Within the next 3 years, I'd like to get a 6th gen celica. Options

[Milk]

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums, so if this isn't the right place, move the thread and bear with me.

Anyways, I've always been into Celicas. I grew up around them really. But my favorite has always been the 6th gen ones. I've noticed that as time goes by, they're getting increasingly rarer, at least in these parts. The fact that Celicas were discontinued doesn't help much either. I'm in northern California by the way. And even if I do find some good listings for them, they're usually in horrible condition, or have so many miles on them it's scary. Of course, this problem will only get worse and worse as time goes by. It happens to all cars.

Yesterday, I turned 15 and a half, (haha yeah, I actually kept track of that) which is the legal age for teenagers to start driving in California. I'll be getting a job soon, and sometime within the next 3 years I would like to own a 6th gen.

What are the chances that I'll find a decent one?
How much does a used stock generally go for?
Once I finally did get one, about how much would it cost me to turn my car into a weekend warrior?

Thanks for the help guys.

This post has been edited by Milk: Nov 11, 2008 - 3:45 PM

[DEATH]

Haha, you would be surprised at the amount of 15+ kids talking about how their dream car could kick blah blah blah's car's ass.
I have been checking craigslist just to stay semi-savy.
And yeah, i thought 8k was too much.

Regarding the 3sgte, is it twin turbo charged?
Because theres no way that I would get a single turbo engine.
Turbos lag too much. But from waht I've seen, twin turbos greatly reduce that lag.

Ok you are young so I'm gonna take it easy on you with this one. Twin Turbo is for 6cyl engines and up and even then most of those guys who race eventually upgrade to a larger single turbo [Google Supra single turbo conversion and get ready for retarded amounts of info].
4cyl turbo cars use single turbos but most use more efficient low rpms turbos to minimize lag [From the factory - again most drag racers will upgrade to larger more power producing turbos that consequently have more lag but by that time you know how to keep your car in boost so it's really only an issue in 1st gear. And when the big turbo kicks in - you forget all about lag - trust me]

The car you have chosen [The Celica] came with a CT-26 turbo in the older models and the CT-20b turbo in the 6th gen [Unfortunately not here]. All but the very oldest models use a twin entry Turbo. This turbo is specifically designed to spool almost instantly so lag is not an issue whatsoever on stock turbo. It's a ralley inspired car afterall.

There is more info coming - BRB

No turbo.

WRONG! Oh boy are you wrong.

This post has been edited by DEATH: Nov 11, 2008 - 5:38 PM