I JUST BOUGHT A CELICA 190
Now shut up
Just kidding, even though some replies have been insulting at times, its the thought that counts. Thanks everyone
Its a Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTLI T SPORT on an 02 plate (registered Nov11) with a full service history & 99k miles. I pick it up on Mon/Tue after its had 12months MOT & it may get 2 tyres on the front. Its taxed until end Oct.
It was for sale at £2500 & I'm paying £2200 after getting £300 pt-ex on the Mondeo which they'll just weigh-in anyway (a local scrap yard offered me £150 if I drove it in).
I'm thinking of taking their 3 month warranty for £150 while I get to know the car (local garages supported).
In time honoured tradition with this thread I changed my mind again, partly due to all the flak about the Vectra & speaking to a taxi driver who has a Vectra diesel who said it was just a cheap in-between car & it was terrible.
It was a spontaneous decision last night, I just looked at the few 190 models on-line & went look at one today. JOB DONE!
The funny thing is I don't know much about them, except for the oil burning issues with the early 140bhp engines & that they're chain driven. Even so, I only do 4k miles/yr & could sell it on if need be considering the ultra high cost of s/h cars in scabby Stoke on Trent.
How does it get 190bhp from a 1.8L engine WTF! Does it have a turbo or is it the vvt thing? A daft question after just buying one lol. I test drove it & it didn't feel mega quick, but I didn't really push it over 6000rpm, which I believe is when the cams do something called vvt.
It has a few minor scratches down to the primer which they said they'd buff out or whatever? About what you'd expect for a 10yr old car. The wheels look stock so I presume they've been refurbished at some point as they're in good condition.
I HPI checked it before going & they even did a check on their PC while I was there & the VIN matches the reg-doc/car & its all ok. The only thing that bugged me was the HPI report said it had a colour change in 2009 from grey to blue, but its blue everywhere, in the engine bay etc. The service history called it an import at times, but the reg-doc says first registered in the UK. Anyway, import or not I think I paid a good price for it, especially dumping the Mondeo in the process, which would have impacted me more if buying private. I could not see any rust, being as it may be an import. Do I need be sure about that with the Insurers or will they know by the registration?
I think with what I've saved on spending £2200 rather than £2800 will negate the initial running costs, especially if it needs the odd job doing.
Certainly in better condition that a shed of a ClioSport 182 at £2400 I looked at with bubbling rust on the bonnet & a chipped steering wheel.
Cant wait for Monday. I think I earned the right to post some big images so here it is...
