kit but I figure in Canada that's not going to be easy. Cost is roughly $2500 Canadian and then I'm guessing near that same amount for importing it. Anyone know of a place in Canada that would deal in body kits for me? Not necessarily the C-ONE, I'm sure I could settle for something a little less fancy. I'm not going to be able to sleep tonite. 
This post has been edited by 946thGenGT: Oct 4, 2004 - 11:40 PM |
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