What should i look for?, spending 2.5-3k on first 6gc/ first owned car Options

[SpadeBF]

I am now 18 have been driving since i was 16, parents never had cash so ive been working hard and saving up (actually quit smoking weed )

But i have been shopping around, i live in DET,MI and they seem to be rare so ive decided to look at kentucky tennesee and ohio, all celicas around my price range seem to be around 125k-170k miles

I am looking for advice on what i SHOULD look out for when buying a used 5 speed with this many miles, my stepfather is a cert master mech but is definitely familiar with american muscle not so much the imports. So any advice i can get from you guys to pass on to him would be grand, such as mechanical issues and common problems i may run in to.

This is my first and only car so it will be a daily driver and i plan on when winter hits to buy a truck or something of that matter and garaging my celica and saving up for the 3s-gte swap

Thanks!

This post has been edited by SpadeBF: Apr 27, 2009 - 3:18 PM

[Ryouxrs]

the rear hatch release cable mount behind the rear panel is plastic on the mount and gets brittle it prob broke off, but nothing a few zip ties wnt fix