I'm getting sick of the Celica., Somebody change my mind. Options

[richee3]

The title says it all. I bought the car with 93,000 miles on it, and it was my second Celica. It was a major disappointment from my first Celi, although my first was an ST auto and this one is a GT 5-speed. Ever since I got this car, I've had problems with it. It wasn't taken care of before I got it, so it's shot a spark plug out on me and half the stuff is broken on it. No power antenna. No antenna at all, actually. Paint falling off the front bumper. Half the interior plastics are broken. No cruise control (broken switch.) No floormats. Burns oil when I start it up. Burns oil after I start it up. I've had it two years last month, and have had to get the tires aligned 3 times. I'm on my 3rd set of tires too, partially because I'm sick of getting it aligned so I just let it f*** up the tires now. It almost feels cheaper. New suspension all around, which needs to be replaced AGAIN. Steering is loose, and the car often drifts. It makes me carsick just trying to drive in a straight line. I've taken the whole driver's side of the car out when I hit a deer, and now the door doesn't fit in the door jamb all that well and the window won't roll up right. Paint falling off the front bumper. The car has been wrecked, but not bad. Just bad enough to repaint the front bumper and nothing else. But due to the tire and suspension problems, I wonder if it was really wrecked a lot worse and never turned in to insurance. And now, my favorite thing: in the last couple thousand miles, it's started leaking oil. I've fixed everything I can. I'm sick of fixing the d*** thing. I was planning on keeping it and working with it. It's a lot better now than it was when I got it. And I know the oil leak is nothing major, probably just a gasket. But god, how much more can I take? I don't have a job. I have $19 in my bank account. I can't fix this thing any more. I look at it and I see a hopeless cause. I'm giving up on it. Here's my situation though. I've figured out a way that if I save up $5000 or so, I can get a new car (to be announced later... after my jobless a** comes up with $5000.) So somebody try to cheer me up and convince me to keep the Celica, or else I'm abandoning 6GC's for something better.

[stephen_lee]

well bro, i hate to see you go. but if the problems are the only thinkg driving you away i'd hang in there.. suspension can be fixed. and every other problem fixed only mean new parts and therefore no issues in the near future w/ that part. in other words, you'll eventually end up w/ a mostly new car.
Or find another cheap 6GC w/ blown engine or some body damage, and transfer the good parts from the worst car to the best chassis

[richee3]

well bro, i hate to see you go. but if the problems are the only thinkg driving you away i'd hang in there.. suspension can be fixed. and every other problem fixed only mean new parts and therefore no issues in the near future w/ that part. in other words, you'll eventually end up w/ a mostly new car.
Or find another cheap 6GC w/ blown engine or some body damage, and transfer the good parts from the worst car to the best chassis

I'm probably not leaving this forum. I like all you guys too much But I'm just sick of fixing my Celica. It's been two years of constant struggle, replacing this and fixing that. I've replaced the suspension already, new springs and struts. It needs it again. Replaced the plugs and wires. I've aligned the wheels 3 times, and I'm on my 3rd set of tires in 2 years. I'm sick of buying tires and aligning the wheels. And then there are the things that I don't even want to fix. like the loose steering. I'm not even touching that. That long list of problems I already gave just scratches the surface of what's wrong with my car. NADA value is too high or else I'd just part the car out. But thanks for the support. I'm just so sick of this car... I've already got a mostly new car by this point, and everything I do is just ruined 6 months later when whatever problems I had before come right back to haunt me. It's not a matter of what I've fixed. It's a matter of what I can't fix.

damn man...hey dont give up bro. celicas are great amazing cars man. yeah you might be going through a tough time with fixing all the crap but maybe u just werent lucky in pcking out the car u know? keep all the parts and find yourself another celi and just get ur new parts and put it in the new celica and ull be all set with maybe i newer car that wont give u problems u know? but its up to u...i say stick with the 6gc =) best cars ever

Man, I'd love it if that would work. But I don't think this is something that putting all my parts in a different body would fix. I'd still have the fried clutch and motor that rattles and makes all kinds of unhealthy noises, the crap suspension and bad tires... By the time I swapped everything over to a different body and replaced everything that needed it, I'd be farther in debt than just buying a new car. I mean, I can only fix the same problem so many times, you know?

This post has been edited by richee3: Feb 13, 2009 - 1:00 AM