I love my car- do you? (Toyota Celica Standard)

Member Name: aksram

Product:	Toyota Celica Standard
Date:	29/05/09 (241 review reads)
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Advantages: great looks, reliable

Disadvantages: Nothing really

Toyota Celica VVTi (variable valve timing) 2000- 2005 is the seventh generation of Celica's. I bought my second hand black car in 2002 for £11000. On an average you can buy the second hand cars now for £6500-I think it's still one of the best looking mid range cars. Its performance is outstanding and drives brilliantly.

Specifications-
It is a 2 door hatch back coupe and comes in 2 trims- GT and GTS. Its engine size is 1.8 litre with the horsepower of 140bhp. It has 6 gears and mine is a manual car with front wheel drive. Its goes from 0 to 60 mph in 8.7 seconds and not too great when starting from 1st gear in signals. Its top speed is 127 mph and I have actually managed to drive mine upto 120 mph in motorways quite easily but I wouldn't advice everyone to try it if you are not comfortable! The fuel tank capacity is 55 litres and it can easily drive for 250 motorway miles with this. It has 16 inch alloy wheels.

Interior-
Air conditioning, power mirrors, electric windows, sunroof, ABS brakes, tilt steering, and CD stereo were all standard inclusions. Its leather upholstery makes its look more elegant and cleaning very easy. The front panel looks well organised with all buttons placed at the right place and distance. The temperature and the radio/cd controls are in the right distance. Its small and sturdy gear is easy to handle. It is a 6 geared manual car. Its reverse gear application is very different from the other gears handling, so you wont put reverse even by mistake! The steering wheel also has leather covering and its height can be positioned at three places making it adjustable for different height people.

It has 4 airbags. Therefore you cannot put a child/baby seat in the front passenger seat unless you get the airbag removed/inactivated. It's back seats are quite spacious and has enough leg space. I put my child seat at the backseat although there isn't a good visibility from there (windows are too small) but still he likes being in this car than the other big cars. I feel much safer when the child's in back seat (of coupes) as there is no window or door for them to meddle with.

I have had it for 7 years and there has not been any major problem with the car until now. I have changed the wipers, tyres, brake discs and had some small repairs on it but still is not noisy inside while driving. Toyotas are known for their reliability and least breakdowns.

Celica has a front engine when compared to the Toyota MR2 which means there is a good boot space. It takes in a child's pram easily with still space available for 2 small bags. Celica and MR2 were two of the best looking cars but unfortunately Toyota has stopped manufacturing both these cars. So buy a good second hand car now before it gets too old.

It is a very good car with the looks of a sports car and purposeful as a hatchback.

Summary: It is a very good car with the looks of a sports car and purposeful as a hatchback.

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