Faults:

I was starting to get a bit overwhelmed by the structural work required, put it up for sale when the muffler exploded, and then someone hit it (for the second time, in a year, while she was parked and minding her own business!)

General Comments:

I gave into an impulse and paid too much for car which turned out to have 9 previous owners. I still cried when I said goodbye to it (insurance wanted to fix it, I am unemployed and didn't have anyone lined up to at least buy it for the multitude of new mechanical parts I put on it in three years).

She was great in the snow, and even underwater (*cough*)

Even though the seats were worn out, I still found that I wanted a drive when my back was hurting.

Overall, considering age and condition, an amazingly tolerant and pretty reliable car. Many of the parts were put on because I wanted to replace them before they became a problem, very few actual 'fixings' required.

Gas economy was unbelievable in a car this age, I'm still not over the shock of putting gas in the late model American cars I'm borrowing from family.

I'm not so sure about the reliability ratings on the last generation of Celicas, but I definitely want another one - not a Supra, as I want another daily driver which scoffs at snow, starts on the first key turn @-20 C without an engine heater, carries a s$#%load of stuff, and has too-fun pop-up headlights. Oh yeah, and the sunroof, A/C and heat all worked fine to the bitter, bitter end.

Mine was not an AWD or GTS, but I had a lot of fun in a car that, like the MAC/PC thing, just generally did whatever I asked without fuss.

Faults:

I have had to replace the convertible cover.

The two back side windows won't go down - I have fins.

The interior is badly worn; little pieces of trim have fallen off.

General Comments:

I love this car. It is all I ever want in a car.

It's fun to drive - especially now that I live in the mountains of North Carolina -- with the top down cruising at 50 (that's fast for me) life is good. I wish it and I could go on forever.

Faults:

Better Question: What didn't go wrong with the car?

Burned insane amounts of oil.

Neither A/C nor heater worked--especially fun in winter!

Radio fell out of the dashboard.

Clutch slipped out of 5th gear--had to hold shift lever in place with hand on long trips.

Engine would run so hot that you could fry an egg on the hood in the dead of winter.

Burned through six (yes, SIX) ignition coils.

Accelerator stuck on multiple occasions, terrifying myself and other motorists.

Engine idle was very high and according to two different mechanics, could not be fixed.

Sunroof leaked constantly, even in periods of drought meaning cold showers on the way to work, school, etc.

Pop-up headlights had to literally be beat into submission.

Usually took at least three tries to get started.

Sometimes had to bang on starter to get started...embarrassing.

General Comments:

I needed a cheap car for college and the Celica was sporty-looking and seemed to be in good shape. Plus I thought that Toyotas were supposed to have a good reputation as being reliable cars. I realize that this was already an older car when I finally acquired it, but give me a break! I have had other older, high-mileage cars that didn't have 1/10th as many problems.