Celica Forums General Discussion General BEFORE owning your Celica, you had... ?

84 Doge Colt
95 Toyota pickup
98 Pontiac Sufire GT
2000 Celica GT (auto)
2003 Celica GT (Stick, what have now)

1st - 87 RX-7
2nd - 96 civic
3rd - 91 300ZX N/A
4th - 00 celica gts
next?
S2000
RX-8
350Z
or another celica gts this time a manual

1984 Celica Supra (a memory now) and a 1990 Corolla

1993 dogde dakota
1995 sunfire gt
2000 celica gt current car and i love it

none, celica is my first car

1. 1976 Chrysler Cordoba/Auto(Hooptie)
2. 1983 Celica GT/5-speed (O.G. baby!)
3. 1991 Tercel DX/5-speed
4. 1988 Corolla FX16 (sex change auto to 5-speed)
5. 1991 Volkswagen GTI 16V/5-speed
6. 2000 Celica GTS/6-speed

1st. 95' BMW 525i (totaled drunkdriving) not good!
2nd. 75' GMC Stepside (Lowrider)FOR SALE!!!
3rd. 98' Ford Contour (Slow as hell would of been nice to have SVT)also FOR SALE but I wouldn't sell to you guys.
4th. 98' Jeep Grand Cherokee (whoo hoo - off roadin') than rents bought from me
5th and now - 2000 Celi GTS
Sometimes I kind of wished I waited for the WRX but than I drive my celi and see all the looks...
I figure i'm all set.

my 1st car: 87 renault alliance
2nd 87 nissan p-up
3rd 90 daihatsu charade
4:91 tbird sc
5:90 VW jetta
6:85 ford bronco
7:93 sentra se-r
8:97 Accord
9:02 celica gts

hey people i think i got the best one...89 S-10 with 130K miles and it was a hand me down from my brother. the windshield leaked so did the door no power locks, windows, or even steering!no abs breaks no AC and it was a 5-speed. NO OPTIONS! but i have to say i had some fun in that truck!

1st 1969 Mustang (hand me down)now sold/given away
2nd 1990 Ford Taurus Wagon(hand me down)now given away
3rd 1986 Pontiac Fiero (hand me down)now sold
4th 1999 Toyota Avalon - leased (barrowed car of parents)
5th 1996 Pontiac Transport (Engine spun a bearing, dead in apt parking lot)
6th 2001 Toyota Avalon - Leased
7th 2000 Toyta Celica - Current Car
8th 2003 Toyta Camry - Our family's has a toyota loyalty
Future: Look for another Mustang from the 60's, convertable for my dads b-day with me on the pink slip

My first car was a 88 chevy corsica. It still ran strong with 160,000 miles on the odometer. It was just the little things that all broke. one day when it was below freezing, i put it from P to D, but the cable that changed the indicator broke, so i could never tell if i was in D or L2. It looked like i was always driving around in park. I dont think the engine was really mounted, it might have just been layed into the engine bay. You couldnt sit still in drive without a violent shake followed by a stall. Backing up had to be done quickly too, going in reverse on the slightest incline would lead to stalling. Turns had to be negotiated at or below 10mph in order to keep the feeling, of a car about to flip, away. i'm pretty sure that getting 2 flats at one time would legally total the car. I cant believe i thought it was fast, hahahahah.
But now i got my 2000 GT, and with some luck, David Draper's turbo will be on it within 6 months.

[ 05-09-2003, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: ryansceli ]

1)1963 Chevrolet C-10 Panel Truck
2)1988 Buick Park Avenue
3)1965 Plymouth Fury III
4)1988 Chevrolet S-10
5)1969 Buick Electra 225 Convertible
6)2000 Toyota Celica GTS

nothing...celica is my first car

1st)88 Honda Civic DX Hatchback
2nd)97 Honda Civic LX 4Dr


and now 2003 Celica GT Red

[ 05-09-2003, 09:46 PM: Message edited by: celi4me ]

1987 Buick Century station wagon. Brownish-purple paint job. Suede upholstery. Fold-down backseat in the rear hatch area. Nice.

TONS of memories in that old car.. "first-times", road trips, farting contests, silly races, and so on. *sigh*
It had a sweet 3.4L V6. It was a fast car. It would've been faster if it weren't for that heavy, all-metal wagon body. I smoked my friend's '02 Celica GTS off the line with the wagon, and we launched on sand/dirt. And often raced silly ricers. Won a few times.
It's speedometer maxes out at 85 mph but I've taken the car to 110 before. The needle was WAY off. It'd go off and drop down into other areas of the gauge cluster.
Also, when I backed up, the needle would go the OTHER way.
It was a fun car.

But it finally started having problems (there were roughly 160k miles on it). Eventually it broke down in November 2002 and I finally started my hunt for a Celica. I'd been craving one since the summer. Finally got a job and saved up enough for a downpayment.
Bought my fiery red '00 GTS in December. 42,950 miles on it. The dealer sold it to me for 14,950, excluding taxes, title, etc.

It came with power windows, Toyota alarm, 15" GT rims , one cloth door insert, and a leather door insert.
But I love my new baby.

First car I had was a 1994 Ford Ranger (dark purple). Second car is my Spec Blue 2001 celica.

Let me tell you, I feel so cool now that I have power windows and locks. I hated having to reach over the seat to pull the door handle or roll down/up the window and always use my key to unlock the door. What a luxury it is to have power windows and locks.

95 celi st
01 celi gt

this thread is all good! back from the dead

1) Ferrari F40
2) Lambo Diablo
3) Lambo Marcielago
4) Countach
5) Lotus Elise
6) S2000
7) Supra TT
8) Skyline R33

i use to have these cars in my dreams, , too bad its only a dream
Before i use to drive my dads car, 95 Nissan Sentra SER, hes got a SR20DET swapped
First car is my Celica

nada, my celica is my first car

xoxo
ARA

1983: Nissan Bluebird Coup (brown)
1988: Mazda 626 (red)
1992: Mazda 626 Hatchback (white)
2000: Toyota Celica GT (silver)
The future: ??????????

'86 Mercury Sable (mom)
'87 BMW 735i (dad)
'00 Celica GTS (mine)

None were hand-me-down's I bought them all.
82` BMW 528e (dark grey) (fun in the snow!)
1995 Eagle Talon TSI AWD (blue)
1991 Plymouth Laser RS (red)
1995 Eagle Talon TSI AWD (red)
2000 Toyota Celica GTS (red)
I still own all of them to.

I drove a dodge neon as my first car. I beat that thing bad and than gave it to my sister who beat it worse, but it still runs :)Oh and it's for sale now if anyones looking for a good winter car It was a good car, but I wouldn't buy a dodge ever again.

Jeep Wrangler

I had a 92 honda accord.
Thank the lord I got rid of that thing and upgraded to Celica.

Ok..ready
1. 91 Camry...blew engine
2. 87 rx-7...dead
3. 98 Galant...totaled
4. 94 camry...sold
5. 99 AcuraGSR...totaled at 120
6. 88 accord...wheel fell off hit a gaurdrail
7. 98 grand cherokee limited AWDV8...sux on gas
8. 00 GTS6SPD
9. 96 olds ciera...drive this in bad weather instead of my celi

0- 2003 TOYOTA CELICA GTS (PRESENT)
1- 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 QUAD-CAB (PRESENT)
2- 2003 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PRESENT)
3- 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5
4- 2001 YAMAHA YSF-R6
5- 2000 HONDA CIVIC EX
6- 1995 ISUZU PICK-UP
7- 1998 FORD RANGER
8- 1988 CHEVY BERETTA (FIRST CAR AT 16)

9- 1993-1998 TOYOTA SUPRA TT, SILVER, 6-SPEED (FUTURE)

[ 05-15-2003, 02:31 AM: Message edited by: Rick ]

my 1st car was an 88 Plymoth horizon
my 2nd car was a ?? grand am (only had it 2 weeks before it died)
my 3rd car was a 8? ford tempo
my 4th car was a 90 mercury topaz
my 5th car was a 95 geo metro

my 6th and current car is a 2002 celica GT (this is the first car i bought NEW and for myself!!!)

all cars were bought with my own money and not hand-me-downs :

1)1988 mustang lx 5.0 mustang (sold)
2)1994 infiniti g20 (sold)
3)2001 celica gt (current)

must be nice for those of you who start off with a 7th gen celi as a new car , but did parents buy for you (i'm not hating, just asking)???

[ 05-15-2003, 10:19 AM: Message edited by: Bradcelica ]

1988 Plymouth Reliant
1989 Pontiac 6000

1994 pontiac grand am v6
2000 Honda civic si
1999 Acura integra gsr

A BIKE celica is my first car

My 2001 Integra is my first car.

'93 Honda Del Sol
'85 Toyota Celica GT

88 Nisssan Sentra
94 Eagle Talon
95 Kawasaki ZX6R

Then my Celica

Now I have my Celica
93 3000GT VR4
93 Altima

1. 1970 Dodge Dart

2. 1974 VW 412 Squareback

3. 1973 VW FastBack

4. 1956 Dodge Pickup

5. 1989 Toyota Corolla GTS

6. 1980 Mazda RX-7

7. 1992 Mazda B2200 Pickup

1. ford tempo
2. 02 celica gt

next. srt-4 or wrx

1 a bike
2 skateboard
nothing really exciting

1. 1984 Ford Mustang
2. 1991 Isuzu Stylus
3. 1989 Honda CRX
4. 1997 Saturn SC2
5. 2000 Yamaha (Sold it to get #6) Still sad about it But I will survive
6. 2004 Toyota Celica GT

1.79 trans am
2.99 rav 4

1990 Caddy Sedan Deville

1. 2001 Toyota Camry

1991 Mazda MX6

1) mercedes 300D Turbo
2) celica GT

my sisters blue pearl VW Cabrio. looked purple, small, and really immasculating. now i got my gt and i couldn't be happier.

1987 Toyota Camry. I loved that car. I just wished the radiator wasn't shot to shit.

00 Celica GT
01 Ford Focus ZX3
00 Celica GTS

87 Sentra
92 Celica GT
96 Isuzu Rodeo
00 GTS

1- 1998 mazda 626
2- 1999 4 runner limited

My first car was a 95 eclipse gst. lots of fun, lasted 6months it was the first car i ever broke over 130mph in. I was racing a limo.

my second car was an 87 chrysler lebaron convertable, bought it in oct of '03. I just needed something until i had enough saved for a down payment for the celica.

my 3rd car... my baby... "04 celica gt.