To buy or not to buy... Options

[barker]

first off, I would like to say hi and thanks for having me here on 6gc,

Now, I sold my 90 celica two years ago and i have regretted it ever since. I have always liked the looks of the 6th gen celicas and there are not very many of them around where I live. I found one for sale a few hours away and I am hung up on weather or not to buy it. Asking price is 2300 (Canadian) and it looks to be in good shape, was garage stored for the winter for most of its life and has been winter driven for two years but was undercoated and taken care of. has some minor surface rust around the bottom of the doors and rear fenders but that's an easy fix. the thing that has me worried is the fact that there are a little over 300 000kms (187500 miles) on the car. Would it be a good idea to buy this in hopes that it will last me a few years until i have to put a motor in it or is there a way to tell if its already on its way out?

just wanted to get some opinions from the professionals before I waste my time (and money)

[Tech-Nics]

I bought my 94 GT in July of 08 and it had 160k miles on it and there was many things that needed to get changed on my car. Starter, axles, hub & wheel bearing x2, distributor, spark plug wires, not to mention a few other seals from oil leaks. If you want a car that has that many miles and is of that age there are bound to be problems here and there of all shapes and sizes. A lot of us 6th gen owners here are 6th gen enthusiasts so we buy these cars and there age and high miles. Most of us know what we are getting ourselves into. We want to have a 6th gen period. Don't matter the miles cause to be able to find a 6th gen Celica with much lower miles are unheard of. Now I'm not saying they don't exist. Just nearly impossible to find one. For the most part the 6th gen Celica are known to be very reliable and last a long time. As long as they are taken well "CARE" of. The 90s for Toyota were properly the best years for Toyota cars in my opinion. If you really want to have a 6th gen cause you love the car's looks and style and want to have a car that has descent age under it's belt. Please understand you might have to invest more money into the car that what you payed for it, but trust me it's worth it. I have a 97 Accord coupe with only 80k miles on it. Did so much work to it to make it look like a JDM SiR, the car had 0 engine problems and drove super. Until I saw this sexy silver 94 Celica GT and I knew this was what I wanted. I understood that if I get rid of my 97 Accord for this Celica that's older and has 100k more miles I knew I was gonna have to be putting some extra money into the engine. Which I was right. If really want that Celica just remember you might have to put extra cash into it.