How Did you Get Your Celica >>>> Options

[Oreo20]

How did you obtain your celica and are you so attached to it if so why??? is this your first car?

I bought mine almost a year ago it was 3 hours from where i live in austin Tx
it was really beat up but i bought it for anyways for 1300$ and now its like a part of my life (:

[rentaspace]

Had been looking for my first car for a while back in 2012, I needed a reliable and cheap runabout for my final year of school.
I test drove a 1996 Mitsubishi Lancer, A 1995 Honda Prelude and a 1992 Hyundai Coupe. All had merits, but none felt right...
I spotted the Celica in a local dealer (literally 5 mins from my house) and got on the net to find her. She ticked all the boxes, 4cyl, low Kms for her age (139000km), coupe, straight, reliable, auto (at the time I wasn't legally allowed a manual) mechanically sound and looked good. My dad and I went down the next day and test drove her. As soon as we were driving I knew this was the car.
When we got there she has dents all over and a big scrape on the rear passenger quarter panel (I am sure this scrape is a factory option).
Anyway, we negotiated with the dealer and got the price to $7700 with a 12 month warranty and all the dent removed (They wouldn't touch the scrape though). I negotiated with my parents, they agreed to pay for the car as long as I became family taxi, I agreed.





Anyway, the warranty has paid for approximately $4000 worth of engine and transmission work, freeing up a fair but of cash for me to mod her. I also got reversed into and that quarter panel was completly repaired, so body wise I have no dents
She has only ever once needed to be towed, and that was due to the 18 year old distributor exploding. Luckily I have free roadside assistance and towing for 10kms

Anyway, most of my mods have been to tidy her up or enhance the appearance of the car. Many people have complimented my car thanks to the time and effort I have put in. I know she isn't fast, but that was never the point of her; she is a reliable and comfortable daily driver. I have driven her on a 1000km trip and she loved the highway drinking a tiny 6.8L/100km (35Mmpg)
She sits like this now:


This post has been edited by rentaspace: Apr 6, 2014 - 10:42 PM