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[SiNzz]

Hey everyone,

I just joined, and I firstly wanted to say that it's great to find a community devoted to celicas. I've always loved them, and I'm looking to buy my own 6G next year, and hopefully to swap in a 2nd or 3rd gen 3S-GTE. I'm currently entering grade 12, and while I know im a youngin, I am definitely NOT into the whole rice/ street racing scene that alot of idiots my age are. Anyways, I've been searching alot of buy/sell sites such as autotrader.ca (I'm canadian) and many of the celicas I see are auto. In fact, I could find barely an that were not auto, and I was wondering why that is. The ones I could find in standard were all more expensive (as I'd like ot pay under 10g's if possible, to allow as much money for the swap). Anyways, I was just hoping to get the imput of all you more experienced guys...if I could get some info as to why/ where to look, that'd be great. Hopefully I'll learn alot from this site, so as to be as prepared as possible for my first project car. Thanks.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

hello and welcome

hmm Autotrader is usually good. Have you checked E-bay? Also check the Buy/Selling forum on here I know a few people are selling their 6gc's.

As an Auto driver I can tell you that you should def keep looking for a manual if thats what you want, and a GT for that matter, esp if you plan on swapping because its less work to swap into a GT

~ Tina

[SiNzz]

hello and welcome 

hmm Autotrader is usually good. Have you checked E-bay? Also check the Buy/Selling forum on here I know a few people are selling their 6gc's.

As an Auto driver I can tell you that you should def keep looking for a manual if thats what you want, and a GT for that matter, esp if you plan on swapping because its less work to swap into a GT 

~ Tina
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Thanks alot, yea that "feasible engine swap" sticky in the other forum was very very useful! I'm certainly gonna look for GT, but I could not stand to drive auto (no offense to anyone). Even though I'm a relatively new driver, I can't stand the feeling of not being able to grab the gears.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

yeah i'm not happy that my car is auto or that she's an ST, im sure you'll hear me complain about that a lot hopefully i can change that some day lol

yeah this site is very helpful for a lot of things, and there are some very knowledgeable people on here that can help you with questions

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

Celica's just sell for a lot more in Canada. And I'm taking the currency change into effect to. Good luck with the buying. Don't underestimate getting an ST auto, and swapping in a 4ag(z)e and manual tranny that comes with it. It's a frequently overlooked swap, but it looks really good to me.

[SlowCelica94]

Run like hell.

[o0black0o]

Celica's just sell for a lot more in Canada.  And I'm taking the currency change into effect to.  Good luck with the buying.  Don't underestimate getting an ST auto, and swapping in a 4ag(z)e and manual tranny that comes with it.  It's a frequently overlooked swap, but it looks really good to me.
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I got my Auto ST for 4.5k. High But I still love my baby!

[amysmojo]

yeah i'm not happy that my car is auto or that she's an ST, im sure you'll hear me complain about that a lot  hopefully i can change that some day lol

yeah this site is very helpful for a lot of things, and there are some very knowledgeable people on here that can help you with questions
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Mines AT too, but a GT hehe!


Hi new guy! Welcome to the site I live in Vancouver (but in Washington) Check out Autotrader like Tina said, thats how I found mine wooo!

[ILuvMyCelica95]

Celica's just sell for a lot more in Canada.  And I'm taking the currency change into effect to.  Good luck with the buying.  Don't underestimate getting an ST auto, and swapping in a 4ag(z)e and manual tranny that comes with it.  It's a frequently overlooked swap, but it looks really good to me.
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I got my Auto ST for 4.5k. High But I still love my baby!
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awww another Auto ST i dont feel like such a looser anymore!

jeeze 4.5? mine was 1,500

[Kadett]

Not only Celicas in the US are more common Auto tranny. Almost every car in the US is Auto transmission.

Last time i was in the US every car i had seen had a Auto.
In some posts on the forum i have even read that some ppl cant drive a "stick".
In my country you have to take the Driving Exam in a 4/5 door Sedan/Hatchback with a Manual Transmission. Even in cars like BMW/Mercedes or Audi that i have driven Auto transmission did not feel as good as driving a car with stick. Dont like them flipper panels/button on the wheel. I am oldskool

This post has been edited by Kadett: Jul 16, 2005 - 2:14 PM

[bloodrain]

if u live in canada, why not just get a GT-Four?

[SiNzz]

We don't get GT4's in Canada. We got all tracs, but they're expensive and rare, and 5th gen. I actually live in Thunder Bay Ontario right now, and have for about 5 years, but I'm going to university at SFU (in Vancouver). When I move back, you can bet I'll be combing the autotrader! Thanks alot for the imput, guys.

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

if u live in canada, why not just get a GT-Four?
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if you could get a gt4 in canada, we all would probably have crossed the border and bought one for ourselves.