I'm getting sick of the Celica., Somebody change my mind. |
I'm getting sick of the Celica., Somebody change my mind. |
Feb 13, 2009 - 12:11 AM |
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Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Online Reputation: 59 (100%) |
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.
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2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. 1998 Celica GT- BEAMS Swapped. 2022 4Runner TRD Off Road Prenium. 2021 GMC Sierra AT4. |
Feb 16, 2009 - 1:51 AM |
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Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Online Reputation: 59 (100%) |
Man, this car isn't worth saving. Justin, I've already put $7,000 in maintenance on my car. And I have the exact same problems that I had before. So I'm done with it. Consider this my announcement that after I save up a little bit of money, my Celica will be for sale, and not to anybody on this forum either. I'm gonna sell it to some idiot teenager who just doesn't know or care. Let them drive the thing off a cliff. I don't care what happens to the car. I love Celicas. I love how they look and and handle. But I'm fed up with mine. I've never liked this one. I've had 3 now. I feel like it's time for a change. I'm not buying a fourth 6th gen. I'm not repairing one more thing on this car unless the car is undriveable. If I see an accident coming my way that isn't my fault, I'm not avoiding it. This car is one car that's better off totaled out. I'll still be around the forum contributing useless information, but I won't own a Celica any more.
-------------------- "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us to use the search button!
2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. 1998 Celica GT- BEAMS Swapped. 2022 4Runner TRD Off Road Prenium. 2021 GMC Sierra AT4. |
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