Why did you get your celica??????, when and how much did you get it???????????????? Options

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

i got mine cause when i first saw it, i was like damnnnn what kinda car is that, lol i didnt even know there was celica's like that, yeah i got mine for 5700 with like 70,xxx miles on it, it still looks new, salvage tho but it was just a ding on the front, 96 celica gt convertible 25th anniversary, Its automatic tho so it takes out all da fun heh i like the cars nobody has

[JFrost9]

I got mine because my uncle use to have one, and i loved the way it looked...back then i assumed it was fast, so i wanted it even more... So when i turned 17 i decided i wanted one, so i went to a few auctions and finally found one... I paid 3100 and it had 120k miles on. Clean title, and the guys that i went to the auction with put in a new radiator and new head gaskets and some other engine stuff i cant think of right now.

[Mystify.]

Me and my dad were out looking for a car for me (my first car). We stumbled across is at a used parking lot, looked at it and wasn't really that impressed at first (since it was all dirtied up and had some scratches/dents). Then we took it for a test drive and was amazed at how great condition it was in for having 129k miles on it. So it was a steal, we got it for only $3000. Now I'm really happy that I have a nice first car that's unique (even though it's not the fastest out there, it still looks damn good ).

[Cutrara]

It was cheap and it was a Toyota. I paid $2300 with 122,000 miles on it.

[94GT]

I was on the way to Gilroy to buy a '93 GT with 60k miles and I stopped at a Mitsu dealer in San Jose to listen to the engine on a 6th gen with 100k on it. I only did that because I wanted to make sure the 5th gen one sounded normal. In my mind I already told myself there was no way I'd buy a car with that many miles, but when I saw it and drove it, I was hooked. '94 purchased in the spring of '99 for 9800 plus 500 for an extended warranty. I was in college so I couldn't afford to pay for repairs if anything went wrong. That was money I shouldn't have spent considering how reliable this car has been for me!

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

i got mine cause when i first saw it, i was like damnnnn what kinda car is that, lol i didnt even know there was celica's like that, yeah i got mine for 5700 with like 70,xxx miles on it, it still looks new, salvage tho but it was just a ding on the front, 96 celica gt convertible 25th anniversary, Its automatic tho so it takes out all da fun heh i like the cars nobody has

oh btw i got mine august of 05... seems like yestrday

[CelicaBuddy]

I needed a car and I had 7 grand to spare to buy a car, and i looked around and saw the celica... and then i found my convertible and was like...

MINE!

[azian_advanced]

i saw mine at a wrecking yard for sale. it was in a front end collision but i didn't care cuz it was fully loaded with low kms. so i fixed it up and it cost me a total of $9000 canadian.

[Phat_99CeliGT]

it was the summer of 01. i was looking for something newer then my 93 probe gt.
i was actually on my way to buy a lifted 98 ram 4x4. awesome truck. i went back to get it and they had sold it. after i told them the day before i was gonna get it.
i was depressed so i went looking around the lots. went to look at a PT cruiser for my mom and saw a lil red 99 celica gt sitting next to it.
they wanted $17500 for it. it was in my price range. i took it for a spin on the highway, came back and told them i would think about it. i called them back that night and told them to keep it for me till tomorrow evening when i got off work.
i went back the next day and since i use to work there and the manager remembered me he let me have it for $16k OTD with 20k miles on her.

[Alchemist_57]

Why? because at the time, it was the car of my dreams and wanted to get my hands on one. I looked for a good deal on one 4 half a year. I eventually lucked out and found one only 30 miles away. Paid $5,600 for it. Only one previous owner with 92k original miles. I frickin' love the car!

[dustin15brown]

I had two dream cars growing up.... a 6th gen and an r/t 10 viper.... cost me $3500 and had her almost a yr b4 i got my license

[Digndoug]

Wrecked my bimmer.. Needed a car asap.. moms friend new a guy that sells toyota.. He gave it to me for $1000 cheaper then the bb, and let me pay him two weeks after giving it to me.. oh i paid 4k with 127k on it.. about 2 1/2 years ago.. oh i also liked the look, and the ride was awsome..

[lagos]

i was rocking a 95 taurus that my mom bought and since we had 2 cars, i used that. one day the berings went at 55k . we didnt want to put any money into fixing it, so my mom traded the car in when she was buying something new for herself.

so now it was time for me to buy a new car. original plan was to get a new 7th gen. after coming very close to buying one, i changed my mind becasue the price was far more then what i wanted to pay.

i noticed the 6th gen and realize that i liked the look of that car, far more then the 7th gens. i looked around for a few, almost bought an automatic gt, and almost bought a maual ST. then one day i found the 98 with 30k on the clock. talked them down to 13.5 . the car looked and felt brand new. it was very well taken care of.

[Drocay]

Dad called me up and said some guy just traded in the celi real cheap, and i was like i want it. after full tuneup i picked her up for 2500 with 89k miles on it. And as a suprise my dad had put a CF dash kit in and stereo.

[CLYCK]

lol..........................INITIAL D..........................THE ONLY REASON I KNEW OF A GT4 or a nice looking celica.
And i bought my celica last week lol oh yeah 134 thousand milles on it but for 3 grand and for pretty good shape

This post has been edited by CLYCK: Jan 2, 2006 - 12:58 AM

[CelicaZR]

I'm pretty sure I've answered this question before.
But yes it was my dream car when I was young (16).
I've also admired the way it looks.
Wasn't until jan 2004 that my dream came true.
Now I want a GT-4, but I am still keeping this beauty

[nader]

ok get this...i live in ajax, ontario and i havnt really seen many 6gc's around before. i started my search on the net and after about 3 months of searching i found one in hamilton, the owner was actually only selling it because he was buying a 96 gts off of his DAD lol....i wouldnt blame him it was a higer model and 5 speed.....but hey im not complaining. the cool part is that he actually drove from hamilton down to toronto to give me the car and he drove back with his wife. the crapy thing is that of all the 6gc's that i found in those 3 months were all in really bad condition..i mean they were all either really overpriced or were just really poorly taken care of, i got lucky with this one though, the 2 previous owners were 2 brothers so i had 100% of the cars records, no rust or body damage, i got it at about 210 000km for 5000 CAN

[Driftz]

I bought my first celica in 1999. It's a 87 gt coupe, with the 3sfe motor. Then I started to research the 3sgte motor and which cars could recieve the motor. I found out that my 87 could fit the motor but would need a good amount of modification. I started saving for everything I would need. Well at about 5k saved I blew the 3sfe. I was in need of a car bad so I went looking. The last car I looked at that day was a '95 Celica GT convertible. The two rear windows were messed up on it so I was not really into it that much. Until I started the engine and took it for a drive(i like that low end torque). So I bought it(5k 100kmiles), found out the 3sgte transplant would be much easier on it.

This post has been edited by Driftz: Jan 2, 2006 - 1:32 AM

[Clyde]

I got mine for my 17th bday... i rememeber reading th epaper with the car sales and mentioned, hey ythis car looks pretty nice... and they were like yeah, its not bad isnt it...

then when it came to my bday, there it was, on the driveway...

[cg97]

i was looking for a 6gc forever, could never find one that i liked. all were too many kms, or ugly, then my car blew up and i had to move fast, looking around i found mine on a local lot, i went and checked it out and immediatly loved it. i ended up paying 11g for 171000 km i had thought i got a decent deal but listening to you guys im starting to feel ripped off. ha