Faults:

Put new engine in after previous owner had done damage to the head and cams.

It sat for a year, so I put all new brakes on it, and of course tires.

This car is an animal; other than the heat issue 95% of them had, it was great. Once I fixed the heater problem, the car was great regardless of the weather.

New rad and ball joint after that.

It needed new bushings, but I just kept going since I was planning on them in the spring, once I put my other car and bike back on the road.

General Comments:

CAR IS NOW NOT GOOD. New Years night the car lost control and hit two guard rails, and 3 outta four corners of the car got hit. It drove me out and home and around still. Starts drives and runs like it always had. THIS CAR IS AMAZING, I can't find another with the body it had.

PUT WINTER TIRES ON IT AS I only had two on the front, and now I lost a classic.

If I would not get in trouble, I would still drive it; fenders, hood and all banged up.

Faults:

The power steering pump leaks fluid.

The air-conditioner occasionally won't start.

Car is starting to rust on lower body.

Passenger door lock will not lock and sometimes gets jammed.

Trunk lock also went out and the only way to open it is through the back fold down seats.

General Comments:

Excellent car good on gas mileage. 32mpg.

Takes off rapidly and rides smooth and fast.

Turns corners easily.

Very easy to control.

A great beginner car.

Faults:

Heat stopped working after 5 minutes of driving. I disconnected the control cable to the heater core modulator on the firewall and I can now run A/C or Heat as needed.

General Comments:

Fun car to drive, especially in traffic.

Most comfortable car I've been in. Inflatable lumbar supports make a huge difference.

Very good on gas. Getting 28 mpg.

Faults:

Had to replace the front brake pads and a leaky power steering pump hose right after I bought it. Other than ordinary wear items, like wiper blades and fluid changes, it has been trouble free for 32,000km --Amazing! However, it does use about one liter of oil every 5,000km or so (not noticeable from the exhaust), but that is to be expected with very high km.

The only real complaint I have with the car is that, like all Asian cars of the '80's, the body is very rusty. If the car wasn't so mechanically sound, it would likely be scrap.

General Comments:

The Celica is bullet-proof. The car was purchased for $1000 Canadian to take some wear-and-tear off my '98 BMW 328. It has well over 300,000km on it and it still drives very smoothly and effortlessly (I often prefer the Celica over the BMW for short trips to the store). Some of this can be attributed to the previous owner's meticulous maintenance. With the 5 speed manual gear-box it gets great gas mileage and is quite quick, though at 115hp, it is not a "fast" car.

With the rear seats folded down, you can get a surprising amount of cargo into the car via the rear hatch. The front seats in the stock "GT" model are average, but I located and installed some "GT-S" seats, which are worlds more comfortable than even my BMW seats.