How much would you pay for this..., 00 Celica GT Options

[hurley97]

2000 Celica GT
5spd manual
Red w/ black interior
101,396 miles

the Good:
1 owner car. Never been in an accident. Transmission has been replaced. New brakes. New clutch. Good tires. Recalls have been done.

the Bad:
It's burning oil. Theres a small oil leak from the rear main seal area. The check engine light is on and the car stumbles a lot. The mass airflow sensor is probably bad. It needs spark plugs. The only exterior flaw that I can remember was a small scrape on the right rear quarter by the wheel well.


I was thinking about offering her $800-1,000 for it. I want to know what other people think.

[Hanyo]

i would pay $1500 at the most for that car. around 1000 for a car that needs to be towed. And $500 to $100 for a car that does not start.

Considering :

1) its an 8 year old car, alot of random crap need to be replaced

2) its a GT, which doesnt have all the goodies the GTS has.

3) this car only has 101k miles and its dying already. Which means this car has been in some serious abuse in its life. Maybe the lady ran over some big ass pot holes. So suspension damage is a possibility, maybe previous body damage.


to be honest, I now swear never to buy any car over 100k miles. Random things keep breaking on you and it gets annoying fast. I've experience two shell car purchases where the car was in good condition but the engine was shot. Both of them cause headache after headache.

But stef, I think your skilled enough to tackle this project. So go for it. 800 is a little low. But a car that is road worthy and can pass smog should be priced around $2000.