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post Feb 13, 2009 - 12:11 AM
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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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post Feb 24, 2009 - 9:56 PM
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i got the same job+car issue, so i got a job a year ago and upgraded to a scion tc just yesterday, its a good thing, so good luck sir, i say get urself a super cheap but reliable beater, and upgrade.

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- richee3   I'm getting sick of the Celica.   Feb 13, 2009 - 12:11 AM
- - stephen_lee   well bro, i hate to see you go. but if the problem...   Feb 13, 2009 - 12:37 AM
|- - richee3   QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Feb 13, 2009 - 1...   Feb 13, 2009 - 12:56 AM
- - crwarrior   damn man...hey dont give up bro. celicas are great...   Feb 13, 2009 - 12:54 AM
- - TRD_Ian   safe your 5g's and get a better one man, and t...   Feb 13, 2009 - 2:02 AM
- - njccmd2002   dude, with those many problems consider getting ri...   Feb 13, 2009 - 3:43 AM
- - jimmykay   QUOTE The car has been wrecked, but not bad. Just ...   Feb 13, 2009 - 9:22 AM
- - samir0189   I'm gonna have to agree with njccmd, if it was...   Feb 13, 2009 - 9:51 AM
- - Euphoria   I'm exactly like you dude, im 18 and a student...   Feb 13, 2009 - 11:24 AM
- - blu94gt   I don't understand how it needs springs and st...   Feb 13, 2009 - 12:39 PM
- - richee3   When I hit that deer, it was only body damage. I w...   Feb 13, 2009 - 1:45 PM
- - Shigexile   if there is something wrong with the frame and the...   Feb 13, 2009 - 1:48 PM
- - m0dd3d1   Sometimes they can't be saved. Chuck that POS...   Feb 13, 2009 - 1:55 PM
- - JustinCapps   dude... please dont give up.. honestly, ive put ...   Feb 16, 2009 - 12:12 AM
- - richee3   Man, this car isn't worth saving. Justin, I...   Feb 16, 2009 - 1:51 AM
- - JustinCapps   :? im sorry man, id probably do the same. wouldnt ...   Feb 16, 2009 - 2:20 AM
- - Akimbo   eh, im trying to get outta the celica scene. they ...   Feb 16, 2009 - 2:26 AM
|- - blu94gt   QUOTE (Akimbo @ Feb 16, 2009 - 1:26 ...   Feb 16, 2009 - 2:42 AM
|- - richee3   QUOTE (blu94gt @ Feb 16, 2009 - 3:42...   Feb 16, 2009 - 10:46 AM
- - Salica   6GC are great cars. seems like you bought a lemon....   Feb 16, 2009 - 2:40 AM
- - soulshadow   I've already abandon mine. I just look at it n...   Feb 16, 2009 - 10:58 AM
- - axelrduvirage   Mine is a regular POS but i still like it. It was ...   Feb 16, 2009 - 3:56 PM
- - Rayme   I got rid of mine because of many problems related...   Feb 16, 2009 - 6:45 PM
- - speedz   GET RID OF IT NOW. I was in the same situation as ...   Feb 17, 2009 - 4:45 PM
- - richee3   QUOTE I've already abandon mine. I just look a...   Feb 19, 2009 - 11:27 PM
|- - CelicaQT   QUOTE (richee3 @ Feb 19, 2009 - 11:2...   Feb 24, 2009 - 6:02 PM
- - richee3   Yeah, I got the job. Now I'm working on saving...   Feb 24, 2009 - 9:19 PM
- - mneal2_92788   i got the same job+car issue, so i got a job a yea...   Feb 24, 2009 - 9:56 PM
- - stephen_lee   civic beater, celi project, and newr car of choice...   Feb 26, 2009 - 8:59 AM
- - richee3   Just an update... Last week, I got not one, but tw...   Mar 2, 2009 - 8:09 PM
- - jimmykay   Congrats on the new jobs. A new job is probably th...   Mar 3, 2009 - 9:14 AM
- - richee3   http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=p...;stan...   Mar 3, 2009 - 9:17 PM
- - trdcelica94   i sold my car and i still love 6gc . the 7th gen a...   Mar 7, 2009 - 10:48 PM
- - Special_Red   I think you have bought an absolute lemon and TBH ...   Mar 8, 2009 - 2:41 PM
- - Dragondog   dont get rid of it like every1 is saying fix it an...   Mar 8, 2009 - 4:47 PM


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