Goodbye Celica, Hello New Car Options

[JoKeRkId613]

Please excuse some statements that may sound kinda gay, it's just that I got real attached to my Celica since I first got it almost 2 years ago. I might be trading the Celica in for a Release Series 2.0 tC. I wish I could keep the Celi, but it's 12 years old and the motor's at 200,000+ miles. I had been in talks with someone to do a 4AGE Blktop 6 speed swap, but that's coming out to about $4,550 and my parents are really against it, especially sine I have to drive to another state to do it. Please don't ask if I'm selling anything off my car... I'll let you all know. Don't tell me who has dibs on what. In short, I've been searching for a brand new car and a Toyota. Toyota currently doesn't have a real wide selection of sports cars now... Thought about the Yaris because it's cheap, but it doesn't have 4 wheel disc brakes and I'm a little picky. If the MR2 was still in production, I'd get it because its rwd and lightweight and all that good stuff, but the best I could find in my area was a 2002 with 50,000 miles for 16 grand. So in looking for a brand new car, I found something that'll be unique and quick enough for me. Still not sure if I'll get it stick or auto. Most likely auto because I'm lazy, but that's how I felt about the Celicas and towards the end ended up wanting to convert it to manual. So I'm not too sure. I guess I'll drive a stick shift tC and see if I like how it feels on the tC. The interior looks comfortable, and for 18 thousand bucks, I think it's a great car. I would like to know what you guys think. I know how you most of you feel about your Celica's and are anti-anything-but-celica(especially hondas. lol). man, i really dont know what to do. let me know what u guys think.

[Negative]

I own both - not an RS but that's only looks anyway. My friend owns an RS so I've seen what little difference there is. The tC does feel alot like a Celica but weighs more and with better options. After you get over the newness of it though the Celica looks alot better IMO. I'd say in your situation get the tC as a new car will probably make you feel pretty good and it will be alot faster than your ST. Against a GT though the differences in speed change. My tC has a short ram and exhaust and is waaaaay slower than my GT. Both are manual and it's pretty obvious to me that the difference is in the weight.
However the SC is a good and easy way to gain some HP numbers and would probably be more bang for the buck than a 4A swap.
Get the tC or wait until you hae enough money to own both and swap you're Celica and DD your tC. that's my current plan.