BBoYRuGGeD

#31

bought my celi for $7,000 with 62,000 miles. the dealer wanted $9,000 but i talked him down cuz he thought it was a GT....i had to educate the guy...muwahahahah! it WAS an automatic ST limited edition ('97)...but now its something more FUN to drive

bboy

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..(formerly daily driven) 3S-GTE powered celica currently set @ 12psi..

jgreening

#32

I wanted a convertible with some power and a back seat for under 20K. After realizing that my options were mustangs, or camaros/firebirds, or old beamer's, I started to think about buying a slower car and swapping engines. I briefly considered a DSM but then decided on a 6gc. I did some research and determined that I wanted either a 98 or 99 due to the convertible motors and then spent several months looking for a nice black 98 or 99 with manual. I bought my car from a dealer in Madison, WI (about 4 hour drive) for $9100 in February 04. She is very close to complete. As for my initial price range, well, I didn't quite make it but it has been fun.

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celiracer

#33

I bought my car because i wanted to buy a stock import and make it how i wanted it. Well i seen the celica in 01 when i was 16 and really wanted the car, They wanted $12,500 for the car, It only have 7,000 miles on her. Well i didn't have a job so my brother bought it. GRR pissed me off, well then towards the end of 04 my brother lost his job and couldn't afford the loan, so i took it over for $6,000 and since then she's been running good, and looking better and better every year

st202gt

#34

This is my first car. I bought from an old lady who had 110k on it. bought it for 5k. My first pick was an mr2 but my folk didn;t like it because of the space and compact of the car. Looking througth the newspaper and internet, i came upon 94 celica gt manual and test it like three time to make up my mind. this car is very reliable and haven't had an major problem with it. have it since 2001

97lestyousay

#35

I was looking at Audi A-4s after giving up on a 6gc, most were all high miles
or trashed if I could even find one. There was one on the lot at the audi dealers
$9700.00 with 50,000 miles in June of 2003. I prolly wouldn't have been looking
for any car if my spoiled brat rich exgirlfriend hadn't thought my truck was so Redneck.
Thanks spoiled brat rich exgirlfriend.

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Valo666

#36

I got mine because my old MKIII supra crapped out on me, and as i was parking it/puttin it up for sale at my grandparents place, their neighbour across the street had his/my celi for sale. Checked it out, liked it, borowed some $ from my dad, bought her and never looked back. I had $2500 saved up for swapin a turbo motor into the supra and converting it to 5 speed, but there was 2 much work other wise. So i borowed $2000 from my dad and bought my celi, and every thing from there on has been done with my $. Oh and paid dad back the $2000. So in other words, for a 94 GTS, 124xxxkm on it, 5 speed, 64 year old ownr from the time it was new, not abused what so ever with 2 minor spots of dmg $4500 with taxes and all the fees and stuff that goes along with buyin a car.

johnsonius_87

#37

I got my celi sept of 04 when my brother lost his friggin mind & decided to get a crappy civic. He didnt really wanna see the celica leave tho & i loooved it so he took me to dairy queen to put in an application & they hired me so i got the celi.

TheStreetzKing

#38

gas was to much for my 98 dodge ram, went to the dealer was looking around, saw the celica, said how much, he said come back tomorrow and ill make u a deal, went home and said hey mom bought a car, shes like oo how is it, i was like yea idk, went back the next day the guy said alright heres a check for a grand and heres the keys, i said thanks, i went back to hand the dealer something and it was funny some lady was yelling at him that she wanted the celica for her kid but it was gone, haha he said he had 5 offers that day to, i could have probly sold the car on the spot for about 8 grand cause the lady wanted it so bad, but i decided to keep it because i used to want one a long time ago, jus never could find it

popstar

#39

i had a 2nd and 3rd gen back in the days of old

got a 4th gen craped out thing a couple of years back for a daily drive, but the first winter killed it....... so when i got the cash together again i checked the internet and bang there she was

the very picture i first saw of her is on the left $11.500 with 97000km .... now for russia that a damn good price for a 96

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Blakout16

#40

my bro went off to the airforce and left it for me.... didnt have to pay a dime. lol sucker.

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the 1/4 doesnt have patience for a ST.... so we make them ST-T's so atleast we'll sound good going slow.

BlackCelicaGT94

#41

Had an 88 accord and was like WTF i cant mod this thing so i knew I could talk my dad into getting me a new car if i went with something toyota. He wanted to get me a 90 supra but i was like ummm i want something thats curvy and looks good. He tried to talk me towards GO rather than SHOW but i was like hmm how bout a 96 supra and he was like haha right. so i found the celica and begged and begged and we looked for close to a year and i had just about given up cuz he found something wrong with every single one i wanted but then he looked at the one i have now and was like "natalie this one is too nice. probably too nice for you to have and its a stick" and i was like "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE" then i got it as a graduation/bday gift. Paid for all that day!

This post has been edited by BlackCelicaGT94: Jan 3, 2006 - 6:07 PM

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Cruisin down the street in my Infiniti...always lookin for my next trip to Sin City

soven

#42

Got mine for USD 5500 . 90,000KMs.

Jen

#43

$4500. christmas present. disappointed at first because i wanted an 89 supra that we looked at a few weeks before.

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YoungSurvival.Org-Celica traded for.. 350z.. traded for Mazda5.. soccer mom!

Celica_Fan

#44

I got mine for $8 off trademe it has a plastic engine and it doesn't start lol it's a gt4 and it's green.

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Wanted White Or Silver Toyota Celica SS2 1998 Auto Sunroof, ABS 200 hp JDM ModelRandom Stupid Question Asked To Me On allexperts.com Under Category Toyota: could 100% japan toyotas, be stolen by a professional thief, or anyone else.

lil_lissa

#45

i got mine on february 16th, 2005... almost a year.. doesn't seem like that at all.. she had 82000 miles on her, and i bought it for $10K.. theyre crazy rare up here, someone had just joined one of my car club sites to advertise it.. saw it.. and said i MUST have that car... haven't regretted it for a second since

can't wait to get it outta storage thats for sure

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lissa | 1997 Celica Convertible*My other ride is your boyfriend* ;)

nsxtypeR

#46

Bought my celi about 3 years ago. It had done 136000 km. There was another celi in shop there which was much cheaper, but it was an st with 116bhp. Mine is the gt with 175bhp. It also has the fenomenal super strut suspension, so the choice was not too difficult!!! I paid 10000 euro's for it(about $9000)

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CelicaZR

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Bought my celi about 3 years ago. It had done 136000 km. There was another celi in shop there which was much cheaper, but it was an st with 116bhp. Mine is the gt with 175bhp. It also has the fenomenal super strut suspension, so the choice was not too difficult!!! I paid 10000 euro's for it(about $9000)

Welcome mate
Just out of curiousity why did you chose a username like that?

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98 ST204 ZR - Black Beauty - Roaming the streets of Sydney73 TA22 LT - Tiffany Blue - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser75 TA22 LT - Snow White - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser77 RA28 LT - Flubber Green - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser94 MX-5 NA8 Clubman - Red Racer - Looking for cornersWIP Project: 69 RT40 Corona, 2nd WIP Project: 66 RT40 1600s Corona86 Corona RT142 - Daily Driver6GC 4 Life Baby!!!

bufferdan

#48

Got mine for 800$ with alittle front end damage...fixed it for 450$ and been driving it for the last 2 years. Gets over 30mpg's has over 170k miles, drives awesome and looks awesome...thats all i need.

Fate

#49

i fell in love with the 6th gen when i was 14 and i knew i wanted one. i looked around and then i seen one that looked for sale at the mitsubishi dealership. they wanted 5200 for it. it was a trade in and about to go up for auction. my dad talked the guy down to 2600 taxes paid and all. i gave him cash in his hand. i had the car close to a year before i got my liscense- july of 04. had 112k miles.

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The "Fly Low" Project: 3rd Gen 3SGTE

lazy

#50

My dad bought the celica in 94 he wanted a nice little sport car because we were leaving the states to move to greece
i loved that car the minute i laid my eyes on her and the day i turned 18 he came in my room threw me the keys and told me '' it's your's but if you break it i'll kick you out of my house''

the thing that pissed me of when my mom told me that my dad was looking at the 94 supra and she told him that it was to fast for a family man

thanks mom #@#$#@$#@

xquickwitx

#51

Well first my 90' supra turned wheels up on me (bhg), so for a while I was driving a 90' Mazda 626. My 97' celica was originally my mothers and she also loves celicas. She called me one day and mentioned she wanted to trade in the car for a 7th gen. I told her I wanted the 6th gen so we worked it out and I payed mom what the dealership was going to give her on trade in. $1500 later I own my 6th gen (and mom later got her 01' silver 7th gen gt)

Fastbird

#52

Got my 99 GT because I needed an ecinomical daily driver. My 89 ST celica had just gone tits up at 190K miles, so I figured, heck, why not another Celi, and my wife and I both liked how the 6GC looked. After a month of searching, finally found the 99 on eBay for buy it now for $7500 with 114K miles back in early July 2005. It's got 124K miles now and just ticking through them like there's no tomorrow.

shin

#53

well i liked how the celi looks and i didn't want a honda. bought my ST with 80k miles for $3200 and was happy driving it till my friend crashed it... so i bought this GT for $4000 and have changed it to how it looks this very day.

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RocketScott

#54

Since I moved to Washington I've been riding a motorcycle for road trips up to Vancouver to see my Granddad. The winters here aren't nearly as good for riding as where I moved from, Kentucky, so I decided I should get a car for this winter. I've always liked the 6th generation Celicas, I didn't want a family car. I narrowed it down to black and it had to be a GT.

I finally found one last fall with 140,000 for $4700. I had been looking for about six months before mine came up on Auto trader. I wasn't really looking for all the options mine came with but I really like the leather and 8 speaker stereo. The sunroof is nice too.

Two days after I bought it my Granddad decided to give up his drivers license and sell his car. Just to think that I could have ended up with an '88 Thunderbird makes me shudder.

Verde97

#55

I got mine originally because of the great styling and awesome gas mileage. I bought her over 3 years ago, and with 103K for $6000. She was in perfect shape when I got her, no door dings, nothing. The only problem I remember is one cigarette burn on the rear seat, but besides that, you can't tell it had been smoked in before I had it. No intentions of selling, and she still runs perfect.

xRaveNx

#56

i looked for a 6gc for the longest time, never could find one... dad raised me on toyotas, he had a camry, mom had a lexus, so i got a camry, then when that finally conked out on me, i got a 5th gen, and when i dinged that up and didnt feel safe driving it anywhere anymore, i searched months for a 6gc, finally found one 2 hours from my house, paid 8000, it was a 94 gt 60K miles, everything was new, clutch was just replaced, i loved that car so much :-(

Jaws4God

#57

I was tired of my automatic 1986 Monte Carlo and wanted a 5 speed car that was sporty that I could modify... I had several on my list... but when I found this... I got it that day :-) I paid 7000 with 109,000 miles. Spotless engine and super clean interior... Car has had no problems until the day after christmas. (3 years)

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ZacMan1987

#58

I was in the market for a celica all along. I got hooked on them when looking around for my first car. I was looking for a 7th gen, but I went to carmax and they had a 6th gen with 36k miles on it for 11 G's. Shipped it to me for $150, which was applied to the purchase price, and the rest is history. All leather interior, sunroof, CD player, I love this car.

FORGMANN

#59

ten years ago I was 21 and loved rally racing and the celica GT-FOUR but TOYOTA never imported to US so i just forgot about ... bought a loaded yellow GT in 01 and dreamed of a GT-FOUR again .. i sold the celica the same year and in 04' friend who imported jdm parts as a side business had a white 95 st205 he didn't want due to color .. well without even thinking a nano second i bought car ..

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blu94gt

#60

I got my first one my junior year of high school (2001-2002), it was a 94 ST with 43,000 miles on it, picked it up for $7200. Loved the looks, the way it drove, everything about it. A year and 15,000 miles later it was hit by a drunk driver (I was stopped at a red light, he hit us from behind doin like 60, pushed us out in the intersection, etc. Car was GONE). Got about $9000 from insurance and couldn't find another Celica, so I bought a Mustang. Sold the Mustang, bought a Prelude in summer 2003, hated it, sold it in March of 2005 and just by luck found my Celica within the same day.

1994 GT, bought with 117,000 miles for $4300. Some say the price was high, some say it was low, either way I love the car and think it was a great buy.

Celicas are one of the few cars I've driven that I feel "in tune" with, like I know exactly what the car is doing, going to do, where it's going, etc. It's that kind of driving experience that has kept me hooked

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1999 Celica GT