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Celica GT
| Model | Celica GT | |
| What things have gone wrong with the car? | My kid hates the back seat. It's not so much the lack of leg room, but the seats are sunk low, and the windows have been shrunk down to porthole size. Not for long-distance trips for the family. The car lets a bit too much road noise enter. I'm not entirely sure if at least some of this is from the H rated tires. Of course, this interferes with any quiet music you might want to listen to. The seat fabric won't wear very well, I'm afraid. My daughter had a pair of jeans with some rhinestones on the back and did some quick roughing up of the upholstery. My seats in front are black, and boy are they a trial to keep spotless. Anything, including upholstery cleaner shows up bigtime. Oh, and I've discovered that the plastic cover underneath the oil filter has these plastic clips that the oil monkeys love to tear off when you take the car in every 3,000 mi. These need replacing as soon as you discover someone at the oil | |
| General comments? | I love this car. After researching quite a bit, I ordered up the 5-speed with the all-weather package and cruise control. I'm not impressed too much with fashion when it comes to interfering with function, so I nixed the spoiler. Besides it 'spoiled' the lines of the original design of the car (hah). I put about 25,000 miles a year on my cars and haven't had to take this one to see a mechanic for anything more than an oil change or basic checkup so far. No noises or squeaks yet (Right now I've about 35,000 mi on the OD) My previous Toyota was an '86 Celica. This model sounds a lot like that one while idling, but there is where the resemblance stops. The car has plenty of power for real-world driving, and it handles turns and emergency manuevers beautifully. The stock shocks feel just right, even when driving in hilly and twisty conditions and your passenger is hefty; the tires grab pretty good too, wet or dry. Yes, it looks fast. It can go fast. That's why the cruise control is important. It helps to keep a lid on tickets for me. Toyota puts a lot of thoughtful touches into its designs. That,the dependability and looks are the reasons I keep returning to Toyota. | |
| Previous car | 86 Celica ST, 83 Honda Civic. | |