1992 Celica GT? Need opinions.?

Question

What do you guys think about the car? I'm currently shopping for a first car and I stumbled upon a car that I like. It's a 1992 Celica GT. It says that it was garage kept, and from the pictures that are provided there looks to be little to no body damage at all. The car has 135k miles, 5 speed, power windows, locks, mirrors, steering. Allow wheels, rear window defroster, passenger air bag, etc. The car is selling for 3k. But I'm almost positive I can get it for much less then that, seeing as though I saw a 1990 GT-S with only 133k miles, same specs, but even had a sunroof as well, but only 2k. Sadly, that sold before i could even blink my eyes :( Regardless, I will do a kelly blue book search, and go a few hundred below the recommended retail =D So what do you guys personally think of the car? I know reliability has a lot to do with it's previous owner, but it does say it was garage kept, and with only 135k miles, it doesn't seem like it was driven a lot, so I think there's less chance of it being beat. Over all, it's a Toyota, so it's going have amazing reliability if treated right. So tell me if you think the car is worth it, and also your own opinion the car itself. Thanks for helping guys, and sorry this was so long.

Answer 1

The 1992 Toyota Celica is an excellent vehicle. Its Reliability Percentrank average as a 6-to-8-year-old vehicle is .93 and the Celica range for model years 1990-to-1994 is .92 to .99, on a scale of 0.00 to 1.00. For reference, Toyota's overall Reliability Percentrank average for 1992 was .90, Honda's, .90, Nissan's, .81, and General Motors', .37. Also, 2 of the 4 highest mileage vehicles on AutoOnInfo.net's Roster of Vehicles with 300,000 or More Miles are Celicas - a 1983 Celica that expired at 571,913 miles in 2006 and a 1978 Celica with 553,264 miles at the time of last update in 2003. With regard to the former, the owner said, "Car officially retired and scrapped due to head gasket problems. This was the first (and last) mechanical problem in 23 years. It never left me stranded. Thank you Toyota."

Nonetheless, you should check to verify that there has been no abuse.

Answer 2

IMO, all used cars that are pushing 20 years old are worth $500-$1000 unless they are a special model, like an All-Trac.

That being said, unless it's an All-Trac I wouldn't worry about losing that one for $2000.