Toyota Celica

[GoldenMerc]

Well my mate's mate has one heres the specs;

Blue
93k miles
01 plate
he wants £3500, is that worth it?
Ross

[tdi]

Well my mate's mate has one heres the specs;

Blue
93k miles
01 plate
he wants £3500, is that worth it?
Ross
i wouldn't buy it.. especially with 93k. :\

and you can't get an '01' plate, it would be either Y or 51 for 2001..

[Mint]

Thats a mid-high price. With 20k less miles (70k) and the premium package you can get one for the same price. If it is over priced it's only going to be by a couple of hundred pounds so if you like the car and it's in good condition/good runner then I'd say go for it. I would advise you to find out more about the premium package though as it could be a good extra that you could get for the same price.

[Tootish]

I don't think 93k is alot, tbh. My sister's 2001 VW Polo 1.0 has done 103k and it's still like brand new. My dad looks after it well. :P It don't even have any scratches... anywhere! Completely solid.

My sister's car also has full service history, so that's why my dad got her it. If this has a good service history, I'd say it'd be fine.

[Mint]

I don't think 93k is alot, tbh. My sister's 2001 VW Polo 1.0 has done 103k and it's still like brand new. My dad looks after it well. :P It don't even have any scratches... anywhere! Completely solid.

My sister's car also has full service history, so that's why my dad got her it. If this has a good service history, I'd say it'd be fine.

Tootish, the condition of the exterior/interior of a car is obviously quite important when you are looking at cars with high mileage but what's more important is the engine and all the other mechanical things :s. Depending on how the car has been driven, a high mileage car could or could not have a healthy engine which is why you should get an AA mechanic to come out and do a full check on the car before you buy it. If any parts have not been replaced over a certain amount of miles and are semi-worn out then after a few weeks/months of using it you could be wishing you never bought it.

[Jam]

And a VW is more likely to age better than a Toyota.

[Black_Apalachi]

Let's just say I was had when I bought my car which showed 42k on the clock :rolleyes:.

[tdi]

My old car had 124k when I bought it, sold it at 140k, current car had 64k on when I got it a year ago, now has 91k :( Racks up quite quickly tbf and mine's a diesel. On a petrol engine especially the mileage has a lot to do with it. Trust me, 90k is a lot. Next car I get won't have more than 60k on the clock.

[GoldenMerc]

Right, i think im gna try get a 70

[Tootish]

Tootish, the condition of the exterior/interior of a car is obviously quite important when you are looking at cars with high mileage but what's more important is the engine and all the other mechanical things :s. Depending on how the car has been driven, a high mileage car could or could not have a healthy engine which is why you should get an AA mechanic to come out and do a full check on the car before you buy it. If any parts have not been replaced over a certain amount of miles and are semi-worn out then after a few weeks/months of using it you could be wishing you never bought it.

The engine is completely fine. Just before we bought it, at its last service, it had just over £1,000 spent on it. It's also had a bomb spent on it before this. Dealer maintained too.

[Mint]

60k miles, £3,000.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200945345445717/sort/priceasc/usedcars/make/toyota/model/celica/price-to/4000/price-from/3000/page/1/radius/1500/quicksearch/true/postcode/ol26ur?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fp ostcode%2Fol26ur%2Fradius%2F1500%2Fmake%2Ftoyota%2 Fmodel%2Fcelica%2Fprice-to%2F4000%2Fprice-from%2F3000%2Fpage%2F1%2Fquicksearch%2Ftrue%2Fsort %2Fpriceasc&anchor=advert200945345445717&logcode=p

95k miles but has the premium package + sports package, looks awesome! £3,400.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200944344916797/sort/priceasc/usedcars/make/toyota/model/celica/price-to/4000/price-from/3000/quicksearch/true/page/3/radius/1500/postcode/ol26ur?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fp ostcode%2Fol26ur%2Fradius%2F1500%2Fmake%2Ftoyota%2 Fmodel%2Fcelica%2Fprice-to%2F4000%2Fprice-from%2F3000%2Fquicksearch%2Ftrue%2Fpage%2F3%2Fsort %2Fpriceasc&anchor=advert200944344916797&logcode=p

70k miles 2001 with premium package, £3,600.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200944345081947/sort/priceasc/usedcars/make/toyota/model/celica/price-to/4000/price-from/3000/page/5/quicksearch/true/radius/1500/postcode/ol26ur?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fp ostcode%2Fol26ur%2Fradius%2F1500%2Fmake%2Ftoyota%2 Fmodel%2Fcelica%2Fprice-to%2F4000%2Fprice-from%2F3000%2Fsort%2Fpriceasc%2Fpage%2F5%2Fquickse arch%2Ftrue&anchor=advert200944345081947&logcode=p

Hope you like any of them and are close enough to where you live. ;)

[GoldenMerc]

You've found some good hits there, I cant get sports package as my insurance is going to be sky high as it is. Although we will have to see once i pass !

[Mint]

You've found some good hits there, I cant get sports package as my insurance is going to be sky high as it is. Although we will have to see once i pass !

Ahh yes, anything sporty won't go down too well with your insurance seeing as you will of only just passed. You should look into the premium package though, won't affect your insurance (I don't think) and it might feature some good extras.

[GoldenMerc]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1291204.htm
Iv been looking at, i got a few people intrested in my focus. but still not proper deal, he said hes intrested in the focus although he wanted less than a 1.6 for uni.
But still is it a good idea buyin a car thats had a broken engine and clutch?
Ross

[tdi]

yeah, as long as they've been replaced with a reputable garage. clutches are fairly common so expect that.

[Metric1]

looks like a GT-S!!!