Thinkin about stepin up, 7th gen???? Options

[SeverX13]

Ok so after my celica is fixed i am thinkin about tradeing it in for a 7th gen gt-s with the trd kit. If theres any 7th gen celica owners on here please give me some info on them. as for reliablity and reponse to mods. ive tried to search other forums but iva had no luck

if anyone has any other suggestions for a car lemme know

thanks

~Brent~

[hellsyphon]

Arguably, the best model years for the 7th gen celica is 00-01s.

00's lift engagement at 6200 RPMs to a redline at 8350rpm. Early 00's came from the factory with lift at 6000rpm.

01's were the same as 00's but with revised shift gates.

02's had their redline reduced to 7800rpm.

03's had their redline returned to 8350rpm, but were converted to drive by wire throttle instead of cable driven throttle.

04's were the same as the 03's.

05's had their redline reduced back to 7800rpm.

00-01 are the fastest, but 03-05 has a much better looking interior and have avaliable factory hid as an option. Also on the earlier model years, if the previous owner redlined the car often, the "lift" bolts would prematurely wear out and/or break. The design of the lift bolts were revised in later model years and do not suffer from the concentrated wear on these bolts. The bolts themselves are dirt cheap and it's a good idea to change them just in case and start with a fresh pair of revised design bolts. Also the early models came with plastic sunroofs that would fade very badly. The later models came with heavier glass sunroofs.