Leaving 6th Gen Celis :( Options

[Taylor]

Well, unfortunately after totaling my 97 ST, I was not able to find a celica that I would feel comfortable investing in. Most people simply wanted too much for the celica, or it was already sold. So I decided to go with a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T Convertible. ExSane and myself looked forever for celis, but no luck. So I guess I have no choice but to move on because I needed a vehicle desperately. So everyone take care and enjoy your celis!

-Taylor

[block]

yeah it took me 5 yrs to find my 1st celica, 3 yrs to find my 2nd celica, and 1 1/2 yrs to find my 3rd celica! good luck with the eclispse

[malecrod]

They are hard to find at least in decent shape. I literally searched everyday for 3months after my 5th gen was totalled and finally saw one in Houston TX, and decided to fly there to look at it. It was in good shape, body wise, but smokes on start ups and was in need of struts, I decided to buy it and drove it back to baltimore in 2days of driving. A bit too much but yeah, I love the celis.
The Eclipses are nice looking cars, hope its in good shape though.

[Jaws4God]

Good luck!

I know Rob from on here had a 6gc and thought he wanted something different.. so he got a 7th gen. didn't like it so sold it and got a Eclipse Spyder.. said it was a fast car and looked great.. but was very unreliable.. he is currently looking for another 6gc... :-P

[snapshotgt]

People are selling their celica's here on 6gc...

[ExSane]

Yeah good luck Taylor. You just gotta keep it well maintained that's all. And plus, Mitsubishi and their gay tranny problems. But I'll help you out if you ever need it since I only live about 15-20 minutes from you. LoL. You said you were boosting 91lbs on that little cookie turbo? LoL. Not bad for a stock turbo.

EDIT: Oh yeah guys, his Eclipse GS-T is in AWESOME condition. The only problems we could possibly find is maintance. The interior has been redone and the whole exterior is in great condition! The engine has 78k original miles on it. The interior looked like it wasn't abused at all. We went to go look at the car when it JUST GOT to the dealership, I mean like literally 3 hours after they just got the vehicle. So you can see all the flaws in it that way the dealership doesn't need to rip people off. We got it for 4500 for the whole car not including tax and they fixed up the interior (like new panels, floor mats, etc) for free.

This post has been edited by ExSane: Oct 1, 2006 - 1:12 AM

[trdproven]

yeah eclipses are not bad at all. my friend bought one after i got my celica. they aren't that bad to work on too. lotta parts for them. I'm actually trying to fix his up like my celica. like splitters, fogs, engine mods, interior, etc.

[shin]

i have 3 friends with eclipse GST and i can tell you all of them either have motor problems or tranny problems... one problem came after another.. and ya know the 2nd gen 4G63 are famous for crank walk.. just beware. it's fast but there's always a price to pay. i'm selling my celi lol.